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Unit 4 Informatioan Technology
Topic Talk
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Quote... Unquote
The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanise production.(机械化) The Second used electric power to create mass production.(大规模生产) The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production.(自动化生产)
---Klaus Martin Schwab
克劳斯·马丁·施瓦布
A German engineer and economist, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.
第一次工业革命使用水和蒸汽动力来实现机械化生产。第二次革命利用电力创造了大规模生产。第三阶段使用电子和信息技术实现自动化生产。
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Information technology
Pair work
In what way do you use it?
How has it changed people’s daily life?
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Why do you use it?
Example: I often shop for various things online, because it’s convenient to compare the quality and prices from different online shops.
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Text Builder---Information Technology
I love exploring new technologies, because they ____________ .
I use apps to ____________ online.
I also like chatting online. It ____________. Well, too much chatting online ______________.
Reasons
are so convenient, make life easier, enable better communication
provide convenience/education/information
Uses
Effects/Impacts
chat, communicative, buy things, find information, learn about new things
makes communication convenient/me feel less lonely
helps me develop new friendships
enables people to communicate better
makes us self-focused/live in an unreal world/addicted to it
takes a lot of time
does not encourage face-to-face communication
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Tapescripts
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1. enable vt.使可能;使发生;使能够
教材原句 I love exploring new technologies, because they enable better communication.
eg: In a word, good listening can really enable us to get closer to each other.
enable sb to do sth 使sb能做sth
The government is unable to address the issue appropriately.
adj 不能胜任的,不会的
We should take responsibility for tending to the disabled.
adj丧失能力的,有残疾的
英语中加 “en”前缀变动词:
enlarge v.扩大 enrich v. 使丰富
endanger v.使遭遇危险;危及 encourage v.鼓舞,鼓励
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