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课件网) Unit 2 Looking into the Future Period 3 Using Language Ⅱ Learning aims 1. To learn the main idea of the text. 2. To learn to express your opinion about technology’s development in the future. 3. To learn useful language points. 4. To write your opinion in an essay. A driverless car is an automobile that has an autopilot(自动驾驶) system allowing it to safely move from one place to another without help from a human driver. What is a driverless car Leading-in Should we fight new technology Reading Comprehension 1. What is the type/genre of the text A. Narrative B. Argumentation C. Exposition D. Practical writing Fast reading 2. What’s the function of each paragraph people’s attitudes to new technology life with new technology life without new technology the author's opinion Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 3. What is the main idea of the passage Despite some potential risks, advanced technologies have benefit us in many ways, and we should be positive about them. 4.What was the public’s attitude towards the idea of developing driverless cars A.Supportive. B.Opposed. C.Optimistic. D. Indifferent. 5. What was the writer’s attitude towards the idea of developing driverless cars A.Supportive. B.Opposed. C.Optimistic. D. Indifferent. Task 1: Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 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. F F 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather-tracking computer games. 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. T T Careful reading T 1.What do we know about the car 2. How do we know the writer’s attitude Find out the evidence. 3.How does the author support the ideas A.By using examples. B.By doing experiments. C.By using exact figures. D.By conducting surveys. 4.What can we infer about the author from the passage A.He feels sorry for the accident. B.He is opposd to new technology. C.He is in favour of new technology. D.He cares nothing about new technology. Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances. Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it. It crashed when it was driving automatically. Task 2: Read the text again and answer the following questions. 1. In which paragraph does the author: 2. Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs 3. Why did the author decide to write about the topic Task 3. Answer the following questions about the text. describe the issue _____ give an opinion _____ discuss the advantages _____ discuss the disadvantages _____ 1 4 3 2 On the one hand, On the other hand, Personally... Because of a driverless car accident. 1.oppose vt.反对;抵制;阻挠 In the ... ...
