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Unit 4 CyberspaceWhat will you do in the future?Where will you live in the future?How will we travel in the future?How will we go shopping in the future?What food will we eat in the future? travel, education, communication, food, personal relationships, work, hobbies, sport, money, government, health, house, agriculture, environment Imagine life in the next twenty years. How do you think technology will change our life?Example: All cars will have computers. Go shopping online.Neednt carry cash and use credit cards.Instead of going to the bank you can use a computer and a telephone to pay for bills.have virtual reality schools communicate by e-mail get new films on the Internet get all our entertainment on the Internetread newspapers on the Internet.the Internetartificial humantime travelrobotsglobal warmingvirtual realityLook at the title of the article. Which of these topics do you think it will mention?Listen to the record of the article and check your guess to the question above.the Internetvirtual realityRead the article and match the vocabulary from the text below with the definitions.hacker, chaos, terrorist, the Net (Internet), virtual reality, crash1. a person who enters other peoples computer programmes in secrethacker2. The use of computers to make situations feel and look real virtual reality3. have an accident by violently hitting something 4. someone who does terrible things to harm countries, governments and peoplecrashterrorist5. computer system that allows millions of people around the world to share information the Net6. A terrible situation in which everything goes wrongchaosListen to the tape again and match the paragraphs with these headings. a) Pessimistic opinions b) Seeing the future c) Optimistic opinions d) The Internet growth2431Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.1.Why are some experts pessimistic about the future?One worry is crime in cyberspace.Young hackers can get into the computers of banks and governments.Terrorists “attack” the worlds computers, cause chaos, and make planes and trains crash.already Users can buy books, find out about holiday offers, book tickets and get all sorts of information from the Internet.In the next few yearsWe are going to see a huge growth in shoppingon the Internet. We will get entertainment from the Net. TV and mail service may disappear. 2. What possible changes do some experts believe the Internet can bring to our lives?3. How is our future in virtual reality?The use of computers with sounds and pictures that makes you feel as if you are in a real situation. Virtual reality will become a part of modern life. People live and work in virtual offices, shop in virtual supermarkets and study in virtual schools. The Internet has grown rapidly the number of computers _ the Internet growed from 200 in 1983 to _ now. In pessimists eyes, one worry was _ . They thought terrorists might cause chaos, and make _ crash on the Internet. Complete the passage.connected to50 millioncrime in cyberspaceplanes and trainsHowever, optimists considered they would benefit a lot from _ and it would be convenient for them to buy books, book tickets and _ from the Internet. Angela Rossetto of Cyberiamagazine believed that we would _ from the Net and increase the _ , and that television and _ might disappear. An Australian expert Peter Anderson thought _ would become a part of modern life. virtual reality the Internetget much informationget entertainmentuse of e-mailthe mail service3. 发展发展随着随着经济的快速发展，经济的快速发展，我们的国家我们的国家 将会越来越强大将会越来越强大。 Our country will become stronger and stronger _ _. with the rapid development of the economy4. 汤姆沉默不语好像在思考什么事情。汤姆沉默不语好像在思考什么事情。 Tom kept silent _ _.5. 你对当前的世界经济形势感到乐观吗？你对当前的世界经济形势感到乐观吗？ _ the present world economic situation? as if he was thinking about somethingAre you optimistic about
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