Unit 4 A glimpse of the future Writing & Presenting ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 4 A glimpse of the future Writing, Presenting ideas & reflection Let's take a glimpse of the future: people living with robots and working with holograms（全息图） What if something goes wrong? The robotic prison governors stand beside the prison cells. What if they fall into the wrong hands or there's a prison breakout? Todd cried out in shock and waved his arm at the pale blue screen hovering (v. 悬停) above the breakfast table. The hologram news paused. “Carolyn,” he called across the kitchen, “did you see this?” His wife, Carolyn, was collecting her cereal from the breakfast robot. “What is it, honey?” she asked. Todd pointed at the floating blue screen. Carolyn read the headline: Another prison breakout: faulty robotics blamed. “Oh, don’t worry,” Carolyn chuckled. “That’s an old facility. The robots there were bound to break down sooner or later. Plus, I know for a fact that they weren’t well maintained,” she added. “Julius was telling me about it. That place isn’t as advanced as ours.” Read the material and answer the questions on P62. “But the report says that even new, regularly-maintained robots can break down,” Todd protested. “And in a maximum-security prison like yours, one small error could cause a lot of problems.” Carolyn smiled at him. “You worry too much,” she said. “Now, I’d better be going or I’ll be late for work.” She grabbed her bag from the kitchen counter and rushed out of the door. Todd heard the aircar start up outside. It was not until an hour later that he noticed that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table. 1 What happened to the prison and what was the cause? 2 What kind of job do you think Carolyn has? 3 Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what will happen next? Underline them. There was a prison breakout, caused by faulty robotics. She might be a prison governor. Another prison breakout faulty robotics blamed. Julius was telling me about it. That place isn’t as advanced as ours. But the report says that even new, regularly-maintained robots can break down. Foreshadowing is when the author gives a clue as to what is to come later in the story. This often appears at the beginning of a story, or a chapter, and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story. 伏笔 Setting Time: Place: Characters Plot Ending Think about what will happen next, based on the examples of foreshadowing you have underlined. Complete the notes to plan the rest of the story. + One possible answer: Setting Time Place Characters Plot Ending Near future (hologram news, breakfast robot, aircar) Family kitchen; the prison Todd: cautious, Carolyn's husband, notices Carolyn left her emergency device Carolyn: overconfident, a prison governor, rushes to work where there must be a prison break due to faulty robots Julius: Carolyn's colleague, works at the same prison, he mentioned the old facility's poor maintenance The news reports a prison breakout caused by faulty robotics and old facility. Carolyn believes her own prison is more advanced and safe. Todd warns that even new, well-maintained robots can fail, hinting at potential danger. Carolyn rushes to work, leaving her emergency call device behind. A robotic failure occurs at Carolyn's prison. Julius may be involved in the incident—he might be responsible for the incident. Todd discovers the forgotten device and heads to the prison for rescue. Carolyn solved the faulty robotics caused by Julius, with her husband Todd's help. Now make comments on your partner’s story and see whether the language style is consistent. Sample: Carolyn had a long commute to the prison, even by aircar. When she arrived, everything seemed normal, except for a robot lying at the front gate, motionless. It’s an old model, she thought. They broke down now and again. She passed through the gate, noting that everything else was apparently in order. But just as she closed her office door behind her, a loud alarm sounded. Carolyn’s blood froze. She had only ever heard that sound during drills. It can’t be! she thought. A general systems failure! She looked out of the reinforced glass of her office window into the prison below. Sure enough, the robots were out of control. Most had stopped moving at all. Some spun aimlessly around and around. But others were randomly operating things, including the cell gates, and she could see prisoners rushing out to freedom. “Grab the robots’ weapons and run!” shouted the prisoners. Carolyn opened her bag and reached for her emergency call device. Her heart sank as she realised she had left it at home. I need to call in the police, she thought. But how? Without the device, she couldn’t communicate. Nothing in the prison would work properly now. There was a voice behind her. “Looking for one of these?” Carolyn gasped. “Julius!” There was her second-in-command, holding an emergency caller in his hand. “What are you doing in my office?” “It should be my office!” snarled Julius. “I’ve worked here for forty years... and the City Commissioners gave you the job as prison governor! But now you’ll pay. You’ll all pay! I can make every robot in every prison in the city go crazy. The prisoners will escape, and the city will burn!” Then the door burst open, and the room was suddenly flooded with riot police. And there was... Todd! “I took the aircar over here to bring you this,” he said quietly, winking as he pushed the emergency call device secretly into her hands. I could see there was trouble, so I activated it to call in the police. “It was Julius,” said Carolyn, watching the police bundle Julius out of the door. “He’s gone mad.” “Sure,” said Todd. “But now we know how easy it is to cause a mass robot breakdown. You’ll have to write a report. Make some recommendations to upgrade the robots. “I know.” Carolyn slid from Todd’s hug and walked towards the door. She could see the police rounding up the prisoners. But right now, I’ve got a prison to run. Look at the pictures about the future and answer the questions. 1 What are the people doing in each picture? 2 Imagine and describe their daily lives. Would you like to live like this? a robot teacher a robot companion a robot babysitter 1.很有可能 肯定会 2.依靠 指望 3.将要发生 4. 改变主意 5. 通过 经历 仔细查看 6. 在…达成共识 对…取得一致意见 7. 存在于 在于 8. 彻底摧毁 完全消灭 9. 闲逛 游荡 10. 相比之下 11. 从长远来看 12. 别无选择只好做 13.be susceptible to 14.difference between ...and 15. on the whole 16. fall into the wrong hands Translate the following phrases be bound to do bank on on the horizon change one's mind go through agree on lie in/exist in wipe out hang out in contrast in the long run have no choice but to do 易受......影响 ...之间的区别 总的看来 落入不当之人手中 $