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Challengers. Jennifer. Adventurers. Champions. Superheroes. Stars. creators. Unit 4 Lesson 1. Tomorrow's world. Task 1. crazy ideas !. Imagine life 5 0 years later, How do you think technology will change our lives? Example: All cars will have computers. 醉心作品.
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Challengers Jennifer Adventurers Champions Superheroes Stars creators
Unit 4 Lesson 1 Tomorrow's world
Task 1 crazy ideas ! Imagine life 50 years later, How do you think technology will change our lives? Example: All cars will have computers. 醉心作品
Life will surely become more convenient.
Learning by guessing Match the words from the text below with the definitions. hacker, chaos, terrorist, the Net (Internet), virtual reality, crash
a person who enters other people’s computer programs in secret Word Bank Young hackers can get into the computers of banks and governments.
terrorist someone who does terrible things to harm countries, governments and people
A terrible situation in which everything goes wrong Terrorists may “attack” the world’s computers, cause chaos, and make planes and trains crash. have an accident by violently hitting something
Word Bank Expecting that bad things will happen in the future Some experts are pessimistic about the future. However, many people are optimistic about the future of the Internet. Believing that good things will happen in the future
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." 悲观者在每个机会里看到困难 乐观者在每个困难里看到机会 Winston Churchill British Prime Minister
Prediction: Look at the title of the article. Which of these topics do you think the text will mention? • * the Internet * artificial human • * time travel * robots • global warming * virtual reality
Fast Reading: Task2.Go through the article and check your guess above. • * the Internet * artificial human • * time travel * robots • global warming * virtual reality
Task3.Match the paragraphs with these headings in one minutes. Pessimistic opinions Our future in virtual reality Optimistic opinions The Internet growth 2 4 3 1
The structure of the article: The growth of the Internet Introduction Different opinions Pessimistic opinions Optimistic opinions Virtual reality Prediction
careful reading Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2-3 paragraph 4 ? ? ? 醉心作品
Task4 Para 1: fill in the blanks grown In the last thirty years, the Internet has ________ _________. rapidly 200 50 million growth
Task 5 Paragraph2 and 3 : find the key words andmatch them with different opinions. Cyber terrorists hackers cybercriminal get information shop on the Internet find out holiday offers get entertainment TV & mail service will disappear book tickets
pessimistic hackers cybercriminal in the future now Cyber terrorists
find out holiday offers book tickets in the next few years already optimistic get information shop on the Internet in the future TV & mail service will disappear get entertainment
Task 6 Para 4: 1.What’s virtual reality? The use of computers with sounds and pictures that make you feel as if you are in a real situation. 2.What can we do in the future using virtual reality? * work in virtual offices * shop in virtual supermarkets * study in virtual schools
Task7 Post reading: summary The article talks about _____________. Different people have different ideas. Some are__________. They worry about the crime, hackers and terrorists in cyberspace. However, many people are__________. They think computer can make our life easier. People can buy books, ____ ticket, etc. Some experts believe that we will live and live in a____________ in the future. the future of cyberspace pessimistic optimistic book virtual world
“ personally, I think virtual reality will become a part of modern life,” says Australian expert Peter Anderson.“ I see people living and working in a virtual world. We will work in virtual offices, shop in virtual supermarkets, and we will even study in virtual schools.’’ Group work: Discussion &Interview Please discuss with your partner about the following questions : 1 Do you like living in a virtual World? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the Internet, why? 3 Can you give some suggestions on Using the Internet?
Interview Task 8 Morning, I am a reporter from the group of , I want to ask you some questions. First;…then…;…Thanks! Reporter Yes, I like living…;I am optimistic about the future of the Internet, because it…and…;I think we had better… Student A No, I don’t like living…;I am pessimistic about…, because….; I believe we should ….… Student B
So great is the Internet, which makes life easier; So wonderful is the Internet, which makes the world smaller; So changeable is the Internet, which may cause problems; Whatever the Net is, tomorrow’s world is waiting for us!
Homework Writing: Write an article about your opinions on advantages and disadvantages of robots. E-mail your writing to me. My e-mail address: jennifer@qq.com
Thank you! Thanks for listening!