1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world ReadingNot just watching a filmWarming upEnjoy the video.Can you imagine what you feel when you are actually in the film,and everything felt like it was real-life?Lets learn some information about different kinds of films.3D filmIt is a film people watch with a special pair of
2、 spectacles,which gives a three-dimensional effect with images in the dimensions of width,height and depth.4D filmIt is a 3D film with an added environmental effect,such as water or wind.Have you ever watched any of these films?How do you feel about these kinds of film?Which films do you like best,n
3、ormal films,3-D films or 4-D films?Why?1.What is the name of the product?2.How many of the users senses does this product connect with?Read the business presentation on Page 42 quickly and answer these questions.RealCine.Four of the uses senses:sight,hearing,smell and touch.3.What are the advantages
4、 of using RealCine for urban planning?Using RealCine,engineers can enter the design of a neighbourhood into a computer,and then walk around the neighbourhood,see how it looks and make changes before construction is carried out.It is in the long term cheaper and more practical.1.What technology is be
5、hind this product?The technology behind this product is virtual reality.2.What do users wear so they feel that they are really in a new world?The wear special VR headsets and gloves.Read again carefully and answer the questions according to what you have read.Detailed reading3.What did the teenager
6、experience in RealCine?He attended a World Cup final as the captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the winning goal.4.Why do some people think that users will be disappointed by RealCine?Because VR is not real.5.How could firefighters be trained with this new technology?They could train s
7、afely without the risk of getting injured in a burning building.6.What might people use RealCine for?They can use it in making films,treating people with social problems,training and education,and also urban planning.Pay attention to the structure of the article.Discuss the article and analyse the s
8、tructure by finding the main idea of each part of the article.StructureMain ideaIntroductionMain body(Para 1)(Paras 2-7)the abstract of the presentation how RealCine works;why RealCine is better than a film;how it can be used in other waysTrue(T)or false(F).1.RealCine helped the teenager become more
9、 confident by creating a basketball game for him.()2.RealCine cant help the people who have trouble in walking walk as normal people.()3.With the help of RealCine,the seventy-year-old grandfather saw and touched a lion in America.()FTF4.RealCine can allow students to experience the world as an anima
10、l while learning biology.()5.According to the text,the authors attitude towards the future of RealCine is optimistic.()TTFind out in which paragraph(s)the following information can be found.InformationIn which paragraph(s)1.How RealCine works2.Why it is better than films3.How it can be used in other
11、 waysPara 3Para 2Paras 4-7How can RealCine excite the users four senses?SenseThings neededEffects in RealCineSightHearingSpecial VR headsetsSpecial VR headsetsUsers can see in 3-D all around themUsers can hear the sound all around themSmellTouchSmall openings in the headsetsSmells are given out to m
12、atch the environmentSpecial glovesUsers can touch the people and objects they seeLook at the following sentences,think about the characteristics of the language used in this article.1.The RealCine experience will amaze you,and you will agree that this is an extraordinary technology that deserves to
13、be developed further.2.Imagine that a VR user goes sightseeing in the Himalayas.3.In scientific studies it has been shown that VR can be a good treatment for people who have social problems.4.However,with VR we are able to do things that could never be achieved in real life.5.Finally,RealCine provid
14、es fantastic technology for urban planning.As a decision maker,do you think you would finally be persuaded to invest or develop RealCine?Why or why not?What do you think of the language used in these sentences?a safe b harm yourself or someone elsec when a person cannot use part of his/her body beca
15、use of an illness,injury,etc.d visiting a place as a touristMatch the new words with their meanings in Part D.e a district or an area of a town f a number of computers that are connected togetherg accepting what happens without trying to change thingsh being useful or easy for someoneAnswers:1.passi
16、ve _ 2.sightseeing _ work _ 4.disabled _5.convenience _ 6.secure _ 7.injure _ 8.neighbourhood _gdfchabeComplete the letter using the given words in Part E.Answers:1._ 2._ 3._ 4._5._ 6._ 7._presentationusersdisappointedurbanconfidentput forwardstudioReading strategy1.A business presentation is an int
17、roduction of a new product or business idea.2.As a proposal is to be given to those making decisions,it has to be _.clear and persuasive3.A good presentation usually includes _ _.4.In order to make the proposal objective,_ is preferred.specific information and convincing facts or examplesthe passive
18、 voice Do you think watching a Harry Potter film or the film Inception in RealCine would be more exciting and interesting than in a cinema?Why or why not?Could virtual reality be used in schools?How could it make classes more exciting?Those who support virtual reality believe that,with this technolo
19、gy,people can do almost everything,even things that cannot be realized in normal life.We dont need to travel any more or spend so much time with friends any more.Virtual reality can provide everything that we need in our life.Others insist that real life and interpersonal communication should never
20、be replaced by something imaginary.People should take off the headsets and experience real life themselves.What do you think of these two opinions?State your reasons.Do you know about any other new technologies scientists are developing?What are they?Homework Read the passage out and try to find out the language points.Write an introduction to RealCine.Do Ex.A1,A2 on Page 106 of the Workbook.谢谢谢谢
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