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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2021/3/16,#,Unit 2,Looking Into The Future,Reading,for Writing,Unit 2 Looking Into The Future,1,Teaching objectives:,By the end of this period,you will be able to,1.,read,magazine columns to understand their textual structure and linguistic characteristics,2.,rearn,how to ask questions,illustrate points and demonstrate ideas in an argumentative essay.,3.,master,the general method of argumentative writing.,4.,write,an argumentative essay on the pros and cons of future scientific and technological development.,Teaching objectives:By the end,2,Task1.Look at the theme and answer the following questions.,Lead-in,1.Whats your point of view on new technology?,2.What are some of the new devices or apps have you been using recently?Are they helpful or distracting?,Task1.Look at the theme and a,3,Task 2 Look at the title and answer the questions.,Lead-in,Should We Fight New Technology?,1.What do you think will be included in the passage?,2.What kind of text is it?,It talks about the question of whether we should be positive or negative for new technology.,Its an argumentative essay.,Task 2 Look at the title and,4,Reading for main information,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.,3.Many disasters have been prevented by weather-,tracking computer programmes.,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.,1.,Read the text and then decide whether the statements on page are true(T)or false(F).,F,F,F,T,T,Reading for main information 1,5,Reading for main information,1.In which paragraphs does the author:,describe the issue?_,give an opinion?_,discuss the advantages?_,discuss the disadvantages?_,2.Why did the author decide to write about this topic,Task2.Answer the following questions about the text.,Because the author read a newspaper article and wanted to reflected on it.,Para1,Para4,Para3,Para2,Reading for main information1.,6,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.,Reading for details,Task1.,Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text,.,Reading for detailsTask1.,7,On the one hand,there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology.Probably the most well known are the Amish,a group of Christians living in rural America.They do.,On the other hand,new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years.For example,the latest weather-tracking computer programmes give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters,which saves many lives.Moreover,the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.,Reading for details,Task1.,Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text,.,On the one hand,there are,8,Personally,1 have benefited quite a lot from technological advances.I found my career as an AI designer through a social media network.My health monitor,which I wear all the time,has also helped me get into the best shape of my life.Of course,when new technology changes the way we live,it can be a scary prospect.Nevertheless,I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.,Reading for details,Task1.,Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text,.,Personally,1 have benefit,9,They are used to introduce the pros and cons,and to introduce the authors own opinion.,Reading for details,Task2.,How do these signpost words help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs?,Reading for details,10,Task1.Reflect the function and signposts of each paragraph.,Reading for the structure and language features,Should we fight new technology?,introduce the topic,disadvantages,advantages,the authors opinion,hence;,neverthrss,on the one hand,on the other hand;for example;moreover,personally;,nevertheless,Task1.Reflect the function an,11,Reading for,the structure and language features,Task2.,Reread P2-P4,find out the topic sentences and supporting evidence of each para.,Should we fight new technology?,paragraph,Topic sentence,Supporting evidence,paragraph 2,paragraph,3,paragraph,4,There are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology,I found my career as.My health monitor,.Ill always look on the pos
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