Unit 4 The Virtual World Project Write an Expository Essay (about 120 words) W rite an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact. Evaluation C riteria ? Essay Writing (100 points) 1. Appropriate length (10 points) 2. Appropriate structure (20 points) Introduction: including the introduction to the topic and a clear statement of opinion (5 points) Body: one supporting paragraph with a proper topic sentence and concrete supporting details (10 points) Conclusion: reinforcing the main idea (5 points) 3. C oherence (10 points) 4. Smooth transitions within and between paragraphs (10 points) 5. The essay discusses the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and explains whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact. (10 points) 6. Language learning: 10+4+3+3 (20 points) To be able to correctly use five active words and phrases (from Text A) (10 points), two useful expressions (from Text A) (4 points), one new word/phrase (from your extensive reading after class) (3 point), and one sentence pattern (from Text A) (3 point). 7. No spelling mistakes (10 points) 8. No grammar mistakes (10 points) Active Words and Phrases 1.virtual 2.interpret 3.take in 4.symptom 5.conversely 6.be/get sucked in 7.remark 8.cue 9.routine 10.abuse 11.suicide 12.restore 13.arrange 14.set apart 15.annoy Useful Expressions 1. 一中的最好时光 highlight of the week 2. 投稿 submit articles 3. 有时 at times 4. 对 ... 感到厌恶 feel an aversion to 5. 社交方式 forms of socializing 6. 缺乏自律 a lack of discipline 7. 网络交际 cyber-interaction 8. 面对 be confronted with 9. 穿着得体 be dressed appropriately 10. 广告 令 ... 心烦 be jarred by the commercials 11. 工作成了次要的。 Work moves into the background. 12. 坏脾气 be bad-tempered 13. 在此状态下 in this state 14. 日常事务 daily routine 15. 依赖 rely on 16. 长期失业 long-term unemployment 17. 吸毒 drug abuse 18. 恢复平衡 restore balance 19. 将 ... 与 ... 区分开 set apart...from... 20. 面对面 face to face 21. 找借口 make an excuse