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课件网) Unit 2 Looking into the Future Reading for writing Welcome or Reject Future Changes In this lesson, you will: 1. Understand people’s different attitudes towards the new technology. 2. Study the structure and language features of an argumentative essay. 3.Express opinions freely on technology’s development in the future. Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode Should We Fight New Technology Linking words 逻辑连接词 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. Task 1 Read for structure In which paragraph does the author: describe the hot issue give an opinion discuss the advantages discuss the disadvantages Which one shows the structure of the text √ Task 1 Para 1 Issue Passenger dies when car crashes in driverless mode two opinions Various people The Public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. The car company Nevertheless, the company still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon unnecessary & dangerous Task3. Analyze the development of the passage Read Part1(Para1) to analyse the development. thesis, point 论点 argument, evidence, proof 论据 the way of argumentation 论证方式 By giving examples conclusion The life of the Amish On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. Read Part2(Paras2-3) to learn the way of argumentation. thesis 论点 argument 论据 the way of argumentation giving examples weather-tracking computer programmes Internet save many lives keep in touch easily find opportunities easier cause-effect reasoning（因果推理） thesis论点 argument 论据 the way of argumentation： find my career through a social media network health monitor help me get into the best shape conclusion personal experience what is the author’s opinion helpful bebeficial supportive acceptable Read Part3(Para4) to learn the opinion of the author. Task 3 Summary How to write an argumentative essay Para.1 Introduction a specific event different opinions Para.2 Approval Para.3 Disapproval Topic sentence give examples make contrast Para.4 Own opinion Topic sentence give examples (personal experience) Topic Should We Fight New Technology Discussion Should we fight new technology like Driveless Cars Disapproval vs Approval Writing 今天课上，班级就无人驾驶（driverless cars)利弊的进行了激烈讨论，根据讨论结果写一篇总结，词数80左右，内容包括: 好处 弊端 你的观点 …… Today, our class had a heated discussion about whether____. Opinions are divided on this issue. The students who are in favor of the idea hold the view that ___ should ____. The reason why they are for it are as follows. To start with, ___. Besides, _____. What’s more, _____. On the contrary, the other students who are against it think that _____ should not ____. For one thing, ____. For another thing, _____ ... ...
