Unit 2 Using language 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Looking into the Future Using Language & Assessing Your Progress Unit 2　 Using Language automation nanobots global warming artificial intelligence cloning 1 2 3 4 5 Match the words with the pictures. Make predictions about future changes Listen for predictions When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction and forecast are also used quite often when making predictions. 听力技巧 Making predictions 进行预测的常用句式 I think/ believe/ predict that in the future… By 2030, we will… I can imagine/ forecast… One challenge will be… We will be doing… My prediction is that… In the distant future there will… I doubt/ don’t think that… We will have the opportunity to… We are going to… My prediction is that we human beings will be living on the earth as well as the other planets in 100 years. By the year 3000, special devices will automatically take care of your runny nose when you are sick. Should we fight new technology? Welcome or reject future changes 课文阅读理解 1.What did the company respond to the car accident? The company stopped selling the driverless car. The company apologized for the accident. The company ceased accepting the technology. The company paid much money to the families of the deceased. 2. The attitude of the author about new technology is________. A. positive B. negative C. critical D. unconcerned 3.From the passage we know the Amish_______ like living in large and polluted cities. live happily in the presence of new technology. advocate living a simple life. appreciate the lives of the rich and famous. 4. New technology has provided people with the benefits except ________ A. giving people lots of warning about potential natural disasters. B. making people far away from each other keep in touch easily. C. making it easier to find opportunities in life. D. making people live in and appreciate the natural environment. 5.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that_