高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第一册Unit 2 Looking into the Future评课ppt课件

这是一份高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第一册Unit 2 Looking into the Future评课ppt课件，共20页。

By the end f this sectin, yu will be able t:1. learn sme expressins abut predicting the future, such as I frecast, I believe that, and will be cleverer;2. grasp sme listening skills, like making predictins based n knwn infrmatin befre listening;3. get infrmatin abut predicting future changes after listening;4. use sme expressins abut predicting the future t describe future events, prblems r technlgies;5. cultivate yur critical thinking skills by expressing yur attitude t Dr Han and Vincent Black’s predictins.
Imagine life in the future. Hw d yu think technlgy will change ur lives?
We will be living in smart hmes.
Rbts will d almst everything.
What d these pictures shw? Match the wrds with the pictures.
_________ autmatin_________ nanbts (纳米机器人)_________ glbal warming_________ artificial intelligence (AI)_________ clning
Discuss these questins in grups.
1. Hw d yu think these events r such technlgy might develp in the future?2. What challenges might they bring?3. What pprtunities might they bring?
1. N dubt, AI will develp t the pint that humans and cmputers will be able t interface effrtlessly.2. With the develpment f AI, there may cme a time when it becmes a real issue as t whether a cmputer r machine has in fact achieved cnsciusness, and whether, as a cnscius being, it deserves the same rights as a human being.3. AI may help us slve prblems that are currently t big and verwhelming fr us t slve n ur wn. Fr example, cmplex AI mdels may be able t use given data t develp a wrkable slutin t glbal warming.
Sample Answer
Let’s learn hw t listen fr predictins abut future changes.
Listen fr predictinsWhen listening fr predictins, yu shuld listen fr the use f the future tense, in particular the future tense with will r will be ding. Wrds such as predict, predictin, and frecast, are als used quite ften when making predictins.
Future tense: will, will be ding, etc
Wrds: predictin, predict, frecast, etc
predict/frecast: t say what is likely t happen in the future
Listen t a radi interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictins abut the future, and answer the fllwing questins.
1. Where des this cnversatin take place?2. Wh are the speakers?3. What the tpic f the cnversatin?
1. In a studi.2. The interviewer and the guests f a prgram — tw experts frm different fields.3. It’s abut their predictins abut the future.
Extensive listening
Listen t the radi interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictins abut the future again, and then fill in the tables belw.
cmputerscientist
Cmputers will be cleverer than us in the future; peple will als be prgramming cmputers t think like humans; we’ll be prgramming them t nt think in ways that may harm humans; we’ll als be creating machines t help peple internally.
There will be cities flating n water and peple culd mve int husing in cities that flat.
Intensive listening
Cmputers wuld be clever than humans.
The sea level will rise by many metres.
Nanbts will be put inside ur bdies.
Cities flating n water will be built.
Our abilities will be increased.
Peple dn’t need t mve away frm the sea.
Hst: On tday’s episde f “Future Changes”, we talk with tw experts frm different _____, Dr Han and Vincent Black, t hear their predictins abut the future. First, Dr Han, culd yu please tell ur audience what yu d?Dr Han: __________. I’m a cmputer __________.Hst: And culd yu please tell us yur predictin?Dr Han: Yes, well, I _________ that cmputers will be cleverer than us in the future. I think that peple will als be ___________ cmputers t think like humans.Hst: That’s very interesting, but aren’t yu wrried that such cmputers wuld be dangerus?Dr Han: Nt at all. This is because we’ll be prgramming them t nt think in ways that may harm humans. In fact, we’ll als be creating _________ t help peple internally. Fr example, I think scientists will put sme small __________ machines, called nanbts, inside ur bdies t increase ur abilities.Hst: Ww! That wuld make each ne f us superhuman! And Vincent, culd yu please tell us abut yur jb?Vincent Black: Certainly. I’m an architect. I ________ buildings.Hst: And what is yur __________ abut the buildings f the future?Vincent Black: It’s abut the cities f the future, actually. I believe that cities flating n water are part f the wrld’s future.Hst: Oh, really? What might make us want t d that?Vincent Black: Yes. With ________ warming causing plar ice t melt, the sea ______ rising by many metres is a very realistic prspect. Instead f mving peple away frm the sea, I think that peple culd mve int husing in cities that flat.Hst: That sunds very __________. Culd yu please give us mre _________?Vincent Black: Sure. Well, I’ve __________ a plan by designing a city that brrws many ideas frm the giant water lily, a flwer that __________ n water. Mrever ...
intelligent
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Wrk in pairs. Discuss whether yu think Dr Han and Vincent Black’s predictins are pssible. Why r why nt?
In grups, brainstrm abut the future. Discuss these pints.
• future events r prblems the wrld might face• future technlgies• hw these things will change the way we live• the challenges and pprtunities these things might bring
★ What challenge r pprtunity might influence yu t chse yur future jb? ★ Can yu make any predictins abut yur future jb?Yu may rganise yur ideas by  presenting the challenges r pprtunities ffering the technlgies r slutins predicting the pssible effects
ccupatin: a dctr perfrming transplant peratinchallenges: hard t detect sme diseases at an early stage; lack f rgans fr transplanttechnlgies: nanbts — put int peple’s bdies; 3D printers — t create cpies f healthy rganspssible effects: help peple live a healthier life
Imagine that yu have a jb that makes yu an expert in the future. In pairs, interview each ther abut yur jbs and predictins. Use the expressins in the bx t help yu.
Making predictinsI think/believe/predict that in the future ...My predictin is that ... By 2030, we will ...In the (distant) future there will can imagine/frecast ...I dubt/dn’t think that challenge will be ...We will have the pprtunity t will be ding ...We are ging t ...
A: Gd afternn, Ms Zhang. Thank yu fr agreeing t d this interview. B: I’d lve t.A: First, culd yu please tell ur audience what yu d?B: Certainly. I’m a dctr. I perfrm transplant surgery every week.A: That sunds like a very high-tech jb. Hw d yu think the surgery will be perated in the future? D yu have any predictins abut that? B: Yes, well, I believe that dctrs in the future will have much better means t help peple. I can imagine that nanbts will be put in patients’ bdy t detect the illness. And in the future, there will be adequate supply f rgans fr patients wh need transplant.A: Well, that wuld be really gd news fr all f us. Culd yu please explain hw this will be pssible? B: Well, it will be pssible because f special 3D printers. In the future, dctrs will be using them in hspitals regularly t create healthy cpies f peple’s rgans. Then they will replace the unhealthy rgans with the healthy cpies.
Wrds and Expressins
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ vt. 预测；预言；预料 例句Nbdy culd predict the utcme.谁也无法预料结果如何。It is impssible t predict what will happen.预知未来的事是不可能的。 The trial is predicted t last fr mnths.预料审讯将持续数月之久。 拓展predictin n. 预测；预言 predictable adj. 可预见的；可预料的
frecast /ˈfɔːˌkɑːst/ vt. & n. 预测；预报搭配weather frecast 天气预测，天气预报the cmpany’s annual sales frecast 公司的年销售预测demand frecast 需求预测 例句The frecast said there wuld be sunny intervals and shwers.预报间晴，有阵雨。It is difficult t frecast hw the markets will react.很难预测市场会有什么样的反应。The situatin with the fires is develping negatively, as frecasts warned.根据预报的警告，大火情况正在往不好的方向发展。
ccupatin /ˌɒkju'peɪʃn/ n. 职业；占领 例句Please state yur name, age and ccupatin belw. 请在下面写明姓名、年龄和职业。Ntre Dame survived the vilence and the ccupatin f war.巴黎圣母院在暴力和战争占领中幸免于难。拓展ccupy v. （军事）占领，占据；任职，位居；使用（房屋、建筑），居住ccupied adj. （床、椅子、房间等）已被占用的； （地方）被占领的，遭侵占的； 忙于……的，从事……的