Period TheGeneralIdeaofThisThereadingmaterialisabusinessproposalaboutRealCine,avirtualrealitycinema,whichissupportedbyextraordinarytechnology.Studentsarerequiredtolearnsomeinformationabouthowthisproductworks,whyitisbetterthanordinarycinema,andhowitcanbeusedinmanyotherways.Thereadingstrategyofthisunitteachesstudentsthebasiccharacteristicsofabusinessproposal.Studentsareexpectedtoknowthatthelanguageforaproposalshouldbeclearandpersuasive,theinformationshouldbedetailedandconvincing,andthattheauthorneedstobeobjective.Studentsareexpectedtomasterthisstrategyand emorecompetentinreadingabusinessproposal.HelpthestudentstounderstandthetextHowtoreadabusinessTeachingMethodAmultimediacomputerandaKnowledgeandGetthestudentstoknowaboutwhatavirtualrealitycinemaisbyreadingthebusinessGetthestudentstoknowwhatsentencepatternsareusedinbusinessproposal.Improvestudents’readingability.ProcessandThereadingstrategyofthisunitteachesstudentsthebasiccharacteristicsofabusinessGraspdifferentreadingFeelingsandTeachthestudentsthatlifeinthefutureisbeautifulandthattheyshouldlovelife.Workhardforourfuturelife. T:Goodmorning,class!Ss:Goodmorning,Sir! 2Lead-inT:(Chooseseveralpicturesfromthefilm HarryPotter inclass.)Doyoulikeit?Whydoyoulikewatchingthisfilm?S:Yes.IthinkitisS:Ilikethecharacter—HarryPotter.S:Iappreciatetheinterestingstory.S:Iliketheclevergirlinthefilm. 3Fast-T:Thearticleinthissectionisabusinessproposalwhichintroducesanewbusinessidea.SkimandscantheproposalandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.SuggestedA1.avirtualrealitycinemaiscalledAllfiveofourMyninety-year-old 4CarefulT:Nowreadtheproposalagain.ThistimeyoushouldreaditcarefullyandcompletePartC1.Iwillgiveyoutenminutestodoit.SuggestedC1:1.TheproposalisaboutavirtualrealityThetechnologybehindthisproductisvirtualTheywearspecialVRheadsetsandAstrawsensordeliversthespecialfoodanddrinkchemicalsintotheviewer’sHeattendedaWorldCupfinalasthecaptainoftheBrazilianfootballteamandscoredthewinninggoal.Hewasaskedtosignhisnameforhisfans.BecauseVRisnotTheycouldbetrainedusingRealCinewithouttheriskofbeingsentintoaburningT:NowdoPartC2.Iwillgiveyoufiveminutestofillinthechart.Bequick!Suggestedanswers:C2:1.Paragraphs3and2.Paragraphs2,5and3Paragraph 5ReadingT:We’vereadapassageaboutbusinessproposal.WillyoupleasereadthereadingstrategyonPage(StudentsreadT:CanyousaysomethingabouthowtoreadabusinessS1:Firstofall,Ithink,weshouldknowsomethingaboutthecharactersoftheproposal.S2:Yes.Abusinessproposalisanorsuggestionthatintroducesanewbusinessidea.T:Nowlet’ssumitup.(ShowthefollowingontheAsuccessfulbusinessproposalneedstobeobjectiveandthatdetailedinformationandconvincingfactsorexamplestogetherwiththepassivevoicearefrequentlyused.Therefore,whenreadingabusinessproposal,wecanfocusonthesefeatures.Step6GroupT:DoyouthinkwatchingaHarryPotterfilminRealCineismoreexcitingandinterestingthaninanordinarycinema?Whyorwhynot?Haveafour-peoplediscussion.Nowprepareit. 7SummaryandT:Todaywelearnedabusinessletter.Afterclassgoontalkingandreadtheproposalagain,preparingforthelanguagepoints.TheDesignoftheWritingontheUnit3 Period2 ThreequestionsinPartWhatisthenameoftheHowmanyoftheviewer’ssensesdoesthisproductWhowentonavirtualtriptoAfrica?Readingstrategy:HowtoreadabusinessproposalGroupDiscussionDoyouthinkwatchingaHarryPotterfilminRealCineismoreexcitingandinterestingthaninanordinarycinema?Whyorwhynot?ReferenceforAboutvirtualrealityAvirtualrealitycinemaisonewherecomputergraphics,soundeffects,chemicallyproducedodoursandelectricalsensorsareusedtocreateacompleteenvironment,givingpeopletheopportunitytohaveanenhancedinctiveexperiencebyexcitingallfiveoftheirsenses.Sensorsthataretriggeredbymovementareusedtomaketheparticipantfeelasiftheyaremovingthroughthisartificialenvironment.Websiteabout/virtualHealthCareintheWantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeopleaboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanother,andhowthisnewconnectivityisbeingexploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient—nomatterwhereheorshemaybe.Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormalsymptoms(癥狀)arethemostexample.Increasingly,however,remotediagnosis(診斷)willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata(生理數(shù)據(jù))fromtheactualpatient.AgroupfromtheUniversityofKentuckyhasshownthatbyusingaldataassistanceplusaphone,itisperfectlypracticaltosendapatient’simportantsignsovertheephone.Withthiskindofequipment,thecryaskingwhethertherewasadoctorinthehousecouldwellbeathingofthepast.Othermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingemedicinetocare.Andatleastoneteamwantstouseemedicineasatoolfordisasterneed—especiallyafterearthquakes.Onthewhole,thetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataandexperts’opinions.Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth(寬帶isthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplex(復(fù)雜的)medicalpicturesaroundtheworldCTphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthmunicationsalitesmaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchasearthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetandthird-generationphonesforthefutureofremotemedicalservice.Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsformedicaldiagnosis,trainingandemedicine.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunications,thenewshouldstartanewtimewhenemedicineandthesharingofmedicalinformation,experts’opinionsdiagnosisareManyexpertscominthatthemediatoooftentakeadvantageofthesciencefictionaspectsofnanotech(納米技術(shù)).ReportsofnanotechoftenrefertoK.EricDrexler’sbookEnginesofCreations,whichpredictsanagefullofdominantmolecular(分子的)manufacturingandaworldwithoutmaterialscarcity.Whateverhumansneedwillonedaybebuiltcheaplywithmicroscopicself-replicatingmachines(微細自我修復(fù)機)thatputatomstogethertocreatecopiesofanythingaliveintheworld—fromtreestohumanbodies.Infact,thescientificcommunityisdeeplydividedoverwhetherself-replicatingmachinesarepossible.Iftheyare,majordangerscouldexist.Mr.Drexlerhimselfthoughtthatself-replicatingmachinescouldprobablygooutofcontrol.Hewritesinhisbookthatman-made“nts”with“l(fā)eavesnomoreefficientthantoday’ssolarcellscouldwinoverrealnts,crowdingtheearthwithleavesthatarenotsuitabletobeeaten.Tough‘bacteria’couldbemorecompetitivethantherealbacteria:Theycouldspreadeverywhere,replicateswiftly,andreducetheearthtodustinamatterofdays.”Criticsofnanotechhavemadeuseofsuchimages,callingforadelayoncommercialnanotechunti