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Using Language Reading For Writing
Welcome or Reject Future Changes
UNIT2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
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Every coin has two sides.
What can we conclude from the picture?
A driverless car is an automobile that has an autopilot(自动驾驶) system allowing it to safely move from one place to another without help from a human driver.
How about the driverless car?
Should We Fight New Technology?
Reading for structure
describe the issue
give an personal opinion
discuss the advantage
discuss the disadvantage
Signposts
Some words and phrases are used as signposts to help show a paragraph’s purpose. These usually come at the beginning or end of a paragraph. They are always set off using commas at the beginning of a sentence.
Signposts
标识性语言
Activity 2 Read for details
a specific event
different opinions
Para.1 describe the issue
different opinions
Various people
The Public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars.
Advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous.
Against
Hence, we should cease accepting technology just because it is new.
conclusion
The car company
apologised for the accident
Nevertheless, the company still claimed:
most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon
support
Signposts
The families of the deceased
It was not enough.
Against
Para.2-3
topic sentence
examples
make contrast
disadvantages
advantages
signpost
examples
who
where
How
Their attitudes
conclusion
It could even be argued that the Amish’s quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living in large, polluted cities.
A group of Christians
In rural America
They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or use the Internet
They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century
They will probably be living the same way in the distant future.
They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family and