课件23张PPT。 Unit 4Cyberspace Lesson 13 Tomorrow’s World
The Future of CyberspaceStep 1 Warm up Modern technology (现代科技)helps us
do many things. Digital Cameras 数码相机MP3computers
robots (机器人)the Internetcellphones (无线电话)CD (Compact Disc) 光盘
DVD(Digital Video Disc) 数字化视频光盘Step 1 Warm up But modern technology (现代科技)can
also cause problems. Work in small
groups of 4 and discuss :
Group1: the advantages(优点)of robots
Group2: the disadvantages(不足)of ‘robots’
Group3: the advantages of ‘computers’
Group4: the disadvantages of ‘computers’1.Robots can work in dirty and
dangerous places.
2. Robots can work without sleep
and food.Robots can’t think or make
decisions.
2. People may lose jobs if robots are
used instead of humans.Computers are expensive.
Computers can’t think or make decisions.Computers help us work faster.
2. Computers can help us solve
difficult problems. Step 2 Guessing:
Which of these topics do you think it will mention? Read fast and find out!
the Internet artificial human time travel robots global warming
virtual reality (虚幻/模拟现实)Step 3 DiscussionTake out a sheet of paper. Work in groups
of 4 and write down the structure of the
passage. (文章的写作结构)
Tips:(提示)从文章的两类人的观点着手。 1. Why are some experts pessimistic (悲观的)
about the future of the Internet?
2. Why are some people optimistic (乐观的)
about the future of the Internet? pessimistichackersCyber terroristsnowin the futurecybercriminaloptimisticin the future virtual realityworkshopstudyget
entertainment TV & postal
service
will disappearalreadyin the next
few yearsshop on the
Internetget
informationbuy booksfind out holiday
offersbook ticketsThe structure of the passage
(文章的写作结构)bad : pessimistic (悲观的)
good : optimistic (乐观的)How does
the computer
and the Net
are going to
affect our lives.Topic Sentence
(中心句)Step 4 Guess the meaningRead the article again and match the
vocabulary from the text in the box
below with the definitions.cybercriminal
hacker
cyberterrorist
the Net (Internet)
virtual reality
e-mailLine 12Line 13Line 16Line 1/26Line 43Line 41Guess the meaning from the context.(上下文)1 cybercriminal2 e-mail3 virtual reality4 cyberterrorist5 the Net ( Internet)6 hackerKeys:Step 5Enjoy the reading.Step 6 Creation and Speaking After reading the article and discuss:
What will you do to bring the machines
and people both together and make
the world beautiful again?Get one to report the opinions of your
group members!!!Thanks for listening!Useful ExpressionsStep 1
1. affect our lives
Line 1 1. in the last thirty years
=in the past thirty years
in the past
Line 4 2.connect to
Line 10 3.be pessimistic about在过去的三十年里在过去连接到对……悲观影响着我们的生活Line 21 6. be optimistic about
Line 24 7. find out holiday offers
Line 25 8. all sorts of
Line 32 10.a huge growth of shopping on the Net
Line 36 11. get entertainment
Line 39 12. mail service
Line 46 13 as if =as though对……乐观各种各样的网上购物大增长进行娱乐活动邮政服务似乎,好像查找节日特惠价Step 2 Practice1.The new law will be put into _____ next month.
Do you think it will _____ your life? A. effect; affect B. effect; effect
C. affect; affect D. affect; effect
2.你把这根电线和电视机连上好吗?
Will you _______ this wire ______ the television?
3. 这个人与那宗犯罪有关。
This man _____ ________ _____ the crime.Aconnectto/withisconnectedwith4.尽管我们有许多困难,但我们应当乐观地对待生活。
We should be __________ ________ our life
________ we are in great trouble.
5.---Five dollars. That’s my last _____.
---All right. That’s a deal.
A. opportunity B.amount
C.support D.offeroptimisticaboutthoughD名词:出价/提供的帮助6.When he heard our difficulty , he ____to help.
A. offered B. suggested C. supported D.said
7.How beautiful this picture is ! It looks ______
the butterflies in it were flying to us.
A. as if/though B. that C. like D. if AAoffer sth. to (介词)sb. 向某人提供某物
offer to do(不定式) sth. 主动去做…通常用在 look, seem, sound, taste, smell,feel
等连系动词后。