Unit 4 Living with technology Extended reading 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

Unit 4 Living with technology Extended reading By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. summarize the related information about VR; 2. give examples of the applications of VR; 3. describe the future development of VR. Lead-in 1. What technology behind the video is? Virtual Reality 2. Have you heard of or used Virtual Reality (VR)? If ever, share with us. I have played a VR video game once in a shopping centre. I was wearing a device like a helmet on my head and holding two gamepads in my hands during the game. Once you put the helmet on, you are in a different world with shiny backgrounds and vivid images. I felt a bit dizzy after playing the game, but it became better after several minutes. Pre-reading What questions would you ask if you had the chance to interview an expert in this field? If I were given the chance, I would ask him the following questions. What is VR？ How does it function？ In what fields can it be used？ How will it develop in the future？ While-reading 1. What’s the genre of this passage? The passage is a transcript of an _________ between ________________ _________________ and ________________________. an industry-leading an expert in virtual reality interview Fast-reading for main ideas tech magazine editor 2. Read the interview and list the questions Susan asked. What is virtual reality and how does it work? (L2) What are the examples of the practical applications of VR? (L10) How can VR be used for highly developed technical industries such as medicine? (L22) How will VR affect the different aspects of our everyday lives?(L31-32) What barriers does VR have? (L43) Are you optimistic about the future of VR? (L52) We can get the main idea of an interview by going after the questions that the reporter comes up with. 3. The interview mainly talks about ___________________________ __________________________________________________________ what VR is, how it works as well as