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课件网) Unit 2 Looking into the future Learn to express your opinion about technology's development in the future Write your opinion in an essay Read and get the main idea of the passage; Read and list different people's different ideas about life with new technology; Express your ideas of living with new technology; A driverless car is an automobile that has an autopilot(自动驾驶) system allowing it to safely move from one place to another without help from a human driver. What is a driverless car Should we fight new technology Read and find out the main idea of the passage. introduction: an accident of a driverless car different ideas on using new technology people living a simple life and not using new technology people enjoying the life of new technology the writer's opinion Amish the Amish’s life style: Christian; live as farmers without driving cars, watching TV or using the Internet; emphasis on hard work, family and community; What advantages can you get from the description of the Amish’s life live a simple life in the natural environment with less pollution; caring about family members and community; What advantages does the life with new technology have warnings about potential natural disasters; keeping in touch with friends and family; weather-tracking computer programmes the Internet finding opportunities more easily; make larger networks of friends through social media Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. A person died in an accident while driving a car. 2. The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives. F F 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather-tracking computer games. 4. Building large networks through social media helps us find new opportunities. T T 5. The author uses a health monitor to know how much exercise he/she needs. T Signposts Some words and phrases are used as signposts to help show a paragraph’s purpose. These usually come at the beginning or end of a paragraph. 1. In which paragraph does the author: Answer the following questions about the text. describe the issue _____ give an opinion _____ discuss the advantages _____ discuss the disadvantages _____ 1 4 3 2 2. Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily… On the other hand, new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years. Personally, I have benefited a lot from technological advances. 3. Why did the author decide to write about the topic Because of a driverless car accident. A passage’s writing purpose is something that arises people’s thinking. Usually it often lies in the first paragraph of a passage. Use what you have learnt to express your opinion in an essay about the changes that could be caused by advances in technology. 1. Wor ... ...
