Look at the following words: 1.Programme vt. 2.old-fashioned adj. 3. reality n. ; 4. imitate vt. 5. virtual adj. 6. absurd adj. ; ; 7. lifelike adj. 8. definition n. ; ; ; 1. What is an e-friend? 2. What does Mekanika use her e-friend for? 2. What does Mekanika use her e-friend for? Listen and answer: 3. What does a digital phone do? Careful reading 1. How is life in 3044 different from that in the 21st century? 2. Why does Mekanika say she is never lonely? 3. Why is it sometimes difficult for Mekanika to know what is real and what is an image? Discussion 1.What would you use your e-friend for? 1.What would you use your e-friend for? difficulties: 1.For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. company n. , ; , ; v. 1.I had no company on the journey. 2. Im glad of your company. keep/ bear sb company fall into company with in company with part company with /from 2. If you feel lonely at night, I will come along and keep you. A.partner B. friend C. company D. pair 1.Never keep with dishonest person. A. company B. companion C. compass D. compose A C 2. We dont think about the world and reality in the same way you did either. reality n. , , ; Eg. In reality, he is not completely wrong. , . The failures in his career brought him back to reality. . in reality , bring sb back to reality turn sth into reality Everyone liked the stranger, but he was a criminal, and the policeman are in search of him. A. in realism B. in reality C. in real D. in realistic B 3. but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. clean up , , Eg: The waiter hurried to clean up the pieces of the broken plates. clean out clean water clear water clean the table clear the table He cleaned his desk after school. A. over B. up C. out D. away B Complete the missing words according to the initial words and the chinese meanings. 1.He acts as if he were a rich man, but in r he is a poor guy. 2.A man is known by the c he keeps. 3.She gives me five minutes to c myself up; I am covered in oil. 4.In the future, we can use computer to imitate the real world. 5.It is for you to give such a birthday present to her 6.Little children can what the adults do. ompany eality lean programme absurd imitate Sentence patterns: Compare: 1.Sometimes it is difficult to tell what is real and what is an image. 2.It is important that we learn English well. Homework 1. Learn by heart the key words and phrases in this part. 2. Pre-view the Extensive reading text in the workbook on page Learn by heart the key words and phrases in this part. 2. Pre-view the Extensive reading text in the workbook on page 119. An e-friend is a machine that looks just like a human being. Mekanika uses her e-friend for doing almost everything we do: doing her homework, going swimming, taking care of Mekanika, sending messages, downloading information and talking to her etc.. A digital phone can transform a persons voice into ones and zeroes so that your voice sounds very real. In 3044 people still do many of the things we do,but they have e-friends to help and company them. because she lives in such an age when the society is so advanced that every person can have a personal friendan e-friend.They can share many things both joy and trouble. Because the world and people are imitated so well that we can see them, hear them, touch them, talk to them and feel them. They are just like the real world and real people.