(共15张PPT)
Assessing your progress
UNIT 1
SCIENCE FICTION
UNIT 1
SCIENCE FICTION
Use the useful words and expressions in this unit in proper situations.
Use the passive voice correctly to express your ideas.
Do you think robots and AI will be superior to human beings in the future
Do you have an urge to time travel or space travel
Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the words in the box.
fetch superior to calculate have an urge to
suspend dismiss explode pace
1. Batteries are not allowed by airlines in checked luggage, as they might __________ due to overheating.
2. The new generation of smartphones is greatly _____________ older version.
3. Since I don’t have much time, I need to __________ how long it will take me to do the task.
explode
superior to
calculate
4. Ordered by its master, the AI dog _________ the book from the bookshelf.
5. I was so pleased to hear the bell ring and our teacher announce, “Class is ____________”
6. The company has to __________ the space exploration project due to financial problems.
fetched
dismissed
suspend
7. City people are experiencing increasing psychological pressure as a result of a faster _______ of life and rising competition.
8. At one time or another, each of us probably _________________ break the routine of daily life and try something new.
pace
has an urge to
Read and complete the following sentences with appropriate forms of the words in brackets. Then think about why the passive voice is used in these sentences.
1. Mobile phones must __________________ during the concert. (switch off)
2. When I came here at this time last year, the conference hall _______________. (build)
3. Topics like life in the future, AI development, and aliens __________________ in sci-fi. (often found).
be switched off
was being built
are often found
4. Do you know which country _____________ by Italy, Austria, Germany, and France (border)
5. Continuous research _______________________ on smart schools, smart homes, and smart cities. (conduct)
6. It should ___________ that the result of your examinations will not ________________. (note; publicise)
7. It _____________________ that more species will become extinct if we continue to destroy the ecosystem. (assume)
8. All members of the audience should _____________ smartly, and the wearing of slippers ________________ in the concert hall. (dress; not allow)
is bordered
is being conducted
be noted
be publicised
is assumed
be dressed
is not allowed
Science Fair
Characteristic
Do you want it to look or act more like human beings or not
Function/Ability
How does it work Does it benefit or threaten human being
Unique quality
Why does this quality makr your robot unique
Space Robots
Types of space robots
Advantages
Summary
Review the vocabulary and grammar in this unit.
