Module 1 Life in the Future - Listening Reading - Cultural Corner 課件-高中英語(yǔ)外研版必修四

Module1LifeintheFutureListening(WB)+CulturalCorner+ReadingDecidewhomaymentionthefollowingpredictions.astronomer(天文學(xué)家)surgeon(外科醫(yī)生)

architect(建筑師)economists wildlifeexpert genetics(基因)scientistSharewithustheone(s)thatyoudisagreewithandtelluswhy.Readthepassageonpage9aboutsomewrongpredictions(somemightbepossible)andanalyzewhatmakesthemwrong.NoflyingmachinewillflyfromNewYorktoParis.

OrvilleWright,1908OnDecember17,1903,WilburandOrvilleWrightmadefourbriefflightswiththeirfirstpoweredaircraft.TheWrightbrothershadinventedthefirstsuccessfulairplane.2.Ithinkthereisaworldmarketformaybefivecomputers.

ThomasWatson,ChairmanofIBM,1943ThomasWatsonfoundedIBMin1911andcomputerbecamecommonduringthe1980s.3.Thirtyyearsfromnowpeoplewillbewearingclothesmadeofpaperwhichtheywillbeabletothrowawayafterwearingthemtwoorthreetimes.

Changingtimesmagazine,19574.Withthefirstmooncoloniespredictedforthe1970’s,workisnowinprogressonthetypesofbuildingrequiredformentostayinwhentheyarenowthemoon.

ArnoldB.Barach,19624.Withthefirstmooncoloniespredictedforthe1970’s,workisnowinprogressonthetypesofbuildingrequiredformentostayinwhentheyarenowthemoon.

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殖民地Readthepassageonpage9aboutsomewrongpredictions(somemightbepossible)andanalyzewhatmakesthemwrong.5.Wedon’tliketheirsound,andguitarmusicisonthewayout.

DeccaRecordingCo.rejectingtheBeatles,19626.Bytheyear2000,housewiveswillprobablyhavearobotshapedlikeaboxwithonelargeeyeonthetop,severalarmsandhands,andlongnarrowpadsonthesideformovingabout.

NewYorkTimes,19667.Bythemid-1980’snoonewilleverneedtohideakeyunderthedoormatagain,becausetherewon’tbeanykeys.

ComputerscientistChristopherEvans,19796.Bytheyear2000,housewiveswillprobablyhavearobotshapedlikeaboxwithonelargeeyeonthetop,severalarmsandhands,andlongnarrowpadsonthesideformovingabout.7.Bythemid-1980’snoonewilleverneedtohideakeyunderthedoormatagain,becausetherewon’tbeanykeys.[‘d??m?t]

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Whatmakesthepredictionswrong/bad?Possibleanswers:Theypredictorswerelimited/restrictedbytheircurrentknowledgeanddidn’tlookatthingsfromtheperspectiveofdevelopmentandtendedtobeconservative(保守的).Theyfailedtofollowthedevelopmenttrend/tendency.Theirpredictionsweremadebasedmainlyoncurrenttechnologicalpossibilityinsteadofhuman’sneed.Theywereconstrained(局限)inconventionalthinkingandfailedtothinkoutofthebox.Fashion/Current/PopCultureishardtopredict.Futureisnotmadebypredictionsbutcreation.

Makingpredictionsitselfisariskybusiness.……Sincemakingpredictionsisariskybusiness,whydoweconstantlymakepredictionsaboutthefuture?Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutthecityofthefuture？

Humanbeingsareagroupofcuriouscreatures.PartsMainIdeaPart1Part2ThingsweknowforsureaboutwhatthecityofthefuturewilllooklikePredictions

madebytheUSstudentsabouthowtorunacityinthefuturealternativeenergycrimeschoolspublicservicesshoppingenvironmenttrafficweatherentertainmentReadthepassageonpage2andtickthetopicswhicharementionedandgetthemainideaofeachpart.

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Readthetextcarefullyandfindoutthefollowinginformation.A.Thingsweknowforsureaboutthefuturecity

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Measurestakentocareabouttheenvironment

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A.Thingsweknowforsureaboutthecityofthefuture.

1.Thecitiesofthefuturearegoingto____________________

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________________________willbecomemoreandmoreimportantas____________________________________.Carefortheenvironmenttheearth’snaturalresourcesrunoutB.Measurestakentocarefortheenvironment:

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recycledmaterialsWastingfewernaturalresources.Relyingmoreonalternativeenergy

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C.PredictionsmadebytheUSstudentsabouthowtorunacityinthefuture.Garbageshipswillsendwastematerials