2021新版人教版选修一英语Unit2 Using language 1 ppt课件.pptx

1、Learn to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of new technology. Learn to get speakers opinions in a dialogue. What do these pictures show? Match the words with pictures. _ automation _ nanobots _ global warming _ artificial intelligence _ cloning Look at the pictures and talk about what you

2、have known about them. If time permits, watch the following videos to learn more about them. automation nanobots Global warming cloning 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 opp

3、ortunities might they bring? Future development: Challenges: The AI is programmed to do something beneficial, but it may develop a destructive method for achieving its goal. Opportunities it may take: People can use the AI to do most of the daily chores. More and more people can be free to do work o

4、f creating new things. Future development: Challenges: Opportunities it may take: More nanobots will be created to help doctors to find out the root of a disease and make operations more accurately. New kinds of virus may appear and even nanobots cant find out where they come from. The nanobots may

5、bring more peoples life back. Future development: Challenges: Opportunities it may take: Work in factories will be more efficient. More labor force can be freed from working. More and more workers will be out of work. People will learn more about how to create a machine and how to operate it to help

6、 work. Future development: Challenges: Opportunities it may take: More animals even human beings will be cloned. Cloning may result in disorder on the earth. More lives will be saved and more diseases can be cured. Future development: Challenges: Opportunities it may takes: Air pollution will be dec

7、reasing. There will be glaciers again in the Arctic Ocean. There may be other threats to the Polar bears. People can live in harmony with the Polar bears. Listen for predictions When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense, in particular the future tense with wil

8、l or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction and forecast, are also used quite often when making predictions. Listen to the radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future, and then fill in the table below. Name Occupation Prediction Dr Han Vincent Bl

9、ack Work in pairs. Discuss whether you think Dr Han and Vincent Blacks predictions are possible. Why or why not? Your opinion Dr Hans prediction Vincent Blacks prediction In groups, brainstorm about the future. Discuss these points. future events or problems the world might face future technologies

10、how these things will change the way we live the challenges and opportunities these things might bring clothing food living transport problems might face future technology how they change our life challenges and opportuniti es We can talk about these points in four ways that are essential to our lif

11、e. Imagine that you have a job that makes you an expert in the future. In pairs, interview each other about your jobs and predictions. Use the expressions in the box to help you. tips 1. Write down the job you may do in the future; 2. What do people do with the job now? 3. What do you think people w

12、ill do with the job in the future? 4. Why do you have the prediction? Making predictions 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/dont think that One challenge will be We will have the opportunity to We will be doing We are going to Write a passage about your future jobs. You may use the expressions to help you.