3 unit 4 Science and TechnologyWord格式.docx
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1.Learnsomenewsciencetheoryandtechnology(掌握一些科技词汇,了解新的科技理论)
2.Learntoemploythefollowingkeywordsandphrasesintopractice(本课重点词汇及短语)
arraybewilderbloomcontradictconvertethicdisastrousevolveinnovateliteraturenegativeobsoleteproposeprosperitysegmentcatchone’sbreathtobeexactoutoftheordinarycorrelationevaluatedelicatelyrequireresonateatouchofkeeptabsonapprehendbadgebrochuredeterioratedisconcertingdisposesuspicious
3.LearnsomeEnglishgrammar(掌握英语中的情态动词)
4.Masterthemethodoflistening(4)(掌握听力的方法4)
方法步骤(TeachingapproachesandMethods):
1.Usingmulti-mediateachingequipment(应用多媒体教学手段)
2.Group-Discussion(分组讨论――了解当今飞速发展的高科技)
器材保障(TeachingFacilitiesRequired):
Computer,Projector,Recorder(电脑、投影仪、录音机)
教学内容与时间安排(TeachingContentsandTimeAllotment):
课堂教学
1-2
Preparation&
Listening-centeredActivities
3-4
In-classReading:
TooFast?
5-6
After-classReading
四级考试解题技巧-翻译
多媒体网络学习
7-8
Quiz&
Exercises
四级习题训练
教学过程(TeachingProcedures):
(第一、二课时)
课前让学员通过教学网络平台预习,搜集与主题相关的词汇和知识。
http:
//10.4.37.66
Introduction(文化背景知识介绍)
Scienceisknowledgeoffacts,lawsandrelationshipsthatisobtainedthroughsystematicobservationandexperimentation.Whenwethinkofsciencewenormallythinkofexactscienceslikebiology,chemistryandphysics.Butmanyotherbranchesofscienceshavedevelopedoverthepastcentury.Sociologyandpsychology,forexample,arenotexactsciencesalthoughtheirfindingsarebasedontheprinciplesofscientificinvestigation.
Sincemostpeopleinsocietydonotworkasscientists,theytendtoperceivescienceasitaffectsthemintheirdailylives.Inotherwords,theyseethepracticalandtheappliedaspectsofscience.Scientificknowledgeappliedtopracticalusesisnormallyreferredtoastechnology.Robotics,forinstance,isabranchoftechnologyinvolvingthestudyandproductionofmanlikemachinescapableofperforminghumantasks.Formanyyears,robotsbelongedtotherealmofsciencefictionbutnowtheyareusedinvariousmanufacturingsectorincludingtheautoindustry.Robotshavebecomeincreasinglycomplexandsophisticated.Sopeoplepredictthat,inthenottoodistantfuture,robotswillbecapableoffeelingthesameemotionsashumans.Itishardtoimagineanemotionallyindependentmachine,butmanyofthethingswetakeforgrantednowwereonceconsideredtoberidiculousdreams.
Thetechnologicalchangesthattookplaceinthe20thcenturyrevolutionizedvirtuallyeveryaspectoflifefromcommunicationtomaterialcomfort.Inthespaceoftwoorthreegenerations,peoplewitnessedmajoradvancesinmedicalresearch,nuclearenergyandspaceexploration.Insomecases,theyhavemadelifemoreconvenientandmoreenjoyable.Inothercases,however,theyhaveresultedinaseriouserosionofourprivacy.Informationandactivitiesthatweconsiderprivatearenowreadilyavailabletopublicandprivateagencies.Whetherwelikeitornot,wearebeingwatchedandmonitoredonaregularbasis.
Videomachines,computerizedbankingandtheInternethaveallaffectedourlivesinonewayoranother.Insomecases,theyhavemadelifemoreconvenientandmoreenjoyable.Inothercases,however,theyhaveresultedinaseriouserosionofourprivacy.Informationandactivitiesthatweconsiderprivatearenowreadilyavailabletopublicandprivateagencies.Whetherwelikeitnownot,earebeingwatchedormonitoredonaregularbasis.
Despitethenegativereactionswhichmanytechnologicalinventionshavegeneratedinrecentyears,somepeoplestillregardscienceinapositivelightandlookforwardtowakingupinthedistantfuture.Suchisthecaseforpeoplewhobelievethatliquidnitrogenholdsthekeytothelong-termpreservationofthebody.Thesepeopleoftenbelievethatdeathismerelyanillness,whichsciencewilleventuallybeabletocure.Theirhopesseemstrangetoday.Butwhoknowswhatthefuturewillbring?
PartOnePreparation
1.Cloudydaysintomorrowland
Indoingthisactivity,Iwouldtrytodrawthestudents’attentiontowhatactuallyhappened.
1)WilburWright’sprediction
OrvilleWrightandWilburWrightarefamousformakingthefirstpoweredflightintheiraircraftin1903,atKittyHawk,NorthCarolina.
2)H.G.Well’sprediction
HerbertGeorgeWellswasanEnglishnovelist.AfterstudyingbiologywithT.H.Huxley,hewrotesomeoftheearliestscience-fictionnovels,suchasTheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorld.Thesecombinedpoliticalsatire,warningsaboutthedangerousnewpowersofscience,andahopeforthefuture.
Thepredictionmeans:
Idon’tthinkthatsubmarineswilldoanythingexceptcausepeopletodie(becauseofhelackofair)andmoveabouthelplesslyinwater.
H.G.Wellsfailedtopredicttheimportantrolethatsubmarineshaveplayed.
3)FerdinandFoch’sprediction:
FerdinandFochwasaFrenchgeneral.Hestronglysupportedtheuseofoffensivewarfare,whichresultedinmanyofhis20thCorpsbeingkilledbyGermanmachine-gunsinAugust1914.HebecameSupremeCommanderofallAlliedForcesontheWesternFrontinearly1918,andservedadtheseniorFrenchrepresentativeatehArmisticeNegotiations.
Hefailedtopredicttheroleoftheairplaneinmilitaryaffairs.
4)HoraceRackham’sprediction
HenryFordwasanAmericanindustrialistandmakerofthefirstmotorcars.HesetuptheFordMotorCompanyin1903,designedthefamousModelTcarin1908andover15millioncarshadbeensoldbeforethemodelwasdiscontinuedin1928.heisknownasoneofherichestmostsuccessfulAmericanbusinessmen.
5)DrLeedeForest’sprediciton
LeedeForestwasanAmericaninventorwhowasapioneerinthedevelopmentofradiocommunication
Hefailedtopredictthemagicpowerthatsciencecanmake.Mancannowgotothemoononspaceflight.
6)WilliamOrton’sprediction
AlexanderGrahamBellwasaScottishscientistandinventorwholivedintheUSandCanada,bestknowforinventingthetelephonein1876.HealsostartedtheBellTelephoneCompany.
7)PopularMechanics’predictionaboutthesizeofcomputer
Thefirstcomputerweightedseveraltons.
2.Makingyourownpredictions
Sampleanswers
1)Medicine
Inthe21stcentury,cancerandAIDSwillnolongerbeconsidereddeadlydiseases.Wonderdrugswillbedevelopedtocureallkindsofdiseases.Medicinewillbedevelopedtopreventaging,andpeoplewilllivemuchlongerthannow.Technologywilldevelopsothatadeadbodycanbekeptforseveralyearsandthenberevived.
Therewillbeallkindsofadvancedequipmentinhospitalsanddoctorsornurseswillbeabletomonitorthepatientswithoutgoingtothewards.Thus“visits”canbemorefrequent.Thehospitalwardswillbecleanandbright,butthemedicalcostswillbemuchhigher.
2)Computertechnology
Computertechnologywillbegreatlydevelopedinthe21stcentury.Morepeoplewillhaveaccesstocomputers.Therewillbecomputersinalmostallfamilies,offices,evensmallstreet-sidestores.Peoplewillbeabletoworkwithoutleavinghome.Peoplewillbeabletoorderallkindsofthingsthroughcomputeranddeliverywillbemuchfaster.Alotofsalesclerkswillbelaidoff.
Thefuturecommuterswillbesmallerinsizeandfasterinspeed.Pocketcomputerswillbeabletocomeintobeinginthenearfutureandthepricewillbelower.Moreandmorepeoplecanaffordcomputersandmultimediacomputertechnologywillgraduallymaketelevision,CVDandDVDdisappear.
3)Education
Therewillbenonationalentranceexamandeveryonewillhavethechancetoreceivecollegeeducationsolongastheycanaffordit.Therewon’tbesomanylecturesonthecollegecampus.Studentscanlearnbythemselvesusingcomputersoftware,andwatchingeducationalprogramonTV.Studentswillhavemorefreedominchoosingandchangingtheirmajors.
PartTwoListening-CenteredActivities
ListeningI
Tapescript
Mom:
Well,therearenoifs,ands,andbutsaboutit,Annaiscompletelyathomewithallthistechnology.
Dad:
Isn’titgreat?
Shedoesn'
thavethefearweoncehave.It’samazingtothinkthathergenerationhasgrownupwithVCRs,answeringmachines,cordlessphones,computergames….Theytakeallthatstuffforgranted.
That’sforsure.TothinktherearekidsofheragewhohaveneverchangedaTVchannelwithoutaremotecontrol!
Canyouimagine?
I’msureyou’reright.Hey—rememberouroldcomputer?
HowcouldIforgetit?
Idon’teverwanttoseethatolddinosauragain.
Oh,comeon.
Really.Itmademesofrustrated.
Well,it’struethatnewcomputersaremuch,muchbetterthantheoldones.Butstill,it’shardformetolearnprogramsevenonthenewcomputers.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Youknow,I’vebeenthinkingthatmaybeweshouldtakeaneveningclass.Whatdoyouthink?
Wecouldgetababysitter.
wow…I’mreallygladtohearyousaythatbecauseI’vethoughtalotabouttakingaclass,butI’vealwaysdraggedmyfeet.Idon’tknowwhy,really.
Lookatyou!
You’rereallyworkinghardatthatcomputer!
Nothingcouldtearmeaway.Youknow,ifitweren’tforourclass,I’dbeinabindrightnowtryingtofigureoutwhattodo.ButI’mdoingOK.Theclassreallyhelps.
That’sthetruth.Ipreferateachertoaninstructionmanual.Hey—didItellyout
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