Unit 4 A glimpse of the future Writing&Presenting ideas课件 2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 4 Period 5 Writing & Presenting ideas 新 课 导 入 What do you think of robots? Will they work for humans in the future? 课 堂 学 习 1 Read the story and answer the questions. 1 What happened to the prison and what was the cause? 2 What kind of job do you think Carolyn has? 3 Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what will happen next? Underline them. Todd cried out in shock and waved his arm at the pale blue screen hovering above the breakfast table. The hologram news paused. “Carolyn,” he called across the kitchen, “did you see this?” His wife, Carolyn, was collecting her cereal from the breakfast robot. “What is it, honey?” she asked. Todd pointed at the floating blue screen. Carolyn read the headline: Another prison breakout: faulty robotics blamed. “Oh, don’t worry,” Carolyn chuckled. “That’s an old facility. The robots there were bound to break down sooner or later. Plus, I know for a fact that they weren’t well maintained,” she added. “Julius was telling me about it. That place isn’t as advanced as ours.” “But the report says that even new, regularly-maintained robots can break down,” Todd protested. “And in a maximum-security prison like yours, one small error could cause a lot of problems.” Carolyn smiled at him. “You worry too much,” she said. “Now, I’d better be going or I’ll be late for work.” She grabbed her bag from the kitchen counter and rushed out of the door. Todd heard the aircar start up outside. It was not until an hour later that he noticed that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table. 1 What happened to the prison and what was the cause? 2 What kind of job do you think Carolyn has? 3 Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what will happen next? Underline them. There was a prison breakout, caused by faulty robotics. She might be a prison governor. Another prison breakout faulty robotics blamed. Julius was telling me about it. That place isn’t as advanced as ours. But the report says that even new, regul