1、“Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode”This news caused a heated discussion over new technology.Lead-inShould We Fight New Technology?Look at the title and answer the questions.1.The text mainly talks about _and _ of new technology.2.What kind of text is it?A.an argumentative essay（议论文）
2、B.an expository essay(说明文)C.a narrative essay(记叙文)Should We Fight New Technology?Pre-readingadvantagesdisadvantagesAFast readingRead the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 Para.2Para.3Para.4A.The advantages of presence of new technologyB.The authors attitude towards new
3、 technologyC.The advantages of absence of new technologyD.An introduction of an accident of a driverless carWhich one shows the structure of the text?A.B.C.The structure of the textPara.1:introduction:describe the issuePara.2:discuss the disadvantagesPara.3:discuss the advantagesPara.4:give the writ
4、ers opinionCareful reading Should we fight driverless cars?Who Attitude Yes or No?Opinion _.the public should _the idea of developing driverless cars _ _.still claimed that most people _ in driverless car one day soonActivity 1:Read para.1 carefully and finish the chart.various peoplethe families of
5、 the deceased死者家属the car companyYesNo.were_ and could even be _.should _ accepting technology just because it is new.oppose unnecessarydangerousceasewould be travelling NoActivity 2:Read para 2-4 and then choose the correct answers.Careful reading1.What kind of life is not the Amishs way of life?A.T
6、hey live in a natural environment with less pollution.B.They care about family members and community.C.They want to follow the lives of the rich and famous.D.They live a simple life in the absence of new technology.c2.How many benefits has new technology provided in the third paragraph?A.1B.2 C.3D.4
7、c3.How does the author support the advantages of new technology?A.By using examples.B.By doing experiments.C.By using exact figures.D.By conducting surveys.4.What was the writers attitude toward the idea of developing driverless cars?A.Supportive.B.Opposed.C.Optimistic.D.Indifferent.Nevertheless,I w
8、ill look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.Activity 3.Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text.Signposts(标识性语言)Some words and phrases are used as signposts to help show a paragraphs purpose.These usually come at the beginning or end of a paragraph.u What m
9、akes the sentences and paragraphs logically coherent(逻辑连贯清晰）？逻辑连贯清晰）？They are used to introduce the pros and cons（利弊）to introduce the authors own opinion.Signposts/transitional words 衔接词表达因果：hence，thus，therefore,consequently表示转折：nevertheless，however，on the contrary相反地，instead反而，in comparison对比之下表示事物
10、的两个方面：on(the)one hand;on the other handin one respect/aspect;in another respect/aspect表示补充信息：moreover,furthermore,in addition,on the top of that最重要的是,above all 首先,尤其是表示个人观点：personally,in my point of view，from my perspective,in terms of me(在我看来)Further ThinkingTopic sentences 中心句On the one hand,there
11、 are many.live happily in the absence of technology.On the other hand,new technology has.benefitsPersonally,I have benefited.and accpet it rather than avoid it.Summary:Part 1:introduce/lead in an argued topicdisapprovalapprovalPart 3:Your opinion&Supporting detailsTopic sentences+Supporting Details正
12、反观点对比类议论文Helpful expressions论证总起句:Opinions are divided on the question.People hold different opinions/views on this problem/topic.Opinions on this topic vary from person to person.陈述同意方的观点及理由:On the one hand，some of them hold the opinion that.For one thing(一方面）.some of them are in favor of the idea
13、that.A majority of people approve of the idea that.People who support the idea think.陈述另一方的观点及理由:However,some of them hold a different view.However,some people differ with them on this matter.However,others argue that.In their eyes,.Helpful expressionsHelpful expressions表明个人的观点或阐述个人的做法:Personally(speaking).As for me.From my perspective,.From my point of view.(书上)Helpful Expressions:transitional words disapproval ofapproval of
