Lesson 1 Tomorrow s World Objectives To use

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Lesson 1 Tomorrow’s World

Objectives: To use the title of a text to predict the content. To learn vocabulary of cyberspace. To know the advantages and disadvantages of cyberspace.

tep 1. Warm up Imagine life in the next twenty years. How do you think technology will change our lives ? Example : All cars will have computers. Go shopping online. Needn’t carry cash and use credit cards. Instead of going to the bank you can use a computer and a telephone to pay for bills. Have virtual reality schools Communicate by e-mail Get new films on the Internet Get all our entertainment on the Internet Read newspapers on the Internet.

文件 [F] 编辑[E] 插入[I] 格式 [O] 具[T] 帮助[H] cyberspace computers Internet The place where information, pictures etc. exist when they are sent from one computer to another.

Step 2 Pre-reading Look at the title quickly and find out which of the following topics will be mentioned? the Internet artificial human time travel robots global warmingvirtual reality

Step 3 While-reading 1. Listen to the tape and match the paragraphs with these headings. a) Pessimistic opinions 2 b) Seeing the future 4 c) Optimistic opinions 3 d) The Internet growth 1

2. Guess the meanings of the following words in red. than seven million people have been affected by drought. More The company has grown rapidly in the last five years. All living things depend on the sun for their growth. If you always have pessimistic thoughts, you will have a tendency to behave antonym negatively. The President says she is optimistic that an agreement can be worked out soon. The hackers are now using computers to help commit crimes. Hackers use virus to attack computers. The plane driven by terrorists crashed into the twin towers. Yesterday my computer was attacked by a virus. Everything seemed to be in chaos. School brass band will provide music for entertainment. The snow will soon disappear when the warm weather comes. She looks as if she got back to her childhood again. Their unwillingness to discuss the problem is quite obvious. The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.

3. Detailed information: 1. the growth of the Internet More connection grown In the last thirty years, the Internet has rapidly _________. 200 only ______ computers connected In 1983 to the Internet Now In the future 50 million there around _____ thegrowth ____ is going to continue

2. What’s virtual reality? The use of computers with sounds and pictures that make you feel as if you are in a real situation.

3. There are two different opinions about cyberspace in the text. • More attacks pessimistic ______ about the future of Internet now in the future already Hackers the computers _____ can get into________ Terrorists cause chaos _____ may attack computers, _______, crash and make planes and trains _______ People can use the Internet to buy books, find out holiday offers, book tickets ______________________ and get all sorts of information. _______________ More activities done on the Internet optimistic shop ______about Many more people will _____on line the future of the Internet in the next few years in the future entertainment ①We get _______ from the Net. Television mail service disappear ②_____ and ______ may ______.

文件 [F] 编辑[E] 插入[I] 格式 [O] 具[T] 帮助[H] 4. Our future in virtual reality The use of computers will make you feel as if you are in a real situat ________________ Virtual reality will modern life. become a part of _____________

Step Four Debate Do you feel pessimistic or optimistic about the future of the internet? pessimistic VS optimistic I’m optimistic /pessimistic about… As far as I know… It seems to me that… From my point of view, . . .

Step Five article: summary The structure of the The growth of the Internet Introduction Pessimistic opinions Different opinions Virtual reality Prediction Optimistic opinions

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