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Unit 2
“Future”, is a puzzling word for all the people in this world, including the scientists and the common. What will the world be like in five hundred year’s time? A thousand years’ time? Or more? Some people are pessimistic, and fear that things can only get wore because people may be slaves of the developed science and technology. Others are optimistic, looking forward to a better world and a happy life with the development of science and technology. In this Unit, we are given two texts about “smart cars”, a kind of intelligent products that bring so much convenience to people in the future. Then let’s come to Unit2 and learn something about “smart cars” in about 7 classes. .
Objectives in Unit 2: ⒈words and phrases:
alert application capability convert correlate decrease(increase) drastically eliminate expansion prototype manufacturing in the air take control of get/be stuck in turn(sth.) into/become a reality appropriate implement outline permanent thereby at the start of by means of in cooperation with ⒉structure:
① double prepositions ② V. + it +adj. + to do
③ “P.P” (present or past) is used as adjective to modify noun.
⒊ learn some techniques in expository writing (definition, quote, a mixture of facts and opinions, etc.)
4. writing: how to write a resume ( need explaining in detail)--- for homework to introduce next unit.
For the first period: (1st ,2nd class) have a revision of Unit 1 and come to Unit 2(words and phrases)
Text A Smart Cars
ⅠSOME QUESTIONS for group discussion: (30 minutes)
① What will the world be like in the future? (worse or better) What aspect do you think in the
world will change most?
— Worse: destroyed by the people themselves, war, depend excessively on advanced science and technology to become lazy, indifferent, lack love between people and people, the Judge Day.
— Better: make good use of science and technology to improve the world, a world garden, a society like Communist Society, happy life, share — Aspect: people’s life ,( way of thinking, custom)
② With the development of science and technology, what will happen to cars? What can be called
“smart cars”?
— In the film “007”, a “smart car ” is described. It was a transportation for Bond and the name was “the vanish”. It was a car of “adopted camouflage. Tiny cameras on all sides…project the image they see onto a light-emitting…polymer skin on the opposite side. For the casual eyes, it’s as good as invisible. Plus all the usual refinements, ejector seat…” ③ Would you like to drive a smart car? Why or why not?
Like—convenient, comfortable, a vehicle avoiding traffic accidents, safe, with many functions that we can imagine
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Do not like—can not enjoy the pleasure of driving a car, too complex ④ Free writing :
(Finish it in ten minutes)
*You may begin with the sentences:
A. If I could afford a car, I will buy one without hesitation because…….
B. Even if I could afford a car, I may not actually want to drive one because…... *State your viewpoints to the other students in your group
Ⅱ Background information (Introduction of Cars) : (10 minutes)
The invention of cars ─ The first self-propelled car was built by Nicolas Cugnot in 1769 which could attain speeds of up to 6 kms/hour. In 1771 he again designed another steam-driven engine which ran so fast that it rammed into a wall, recording the worlds first accident. Some famous brands of cars ─ General Motors
Ford Motor Company(Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda Volvo Jaguar Land Rover Aston Martin)
DaimlerChrysler （戴姆勒-克莱斯勒）(DaimlerChryslers’ passenger car brands include Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep?, Dodge and smart. Commercial vehicle brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western ,Star and Setra)
Toyota (Toyota is a world famous brand of cars. The company is in Japan)
Mercedes-Benz (This brand has stood for more than 100 years. It is a German company.)
From the questions we discussed in the above, we can get a general impression on the future world and the smart cars in the future. Smart cars that can see, hear, feel, smell, talk, and drive on their own… all that sounds like a dream maybe become a reality with the help of computer revolution and with the appearance of smart cars, the modern science and technology will bring some effects on man in the future possibly. Thereby, let’s look at the first text “Smart Cars”. Ⅲ TEXT ORGANIZATION: (15 minutes)
Part one paras 1—3 New technology will have a dramatic impact on cars and
highways in the 21st century.
Part two paras 4—9 With the aid of advanced technology, smart cars will be
designed that they can help eliminate traffic accidents, determine their own precise locations and warn of traffic jams.
Smart cars are superior to the ordinary cars in many ways: (let the students find
answers in this part)
① Smart cars can see, hear, feel, smell, talk, and act. ② They can eliminate most car accidents.
③ They can alert the police and provide precise location if stolen. ④ They can monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby. ⑤ They can alert the driver who feels drowsy.
⑥ They can locate your car precisely and warn of traffic jams.
Part three paras 10—13 GPS and “telematics” will make it possible to
build smart highways, which will benefit us in more than one way.
Ⅳ KEY POINTS in the text: (30 minutes) Part one
⒈questions: — What are the effects of the computer revolution?
— It brings the development of automobile industry and the appearance of the smart cars become possible.
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⒉language points: ① turn into/become a reality ─ Her dreams of being a college student
has turned into a reality.
②para1 phrase “remain unchanged” 保持一种状态 Keep warm remain untouched remain silent para2 rank as: put…in a class 被列为…
They all agree to rank Addison as a great essayist. …as among… (double preposition. Exercise 1 for structure)
para3 key (to): sth. that provides an answer (to a problem or a mystery)
General Motors Corporation 通用汽车公司
ITS program: 智能运输系统 Intelligent Transportation System program ITS improves transportation safety and mobility and enhances productivity through the use of advanced communications technologies.
Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) encompass a broad range of wireless and wire line communications-based information and electronics technologies. When integrated into the transportation system's infrastructure, and in vehicles themselves, these technologies relieve congestion, improve safety and enhance American productivity. Homework: ① review the key points we have leaned in the part one.
② preview the following text, find the difficult sentences, try to memorize the words
and expressions in the vocabulary.
For the second period: (3rd ,4th class) Part two
⒈questions: ① ─In what aspects are the smart cars superior to the ordinary cars? (text
organization 2)
② ─What new technology have already been adopted in developing the
cars? ─We have had the cars that can monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby; We have had the cars that can determine how sleepy you are as you drive; and in Japan cars with navigational capability have been built.
⒉ language points: para4 ① don’t bother to do: take trouble 麻烦 Don’t bother to
get dinner for me today; I’ll eat at a restaurant in town.
② via (prep.) 通过 by way of
④ in the air : uncertain— My plan are still quite in the air. There is a peculiar smell in the air. Para 5 ① scan for
② Should you make a serious mistake,… (subjunctive mood) If you should make a serious mistake,…
Para 6 ①MIT: 麻省理工学院Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the world’s leading research universities, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1865, the school was opened in Boston by geologist William Barton Rogers who became its first president. Throughout its history MIT has held a worldwide reputation for teaching and reach.
② underestimated/overestimated
Para 7 question: what are the two of the most frustrating things about driving a car? And how to overcome it ? ()
① tune to
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