Unit 2 Looking into the Future Using Language听说课（教学课件）-【上好课】高二英语同步备课系列（人教版2019选择性必修第一册）

Using Language Listening And Speaking Make predictions about future changes UNIT2 LOOK INTO THE FUTURE Can you describe what does the future world like in science fiction? Lead in In science fiction,robots will be ruling the whole world. 对本课件使用有任何疑问，请联系小助手：naodong12 更多优质内容，请关注微信公众号【脑洞英语课堂】 In science fiction,cars will be driving on the road. In science fiction,spaceship will traveling freely at any coerners of cosmos. 1975年，当科幻小说家詹姆斯·冈恩首次出版《交错的世界——世界科幻图史》时，他在开篇中提到：“世界终于追上了科幻小说的脚步”。在进入21世纪之后，冈恩补充道：“世界终于追上了科幻小说，但科幻小说已不在那里。” Fiction or high technology,who comes first in the future? Why? The real world with high technology is much more wonderful than secience fiction. What do these pictures show? Match the words with pictures. ______ automation ______ nanobots (纳米机器人) ______ global warming ______ artificial intelligence (AI) ______ cloning 3 2 5 1 4 1 2 3 4 5 Pre-listening Discussion How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future? What challenges or opportunities might they bring? 1 2 3 4 5 Listen for predictions When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense, in particular the future tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction, and forecast, are also used to quite often when making predictions. Listen to a radio interview and fill in the table. Name Occupation Prediction Dr Han Vincent Black a computer scientist an architect Computers will be ________ than us in the future; people will also be programming computers __________________; we’ll be programming them to not think in ways that ___________________; we’ll also be creating machines to help people internally. There will be cities floating on water and people could _______________________________. cleverer to think like humans may harm humans move into housing in cities that float While-listening Discussion Work in pairs.Discuss whether you think Dr Han and Vincent Black are possible? Why or why not? Post-listening