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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:
⒈
words 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
⒉
structure:
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:
(1
st
,2
nd
class)
have
a
revision
of
Unit
1
and
come
to
Unit
2(words
and
phrases)
Text A
Smart Cars
Ⅰ
SOME 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…proje
ct
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?
1
Like
—
convenient,
comfortable, a vehicle avoiding traffic accidents,
safe, with many functions that
we can
imagine
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 coul
d
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
V
olvo
Jaguar
Land Rover
Aston
Martin)
DaimlerChrysler
（戴姆
勒
-
克莱斯勒）
(DaimlerCh
ryslers’ 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
so
me 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
21
st
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 dri
ving
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.
2
Ⅳ
KEY
POINTS in the text: (30 minutes)
Part
one
⒈
questions:
—
What are the effects of
the computer revolution?
—
It brings the development of automobile
industry and the
appearance of the
smart cars become possible.
⒉
language points:
①
turn
into/beco
me a reality ─ Her dreams of
being a college student
has turned into
a reality.
②
para1
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:
(3
rd
,4
th
class)
Part two
⒈
questions:
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 cond
itions 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
tod
ay; 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,…
(subjunct
ive mood)
3
If you should make a
serious mistake,…
Para 6
①
MIT:
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
②
They make it possible to determine your
location…
V
. + it
+adj. + to do
Exercise 2 for structure
Para 8
convert (to)
─change from
one form or use to another (followed by
into/to)
The signal will be
converted into digital code.
Para
9
correlate
─
have
a
mutual
relationship
or
connection,
in
which
one
thing
affects
or
depends on another (followed by
with/to)
A
mothers smoking in pregnancy correlates with low
birth weight in her baby.
Part three:
⒈
questions:
How
to
use
GPS
and
“telematics”
in
automobile
industry
in
the
future?
What are the benefits?
—Blind individuals could use GPS…the
list of potential uses is endless; put the smart
cars on smart
high ways
—
This
could
prove
to
be
an
environmental
boon
as
well,
saving
fuel,
reducing
traffic
jams,
decreasing air
pollution, as serving as an alternative to highway
expansion.
⒉
language
points:
①
be
poised
to
do:
(be
ready
to
do)
The
automobile
company
is
poised
to launch its new advertising campaign.
②
…as the price of microchips
drops
to below
a penny a
piece…
double preposition
(exercise on page52)
③
GPS:
全球性定位系统
The
Global
Positioning
System
(GPS)
is
a
satellite-based
navigation
system
made
up
of
a
network
of
24
satellites
placed
into
orbit
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Defense.
GPS
was
originally
intended
for
military
applications,
but
in
the
1980s,
the
government
made
the
system
available
for
civilian
use.
GPS
works
in
any
weather conditions, anywhere in the
world, 24 hours a day. There are no subscription
fees
or setup charges to use GPS.
Homework:
①
review the
whole text, especially the key points. Learn to
analysis and translate
some long
sentences if necessary.
②
finish the exercises.
For the third period:
(5
th
class)
Have
a
dictation
and
explain
the
rest
exercises
of
text
A,
especially
the
words,
phrases
and
translation, help the
students memorize all the language points.
Dictation:
turn
it
into
reality
automobile
industry
manufacturing
industry
start
up
the engine
alert the
police
get stuck in traffic
a precise
frequency
decreasing air
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