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Integrated skills
Making a time capsule
Unit 4
Living with technology
capsules
What can a time capsule be used to do?
A time capsule is something shaped like a capsule, which is buried in the ground. You can put a variety of things in it as long as you have an inventive mind. These things are intended to show how we lived.
Anna is listening to Professor Chen’s talk on a radio programme about time capsules.Listen to the talk and complete the notes below.( Page 50).
Listening
Time capsules
Purpose of a time capsule
To provide a picture of (1) ____________________ at the time 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
almost anything
a letter or message to the future
In the 1939 World’s Fair, a time capsule was buried. What were put in?
various objects, like a toothbrush, a fountain pen, a baseball, a toy car, a small camera, microfilm rolls, a variety of seeds
a message written by Albert Einstein to make people in the future know the technological ____________ and social ___________.
life-changing
innovative
progress
problems
make a time capsule for students in our school in 2060.
To show our lives with technology,
2025
2060
Dear friends from the future,
Greetings from 2025! I hope this letter finds you well in the year 2050! Our time is Our time is rich in great technologies, which are bringing us considerable efficiency.
I have put a ______(life-changing ,innovative) in the time capsule for you to see. … (reasons) As you see, we benefit a lot from the advanced technology. However, …(social problems)
As is said, everything is a double edged sword…
2025
2060
Dear friends from the future,
Greetings from 2025! I hope this letter finds you well in the year 2050! Our time is Our time is rich in great technologies, which are bringing us considerable efficiency.
I have put a 3D printer in the time capsule for you to see, because we are able to turn digital 3D models into physical samples with the help of it, which is cost-effective and makes our life convenient. However,there are still some social problem like unemployment and environmental pollution.
As is said, everything is a double edged sword…
Library AI robots
AI–powered translation pens
I have put a(n) _______ in the time capsule for you to see,
(reason)
We are able to ________ with the help of it.
We are also using it to ________.
It enables us to ____________.(examples)
·search for books
·lead the way
·understand contexts
·translate sentences
drone
VR
…
3D printer
·turn digital 3D models
into physical samples
·make personalized items
Facial recognition is a way of identifying or confirming an individual’s identity using their face. Facial recognition systems can be used to identify people in photos, videos, or in real-time.
Facial recognition is a category of biometric security. Other forms of biometric software include voice recognition, fingerprint recognition, and eye retina or iris recognition. The technology is mostly used for security and law enforcement, though there is increasing interest in other areas of use.
social problems
environmental pollution
dumping of nuclear wastewater
cybercrime
war
security risk
etc...
privacy leakage
unemployment
overdeveploment of natural resources
Whatever happens, improve the shortcomings of the technology and live a healthier and more colorful life.
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