Unit 4 Living with technology Integrated Skills课件-2023-2024学年译林版（2020）高中英语选择性必修第二册

Unit 4 Living with technology Integrated skills Warming up 1. Have you heard of a time capsule? 2. What is a time capsule used for? 1. Why did they decide to make a time capsule? 2. What did they put in the time capsule? Anna is listening to Professor Chen’s talk on a radio programme about time capsules. Listen and finish the exercises. Listen to the talk and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle the incorrect information in the false statements and correct it in the blanks. (1) In a “letter to the future”, the writer might describe his/her hopes and worries for the future. (T/F) ___________________________________________________________ (2)The time capsule associated with Steve Jobs was 15 feet long. (T/F) ___________________________________________________________ F (worries→ wishes) F (15 → 13) (3) The 1983 time capsule was intended to be buried for 30 years. (T/F) ___________________________________________________________ (4) The maker of the 2008 time capsule was worried that the Earth might suffer a terrible disaster. (T/F) ___________________________________________________________ F (30 → 17) T Listen to the talk again and complete the notes below. Time capsules Purpose of a time capsule To provide a picture of (1) ____________________ at the tme it was created Things to be put in a time capsule Almost anything A “letter to the future” Famous time capsules In 1983, Steve Jobs donated (2) __________ from his computer to be put in a time capsule, which was opened in (3) ________. A time capsule was launched to (4) _____________________________ in 2008. It contains a list of humanity’s most important achievements and personal messages, as well as copies of the (5) _______ of famous people like Stephen Hawking. what life was like the mouse 2013 the International Space Station DNA Anna is reading an introduction to the time capsule at the 1939 World’s Fair. Read the introduction and