泛读课件-unit-14--Technology-Opportunity-and-Risks

Unit14LookingAheadtoTechnology:OpportunityandRisksBeforeReading1DetailedReading23ContentsAfterReadingTopicPreviewVideoClipTopicPreview•Pleaselookatthepicturesandanswerthefollowingquestions.Picture1Picture2Picture3Picture4Picture5•1.Whatassociationdothepreviouspicturesbringtoyou?•AdvancedscienceandtechnologyCompanyLogo•Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestion.Whatchangescouldtakeplaceinourfuturelifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?VideoClipQ:Whatchangescouldtakeplaceinourfuturelifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?•Healthbeimproved.•Productionbeincreased.•Humanlaborbedecreased.•People’smentalhorizonbebroadened.•Istheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?•Whatnegativeaspectsdoyouthinkshouldbeavoidedwhenwedevelopscienceandtechnology?•Environmentalpollution,misuseoroveruseofthehumanresources,wars,moralproblems,andsoon.DetailedReadingQuestions:•1.Whydowelookatthefundamentaldevelopmentsinscience?•1.thwartv.prevent…from阻挠;挫败•E.g.Thesecurityforcesweredoingalltheycouldtothwartterrorists.(Para.3)•安全部队正尽其所能挫败恐怖分子。2.incentive:n.动机；刺激adj.激励的；刺激的(Para.5)•E.g.Iftheyhaveadirectincentivetodosotheywillthinkaboutit.•只有他们有了直接动机，他们才会思考这样做的意义。LanguagePoints3.straitn.inaverydifficultsituation,usuallybecausetheydonothavemuchmoney.(常指缺钱造成的)困境(Para.7)•Thecompany'sclosurehasleftmanysmallbusinessmenindesperatefinancialstraits.•该公司的关闭使得许多小商人陷入经济困境。4.onthebrinkof:濒于，濒临；在…的边缘(Para.10)•E.g.Withoutthesemorefundamentalchanges,thesepopulationwillteeteronthebrinkofdisasteryearafteryear.•没有这些更多的根本变革，这些人民将年复一年挣扎在灾害的边缘。LanguagePoints5.unprecedented:adj.verygreatinquality,amount,orscale.(质量、数量或规模)空前的[强调];史无前例的(Para.11)•E.g.Themissionhasbeenhailedasanunprecedentedsuccess.•这次使命已被宣布为一次空前的成功。•Suchamoveisrare,butnotunprecedented.•这样的举动少见，但并非从来没有过。LanguagePoints6.laggard:adj.落后的；迟钝的；迟缓的n.落后者；迟钝者((Para.11)•E.g.laggardstudent迟钝学生;•laggardindustry落后行业•Thecompanyhasdevelopedareputationasatechnologicallaggardinthepersonal-computerarena.•该公司是广为人知的个人电脑领域的技术落后者。LanguagePoints•7.neutralize:vt.抵销；使…中和；使…无效；使…中立((Para.15)•vi.中和；中立化；变无效•E.g.neutralizepoison中和毒性;中和毒素;解除毒素•TheU.S.istryingtoneutralizetheresolutionintheUNSecurityCouncil.•美国试图在联合国安理会阻止该决议的通过。LanguagePoints•Part1Anintroductiontothetopic:thefutureoftechnology(Para.1)•Part2Half-dozenconceptsaboutthechoiceanddepthofapplicationofnewdevelopments(Para.2-7)TextAnalysis•Part3Theprospectsoftechnologiesbenefitingmankind(Para.8-10)•Part4Thecomplexityoftechnologyandfieldsoftechnology(Para.11-14)•Part5Effectivetechnologicalapplications(Para.15-16)TextAnalysis1.Howdidtechnologychangepeople’slife?2.Howdidtechnologybenefitpeople?3.Istheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?Workinpairstomakeaconversation.Yourconversationshouldbebasedonthefollowingaspects:AfterReading:RolePlay