(共20张PPT)
Unit 6
Designer: 胡双姣
From: Jianli No.1 Middle School
Integrating skills
Mekanica
a girl from the future
To: all the students of the year 2007
on the earth
From: Mekanica of the the year 3044
on Mars
A letter from Mekanica
Greetings from the future
Greetings from the future
keep sb company
download
old-fashioned
imitate
virtual reality
absurd
lifelike
陪伴,陪同
下载
upload 上传
过时的 out of fashion
模仿，仿效
虚拟现实
荒谬的，不合理的
栩栩如生的；逼真的
Skimming
What are mentioned in the letter
e-friend
online shopping
transportation
health
education
virtual reality
Careful reading
1.Is life in the year 3044 very different from life in the 21st century
2.What do you know about e-friends
3.Do they think about the world and reality in the same way we do either
4.Why is it sometimes difficult for Mekanica to know what is real and what is an image
1. Is life in the year 3044 very different from life in the 21st century
Life in the year 3044 is very different from life in the 21st century.
Mekanica’s e-friend
What does it
look like
How does it
work
What can it
be used for
It looks just
like a human
being.
It’s programmed
It can walk / talk.
It can help her.
keep her company
take care of her
send messages
3.Do they think about the world and reality in the same way we do
They do not think about the world and reality in the same way we do either.
In the year 3044,they use computer programmes that can imitate the world and people so well that they see them, hear them,touch them,talk to them,and feel them.
They can see more than just a picture; they see a lifelike model of the person.
4. Why is it sometimes difficult for Mekanica to know what is real and what is an image
Read again
Read the passage again and then try to finish the following sentences.
We now have e-friends to help us and ________________(陪伴我们). (company)
We don’t think about the world and reality _______________(以同样的方式) you did. (same)
This may ____________(听起来很荒谬) to you. (sound)
We can see _________(不仅仅) just a picture. (more)
I have to send my e-friend to _________ (清扫) my room. (clean)
keep us company
in the same way
sound absurd
more than
clean up
Writing
Do La A Meng is a robotic cat from the future. It has brought many miracle(神奇的) tools. One of them is called “Mogray”. What does it look like How does it work What can it be used for
Mogray
What does it
look like
How does it
work
What can it
be used for
magnifying
glass
put in front of/
show pictures
of weather
happy sunny
sad cloudy
angry rainy
To test a
person’s
emotions
Writing
Write a passage to describe “Mogray” according to our discussion.
Don’t forget to give your opinion about “Mogray”. Would you like to have one Why or why not
About 100 words.
Mogray
What does it
look like
How does it
work
What can it
be used for
magnifying
glass
put in front of/
show pictures
of weather
happy sunny
sad cloudy
angry rainy
To test a
person’s
emotions
Homework
Read the passage again.
Do the WB exercises of Unit 6.
Ending words
We cannot be sure whether our dreams will come true, but we can at least be hopeful that our efforts to improve the world will be successful.
Let’s try to create a better future together.Unit 6 Period four.ppt
