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TeachersBookUnit809110
Unit8ScienceandTechnology
1.TopicPreview
·Whatassociationdothepreviouspicturesbringtoyou?
Advancedscienceandtechnology:
Picture1----informationtechnology
Picture2----Bird’sNestofBeijingOlympicGames
Picture3----Shenzhou7:
MannedSpaceship
Picture4----sharkskinswimsuit
Picture5----thegiganticbridgespanningHangzhouBay
·Whatchangesdoyouthinkmodernscienceandtechnologyhasbroughttoourlives?
Itmakesourlivesmucheasierandunexpected:
convenientcommunicationandtransportation,comfortablehouseholdappliances,workingenvironmentwithoutthelimitationoftimeandspace,andsoon.
·Whatdoyoufeelarethemostimpressiveeventsintherecentscienceandtechnology?
ThedevelopmentofChinesemannedspacecourse;theadvanceofinformationandelectronictechnology;theapplicationofscienceandtechnologyinthesportsgames,etc
·Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheelementofscienceandtechnologyin2008BeijingOlympicGames?
Thebuildingofthesportsstadiums;theapplicationofscienceandtechnologyintheopeningandclosingceremonies;sharkskinswimsuit;runningshoes,etc
·WhatdoesChinaneedmosttobecomeastrongpowerinscienceandtechnologyintheworld?
Thetrainingofthetalents;capitalinvestmentinscienceandtechnology;softenvironmentofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,etc
2.Listening
Volvo'sConceptCar
Hattori
Ofcourse,notalltrafficjamsarecausedbytoomanycars.BoneheaddriversImean,accidentsareanotherculprit.Well,initseffortstoreducetheaccidentrate,Volvohasunveileda$10millionsafetyconceptcar.Andsomeday,featuresfromthisvehiclemaygointocarsthatwecanafford.AnnKellantakesitforaspin.
AnnKellan,CNNCorrespondent
Most,ifnotall,carmanufacturerscreateconceptcarsyouwon'tfindinashowroombutareusedtohelpdeveloptechnologiesforfuturecars.Thisonefocusesonsafety.TenmilliondollarsofresearchandtechnologywentintothisVolvosafetyconceptcar.Thisbabyisloadedwithfeatures.Fromasee-throughpillarthatreducesadriver'sblindspotstosensorsandcomputersthatadjusttheseatsbasedonthelocationofthedriver'seyes,thegoal,toreduceaccidentsandimprovecomfortandsecurityontheroad.SowhenIgetin,thereisaneyesensorthatrecognizesme?
SteveRohanna,FordMotorCompany
That'sright.Itwillrecognizeyourfaceandyoureyes.
Kellan
Andadjusttheseat?
SteveRohanna
Anditadjuststheseatandthepedals,andthesteeringwheelandtheconsole,althoughtheseatdoesn'tgoforeandaft.
Kellan
Itdoesn'tgoback.
SteveRohanna
Wemovethepedalsinstead.
Kellan
Ford,bytheway,ownsVolvo.
SteveRohanna
Abigproblemtodayisparentsdon'ttaketheirboosterseatfromcartocarsothishasitbuiltrightin.
Kella
Andtheentireseatrisestogivekidsabetterviewoftheroadahead.Let'stakeitforatestdrive.
SteveRohanna
Wecantellwhenthere'sacarcominguponyou,whenyou'rechanginglanes.
Kellan
OK,herehecomes.
SteveRohanna
Youusethatone.Yousee,flashing.Noyoushouldn'tgoover.Youseetheredlinesflashingupthereonthewindscreen.
Kellan
Whatisittellingyou?
SteveRohanna
Youareapproachingthecartooquickly.Weareoverthatlinehere.Weshouldhearotherwarningsignals.Yes,thatwastheonethatpicksup...
Kellan
Overtheline.Andifyougotaflattire,youcan'tfeelit?
SteveRohanna
No.Yougetawarning.Thetirepressureiscomingdownonanyofthetires.
Kellan
Butyoucandriveonforacouplehundredmiles?
SteveRohanna
Yes,youcometoasafeplaceandchangetire.Thelightschangedependingonwhetheryou'reonahighwayorinthecity.Theyalso...
Kellan
Sotheyactuallymovewhenthesteeringwheelmoves,right?
SteveRohanna
Theymovewhenyou'returning,right,toilluminatewhereyou'regoingratherthantheroadinfront.
Kellan
There’sthatMicrosoftsoundagain.
SteveRohanna
Andtherearesixcomputersonboard.Thatredoneisaheatsensor.
Kellan
Towhat?
Totellitsomebodyisinthecar?
SteveRohanna
Exactly.
Kellan
Soyoudon'tleaveanybodyinthecar.Couldallthesesafetyfeaturescreateunsafedistractions?
DANIELJOHNSTON,VOLVO
Wewanttobeabletoputpeopleinthecarandseewhatkindofsituationsthey'reinwheretheycanbecomedistractedbytoomuchtechnologyandthenwestartlookingatthat.Isthereabenefittothatorisitadistractionandthentakeitout.
Kellan
Nowdon'texpecttoseeacarlikethisontheroadanytimesoon,thisisaprototype,butalotofthesafetyfeaturesinthiscarwillbeontheroadoverthenextfiveyears.
1.WhatfeaturesdoesthisVolvosafetyconceptcarhave?
Thisbabyisloadedwithfeatures.Fromasee-throughpillarthatreducesadriver'sblindspotstosensorsandcomputersthatadjusttheseatsbasedonthelocationofthedriver'seyes,thegoal,toreduceaccidentsandimprovecomfortandsecurityontheroad.
2.WhichcompanyownsVolvo?
FordownsVolvo.
3.WhatadvantagesdoestheboosterseatinVolvo’sconceptcarhave?
Thiscarhastheboosterseatbuiltrightin.Andtheentireseatrisestogivekidsabetterviewoftheroadahead.
4.Whatistheredlineflashingonthewindscreentellingthedriver?
Itistellingthedriverthatheisclosingtothecartooquickly.
5.Describethefeaturesofthelightsofthiscar.
Whenthedrivergetsaflattire,thelightschangedependingonwhetherheisonahighwayorinthecity.Thelightsmovewhenthesteeringwheelmoves.Theymovewhenthedriveristurningtoilluminatewherehe’sgoingratherthantheroadinfront.
6.Couldallthesesafetyfeaturescreateunsafedistractions?
HowdoesVolvosolvethatproblem?
Volvowantstobeabletoputpeopleinthecarandseewhatkindofsituationsthey'reinwheretheycanbecomedistractedbytoomuchtechnologyandthenitstartslookingatthat.Isthereabenefittothatorisitadistractionandthentakeitout.
7.Accordingtothenews,whenwillthesafetyfeaturesinthiscarbeontheroad?
Alotofthesafetyfeaturesinthiscarwillbeontheroadoverthenextfiveyears.
4.Discussion
1.Doesthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologymakeourliveseasier?
Proveyourviewwithexamples.
Yes:
convenienttelecommunicationandtransportation,comfortablehouseholdappliances,workingenvironmentwithoutthelimitationoftimeandspace,andsoon.
2.Whateconomic,socialorculturalfactorsdoyouthinkwillaffectthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology?
Investmentonresearchanddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology;People’sunderstandingoftheimportanceofscienceandtechnologytothenation;Thewholesociety’ssupportonthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology;Culturalacknowledgementandrespecttothescientistsandresearchers,andsoon.
3.Whatroledoesscienceandtechnologyplayinthedevelopmentofanation?
Scienceandtechnologyisthefirstproductiveforce.
Withoutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,thedevelopmentofotherfieldsofthenation,suchas,economy,politics,militaryaffairsandcultureisimpossible.
4.Whataspectsdoesscienceandtechnologyinclude?
Whichaspectdoyouthinkisthemostimportantpartinscienceandtechnology?
Invention,innovation,advancementofscienceandtechnology,patent,trainingoftalents,etc.
Theapplicationofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyforotherfieldsmaybethemostimportantpartinscienceandtechnology.
5.Whatnegativeaspectsdoyouthinkshouldbeavoidedwhenwedevelopscienceandtechnology?
Environmentalpollution,Misuseoroveruseofthehumanresources,andsoon.
6.Itissaidthattheworldrecordshavebeencontinuallybrokeninthe2008Olympicsduetothedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.What’syouropiniononthis?
Doesthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologybringpositiveornegativeeffectsontheadvancementofsports?
Why?
Positiveeffects:
easiertomakeprogressinsportsthanbefore;attractingmorepeopletotakepartinsports;advantageoustothepopularizationanddevelopmentofsports;
Negativeeffects:
Sportschallengetheultimatelimitofhumanbeings.Withthehelpofscienceandtechnology,thispointseemsweakened.
5.Recitation
EvenGodcannotchangethepast.—Agathon
即使上帝也无法改变过去。
—阿加索
Agathon(448–400BC)wasanAtheniantragicpoet.HeisbestknownforhisappearanceinPlato'sSymposium,whichdescribesthebanquetgiventocelebratehisobtainingaprizeforhisfirsttragedyattheLenaiain(416).HeisalsoaprominentcharacterinAristophanes'comedytheThesmophoriazousae.Agathonwasthelife-longcompanionofPausanias,whoalsoappearsintheSymposiumandinPlato'sProtagoras.[1]TogetherwithPausanias,AgathonlatermovedtothecourtofArchelaus,kingofMacedon,whowasrecruitingplaywrights;itisherethatheprobablydiedaround401BC.AgathonintroducedcertaininnovationsintotheGreektheater:
AristotletellsusthattheplotofhisAnthuswasoriginalandnot,aswasusualatthetime,borrowedfrommythologicalsubjects.Agathonwasalsothefirstplaywrighttowritechoralpartswhichwereapparentlyindependentfromthemainplotofhisplays.
Platoisdeartome,butdearerstillistruth.—Aristotle
我敬爱柏拉图,但更敬爱真理。
—亚里斯多德
Aristotle(384BC–322BC)wasaGreekphilosopher,astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat.Hewroteonmanysubjects,includingphysics,metaphysics,poetry,theater,music,logic,rhetoric,politics,government,ethics,biologyandzoology.
TogetherwithPlatoandSocrates(Plato'steacher),AristotleisoneofthemostimportantfoundingfiguresinWesternphilosophy.Hewasthefir
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