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Extended Reading
Virtual Reality
Unit 4 Living with technology
Lead-in
What is Virtual Reality?
You may hear…
Virtual Reality
VR headset
modern concept
digitally
images
3 dimensions
interact
real-world
trainings
and
simulations
etc.
Free Talk
What do you think is the most important value of VR?
I think the most important value of VR is that it can create a virtual world which is indistinguishable from the real one. When used appropriately, this is definitely a game-changing approach for fields like education and entertainment. Although it is hard to tell whether creating a virtual world is a good thing, we can still look forward to the future development of VR.
Reading
Listen to the interview and fill in the mind map.
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What barriers does VR have?
Reading
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What is virtual reality and how does it work?
What are the examples of the practical applications of VR?
How can VR be used for highly developed technical industries such as medicine?
How will VR affect the different aspects of our everyday lives?
Are you optimistic about the future of VR?
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Careful Reading
Fill in the table with the information from the interview transcript. (P54)
What VR is
How it works
Applications
Barriers
Future
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What VR is; How it works
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Applications
A
B
C
D
A. in education
B. in medicine
C. in entertainment
D. in shopping
E
E. in travelling
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Barriers
Time, cost and technical limitations.
Future
There are endless possibilities.
Discussion
What is the future like with the development
of virtual reality?
Video
A look into the future year 2050
Language Points
1. When you wear a VR headset equipped with sensors and a screen, you are surrounded by three-D images, sounds and other sensory information. (lines 5-7)
sensor n. 传感器,敏感元件,探测设备
sensory adj. 感觉的,