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课件网) Welcome or reject future changes Unit 2 Welcome or reject future changes Unit 2 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 The text mainly talks about the people’s attitudes to the _____ by the examples of some people who live happily without _____ and some who _____ new technology. advances in technology new technology benefit from 1. Read and find out the main idea of the passage. 2. What’s type of this text argumentative essay 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 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 in driverless mode advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather-tracking computer games. 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 warned T 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. Analysing 1. In which paragraph does the author: describe the issue _____ give an opinion _____ discuss the advantages _____ discuss the disadvantages _____ 1 4 3 2 They are used to introduce the pros and cons, and to introduce the author’s own opinion. Read Para.2 and find out the advantages without new technology. Activity5 Write Write your own argumentation on the answer sheet, discussing on the topic whether we should welcome or reject smart homes Pay attention to the structure and language of an argumentation. (about 100 words) Useful structure and expressions Para.1: Issue+ two opinions Recently, we had a heated discussion on... When it comes to..., opinions are divided on the issue. Some students oppose the idea of..., nevertheless, others claim that... Para.2 &3: Advantages & Disadvantages On the one hand, smart home can be extraordinarily/ very.... For example,... Hence,... On the other hand, smart home can bring us..., since....Consequently/ In consequence,.... Para.4: My own opinion Personally, I still hold the view that... As for me/ As far as I’m concerned, it could be argued that... Activity6 Make comments based on the checklist Does the essay say what the writer thinks about the topic Does the body discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the advance Are signposts used to help the reader understand the purpose of each paragraph Does the conclusion state the writer’s pos ... ...
