1、Virtual RealityU4 Living with technology Extended readingQ1: What is the girl doing? Q2: Whats the function of the headset? Q3: What can we call the technology?Observe the pictureVRFast readingPART 01Read the interview transcript and answer the following questions.Q1: How many characters in the inte
2、rview? who are they?Q2: How many questions asked by Susan? what are they? Two characters; They are Susan and Frank. Six questions;Question 1: What is virtual reality and how does it work?Question 2: What are the examples of the practical applications of VR?Question 3: How can VR be used for highly d
3、eveloped technical industries such as medicine?Question 4: How will VR affect the different aspects of our everyday lives?Question 5: What barries does VR have?Question 6：Are you optimistic about the future of VR?Detailed readingPART 02Read the interview transcript again and fill in the table.What V
4、R is How it worksApplicationsBarriersFutureBasically, VR, or virtual reality, means “reality is not real”.When you wear a VR headset equipped with sensors and a screen, you are surrounded by three-D images, sounds and other sensory information, which creates a super-realistic effect called “presence
5、”. Though you know the sensory information surrounding you is not real, part of your brain believes it is - and acts accordingly.VR is widely used in education, medicine, entertainment, shopping and travelling.The barriers include time, cost and technical limitations.There are endless possibilities.
6、Read Line10-Line42 again and fill in the following table. Applications of VREducationMedicine1.Interacting with others in a three-D environment.2.Visualizing data such as engineering projects and a variety of other design development.1.Surgeons are already using robotic technology with VR to perform
7、 complex surgery.2.Treatments of anxiety and drug addiction Applications of VREntertainmentShoppingTravelling1.current game systems come with headsets so that players can enter virtual environments and play against either real or virtual opponents.2.Virtual museums and interactive three-D exhibition
8、s.Having your own virtual reality clone try on clothes and being able to see products with 360-degree views.A virtual tour of several destinations before deciding where to go.Pair-workWork in pairs and discuss the following question with the information from the interview transcript.Q: What is the e
9、xperts attitude towards VR?The expert feels excited and optimistic about VR. When introducing the applications and the future development of VR, he uses sentences like “Its pretty exciting!” and “what excites me the most is that.”, which show his passion about this exciting technology. Although ther
10、e are still some berries which are difficult to overcome in a short time, the expert believes that the possibilities of VR are endless.Post- readingPART 03What other applications of VR do you know about?Lawyers usually use photos to try to explain the mechanics of a crime or an accident to a jury. I
11、t is challenging to show the judge and jury what actually happened at a crime scene or at the precise moment of impact during a serious accident. With VR, lawyers are now able to transport them directly into the scene of the crime or accident.Virtual reality in the courtroom: What other applications
12、 of VR do you know about?Athletes use this technology to fine-tune certain aspects of their performance and VR is also used in the design of sporting clothes and equipment, such as running shoes. Virtual reality has been used to improve the audiences experience of a sporting event too, like walking
13、through a stadium, or even taking part in a game or an event.Virtual reality in sport:HomeworkPART 04Write an e-mail to Frank and share your thoughts on the interview and your questions you want to know.Dear Frank,My name is Lee, and I am a senior high student in China. I read the interview transcri
14、pt between you and Susan and I was thrilled to learn about all the possible applications that VR has._ Best wishes, LeePossible versionDear Frank, My name is Lee, and I am a senior high student in China. I read the interview transcript between you and Susan and I was thrilled to learn about all the
15、possible applications that VR has. I am interested in high-tech products, and I intend to study urban planning when I go to college. I believe that the city buildings will be built in a more reasonable way with the help of VR, which will avoid the trouble of rebuilding. VR will also be helpful in ot
16、her fields and bring us some convenience. However, I have a small concern about it: will it interfere with ones perception of the real world if he or she spends too much time on it? what if someday we all enter a virtual world so real that we do not want to leave it? I am looking forward to your reply very much! Best wishes, Lee
