Unit 2 Looking into the future Using Language Writing 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Using language - Writing Welcome or reject future changes Unit 2 Looking into the future To understand people’s different attitudes towards the development of technology through reading To express your opinion about technology’s development in the future To learn to write an essay on your point of view Lead-in Watch the video and answer the question Why did Steve Jobs ban his kids from using phones? Lead-in Show your opinions on using the smart phone Smart phones are widely used in our daily life. However, people’s attitudes towards smart phones vary from person to person. Now brainstorm the possible advantages and disadvantages of smart phones. Advantages Disadvantages chatting online; getting latest news; handy for everyday use ... containing harmful radiation; causing addiction; a waste of time costly ... Pre-reading Discuss the following questions 1. What’s your point of view on new technology? 2. What are some of the new devices or apps have you been using recently? Are they helpful or distracting? Pre-reading An introduction of driverless car A driverless car is an automobile that has an autopilot (自动驾驶) system allowing it to safely move from one place to another without help from a human driver. While-reading Fast reading: Read and find out the main idea of the passage. The text mainly talks about the people’s attitudes to the ____________________ by the examples of some people who live happily without __________________ and some who _______________ new technology. advances in technology new technology benefit from While-reading Careful reading: Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. A person died in an accident while driving a car. 2. The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives. in driverless mode advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community F F While-reading Careful reading: Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather-tracking computer games. 4. Building large networks through social media helps us find new opportunities. 5. The author uses a health monitor to know how much exercise he/she needs. warned F T T While-reading Careful reading: Read the first paragraph and complete the table below. Should we fight driverless cars? Side Attitude Opinion various people the families of the deceased the car company Yes Yes No …the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. …were unnecessary and could even be dangerous. …should cease accepting technology just because it is new. …still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon. While-reading An introduction of the Amish Amish While-reading Careful reading: Answer the following questions about the text 1. In which paragraph does the author: describe the issue? _____ give an opinion? _____ discuss the advantages? _____ discuss the disadvantages? _____ 1 4 3 2 Signposts Some words and phrases are used as signposts to help show a paragraph’s purpose. These usually come at the beginning or end of a paragraph. While-reading Careful reading: Answer the following questions about the text 2. Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraphs? On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily… While-reading Careful reading: Answer the following questions about the text While-reading Careful reading: Answer the following questions about the text They are used to introduce the pros and cons, and to introduce the author’s own opinion. While-reading Careful reading: Answer the following questions about the text 3. Why did the author decide to write about the topic? Because the author read a newspaper article and wanted to reflect on it. A passage’s writing purpose is something that arises people’s thinking. Usually it often lies in the first paragraph of a passage. The structure of the passage introduction: an accident of a driverless car different ideas on using new technology people living a simple life and not using new technology people enjoying the life of new technology the writer's opinion While-reading While-reading Careful reading: Read the paragraphs 2-4 and complete the table below. Should we fight driverless cars? Para. Topic sentence Supporting evidence 2 There are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. Probably the most well-known are the Amish… They advocated a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community. The Amish’s quality of life is better since… While-reading Careful reading: Read the paragraphs 2-4 and complete the table below. Should we fight driverless cars? Para. Topic sentence Supporting evidence 3 New technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years. The latest weather-tracking computer programmes…, which saves many lives. The Internet had made it possible for… on opposite sides of the world. It has also made finding opportunities… using social media. While-reading Careful reading: Read the paragraphs 2-4 and complete the table below. Should we fight driverless cars? Para. Topic sentence Supporting evidence 4 I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances. I found my career as… through a social media network. My health monitor, … get into the best shape of my life. I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it. Post-reading Use what you have learnt to express your opinion in an essay about the changes that could be caused by advances in technology. 1. Work in groups. Brainstorm some future advances in technology, and their possible advantages and disadvantages. Advance in technology Advance Disadvantage Post-reading Use what you have learnt to express your opinion in an essay about the changes that could be caused by advances in technology. 2. Choose one of these advances in technology and answer the questions. 3. Write your opinion in an essay. Why do you want to write about this topic? What’s your own opinion on the topic? Post-reading Some useful expressions Useful expressions to express your opinion in an essay: On the one hand ... On the other hand ... Personally ... Moreover ... Nevertheless ... ... Share your essay with the rest of the class. $$