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课件网) Unit 4 Living with technology Integrated skills (I) guess the topic of talk and other useful information time capsule letter to the future Some important people Listening A1 1) In a “letter to the future”, the writer might describe his or her hopes and worries for future generations. 2) The time capsule associated with Steve Jobs was 15 feet long. 1) F (worries→wishes) 2) F (15→13) Listening A1 3) The 1983 time capsule was intended to be buried for 30 years. 4) The maker of the 2008 time capsule was worried that the Earth might suffer a terrible disaster. 3) F (30→17) 4) T Time capsules Purpose of a time capsule To provide a picture of (1)_____ at the time it was created Things to be put in time capsule Almost anything A “letter to the future” Famous time capsules In 1983, Steve Jobs donated (2)_____ from his computer to be put in a time capsule, which was opened in (3)_____. A time capsule was launched to (4)_____ in 2008. It contains a list of humanity’s most important achievements and personal messages, as well as copies of the (6)_____ of famous people like Stephen Hawking. what life was like the mouse 2013 DNA the International Space Station What is the text mainly about Reading B An introduction to the time capsule at the 1939 World’s Fair. A. A pen. B. A toothpaste. C. A baseball. D. A variety of seeds. 1) Which object is not mentioned to be put into the capsule 2) What was Einstein’s message to future generations about It was about the technological progress man had made and Einstein’s predictions that future generations would read his message with feelings of pride and justified superiority. Reading BP51 1) What were the purpose and contents of the 1939 time capsule To show the people living in the year 6939 what life was like in America at the time the capsule was created. It contained a wide variety of objects, including a toothbrush, a fountain pen, microfilm rolls and a message written by Albert Einstein. Purpose: Reading B Contents: 2) Why do you think Einstein wrote the message with mixed feelings America had achieved many great things unimaginable to people in the past. Serious social problems were developing in his time. Pride: Reading BP51 Worry: Definitions a. to place a dead body in a grave b. to lose sb by death c. to cover with soil, rocks, leaves, etc. d. to hide sth in the ground e. to ignore a feeling Vocabulary web bury the hatchet bury your differences bury yourself in sth bury The dog had buried its bone in the garden. (2) He buried his wife in a grave. (3) She had learnt to bury her feelings. (4) The house was buried under ten feet of snow. You’ll find it easily. (5) She’s eighty-five and has buried three husbands. d e c b a Definitions a. to come or bring (sth) to an end b. to decide or believe sth as a result of what you have heard or seen c. to arrange and settle an agreement with sb formally and finally Vocabulary web conclude→conclusio ... ...
