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

Unit 2 Period 4 Using Language (Ⅱ) Welcome or reject future changes 新 课 导 入 Look at the pictures and think about: Which kind of life do you like? Why? Which kind of life do you like? Why? 1.能通过阅读杂志专栏，了解其文本结构和语言特点， 并掌握议论文写作的一般方法； 2.能学会运用正反两方面的观点和论据，写一篇关于未 来科学技术发展的利与弊的议论文。 学习目标 课 堂 学 习 Pre-reading 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. What is a driverless car? Should We Fight New Technology? 1. What do you think will be included in the passage? 2. What kind of text is it? It talks about the question of whether we should be positive or negative for new technology. It’s an argumentative essay. Look at the title and answer the questions. While-reading Read the text and then decide whether the statements on page 21 are true (T) or false (F). 1 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. F F F T T Answer the following questions about the text. 2 describe the issue? _____ give an opinion? _____ discuss the advantages? _____ discuss the disadvantages? _____ 1. In which paragraph does the author: 1 4 3 2 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. 2. Underline the signpost words or phases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs? hence; nevertheless; on the one hand; on the other hand; for example; moreover; also; personally; nevertheless; of course. They are used to introduce the pros and cons, as well as the author'