Unit 3 The world of Science Starting out & Listening and Speaking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 3 The world of science Starting out & Listening&Speaking 1.Have you ever read these novels? 2.Have you noticed any inventions in the novels? Starting out Activity1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 3.Read the inventions from these novels and choose those that have become a reality. Harry threw the cloak(斗篷,披风) aound his shoulders...Harry looked down at his feet, but they were gone. Presently(现在,目前) I am going to press the lever(操纵杆,控制杆) and the machine will go off. It will vanish(突然不见,消失), pass into future, and disappear. A faint(微弱的) blue light shot (射出光线,放射)across it, darkening(变暗) to purple and presently(不久,随即) she could see the image(影像,图像) of her son, who lived on the other side of the earth, and he could see her. Instead of being printed, the Earth Chronicle(地球编年史), in interesting converstions with reporters, statesmen, and scientists, is spoken to subscribers(订阅者) who learn the news of the day. It is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling. It is the first novel in the Harry Potter series and Rowling's debut(初次登台,初次亮相) novel. The Time Machine is a science fiction novella(短片小说,中篇故事) by H.G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative(框架叙事文). The work is generally credited with(对...有功) the popularisation(普及) of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel forwards and backwards in time. The term "time machine", coined (创造新单词)by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle. 8. darken 9. image 10. the Earth Chronicle 11. subscriber 12. debut 13. a frame narrative 14. is credited with 15. concept 16. operator 17. universally 18. coin 1. press 2. shoot 3. gunpowder 4. cloak 5. presently 6. vanish 7. faint words study In the Year 2889 is a 1967 science fiction film about the aftermath(后果) of a future nuclear war. A nuclear war has wiped out (彻底摧毁)most of Earth's population. The film follows a group of survivors who are holed up(躲藏) in a secluded (隐蔽的)valley and must protect themselves from rising radiation(辐射) levels, mutants(突变异体怪物), and in some cases, each other. The Machine Stops is a science fiction short story by E.M. Forster. The story, set in a world where almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of Earth and each individual lives in isolation(孤立,隔离) in a “cell” (细胞,小牢房)relying on a giant machine to provide their needs, predicted future technologies such as instant messaging and the Internet. be set in isolation cell rely on instant messaging aftermath wipe out hole up seclude radiation 27. rely on 28. instant messaging words study Which inventions have become a reality? The third and fourth inventions have become a reality. People nowadays can have video chats with each other via mobile phones and computers connected to the Internet. And many newspapers have offered their readers free digital editions. Furthermore, live chat rooms make it possible for people to communicate with reporters, statesmen and scientists. examples? With these inventions making our life more convenient, can you further imagine life in the year 3000? cloak presently press lever vanish faint darken image the earth chronicle subscriber debut narrative be credited with popularisation coin v universally be set in isolation cell rely on sb to do sth instant message aftermath wipe out hole up secluded radiation video chat digital edition live chat room concept Watch the video about life in the year 3000 and answer what life will be like in the year 3000. Activity2 What life will be like in the year 3000? 1. We’ll be wearing special clothes that can change according to our surroundings. 2. We’ll just take a pill to make us small enough to visit and explore tiny things ourselves. 3. Our cars will be able to fly and go underwater. 4. We'll be going on holiday to other planets. 5. We'll apply special technology to our brains, and use it to translate any foreign language as we hear it. 6. We'll develop medicines that can easily cure diseases like cancer and AIDS. 7. We'll be able to live for more than 120 years. Watch the video about life in the year 3000 again and discuss the following questions. 1.Which of the inventions in the video interest you most? Why? 2.Which of the inventions in the video do you think will become a reality? 3.Of all the inventions in the world, which do you think is the most useful? why? Activity 3 Life in the Year 3000 Narrator: A lot has changed over the last thousand years. We’re better dressed and better-looking. We’re better educated. We travel more widely. We’re healthier and on average, we live much longer lives. Things seem to be getting better and better. So what will life be like in the year 3000? Girl: in the year 3000, we’ll be wearing special clothes that can change according to our surroundings. Whether it’s cold and wet or hot and dry, our clothes will change to keep us feeling comfortable. Boy: And when we have science lessons at school, we won’t need to use microscopes to see tiny things like cells. We’ll just take a pill to make us small enough to visit and explore them ourselves! Man: Our cars will be able to fly and go underwater. This will make it a lot easier to travel to another country or even another continent. Boy: And we'll be going on holiday to other planets, too! Girl: Yes, I'd love to spend my summer holiday relaxing on the Moon or climbing the mountains on Mars! Woman: We'll apply special technology to our brains, and use it to translate any foreign language as we hear it. When we travel, we'll be able to understand and speak to everyone! Old man: We'll develop medicines that can easily cure diseases like cancer and AIDS. What's more, we'll be able to live for more than 120 years. That means even at the age of 50, we'll still be young! Can we cure Alzheimer’s disease? Promisingly, we will cure Alzheimer’s disease in the year 3000. At that time, all of us must be smart and young. But nowadays it is still troubling us. $$