1、Welcome or reject future change 预习课件预习课件 Unit 2 Looking into the future combine v. 结合；混合结合；混合 教材原句教材原句 Care will also be taken to combine the building and surrounding architecture 要点必记要点必记 combine.with.表示“把结合起来”，且短语前后应该连接两个对等的成分。 例句展示例句展示 e.g. Two parties will combine to defeat the third. 两党派将联合以击败第
2、三党。 核心词汇核心词汇 We cant always combine work with pleasure. 我们并不总是能在工作中享受到乐趣。 He combines creative imagination and true scholarship. 他同时具有创造性想象力和真正的治学谨严学风。 forecast v. 预报；预测预报；预测 n. 预报预报,预言预言 教材原句教材原句 words such as predict, prediction and forecast 要点必记要点必记 1. 变形：过去式: forecasted； 现在分词：forecasting； 过去分词：f
3、orecasted 2. forecast多用作及物动词,接名词、代词或由that或疑问词引导的从句作宾语。 例句展示例句展示 1. They tried to forecast the result of the football match. 他们试图预测这场足球比赛的结果。 2. Next years growth rate is forecast at just 1%. 据预测,第二年的增长率仅仅只有1%。 oppose v. 反对；抵制；阻挠 教材原句教材原句 The public should oppose the idea of developing driverless car
4、. 要点必记要点必记 opposite adj.相反的；对面的；对立的 adv.在对面 prep. 在的对面 n. opposite 对立面；反义词 opposition 反对；反对派；在野党；敌对 opposer 反对者 absence n. 不存在；缺乏；缺席 教材原句教材原句 People around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. 要点必记要点必记 in the absence of sth. 缺乏某物 in sbs absence 在某人不在的时候 adj. absent 缺席的，不在的 be
5、 absent from 缺席 cease v. 停止停止 教材原句教材原句 We should cease accepting technology 归纳拓展归纳拓展 cease, pause, stop, halt, quit 这些动词均含有停止之意。 cease : 指逐渐、徐徐中止某种状态的存在。书面用词。 pause : 指暂时的、瞬间的停顿，隐含有再进行之意。 stop : 指动作、运行、进展等被停下来，含突然、断然的意味。 halt : 侧重突然地、决定性地终止、停止某一活动。 quit : 指最终彻底停止某事，有时暗示遭到失败或面临挫折。 on the one handon t
6、he other hand 句式讲解句式讲解 On the one hand we have big losses, but on the other hand we have here this altruistic behaviour, which makes the case very different from the norm. 一方面我们遭受了巨大的损失，但是另一方面，这是一种完全利他的行为，从 而使得本次案件与平常不同。 is one thing, is another. Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another. 知识是一件事，美德是
7、另一件事。 核心句式核心句式: : Unit 2 Looking into the future Welcome or reject future change 1 Learn about pros and cons of advances in technology. Words: combine; security; structure; predict; forecast; oppose; cease; absence 2 Phrases: keep in touch with; artificial intelligence 3 Goals Look and discuss What
8、might be the advantages and disadvantages of the life in the future? Lead in Learn 2. Read the text and decide the statements are true or false 1. A person died in an accident while driving a car. 2. The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives. 3. Many disasters have b
9、een 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 how much exercise he/she needs. T F T T T Learn 2. Answer the following questions about the text. (1) In which paragraph
10、s does the author: describe the issue? _ give an opinion? _ discuss the advantages? _ discuss the disadvantages? _ (2) Underline the signpost wads or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs? (3) Why did the author decide to write about this topic? 1 3 4 2 Learn 3.
11、 Use what you have learnt to express your opinion in an essay about the changes that could be caused by advances in technology. Work in groups. Brainstorm some future advances in technology, and their possible advantages and disadvantages. Advance in technology Advantage Disadvantage Learn Choose on
12、e of these advances in technology and answer the questions. Why do you want to write about this topic? What is your own opinion on the topic? Write your opinion in an essay. 4. Exchange your draft with a partner. Use the checklist to help you review your partners draft. . Does the essay say what the
13、 writer thinks about the topic? Does the body discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the advance? Are signposts used to help the reader understand the purpose of each paragraph? Does the conclusion state the writers position? Take your draft back and revise it. Work in pairs Words: combine; security; structure; predict; forecast; oppose; cease; absence Summary Phrases: keep in touch with; artificial intelligence PhrasesWords 预习 Unit 2 Review the whole unit。3 1Recite new words and phrases. 2 Write a passage about your life in the future. Bye-bye!
