Unit 7 Communication in the information age

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You are supposed to talk about the following phenomenon or problem in the picture you are given: e-waste电子垃圾

cyber love 网恋

spam (junk mail) 垃圾邮件

spam message垃圾短信

phubbing 低头症

mobile phone side effects

cell phone addiction

computer crime

phishing email诈骗邮件

SMS scam诈骗短信

e-book VS paper book

Words and expression you may use when you talk about communication in the information age:

Wechat wechataholic微信控must –have communication tools 必备的交流工具APP（application的缩写）应用程序oversharer分享控health tips保健贴士update one’s sharing apps更新朋友圈showing off wealth炫富intimate pictures of couples秀恩爱photoshopped selfies自拍加PS superstition and if-you-don’t-share-this-bad-things-will-happen links迷信帖以及“不转发就会遭厄运”帖

overly emotional comments on celebrities过于多愁善感的名人语录

phubber 低头一族wechat account微信账户block 屏蔽deprive…of…剥夺face-to-face communication面对面的交流anonymous匿名的voice message语音短信virtual虚拟的email attachment邮件附件an email with an attached file有附件的邮件email address邮箱hidden software （malware）隐藏文件

e-waste 电子垃圾discard丢弃toxic substances有毒物质hazardous materials危险材料contaminate污染dispose处置generate引发obsolete过时的 a phone freak手机控internet café网吧walkie-talkie对讲机 cellphone obsession手机痴迷vulnerability 系统漏洞pornographic text messages色情短信mass texting群发短信multimedia message彩信create a group chat建群Questions for discussion:

1. Are you a phubber? How do you think of phubbing? Do you feel insecure without a cellphone?

2. Would you like to share your private life on social media platforms (such as Wechat)? And how would you keep a balance between sharing and showing off(炫耀) ?

3. Have you ever emailed or texted the wrong person? Please talk about it.

4. Do you know any new and hot network vocabulary? How to refer to them in English?