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课件网) Unit 2 Looking Into The Future Reading for Writing 1. Opening page When talking about “the future” , what comes into your mind new life AI robots Mars ... new resources new human beings THE FUTURE space exploration driverless cars 1. Opening page What can you see in the picture What do they probably stand for A robot is holding a boy in her palm the boy: human beings the robot: new technology the universe: the future the unknown the possible future relationship between and . man technology What do you think this picture implies The best way to predict the future is to create it. ———Peter Drucker 2. Warm-up What do these pictures show 2. Match the words with pictures. _____ automation _____ nanobots _____ global warming _____ artificial intelligence (AI) _____ cloning 3 2 5 1 4 1 2 3 4 5 step1 Lead-in: 1.paragraph_____ author _____ 2._____ 优点 _____ 缺点 3.technology_____ issue _____ 4._____ 意见 _____ 因此 5.nevertheless_____ for example_____ 6._____ 一方面 _____另一方面 7.moreover_____ personally_____ 段落 作者 advantage disadvantage 技术 问题 opinion hence on the one hand on the other hand 然而 就自己而言 而且 例如 Revise old vocabulary 1. In which paragraphs does the author: describe the issue _____ give an opinion _____ discuss the disadvantages _____ discuss the advantages _____ Task1. Answer the question about the text. Para1 Para4 Para2 Para3 Step2 Analyse the structure of the text 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’s your attitude towards new technology Welcome it Reject it or Read for structure 1. Find main idea of each paragraph 2. What’s the structure of this passage Lead in the topic disadvantages of technology advantages of technology Author’s opinion Read for genre 1. What is the type/genre of the text A. Narrative B. Argumentation C. Exposition D. Biography 2. What are the basic elements of this type of text 论点 论据 论证 topic evidence Reasoning(how) Read for the development of the passage 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. 02 01 Para 1 Issue two opinions Passenger dies when car crashes in driverless mode Various people The car company The Public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverles ... ...
