Unit 2 Looking into the Future Using Language (II) 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 2 Using Language (II) 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1.To understand textual structure and linguistic characteristics of argumentative writing 2. To write an argumentative essay on the pros and cons of future scientific and technological development 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一：To understand textual structure and linguistic characteristics of argumentative writing Activity 1: Read the text and then decide whether the statements on page 21 are true (T) or false (F). 1. A person died in an accident while driving a car. 2. The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives. 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather- tracking computer programmes. 4. Building large networks through social media helps us find new opportunities. 5. The author uses a health monitor to know how much exercise he/she needs. Activity 2: Read Paragraph 1, try to find out the answers to the questions below and fill in the chart. 1 Who are mentioned in the first paragraph? 2 What are their attitudes towards driverless cars? 3 Can you find any evidence to support their attitudes? Should we fight driverless cars? Side Attitude Opinion Activity 3: Read paragraphs 2~4, find the topic sentence of each paragraph and its supporting evidence. Should we fight new technology? Paragraph Topic sentence Supporting 2 3 4 Activity 4: Answer the following questions about the text. 1. In which paragraphs does the author: describe the issue?__________ give an opinion?___________ discuss the advantages?___________ discuss the disadvantages?__________ 2. Find the signpost words or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why did