A．how to make your phone call cheaper

B．text messages and emoticons

C．how to read text messages and emoticons

D．how to shorten your text messages

3．From the text，we know that .

A．it is easy to understand some short messages if you are a Chinese

B．it is hard to understand the emoticons if you don't know English

C．the short messages cannot be made by Chinese

D．short messages sometimes make us puzzled

4．The emoticon "：O" in a text message means .

A．surprised B．bored

C．shocked D．shouting

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课内探究

质疑探究：

Read the Cultural Corner on Page 59 and then guess the meaning of the following message.

　Why nt gv me a cll? Iv bn wtng fr a lng tme.Im so sd.

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Language Points:

1. concentrate vt./ vi. 集中，注意力，专心于 n. concentration

eg. He concentrated his energies / attention on studying

①We need to concentrate resources the most rundown areas.

A. to B. on C. in D. with

②There is too much noise. I can't my attention on my work.

All living things depend on the sun for their growth.

2. depend on 依靠，依赖

adj. dependent be dependent (加介词)

be indepent of one's will 不以......愿望为转移。

adv. dependently ←→independently

n. dependence ←→independence (独立)

phrase: That depends =It all depends (口语)视情况而定

3. agree with

①同意某人或某人的(opinion / idea / words )

②与......一致

The verb must agree with its subject in person and number.

The climate here doesn't agree with me.

▲agree to one arrangement (安排)/ program / plan / advice

agree on (doing ) sth. 对......取得一致意见

They all agreed on the matter.

I'm glad he agreed my advice . Finally we agreed the time of the birthday party.