(共38张PPT)
No.2 Middle School of Taihu:Zheng Qingzhen
Lead-in
In the past 20 years , how do you think technology has changed our lives
For example:
smart
convenient
multi-functional
send SMS, call,
alarm clock, games,
take photos, mp3,
go on line…
typical cell phone
Only for calls
gramophone
mp3
walkman
mp4
Can you imagine
what a computer
looked like in the
1980s
But in the 21st.
century, …
get new films on the Internet
go shopping on line
bank on line
have virtual reality schools
find husbands or wives on the Internet
Pre-reading
Question:
Since things have changed so much, can you imagine what our future world will look like
Will they come true
making artificial humans
time travel
global warming
world flooding
hackers
computer virus
Do you like playing computer
What do you often use your
computer for
Since you like surfing on the Internet,
can you tell me a word that
describes the place where messages,
Information, pictures, etc. are sent
from one computer to another.
cyberspace
First-reading : Listening and the headings
Task. Match the paragraphs with
these headings in two minutes.
Pessimistic opinions
Our future in virtual reality
Optimistic opinions
The Internet growth
1
2
3
4
The structure of the article:
The growth of the Internet
Pessimistic
opinions
Optimistic
opinions
Virtual reality
Introduction
Different opinions
Prediction
Second-reading:
vocabulary
A person who enters
other people’s computer
programmes in secret
hacker
The use of computers
to make situations
feel and look real
virtual reality
Have an accident by violently
hitting something
crash
Someone who does terrible things
to harm countries, governments,
and people.
terrorist
Computer system that allows millions of people around the world to share
information
the Net
A terrible situation in which everything
goes wrong.
chaos
* crash
*terrorist
* virtual reality
* hacker
* the Net
*chaos
* 电脑黑客
* 模拟现实
* 使撞毁
* 恐怖分子
* 网络
* 混乱,无秩序
Third-reading:
Read the passage carefully and finish the following tasks
Para 1: Fill in the blanks below:
In the last thirty years, the Internet has ________ _________.
grown
rapidly
In 1983 only ______ computers connected to the Internet
Now there are around _________
In the future the ________ is going to continue
200
50 million
growth
Read paragraph2 and 3 , and find out detailed information of the two different opinions .
Tip: we can do it according to the time “now” and “in the future”.
pessimistic
hackers
Cyber terrorists
now
in the future
cybercriminal
optimistic
in the future
get
entertainment
TV & mail
service
will disappear
already
shop on the
Internet
in the next
few years
get
information
buy books
find out holiday
offers
book tickets
2.What can we do in the future
* work in virtual offices
* shop in virtual supermarkets
* study in virtual schools
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.
Para 4:
using virtual reality
In your opinion, is the writer optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the Internet
Voice your opinion (group work)
Do you feel pessimistic or optimistic about the future of the Internet
Why
How can you make good use
of cyberspace
Computer is neither good nor bad, but all depends on what use is made of it.
金钱(电脑)本身无好坏,要看怎样利用它。
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, ____tickets, etc. Some experts
believe that we will live in a____________ in
the future.
the future of cyberspace
pessimistic
optimistic
book
virtual world
Homework
Writing: Do you feel pessimistic
or optimistic about the
future of the Internet
E-mail your writing to me.
Why