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课件网) 1. What did computers look like in the 1970s 2. Where could they be seen Lesson 51 Predicting the future notoriously difficult / harmful _____ is notoriously dangerous. Drink-driving _____ is notorious for____ Laden Terror attack / terrorism infamous user-friendly eco-friendly a reader-friendly novel a consumer-friendly policy multi-purpose multi-function an alternative way to do sth choice. have no alternative The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza. relieve sb of sth earthquake/ hunger relief clerical staff clerical error clerk Who could have imagined… No one could have imagined… people’s homes (private places) public places Predicting natural disasters is _____. Who _____, on May 12th, 2008, for example, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Sichuan and claimed a great many lives mainframe computers--large, occupying…, employing… mainframe computers occupying…, employing…--large and run on… be taken over=be replaced or PC, as it has come to be known 1.What is the main idea (theme) of the second paragraph 2. What is the author’s purpose of writing the 2nd paragraph be launched=be introduced point the way to=indicate/ direct the way to… It marked the prelude to the era of information. humble/ obscure beginnings 1. What did Bagrit forsee Was he right 2. What did Bagrit fail to predict Considering+ that/ how =When you think about… dismiss=abandon foresee a time when… palm computer (PDA) The year 2050 would be a time when…, when..., when…, when… our clothes would adjust themselves to the temperature we would feed on health pills to absorb nutrition and energy houses would withstand all kinds of disasters we would travel by high speed transportation means fueled by eco-friendly energy. China is a place where…, where…, where…. five thousand years of history and culture have developed a high level of modernization emerges prosperity of the whole nation will be attained Sth predicted by Bagrit Sth Bagrit failed to foresee worldwide system, communicate computer, telephone networks obtain information on every known subject by clicking the mouse and typing in the key words were alive today expect predict foresee foretell Highlights of the lesson 1. the contrast between the present and the past (Who could have imagined…) 2. The functions of computers and the definition of the Internet 3. Sentences and phrases notoriously difficult, common, commonly, commonplace, foresee a time when…, relieve sb of sth, Nor could he…
