课件45张PPT。北师大 高二
Unit 20Unit 20 New FrontiersLesson 1
FuturologyWhy do we study the future?Free talkThe world changes so quickly that it’s hard to keep up. New inventions and innovations alter the way we live. People’s values, attitudes, and beliefs are changing.
And the pace of change keeps accelerating, making it difficult to prepare for tomorrow.
By studying the future, people can better anticipate (预测) what lies ahead. More importantly, they can actively decide how they will live in the future, by making choices today and realizing the consequences of their decisions.Are you interested in thinking about the future?
What do you think the future will be like? Predict it.Warm up Car will fly in the sky. Robots will work for us even take place of our human beings.We will travel to the moon or live there.cars in the future spaceship in the future electronic dogCan you make some predictions about future society in terms of computer, our daily necessity, biological technology? Read the text and choose the best title:
a) From the Past to the Future
b) The Future Business
c) Tomorrow’s World
d) A Perfect Future?c) Tomorrow’s World Why is the writer interested in futurology?
How many predictions did the writer find? Read the text and complete the blanks.1) In the next few years,
____________________________computers will become handier. Holding a virtual
meeting by using a life-sized video screen.2) By the year 2015, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________the clothing industry will have produced new types of material that will remain stainless no matter what you spill on them.3) By the year 2025, _________________________ _________________________ _________________________no one will die of starvation because there will be food for everyone.4) By the year 2030, __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________development in biochemistry and
medical science will make it
theoretically possible for us to live
for at least 150 years. What’s this?Tiny chip transplanted into skin.What is the tiny chip used for?Tiny robot helps
cancer diagnosis 4) By the middle of the century,
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____________________________computers that are millions of times
smarter than us will have been developed. We will be linking our brains to these computers and a huge database. A new species might have developed!new species
in the future6) By the end of the century,
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_____________________________we will have discovered other
places in our solar system suitable
for living and we will have discovered ways to go further into space.spaceshipsOur future worldFloating cityDiscussionWhich of the predictions would you like or not like to come true? Why?1. In terms of 就……来说, 从……的角度
e.g. ① In terms of money, we’re quite
rich, but not in terms of happiness.
就钱而言, 我们很富有, 但就幸福
而言就不是了。Language points② In terms of natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe. 从自然资源的角度来说, 它是西欧最贫乏的国家之一。2. amount 量, 数量(可数, 多和不可数名词一起用)
e.g. A large amount of damage was
done in a very short time.
片刻时间就造成了大量损失。
Large amounts of money were
spent on the bridge
很多钱都花在这座桥上。3. Tiny, insect-like robots may be sent
around the cells or our bodies to assess
our health and carry out repairs to
keep us healthy.
微形的,像昆虫一样的机器人可能被
植入我们的细胞周围或者进入我们的
身体来评估我们的健康并且做修护工
作保持我们的健康。
carry out 实行, 执行
e.g. I was chosen to carry out the
experiment. 我被挑选出来去做实验。4. develop
① 发展, 壮大
e.g. She developed the company from
nothing.
她白手起家办起了这个公司。② 研制, 开发
e.g. The company develops and
markets new soft ware.
这个公司开发并销售新软件。
③ 加强, 增强, 发挥
e.g. Their relationship has developed
over a number of years.
多年来他们的友谊日益深厚。④ 修建, 开发
e.g. The site is being developed by a
French company.
这块地正由一家法国公司开发利用。
⑤ 冲洗胶片
e.g. I had the film developed yesterday.
我昨天把胶片拿去冲洗了。5. If you can’t beat the future, join it- it’s the dawn of a new world.
如果你不能逃避未来,那么就来参加研讨会吧-这是一个通向未来新世界的开始。
beat vt.
① 赢, 打败
e.g. He beat me at chess.
他下棋赢了我。② 避免, 逃避
e.g. If we go early we should beat the
traffic.
我们早点出发就会避开交通拥挤。③ 碰撞击打
e.g. At that time, children were regularly beaten for making mistakes. 那个时候, 孩子们经常因为犯错误挨打。
④ 更好
e.g. Nothing beats home cooking. 什么也比不上家里做的饭好吃。6. Shortly all of us are going to use our voices to give instructions to computers.
很快我们所有人就可以通过说话去对电脑发号施令。instructions 指示, 命令(多作复数)
e.g. They had received instructions to
watch him.
他们已经接到监视 他的命令。7. 英语倍数表达法
(1)....times+as+形容词(或much)或副词原级+as...
e.g. Asia is four times as large as Europe.
亚洲的面积是欧洲的四倍。
(2)..... times+形容词(副词)比较级+than...
e.g. The car runs twice faster than that
truck.
这辆轿车的速度比那辆卡车快两倍。
(是那辆卡车的三倍快)(3)..... times+the+名词(size, height,
weight, length, width)+of
e.g. This big tree is four times the height of
that small one.
这棵大树的高度是那棵小树的四倍。
(比那棵小树高三倍)Thank you!