Unit 4 A Glimpse of the Future Developing ideas Reading Writing & Presenting ideas 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

【学生版】Unit 4 Period 5 Writing & Presenting ideas（配套） 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To understand the main idea and specific information about a sci-fi story and write a reasonable ending of it 2 To present your idea on the daily life in the future 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To understand the main idea and specific information about a sci-fi story and write a reasonable ending of it Activity 1: Read the story and answer the questions. 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. Answers: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ________