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课件网) Unit 2 Using Language Welcome or reject future changes We have learned the benefits created by smart home technology. What do you think of technology Is it good or bad From the title, what’s the type/genre of the text A. narrative B. exposition C. argumentation 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. 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather-tracking computer programmes. 4. Building large networks through social media helps us find new opportunities. 5. The author uses a health monitor to know how much exercise he/she needs. F F F T T in Driverless Mode advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community warned Read for structure In which paragraph does the author: describe the hot issue give an opinion discuss the advantage discuss the disadvantage Read for structure In which paragraph does the author: describe the hot issue discuss the disadvantage discuss the advantage give an opinion ·describe the issue _____ ·give an opinion _____ ·discuss the advantages _____ ·discuss the disadvantages _____ Para.1 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Structure Signposts (标识性语言) Read for structure Introduction a specific event different opinions Pros Cons topic sentence give examples Own opinion topic sentence give examples (personal experience) Topic How to write an argumentative essay conclusion Should We Fight New Technology This morning, I saw the shocking headline: “Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode”. In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous. Hence, we should cease accepting technology just because it is new. The newspaper reported that the car company had already apologised for the accident, but the families of the deceased said it was not enough. Nevertheless, the company still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon _____ 令人震惊的头条消息 _____ 不同的人们 _____ 因此 _____停止接受 _____因为某事而道歉 _____死者 _____尽管如此 我们应该与新技术对抗吗？ 今天早上，我看到了令人震惊的头条新闻。"无人驾驶汽车撞死了乘客"。在文章中，不同的人说，公众应该反对发展无人驾驶汽车的想法。他们说，有些科技进步是没有必要的，甚至会有危险。因此，我们应该停止接受技术，不要因为技术是新的，就停止接受它。据该报报道，汽车公司已经就此次事故道歉，但死者家属表示，这还不够。尽管如此，该公司仍然声称，大多数人很快就会有一天乘坐无人驾驶汽车出行。 the shocking headline various people hense cease accepting apologise for sth the deceased nevertheless On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. Probably the most well known are the Amish, a group ... ...
