(共19张PPT)
人教选择性必修第一册
Unit 2
Assessing Your Progress
教学目
Lead-in
Digital classroom
Smart campus
“Green” library
Can you imagine your future school？
Do you know the Future Library project？
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To review the key words, expressions and grammar by finishing the exercises
To write a letter to yourself from the future
To get the information about the RoboBee and talk about your opinions on advantages of small robots over large ones
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目标一：To review the key words, expressions and grammar
by finishing the exercises
Activity 1:Read an introduction to the Future Library project. Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words in the box.
The Future library is a project by the artist Katie Paterson. It began with the cutting down of trees in a forest north of Oslo, Norway, in 2014. The Future Library Trust _______ wood from these trees to build a special room-the Silent Room – in the Oslo Public Library. In place of the trees that had been cleared, 1,000 new trees were planted. Every year from 2014 until 2114, a different popular author ____________________ one original story, and the librarians ____________________ all the stories in the Silent Room, where visitors can look at them but not read them. In 2114, the organisers _________________________ the 1,000 trees that were planted back in 2014. They will then use the wood for publishing the 1,00 books in the Silent Room. So, in 2114, people _____________________ books that were made from trees that are growing right now.
used
will be writing/will write
will be cutting down/will cut down
will be keeping/will keep
will be reading/will read
Can you tell us the difference between simple future tense and future progressive tense
cut down keep use write read
Activity 2: Finish the two tasks.
Task 1: Recall some key words and expressions from this unit and share their usage.
luxury, prospect, rural, absence, prediction, essay, network, emphasis, daily routine, potential, innovation, in this sense
Task 2: Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of the words in the box.
1.A:Why are you so concerned
B: We can’t win the case in the ___________ of relevant evidence.
2.A: It’s difficult to make accurate ___________ about the effects on the environment.
B: I couldn’t agree more. We should place more ___________ on environmental protection.
3.A: What are you working on
B: I’m writing an ___________ on how to integrate individuals’ values and society’s needs.
absence
predictions
essay
emphasis
luxury prospect rural absence
prediction essay network emphasis
4.A: How do you find working in your new office
B: It’s great! The office ___________ allows users to share files and software, and to use a central printer.
5.A: I don’t quite understand your choice. What might be the advantages of living in remote ___________ areas
B: The ___________ of getting a high-paying job is low, but I find it more meaningful to help people there. In addition, I have the ___________ of breathing fresh air every day.
network
rural
prospect
luxury
Activity 3: Reflecting
◎ What new advances in technology introduced in this unit interested you
◎ How have your opinions about advances in technology changed because of this unit
◎ What advances in technology would you like to learn more about
◎ Overall, I thought this unit was ( ) cool ( ) useful ( ) so-so ( ) difficult.
目标二: To write a letter to yourself from the future
Activity 1: Imagine that your 50-year-old future self has sent you a letter about your future career. What would that letter contain Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1.Which careers are you interested in
2.How might future advances in technology change those careers
3.What are the advantages and disadvantages of these future careers
4.How might you best prepare for your future careers
Activity 2: Finish the two tasks.
Task 1 Read the sample letter and conclude its structure.
Greeting
Introduction
Disadvantages
Advantages
Conclusion
2.Choose the most interesting future career, and write a personal letter to yourself from the future about that career.
Your letter may include:
1. a description of the future career
2. the advantages and disadvantages of the career
3. the preparations that are (or are not) needed for the career
4. drawings or photos illustrating the career
5. a greeting and closing
Take turns presenting your letters in class. Then vote on the most interesting letter.
Sample writing:
Dear Past Ben,
Hi! I'm Ben, your future self! I know that you are really worried about your future career, so I wanted to write this letter to put your mind at rest.
In the future, unfortunately (or should I say “fortunately” ),while computers are incredibly smart and can do many things, they still lack creativity. They cannot write novels, paint interesting pictures, or come up with recipes for new and exciting kinds of dishes. And this is where you come in—in the future, you will be a chef working at a fancy restaurant.
Of course, it won’t be the kind of job like chefs have now.You will mix and cook virtual ingredients on a heads-up display while a robot does all the real work for you. Since the system remembers everything for you, if you are satisfied with the new dish you can immediately have the dish added to the restaurant menu so that the kitchen chefbots can cook it for customers.
All in all, you will be happy with your new job,because we both like to eat! So stop worrying. Your future will be great. Trust me!
Best regards,
Future Ben
目标三: To get the information about the RoboBee and talk about your opinions on advantages of small robots over large ones
Activity 1: Before you watch
Predict what you are going to see. Think and circle the correct word(s) for each sentence.
1 RoboBees are like bees in that they fly independently/together,
but all work independently/together.
2 Robert Wood is an explorer/a roboticist.
3 In the future, RoboBees could help explorers/policemen and doctors/photographers.
4 All of the RoboBees have crashed/flown successfully.
5 Like bees, every RoboBee has a job to do/obeys a queen bee.
Activity 2: While you watch
1 Check your answers in Before you watch.
2 Complete the quotes by Robert Wood with words you hear in the video.
1. ... robotics is the ______________. It's the next big thing to ______________ in areas from medicine to even things like ______________ .
2. We use nature to ______________ that we build.
3. ...they can be quite useful for applications where you wouldn't
___________________ or an animal...
4. If you don't fail, you ____________________.
5. If you want to make something fly, ______________________ in nature.
next Internet
impact our lives
space exploration
inspire the robots
want to put a human
don’t learn enough
a solution already exists
Activity 3: After you watch
Discuss these questions in groups.
1. What might be some advantages of having many small robots that work together rather than one large robot
2. Specially, how might RoboBees be used in a future application
3. What other kinds of robots can be created from nature (e.g. a robotic lion or snake) How might these robots be used
1 A large robot often takes up too much space and has difficulty in moving. Small robots working together can easily enter a small space and move around.
2 They might be useful in rescue after a disaster. For example, if a building was blown down in a storm,they could fly into the wreckage and check for survivors.
3 A robotic spider could be useful as it could carry things across difficult uneven surface where wheeled vehicles can't go.
1.Try to describe your ideal robot.
2.Can you recall some key words and phrases (共16张PPT)
人教选择性必修第一册
Unit 2
Using Language (I)
Make predictions about future changes
教学目
Lead-in
Imagine life in the future. How do you think technology will change our lives
We will be living in smart homes.
Robots will do almost everything.
Time travel will come true.
…
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To get key information on predictions about future changes by listening and summarize how to give predictions
To talk about your future job and predictions
目标一：To get key information on predictions about future changes by listening and summarize how to give predictions
Activity 1: Look at these pictures. What do they show
Match the words with the pictures.
______ automation
______ nanobots
______ global warming
______ artificial intelligence(AI)
______ cloning
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②
④
⑤
③
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2
5
1
4
Activity 2: Discuss these questions in groups.
1. How do you think these events or such technology might develop
in the future
2. What challenges might they bring
3. What opportunities might they bring
1. No doubt, AI will develop to the point that humans and computers will be
able to interface (communicate) effortlessly.
2. With the development of AI, there may come a time when it becomes a real
issue as to whether a computer or machine has in fact achieved
consciousness(意识) , and whether, as a conscious being, it deserves the same
rights as a human being.
3. AI may help us solve problems that are currently too big for us to solve on
our own. For example, complex(复杂的) AI models may be able to use given
data to develop a workable solution to global warming.
Activity 3: Listen to a conversation and answer the questions.
1. Where does this conversation take place
2. Who are the speakers
3. What is the topic of the conversation
In a studio.
The interviewer and the guests of a program—two experts from different fields.
It’s about their predictions about the future.
Activity 4: Listen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black again, and then fill in the table below.
Listen for predictions
When listening for predictions, you should listen for
the use of the future tense, in particular the future
tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction, and forecast, are also used quite often when making predictions.
Name Occupation Prediction
Dr Han
Vincent Black
computer scientist
architect
Computers will be cleverer than us in the future;
people will also be programming computers to
think like humans; we'll be programming them
to not think in ways that may harm humans;
we'll also be creating machines to help people
internally.
There will be cities floating on water and people could move into housing in cities that float.
Activity 5: Listen and catch the language used for making predictions from the listening. Then group them.
H: I forecast that computers will be cleverer than us in the future.
H: I think that people will also be programming computers to think like humans.
I: But are you worried that such computers would be dangerous
H: This is because we'll be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans. In fact,we'll also be creating machines to help people internally.
H: For example, I think scientists will put some small intelligent machines called nanobots inside our bodies to increase our abilities
I: That would make each one of us superhuman!
V: I believe that cities floating on water are part of the world's future.
I: What might make us want to do that
V: I think that people could move into housing and cities that float.
1. future tense: will, will be doing
2. sentence pattern: I forecast/think/believe
3. modal verbs: would, may, might, could
Activity 6: Work in pairs. Discuss whether you think Dr. Han and Vincent Black’s predictions are possible. Why or why not
Suggested answers:
I agree on Dr Han's idea that computers will be cleverer than us in the future. Actually there are already computers, like AlphaGo, that are smarter than most people.
I don't agree on Vincent Black's idea about floating cities because I doubt that sea levels will rise that much.
目标二: To talk about your future job and predictions
Activity 1: In groups, brainstorm about the future. Discuss these points.
future events or problems the world might face
future technologies
how these things will change the way we live
the challenges and opportunities these things might bring
I think/believe/predict that in the future...
My prediction is that... By 2030, we will...
In the (distant) future there will... I can imagine/forecast...
I doubt/don’t think that ... One challenge will be ...
We will have the opportunity to ... We will be doing...
We are going to do...
Making Predictions
Activity 2: Imagine that you have a job that makes you an expert in the future. In pairs, interview each other about your jobs and predictions.
Tips:
You may organize your ideas by
* presenting the challenges or opportunities
* offering the technologies or solutions
* predicting the possible effects
Sample Dialogue:
A: Good afternoon, Ms Zhang. Thank you for agreeing to do this interview.
B: I'd love to.
A: First, could you please tell our audience what you do
B: Certainly. I'm a doctor.I perform transplant surgery every week.
A: That sounds like a very high-tech job. How do you think the surgery will be operated in the future Do you have any predictions about that
B: Yes, well, I believe that doctors in the future will have much better means to help people. I can imagine that nanobots will be put in patients’ body to detect the illness.
And in the future,there will be adequate supply of organs for patients who need transplant.
A: Well,that would be really good news for all of us. Could you please explain how this will be possible
B: Well, it will be possible because of special 3D printers. In the future, doctors will be using them in hospitals regularly to create healthy copies of people's organs. Then they will replace the unhealthy organs with the healthy copies.
Can you say some structures to give predictions (共24张PPT)
人教选择性必修第一册
Unit 2
Reading and Thinking (I)
Exchange views on smart homes
教学目
Lead-in
Discuss these questions in groups
1. What does it mean when you say that something such as a
phone is “smart”
2. What do you think a “smart” house can do that other
houses cannot
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2
To identify the purpose and intended audience
To get the information about smart homes and talk about development of technology
To use the words and expressions from the passage correctly
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目标一: To identify the purpose and intended audience
Activity 1: Look through page 14 and page 15, find out the new words and phrases, read them in pairs. Then read together as a whole and share their usage.
phrase, persuade, switch, switch off/on, distant, secure, knob, appliance, remote, remote control, air conditioner, automatic, integrated, integrate, senor, efficient, mode, routine, daily routine, preference, instance, command, obey, warning, constant, early on, abnormal, critical, cancer, potentially, potential, leak, electrical, wiring, wire, detect, relevant, catch fire, fantasy, innovation, available, in this sense, nevertheless
Activity 2: Look at the title and subtitles, answer the following questions.
1 What is the type of this text
2 What is the purpose of the text
3 Who is the intended audience of this text
Answers:
1 A popular science exposition.
2 To give us a brief introduction about the future smart homes.
3 Common people who are interested in the advanced technology or
smart homes.
What are the features of the text
A brief and eye-catching title;
Explaining general concepts in a simplified way;
Emphasizing on main events;
Activity 3: Read the text quickly and find out the topic sentence and summarize main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Topic sentence__________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Main idea______________________________________________
Paragraph 1
Topic sentence__________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Main idea______________________________________________
目标二：To get the information about smart homes and talk about development of technology
These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
The benefits of smart homes
In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
Intelligent controls
Paragraph 3
Topic sentence__________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Main idea______________________________________________
Paragraph 4
Topic sentence__________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Main idea______________________________________________
Paragraph 4
Topic sentence__________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Main idea______________________________________________
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day.
Regular health checks
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents.
No more disasters
This smart technology is not a fantasy.
This smart technology is practical and promising.
Activity 2: Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer the questions below.
1 Why does the writer start the paragraph with two questions
2 What does “these two kinds of things” refer to
3 What will be a smart solution In what ways will such smart
homes be helpful
1 To introduce the topic
2 These kinds of things refer to forgetting to lock the door
or switch off the TV or computer.
3 A smart home. It will keep us secure, save us energy, and
provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
Activity 3: Read paragraphs 2~4, and fill in the table below.
In the future,what will smart homes do about … doors
TVs, computers
Water pipes, electrical wires
Lights, favourite music, or TV programmes
dinners
beds
toilets
lock the door for us when we are away
switch them when we forget
detect problems and provide us with the relevant information
prepare dinner for us in advance
come on the instant we enter the door
record how well we sleep every night and check our body weight; send a warning to our phones and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better
keep constant track of our health and warn us early on
if there is something wrong
Activity 4: Read the text carefully, discuss in groups, clarify the structure of text.
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3
2
4
5
Introduction
Examples
Conclusions
Activity 5: Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text.
A smart home is one that i_____________ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become a_____________. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn s_____________ on and off, making your home more energy-e_____________. The smart home could also m_____________ itself to make sure that everything is working as it should, and send you w_____________ if there is a problem. Such smart homes could even be programmed to d_____________ your health problems, and then give you r_____________ advice as to the food you should eat or if you should see a doctor. So, in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives.
ntegrates
utomatic
witches
onitor
fficient
arnings
etect
elevant
Activity 6: Work in groups. Discuss these questions.
1 In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today
2 What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes
1 Many of the new innovations are already used in some homes today. This is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners.
2 One disadvantage is that if there is a problem with the system, you may find yourself locked out of the house or unable to turn your TV off or on. Security is another big concern,as strangers may be able to hack into the system to collect information about your life and use that for evil purposes.
人教选择性必修第一册
Unit 2
Reading and Thinking (II)
Build up your vocabulary
目标三: To use the words and expressions from the passage correctly
Activity 1: Write as many correct pairs of “verb + noun” phrases as possible.
Verbs:
detect, integrate, leak, switch on/off, monitor, cure, have, become, issue, encourage, repair, reject
+
Nouns:
a preference, routine, a warning, cancer, learning, the heater, air quality, potential dangers, oil, innovation, the electrical wiring, fantasies
Suggested answers:
detect air quality; detect potential dangers; integrate learning;integrate the electrical wiring; leak oil; switch on/off the heater; monitor air quality; monitor the electrical wiring; cure cancer; have a preference; have cancer; become routine; issue a warning; encourage learning; encourage innovation; repair the heater; repair the electrical wiring; reject a warning; reject innovation
Activity 2: Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box. Then translate the sentences.
abnormal automatic available constant critical
efficient distant instant relevant secure
1. Big data will become much more _________ in solving crimes in the future.
2. Many smart watches can provide _________ fitness data.
3. It is possible that this technological fantasy will come true in the _________
future.
distant
instant
relevant
4. After the accident, both drivers are in _________ condition.
5. The fridge keeps food at a _________ low temperature.
6. The air conditioner works in _________ mode.
7. It is important to make food and water _________ to the survivors.
8. Houses with advanced appliances will keep us _________ and healthy.
9. We find the German transport system to be one of the most _________ in Europe.
10. The sensors can detect anything _________ and automatically call someone to come and fix it.
available
secure
critical
constant
automatic
abnormal
efficient
Activity 3: Paraphrase the sentences using the words and phrases in brackets.
1 Care will also be taken to combine the building and surrounding architecture
together to form an effective system. (integrate)
2 We will probably benefit from remote-controlled houses. (potentially)
3 He insisted that everything in the smart home would be all right. However, I
could not help but feel anxious. (nevertheless)
4 It is a good habit to make certain that you know what is happening with your
blood pressure. (keep track of)
5 The monitoring system sends out warning as soon as the car begins to leak oil.
(the instant)
Tips
Think of the given word’s meaning;
Read the sentence and find out the part that has the similar
meaning of the given word;
You may need to write the sentence in a new way to make it
fluent.
Answers:
1 Care will also be taken to integrate the building and surrounding
architecture to form an effective system.
2 We will potentially benefit from remote-controlled houses.
3 He insisted that everything in the smart home would be all right.
Nevertheless, I could not help but feel anxious.
4 It is a good habit to keep track of what is happening with your blood
pressure.
5 The monitoring system sends out warning the instant the car begins to
leak oil.
Summary:
It is a good way to paraphrase a word or phrase in English, which will help you to learn English in the English way. Moreover, when you are writing in English, try to use an advanced word or phrase to replace the one that is too common.
Activity 4: Add more elements in the mind map to build up your vocabulary.
Future life Houses Transport Health Security Work
Entertainment
integrated sensors;
remote control;
energy-efficient;
voice commands; climate control;
home automation; remote monitoring ...
driverless cars;
high-speed rail;
mag lev trains;
hybrid cars;
electric cars;
biofuel;
smart roads...
health monitoring;
nanotechnology;
robotics;
mobile apps;
wearable ...
machines to detect disasters;
CCTV cameras;
data encryption;
monitoring drones;
biometrics
...
telecommuting;
automation;
cloud technology;
collaboration tools;
virtual offices;
AI;
gig economy...
virtual reality;
home theatres;
interactive TV;
immersive media;
augmented reality
...
1. Can you share your version of smart homes
2. Can you share your methods to identify the purpose and
intended audience of a text (共18张PPT)
人教选择性必修第一册
Unit 2
Discover Useful Structures
教学目
Lead-in
Think about the ways of expressing the future in English
3. am/is/are +doing
2. am/is/are + going to + do
1. will + do
What will I do tomorrow
I know! I'll go to the zoo.
Look at those black clouds!
It is going to rain soon.
I'm having a party tomorrow.
Ways of Expressing the Future in English
4. the present simple
5. am/is/are + to do
6. be about to do sth.
I'm about to go to work, sweetie. Can it wait until tonight
The sun rises at 7:30 tomorrow.
Downing Street announced this morning that the Prime Minister is to fly to Washington this evening for urgent talks about the current crisis.
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To identify and analyze the usage of the future progressive tense and its difference from simple future tense
To use the future progressive tense
目标一：To identify and analyze the usage of the future progressive tense and its difference from simple future tense
Activity 1: Look at the sentences below. One is in the simple future tense. The other is in the future progressive tense. What different impressions do they make
In the future, we will use advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
will use: the simple future tense 一般将来时
will be using: the future progressive tense 将来进行时
Their differences:
The simple future tense just tells us that something will happen in the future.It is often used for predictions or firm promises.
The future progressive tense is used to talk about a future habit or routine, or something that you expect will happen in the normal course of things, such as events on a planned schedule. It can also be used for an action that takes a long time, especially when contrasted with a shorter action.
Summary:
Activity 2: Find more sentences using the future progressive tense from the unit. Rewrite them using the simple future tense. Try to feel the different impressions they make.
1....we will be living in smart homes…
→ _________________________________________________________________
2....we will be using advanced technology every day…
→__________________________________________________________________
3.In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day.
→__________________________________________________________________
4. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well.
→——————————————————————————————————
...we will live in smart homes
… we will use advanced technology every day...
In addition, your smart home will monitor your health for you every day.
Smart toilets will keep constant track of your health as well.
一般将来时侧重表示个人对未来事件的主观意愿；
将来进行时表示事情发展是一种必然趋势，具有客观性，表达了说话者的期待之情。
Summary:
Activity 3: Read the passage and complete the following sentences.
Jack goes to school every weekday. He leaves home at 6: 45 and arrives at school at about7: 30. His morning classes begin at 8: 00 o'clock and continue until 12: 15. Then he has lunch which takes about half an hour. His classes begin again at 1: 30 in the afternoon and end at 3: 50.He goes to the school's football club at 4: 30 and finishes practice at 6: 00. He arrives home at about 6: 45. Every day he follows the same routine and tomorrow will be no exception.
1. At 6: 30 a.m. tomorrow,... A. he'll be leaving the house. B. he'll be at home.
2. At 8: 10 a.m. tomorrow,... A. he'll be having a class. B. he'll have a class.
3. At 12: 30 tomorrow,... A. he'll be having lunch. B. he'll have lunch.
4. At 5: 00 p.m. tomorrow,... A. he'll be practising football. B he'll practise football.
5. At 6: 45 p.m. tomorrow,.. A .he 'll be arriving home. B. he ll arrive home
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Summary: 将来进行时可表示已计划好要做某事
Activity 4: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. You can call me then.I ____________________ (not sleep).
2. They set off at 9: 00 a.m. and thought they ____________________ (reach)
the airport an hour later.
3. Will you ____________________ (wait) for me until I find the electrical wires
4. Better not hang out with Sam then. He ____________________ (work)
on his article on critical thinking.
5. I guess most parents ____________________ (support) the new plan
at the meeting tomorrow.
won’t be sleeping
would reach
wait
will be working
will support
Summary:
●将来进行时可表达最近或较远的将来的某一时间正在进行的动作，如句子1。
●将来进行时可表示已计划好要做某事，如句子4。
●句子3和句子5适合用一般将来时，表达一种主观意愿。将来进行时表示将来时间里按照计划要做某事，语气上更委婉、更礼貌。试比较：
When will you come to see us again (发出邀请，表示一种主观意愿)
When will you be coming to see us again (询问计划，语气更加委婉)
Activity 5: Work in pairs. Read the travel plan and make up
a conversation using the future progressive tense.
Monday Fly to Beijing from Melbourne, arrive at 10: 00 a. m; Visit the Summer Palace in the afternoon
Tuesday Morning: visit the Palace Museum; Afternoon: go to Wangfujing Street
Wednesday Go to the Great Wall, three hours' drive there and back
Thursday Go sightseeing in Shichahai: Visit National Museum of China
Friday Trip to Zhangjiakou
Saturday Back to Beijing in the afternoon; Watch Beijing Opera at the Mei Lanfang Theatre
Sunday Return to Melbourne
Sample conversation:
Jane: So do you have your plan for the trip
Sam: Oh, yes. It's all been organised.
Jane: When will you be arriving in Beijing
Sam: Around ten in the morning. Then I'll be visiting the Summer Palace.
Jane: After such a long trip You'll be pretty tired.
Sam: Yeah, but I can't wait to go. And then on Tuesday, I'll be visiting the Palace Museum in the morning, and I'll be buying souvenirs in Wangfujing Street in the afternoon.
Jane: When will you be climbing the Great Wall
Sam: Wednesday. Since it takes three hours to drive there and back, I won't
have other arrangement that day.
Jane: Then what will you be doing on Thursday
Summary:
将来进行时像现在进行时一样，可表示已计划好的事情，尤其是旅行计划。
目标二：To use the future progressive tense
Activity 1: Complete the sentences using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. Don't call me between 12: 30 and 13: 00. I ___________________ a nap.( take)
2. The day after tomorrow they are going to play football from 4: 00 to 6: 00 p.m.
So at 4:30 they_______________ soccer. (play)
3. Do you think you ___________________ the same job in ten years' time (still do)
4. If you need to contact me, I ___________________ the Waterfall Hotel until this
Saturday.(stay)
5.A: Is it all right if I come at about 7: 00
B: Not really. I ___________________ the news and having dinner with my
family.(watch)
will be playing
will be taking
will still be doing
will be staying
will be watching
Activity 2: Complete the conversation with future progressive tense.
Tom: Hi, Linda. This is Tom. I was wondering if I could come over
and visit you tonight
Linda: No, Tom. I’m afraid I won’t be home tonight.
1. _____________________________________ (我要去超市购物).
Tom: Oh! Can I come over and visit you tomorrow night
Linda: No, Tom. I’m afraid I won’t be home tomorrow night.
2. ________________________________ (我要在办公室工作很晚).
Tom: I see. Can I come over and visit you this weekend then.
Linda: No, Tom. 3. ________________________________(我要去纽约看我姐姐).
I’ll be shopping at the supermarket
I’ll be working late at the office
I’ll be visiting my sister in New York
Tom: Oh. Well, can I come over and visit you next Wednesday
Linda: No, Tom. 4. _________________________________
(我要去医院看我叔叔).
Tom: How about sometime next spring
Linda: No, Tom. 5. ______________________________
(明年春天我要结婚).
Tom: Oh ! I guess you’re really busy. How about if you just call me when you’re free
Linda: Goodbye.
Tom: 6. _______________________! (我会等你电话的)!
I’ll be visiting my uncle in the hospital
I’ll be getting married next spring
I’ll be waiting for your call
1. Can you tell us the structure of future progressive tense
2. Can you use future progressive tense to say you plan tomorrow (共16张PPT)
人教选择性必修第一册
Unit 2
Using Language (II)
Welcome or reject future changes
教学目
Lead-in
The first fatal crash in which a driverless car hit a pedestrian
occurred in Arizona in March of 2018. Although there was a “driver”
inside the vehicle at the time of the accident, he wasn't driving,
and the car was in self-driving mode.
Do you like driverless car
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2
To understand textual structure and linguistic characteristics of argumentative writing
To write an argumentative essay on the pros and cons of future scientific and technological development
目标一：To understand textual structure and linguistic characteristics of argumentative writing
Activity 1: Read the text and then decide whether the statements on page 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.
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.
F
F
F
T
T
Activity 2: Read Paragraph 1, try to find out the answers
to the questions below and fill in the chart.
1 Who are mentioned in the first paragraph
2 What are their attitudes towards driverless cars
3 Can you find any evidence to support their attitudes
Should we fight driverless cars Side Attitude Opinion
various people
the families of
the deceased
the car
company
Yes
Yes
No
... the public should oppose the idea of
developingdriverless cars.
... were unnecessary and could even be dangerous.
... should cease accepting technology just
because it is new.
… still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless carsone day soon.
Activity 3: Read paragraphs 2~4, find the topic sentence
of each paragraph and its supporting evidence.
Should we fight new technology Paragraph Topic sentence Supporting
2
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 ...
They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family,and community.
The Amish's quality of life is better since...
3
4
New technologyhas provided peopleeverywhere with many benefits over the years.
The latest weather-tracking computer programmes…, which saves many lives.
The Internet has made it possible for ... on opposite sides of the world.
It has also made finding opportunities ... using social media.
I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances.
I found my career as ...through a social media network.
My health monitor,.... get into the best shape of my life.
I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.
Activity 4: Answer the following questions about the text.
1 In which paragraphs does the author:
describe the issue __________
give an opinion ___________
discuss the advantages ___________
discuss the disadvantages __________
2 Find the signpost words or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs
Para.1
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
hence; nevertheless; on the one hand; on the other hand;for example;moreover; personally;nevertheless
They are used to introduce the pros and cons, and to introduce the author's own opinion.
3.Why did the author decide to write about this topic
4.Which one shows the structure of the text
Because the author read a newspaper article and wanted to reflected on it.
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2
3
4
4
3
2
1
4
3
2
1
A
B
C
B
目标二：To write an argumentative essay on the pros and cons of future scientific and technological development
Activity: Use what you have learnt to express your opinion in an essay about the changes that could be caused by advances in technology.
Task 1 Decide upon a topic
Why do you want to write about this topic
What is your own opinion on the topic
Should we advocate or fight against robots
Task 2 Share different opinions about it
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
can do dangerous tasks for human beings
can improve the efficiency of work
can make our daily life easier
1. lead to people's poor creativity, flexibility and self- motivation
2. make people out of work
Task 3 Write an argumentative essay
Introduction paragraph:
Body paragraph(s):
Closing paragraph:
different opinions and the thesis statement
advantages and disadvantages of the advanced technology
restatement of the writer’s opinion
Task 4 Use the checklist to check and improve your draft.
Use the checklist to give feedback on your draft.
√ Does the essay say what the writer thinks about the topic
√ Does the body discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the advance
√ Are signposts used to help the reader understand the purpose of each
paragraph
√ Does the conclusion state the writer's position
Share your essay with the rest of the class.
Sample writing:
Should we advocate or fight against robots
Robots is playing an important role in both industry and our daily life, but people's opinions about robots differ.
On the one hand, Some people think that robots are very important to human's future development. For example, they can do dangerous tasks for human beings. Moreover, they are helpful to improve the efficiency of work.
On the other hand, others think that they are dangerous and have negative effects on the society.For example, robot may lead to people's poor creativity, flexibility and self-motivation.
In my opinion, the advantages prevail over the disadvantages as long as we can use them properly.
1. Can you retell some signpost words
2. What is a common structure of an argumentative essay
