1、oppose hence cease deceased absence rural advocate emphasis luxury vt. 反对;抵制;阻挠反对;抵制;阻挠 adv. 因此;由此因此;由此 vi.&vt. (使)(使)停止;终止停止;终止 adj. 已死的;亡故的已死的;亡故的 n. 不存在;缺乏;缺席不存在;缺乏;缺席 adj. 乡村的;农村的乡村的;农村的 vt. 提倡;支持;拥护提倡;支持;拥护 n. 提倡者;支持者;拥护者提倡者;支持者;拥护者 n. 强调;重视;重要性强调;重视;重要性 n. 奢华奢华 keep in touch (with ) career pro
2、spect resist resistance paragraph signpost essay ( (与与)保持联系;了解保持联系;了解( (某课题或领某课题或领 域的情况域的情况) ) n. 可能性;前景可能性;前景 vi.&vt. 抵制;反抗;抵挡抵制;反抗;抵挡 n. 抵制;反对;抗拒抵制;反对;抗拒 n. 段;段落段;段落 n. 路标路标 n. 文章文章 n. 职业;事业职业;事业 Welcome or reject future changes Unit 2 Using Language 1. What new devices or apps have you been using
3、 recently? Are they helpful or distracting? 2. Whats your point of view on new technology? Should we fight or welcome new technology? Now lets read a text about this problem. Whats the main idea of the text? The text mainly talks about the peoples attitudes to the _ by the examples of some people wh
4、o live happily without _ and some who _ new technology. advances in technology new technology benefit from What is the type of the text? A. narrative B. argumentation C. exposition B Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. A person died in an accident while
5、 driving a car. 2. The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives. 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather- tracking computer programmes. 4. Building large networks through social media helps us find new opportunities. 5. The author uses a health monitor to know
6、how much exercise he/she needs. in Driverless Mode advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community warned P20 1 Answer the following questions about the text. In which paragraphs does the author: describe the issue? _ give an opinion? _ discuss the advantages? _ discuss t
7、he disadvantages? _ Para.1 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs? They are used to introduce the pros and cons, and to introduce the authors own opinion. Signposts Some words and phrases are used as signposts
8、to help show a paragraphs purpose. These usually come at the beginning or end of a paragraph. Para1 Who are mentioned in the Para.1? What are their attitudes towards driverless cars? SideAttitude Opinion various people the families of the deceased the car company No No Yes the public should oppose t
9、he idea of developing driverless cars. unnecessary and dangerous. still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars soon. Find out the topic sentence of paragraph 2-4. Why did the author decide to write about this topic? Because the author read a newspaper article and wanted to r
10、eflect on it. What do you think of the language in the passage? The writer presents his own opinion on new technolgy with persuasive, logical and objective language. Use what you have learnt to express your opinion in an essay about the changes that could be caused by advances in technology. Advance
11、 in technology AdvantageDisadvantage Why do you want to write about this topic? What is your own opinion on the topic? robots Robots can do dangerous tasks for human beings and improve the efficiency of work. Robots lead to peoples poor creativity, flexibility and self-motivation. Robots are playing
12、 an important role in both industry and our daily life now. Some people think that robots are very important to humans future development. For example, they can do dangerous tasks for human beings and improve the efficiency of work. Others think that they are dangerous and have negative effects on t
13、he society. For example, lead to peoples poor creativity, flexibility and self-motivation. In my opinion, the advantages prevail over the disadvantages as long as we can use them properly. P21 4 1. Use the checklist to help you review your partners draft. 2. Take your draft back and revise it. P21 5
14、 Does the essay say what the writer thinks about the topic? Does the body discuss the advantages and disadvantags of the advance? Are signposts used to help the reader understand the purpose of each paragraph? Does the conclusion state the writers position? 最近你班同学就你市政府拟开发一处历史遗迹的话题展开最近你班同学就你市政府拟开发一处历
15、史遗迹的话题展开 了激烈的讨论。请就此话题并参考下面的表格写一篇了激烈的讨论。请就此话题并参考下面的表格写一篇80词词 左右的英文短文,介绍讨论的情况并发表你的看法。左右的英文短文,介绍讨论的情况并发表你的看法。 赞成方赞成方应开发利用以便吸引更多的游客来旅游观光应开发利用以便吸引更多的游客来旅游观光 反对方反对方应保持原样,避免遭到人为破坏应保持原样,避免遭到人为破坏 你的看法你的看法 参考词汇:历史遗迹参考词汇:历史遗迹historic site 开发开发 exploit 举一反三举一反三 Recently, students in my class have held a heated
16、debate on whether the government should exploit a historic site in our city. Some students are in favour of the idea. They think the historic site is worth exploiting, which will make people learn more about history. Whats more, it can attract more visitors to our city, which will improve our tourism. However, others think that we should keep it as it is and protect it properly. Only in this way can it not be destroyed by humans. As for me, I think we should ask experts for advice to find a better way to make good use of this site. 背景背景 赞成方赞成方 反对方反对方 自己观点自己观点