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课件网) Unit 2 Reading for Writing In this class, we will Understand people’s different attitudes towards new tch through reading Express your own opinion about technology developmet Produce a persvasive paragraph about using new technology in class Learning objectives Step I Lead-in What technological products do you use in your daily life Key: I use _____ in my daily life. I think it is ...... . Step I Lead-in Do you think driverless cars are 100% safe Step II Pre-reading Do you think driverless cars are 100% safe Step II Pre-reading Read for the main idea. Q1: What is the text mainly talking about The text mainly talks about _____ and _____ of new technology. advantages disadvantages Q2: What kind of text is it A. an argumentative essay(议论文) B. an expository essay(说明文) C. a narrative essay(记叙文) Step II Pre-reading Read for the structure. the idea of developing driverless cars in driverless cars in the absence of new technology with many benefits technological advances the positive side of change Step II Pre-reading Read for the structure. In which paragraph does the author: describe the issue give an opinion discuss the advantages discuss the disadvantages describe the hot issue discuss the disadvantage discuss the advantage give an opinion Q3: What is the structure of the article Step III While-reading Read the article and find the topic sentence in each paragraph. topic on the one hand on the other hand the writer’s opinion Step III While-reading Read for the details. Q4: What do we know about the car A. It crashed when it was driving automatically. B. It crashed due to the driver’s carelessness. C. It crashed when the passenger was driving. D. It crashed because the passenger operated wrongly. Q5: What was the public’s attitude toward the idea of developing driverless cars A. Supportive. B. Opposed. C. Optimistic. D. Indifferent. Q6: How does the author support the ideas A. By using examples. B. By doing experiments. C. By using exact figures. D. By conducting surveys. Q7: What can we infer about the author from the passage A. He feels sorry for the accident. B. He is opposed to new technology. C. He is in favour of new technology. D. He cares nothing about new technology. Step III While-reading Read for the language features. Q8: What do the words or phrases in the article mean A: They are to show the _____ of the essay. structure A: They are to show the _____ of the essay. logic Step III Post-reading Analyse the structure of an argumentative essay. Topic para.1 introduction pros（赞成） cons（反对） para.3 conclusion issue+different opinions para.2 body give your opinion topic sentence + signpost+ example Step IV Imitative writing On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. 英译汉： 一方面，世界各地有许多不同的群体在没有新技术的情况下也过得很快乐。 补全句子 ①There are only a small handfu ... ...
