1、Looking into the futureUnit 2 Using language Welcome or reject future changesWhat is a driverless car?A driverless car is an automobile（汽車） that has an autopilot(自動駕駛) system allowing it to safely move from one place to another without help from a human driver.Lead in課堂檢測5. 一方面6. 沒有.7. 崇尚簡單生活8. 重視.9

2、. 關心奢侈品10. 欣賞自然環境11. 甚至可以說1. 令人震驚的新聞標題2. 無人駕駛模式3. 停止做某事4. 為某事道歉1. a shocking headline2. driverless mode3. cease doing sth.4. apologize for sth.1. on the one hand2. in the absence of 3. advocate a simple life4. with an emphasis on5. care about luxuries6. appreciate the natural environment7. It could

3、even be argued that12.從.中獲益13. 社交媒體14. 健康監測儀15. 當然16. 一個可怕的前景17. 從積極的一面去18.看待1. benefit from2. social media3. health monitor4. of course5. a scary prospect6. look on the positive side ofRead for main ideaThe text mainly shows _ of new technology as well as _.pros and cons the authors own opinionRead

4、 the passage quickly and draw the structure. In which paragraphs does the author: describe the issue?_ discuss the disadvantages?_ discuss the advantages?_ give an opinion?_Para.1Para. 4Para. 3Para. 2StructurePara 2-4Read and find out the main idea for each paragraph. On the one hand,On the other ha

5、nd,Personally,Some words and phrases are used as signposts to help show a paras purpose and logic between paras.DisadvantagesAdvantages“My” opinionActivity 2 Read for detailsPara.1 Introduction oppose the idea ofdangerousunnecessarycease.just becausenewstill claimed that.HenceNeverthelessa specific

6、event/ accidentdifferent opinionsActivity 2 Read for detailsthe Amishweather-tracking the Internet Para.2-3 Pros and Cons Topic sentencegive examplesPara.4 Own opinion positivescaryTopic sentencegive examples(personal experience)acceptActivity 2 Read for detailsRead for main informationRead the text

7、 and then decide whether the statements on page are true (T) or false (F).1. A person died in an accident while driving a car. 2. The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives.3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather- tracking computer programes.4. Building large

8、 networks through social media helps us find new opportunities.5. The author uses a health monitor to know how much exercise he/she needs.F Just a headlineF They think simple life is better.F give warning to peopleTTPara.1 Introduction a specific eventdifferent opinionsPara.2 Cons Para.3 Pros Para.4

9、 Own opinion Topic Activity 5 WritingGive examplesmake contrastTopic sentenceTopic sentencePersonal experienceShould We Carry Out the Clone Research? 本單元的寫作任務：正反對比類議論文正反對比類議論文是從正反兩方面辯證地說明某個觀點的議論文。寫作指導1.此類文章的結構一般為:引語正方觀點反方觀點結論2.文章要做到要點完整條理清晰.各段之間層次清楚,以使文章顯得有條理.從段落內部的層次講,每一段一般又分為三部分:主題句擴展句和總結句.3.常用一般現

10、在時.正反觀點議論文萬能模板: Recently our class had a heated discussion about whether_. Opinions are divided on this issue. The students who are in favor of the idea hold the view that _ should _. The reason why they are for it are as follows. To start with_ . Besides_. Whats more , _. On the contrary, the other

11、 students who are against it think _ should not _ .For one thing_. For another _. Whats worse , _ . In my opinion, we should _ , for _. Universal template萬能模板:書面表達：假如你是李華,學校論壇英文版想邀請你寫一篇介紹微信(WeChat)利弊的文章,刊登在論壇上。要點如下:1.微信的益處;2.微信的弊端;3.你的看法。注意:1.詞數80左右;2.可適當增加細節,以使行文連貫。議論文：微信的利弊一般現在時第三人稱為主第一段：微信受歡迎，但要客

12、觀看待微信第二段：益處:微信拉近了人們之間的距離；可以找到傾訴心事的朋友。弊端：有虛假信息，容易讓人上當受騙。體裁話題時態人稱文章架構 We Should Advocate WeChat第三段：自己的觀點合理利用微信。Useful ExpressionsUseful ExpressionsMore and more people are beginning to use Wechat and some have even become addicted to it. However, WeChat has both advantages and disadvantages.WeChat rea

13、lly shortens the distance between people. No matter where we are we can easily get in touch with our friends. Besides, we can find friends to whom we can tell our secrets. However it also has disadvantages. First, some information offered on WeChat is false and it may result in people being cheated.

14、 Second, some people spend too much time on WeChat, greatly influencing their normal life.As far as I am concerned, WeChat is convenient but we should use it properly.連句成文正反觀點議論文萬能模板: Recently our class had a heated discussion about whether_. Opinions are divided on this issue. The students who are

15、in favor of the idea hold the view that _ should _. The reason why they are for it are as follows. To start with_ . Besides_. Whats more , _. On the contrary, the other students who are against it think _ should not _ .For one thing_. For another _. Whats worse , _ . In my opinion, we should _ , for

16、 _.Step3 Universal template萬能模板:最近你班同學就你市政府擬開發一處歷史遺跡的話題展開了激烈的討論。請就此話題并參考下面的表格寫一篇80詞左右的英文短文，介紹討論的情況并發表你的看法。贊成方應開發利用以便吸引更多的游客來旅游觀光反對方應保持原樣，避免遭到人為破壞你的看法參考詞匯：歷史遺跡historic site 開發 exploit舉一反三 Recently, students in my class have held a heated debate on whether the government should exploit a historic site in our city. Some students are in favour of the idea. They think the historic site is worth exploiting, which will make people learn more about history. Whats more, it can attract more visitors to our city, which will impr