新核心大学英语2 Unit 4

Unit 4 Information Security

Learning objectivesIn this unit you will: 1. learn about the life of hackers and the safety of the Internet; 2. familiarize yourself with the words and expressions related to the theme of the unit; 3. learn to use these words and expressions; 4. learn about types of journalistic reports and their features for a better understanding of news reports; 5. practice listening with other non-theme-related audio and video materials; 6. learn to use the proper expressions and sentence structures to show agreement and disagreement.

Part I Theme-Related ActivitiesPart II Listening Strategies

Part III Extensive Listening Part IV Communication Skills

Part V Assessment Log

Part I Theme-Related Activities Section I Section II Interview Science Report

Section III Movie Clip

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Lead-in questions

Lead-in questions:1. Have you ever wondered how talented hackers do their job and how intriguing and fascinating their life is? 2. Have you ever been troubled by some hackers, for example, by their phishing emails or other hoaxes and scams?

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Word Bank

Word Bankmystic / m st k/ adj. modem / m dem/ n. 神秘的, 玄妙的 调制解调器

end up doingtestify / test fa / v.

〈非正〉(以……)结束; 最终 成为(变得)证明; 证实

fake /fe k/ adj.handle / hændl/ n.

假的, 冒充的(非正式)(人或地方的)称呼， 称号

geek /ɡi:k/ n.

傻瓜，呆子

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Word Bank

junket / d k t/ n. / pr ks m tli/ adv. assemble / semb l/ v line up weird /w d/ adj. mechanism / mek n z m/ n.

凝乳食品，乳冻甜食;公费旅游

approx(approximately的简写) 近似地,大约装配, 组合 排成一行, 让……准备就绪 (非正式)十分奇怪的；奇异的 构造, 机制

payoff / pei f/ n.whimsical / w mz k l/ adj. fantasy / fænt si/ n.

结果, 报偿想入非非的；离奇的 想像, 幻想

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 1

Task 1 Watch the video clip and choose the best answers to the following questions.1. Joe Grand’s first invention was _________. A. a computer game that sold well B. a software that can be used to hack into any computer C. a device that allows callers to dial out but prevents calling in D. a modem that made communication possible with his friends

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Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 1

2. The club was wanted by the US senate because ______. A. the government needed them to crack a code B. they hacked the government computer system C. they wanted to know the state of government computer security D. the government needed to attack their enemies’ computer systems 3. Terry Sandin and his team created ________. A. a robot B. a show for children C. a new security software D. a new software for hacking

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Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 1

4. Terry Sandin thinks his efforts paid off when ____

_____. A. he assembled a computer B. the software he designed became popular C. he successfully hacked others’ computer systems D. people, especially children liked the robot he made 5. Terry thinks he can help society by _______. A. teaching children how to make robot B. drawing out creativity in other people C. producing anti-virus software D. helping children overcome stage fright

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Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 2

Task 2 Watch the video clip a second time and then complete the following sentences.1. Joe Grand teamed up with a group of guys to start a little hackers’ club when ________________ . he was 15 years old 2. The club members communicated with each other over the computer on modems _____________________ . 3. Back ___________ , Joe Grand and the club members in early 2000 from the Loft were asked to _____________________ testify about the government’ s computer security __________________________ . 4. Unlike most inventors who put their ideas on paper, Terry keeps them all in his head . _________

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 2

5. Terry could see the whole thing assembled ___________ visually in his head are supposed to line up ____ and know how things ___________________.

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 3

Task 3 Watch the video clip again and then have a group discussion based on the following questions. After the discussion, each group will give a brief report to the class.1. What unique personalities do you think hackers have? Do you think these personalities can be acquired after birth? 2. What role does creativity play in success? What needs to be done on parents’ part to nurture creativity in their children? 3. What attitudes should parents take towards kids’ whimsical inventions? 4. Tell about one thing you were proud of when you were a kid?

【Script】

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section I 》Script

ScriptJoe Grand The first thing I built, I was about eight years old, and it was actually a device that you put into the telephone line and will still let you dial out with the phone line but for anybody calling in it would appear as a busy signal. So it was really good for telemarketers, but I wasn’t thinking about it like that when I was younger. It was really sort of a mischievous device so nobody can call in and call my parents. In 1992, when I was 15 years old, I joined a group of

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section II 》Word Bank

Word Bankhijack / ha d æk/ v. cyber / sa b / adj. 劫持, 绑架 计算机(网络)的；信息技术的

overseas / v si z/ adv. 在[向]海外; 在国外 gunpoint / ɡ np nt/ n. 枪口 assume / sju m/ v. wire / wa (r)/ v. impersonator / m p s ne t (r)/ n. breach /bri t / n. 假装 把(钱)电汇给(某人) 扮演者，模仿者 破坏, 违反

Unit 4 》Part I 》Section II 》Word Bank