Unit 1 Reading 课件 2020-2021学年牛津译林版选修七

. M7U1 Living with technology Reading(1) 1. Do you have a mobile phone ? A. Yes B. No 2. If possible, do you want to take mobile phones to school? A. Yes B. No 3. Is it important for you to watch TV and listen to the music? A. Yes B. No Questionaire 5.Without high technology, such as mobile phones, cars, TV sets etc., can humans lead a convenient and comfortable life? A. Yes B. No 6. Does technology have great influence on our life? A. Yes B. No Questionaire Can you tell us some electronic devices in our daily life? Brain storming Laptop Tablet 4 Vacuum Cleaner Microwave Oven Dishwahser The evolution of video and sound devices Reading strategy: Understanding headings (P.3) Headings are the first things to look at, which appear before each section of a text. They can show you the how a text is organized, and give an idea as to the contents of each section. Through reading the titles and subtitles, you can save time and effort required to read the whole text. 7 The information in this article is organized _________. A. by paragraphs B. in order of place C. by concepts D. by sub-topics team work Structure analysis: 1.Who developed the system used for most early TV broadcasts? John Logie Baird 2.Who made the first recording of a human voice? Thomas Edison 3.What were developed by the late 1960s? Portable cassette players and video recorders. Fast reading I: Early history of ________ Sound and video recorders Sound and video go _______ _______history of TV The ________ age: satellite TV TV Sound and video devices The future Fast reading II: Early modern sound recorders digital No one knows what the future have in ____ for us . store 10 1.Color TV became popular within just a few years after it was invented. 2.People without satellite dishes can’t benefit at all from satellite TV broadcasts. 3.Some of the first tape recorders used plastic tape to record on. 4.Records and cassettes do not offer as good as sound quality as CDS. 5.New technology will soon make many of the things talked about in the article out of date. Careful reading I: until 1938. can still Steel tape or paper tape Careful reading II: Read the passage and fill in the blanks. 12 Early history of TV Many different people1___._______ to the development of TV, so it is uncertain who invented it. 2._______, two man ever made important 3._______. The modern age Satellite TV began in 1962, which 4._______ TV to be broadcast live over vast distances with anyone receiving the same broadcast. Early history of sound recorders In1887, the first record player had to be 5.________ up by hand and only played records for two minute. Sound and video recorders In 1928, Germany made the first tape recorders used to 6.________ sound and by the late 1960s, video recorders were used by TV stations. Sound and video go 7.______ Because of the inventions of CDs, VCD and DVD, sound and video go digital. The future With the development of digital technology, all electronic appliance is changing fast. Nobody can 8._______ what the future will bring. contibuted However allows breakthroughs wound copy digital foresee Careful reading III: Work out the timeline for the development of video and sound devices 14 1877— the first _______of a human voice was made. 1887— 1925— 1929— 1938— 1962— 1967— 1982— 1993— 1995— Emile Berliner invented a record player that used _______ to record on. The first ______________________ were made in the US. Regular public broadcasting began in London. The first colour TV programme was broadcast. __________were used to broadcast TV. Regular colour TV broadcasts began in the UK. The first _______ were made available. The VCD was born. The _______ was invented. recording discs public TV broadcasts Satellites CDs DVD Do you think technology also has disadvantages? What are they? Reflection: disadvantages Radiation Pollution Global warming Nuclear weapons Addiction …… If you were Sarah or Andrew, would you try to fix the broken friendship with your friend? What would you do to fix it? If you had a problem with your friend, would you write to an agony aunt? If not, who would you talk to? If you were the agony aunt from the magazine, what advice would you give to Sarah On-line voting becomes increasingly popular, and many competitions get people involved in it. It is beneficial to some people, while it puts others into a dilemma over whether to vote or not.(2006江苏卷) Are you for or against voting online? Give your opinions and reasons. Discussion and writing If you were Sarah or Andrew, would you try to fix the broken friendship with your friend? What would you do to fix it? If you had a problem with your friend, would you write to an agony aunt? If not, who would you talk to? If you were the agony aunt from the magazine, what advice would you give to Sarah In my opinion, online voting is an inseparable part of modern life and should be welcomed since it is no more than a way to participate in public life. It makes no difference from ordinary voting events, in which candidates go around to seek supports. In addition, the Internet makes surveying and voting easy and convenient, regardless of time and space. Furthermore, voting on the Internet makes instant feedback possible. To be honest, voters sometimes feel annoyed, not because they hate voting, but because they are divided between emotion and fairness. Therefore, I hold a positive attitude towards on-line voting. From where I stand, internet voting has begun to show its negative impacts on people and society. To begin with, people may feel forced when asked to do things that they don’t want to. On top of that, voting of this kind doesn’t depend on the strong points of the competitors, but rather on how many social networking resources they have. Last but not least, the voters or even the competitors in many cases are possibly taken advantage of by the organizers for commercial purposes. In short, internet voting, to some extent, is unfair, if not immoral, and can’t be trusted. Therefore, rules should be worked out and strictly observed. Everyone in our society should help those in need, but it is more important to be sincere and earnest. $