Unit4LivingwithtechnologyIntegratedskills(2)—SpeakingandwritingBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.talkaboutyourpredictionoflifeinthefuture;2.

discussdetailedinformationaboutyourtimecapsulesfor2050;3.

introduceaproductofthefuture.Lead-inWhatwillyouwritetothefuturegenerations?SpeakingInpairs,discussideasforyourtimecapsulethatwillbeopenedin2050withthehelpofthefollowingquestionstomakeupadialogue.Whatwouldyouliketotellpeopleinthefuture?Imaginethatyouneedtoputatechnologicalproductinthetimecapsule.Whatwouldyouchoose?why?Whathopesandwishesdoyouhaveforthefuture?

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TipUsingtoneandstressappropriatelyInconversation,yourtoneandstressoncertainwordshelpexpressyourideasandemotionsbetter.Forexample,youcanusearisingtonetocheckorconfirmsomethingwithyourpartner,evenwhenwhatyousayisnotaquestion.Ifyoustress“wonderful”whensaying“Itisawonderfulinvention.”,itshowsyouthinkhighlyoftheinvention.A:Let’sbeginourletterwithadescriptionoftheworldnowtohelppeoplein2050understandhowwelive.Forexample,we’recurrentlylivinginanexcitingtimefullofamazingscientificandtechnologicaldiscoveries.B:Yes!Wecanmentionsomeimportanttechnologiesthataffectourlivesgreatly,liketheInternetandartificialintelligence.Withoutthem,thesmartphoneweusetodaywouldn’tbepossible.A:Goodidea!Wecouldputmyoldsmartphoneinthecapsuleforthemtoseewhatitlookslikeandtellthemmoreaboutitintheletter.B:They’llbeimpressedforsure!Smartphonesallowustodomanythingsfromanywhereandatanytime:videocalling,surfingtheInternet,shoppingonline,andfindingourwayswithvirtualdirections.SampleA:Exactly!Ithinkthey’llbeinterestedtoknowhowsmartphonesmakeourlivesmoreconvenientandalsohowadvancedtheyareinourtime,especiallyasarelativelynewinvention.Iwonderifpeopleofthefuturewillstillbeusingsmartphones.Whatdoyouthink?B:Perhaps.Maybethey’llusesometypeofsmartimplanttechnology.Thatwouldbeamazing!A:Itwouldbe.However,Ithinkweshouldalsomentionourcurrentconcernsaboutpeoplerelyingtoomuchontechnology.B:Right.Thenwecanconcludeourletterwithourhopesforthefuture.Wehopethatpeoplewillhaveamorebalancedrelationshipwithtechnology.WritingWritealettertopeoplein2050.UseyourideasfrompartCandtheinformationinpartsAandBtohelpyou.Learningaboutthestructure

Whenwritingalettertopeopleinthefuture,followthestructurebelow:Describewhatlifeislikeinyourtime.Focusononetechnologicalproductandexplainhowitischangingpeople’slives.Concludeyourletterwithyourhopesandwishesforthefuture.PlanningyourwritingItisagoodideatogivespecificstatementsratherthangeneralones,whichmakesiteasiertogetyourideasacross.Forexample:Wearelivinginagreatage.(general)WearelivinginanagewhentheInternetmakesitpossibleforustostayconnectedwhereverweare.(specific)Learningaboutwritingtechniques

Alettertopeoplein2050Dearfriendsfromthefuture,Greetingsfromthepast!Wearecurrentlylivinginanexcitingtimethatisfullofamazingdiscoveries,especiallyinscienceandtechnology.SomeespeciallyimportanttechnologiesthatweusetodayaretheInternetandartificialintelligence,withoutwhichthesmartphonewouldnotbepossible.Ihaveplacedatypicalsmartphoneinthetimecapsuleforyoutosee.Thesmartphoneisarelativelynewinvention,butthesedayspeoplecouldhardlylivewithoutit.Itisextremelyimportantformostpeoplebecauseitmakesourlivesmoreinterestingandconvenient.SampleWeusethesmartphoneformanythingsbesidesmessagingandcalling,suchassurfingtheInternet,shoppingonline,andusingvirtualdirections.Ialsohavealotofphotosonitaboutmydailylife,suchasthefoodIeat,theclothesIwearandthesportIplay.Iwonderifyoustillusesmartphonesinthefutureorifyouinsteadusesometypeofsmartimplanttechnology!Inthefuture,Ihopethatyouwillhaveamorebalancedlifewithtechnology.Isometimesthinkthatwerelytoomuchonit.WhileIdonotwanttolosetheadvantagessmartphonesandothertechnologiesbring,itwouldbeniceforpeopletospendabitlesstimeusingthem.Thatisallfornow!Ihopeyouenjoyedseeingwhatlifeislikeinmytime!

Yours,JessieChen

本單元寫作要求為寫一篇介紹新發(fā)明的文章，屬于說明文體裁。寫作時應(yīng)注意重點(diǎn)介紹該發(fā)明的外觀、功能、適用人群等。常用表達(dá)1.Theinventionofpaperisagreatcontributiontohumancivilization.2.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s.3.SinceI’minterestedincomputerscienceverymuch,Iwouldverymuchliketotakecoursesrelatedtocomputers.4.Inaword,ifwehadsuchamagicwatch,ourlifewouldbecomemoreconvenient.5.IhavelongbeeninterestedinspaceexplorationsoIwanttolearnalotaboutit.假定你發(fā)明的“飛行單車”在學(xué)?？萍脊?jié)中獲獎，被推薦參加一個國際青少年科技展覽。請根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)介紹你的發(fā)明：1．外觀：兩個輪子，兩只翅膀；2．用途：行駛于地面和空中，可拍照，能遠(yuǎn)距離交流通話；3．特點(diǎn)：速度快，使用太陽能，環(huán)保；4．適用人群：18－50歲之間。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。寫作要求是一篇介紹新發(fā)明的文章。寫作時應(yīng)注意下列幾點(diǎn)：1．確定文體：這是一篇說明文，寫作時注意重點(diǎn)介紹該發(fā)明的外觀、功能、適用人群等，注意介紹的條理性。2．主體時態(tài)：以一般現(xiàn)在時為主。3．主體人稱：以第三人稱為主。第一步審題謀篇[審題]第一段：開門見山，介紹飛行單車及其外觀；第二段：介紹飛行單車的用途和特點(diǎn)；第三段：介紹飛行單車的適用人群。[謀篇]1.裝備著……2.能夠做某事3.在較短的時間內(nèi)4.提供動力

vt.5.太陽能6.環(huán)保的adj._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________beequippedwithbecapableofdoingsthinashortertimepowersolarenergyenvironment--friendly第二步遣詞造句[核心詞匯][連詞成句]1．我的發(fā)明是一種飛行單車，它裝備有兩個輪子和兩只翅膀。Myinventionisaflyingbike,and______________________________________.2．飛行單車能拍照，還能讓騎手與遠(yuǎn)距離的其他人交流通話。Theflyingbike_______________________________,anditenablestherider_____________________________________.3．飛行單車速度很快，所以騎手可以在較短的時間內(nèi)到達(dá)更遠(yuǎn)的地方。Theflyingbikeisveryfast__________________________________________.4．此外，它是由太陽能提供動力的，這意味著它是環(huán)保的。________________________________________________________________itisequippedwithtwowheelsandtwowingsiscapableoftakingphotostocommunicatewithothersinthedistancesotheridercangettofartherplacesinashortertimeBesides,itispoweredbysolarenergy,whichmeansitisenvironment-friendly.第三步句式升級1．用非限制性定語從句改寫句1。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2．用notonly...butalso的部分倒裝句改寫第三步中的句2。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Myinventionisaflyingbike,whichisequippedwithtwowheelsandtwowings.Notonlyistheflyingbikecapableoftakingphotos,butitalsoenablestheridertocommunicatewithothersinthedistance.用適當(dāng)?shù)倪^渡詞語，把以上詞匯和句式，再加上聯(lián)想內(nèi)容，組成一篇英語短文。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第四步

組句成篇Remembertocheckyourwritingafteryoufinishandexchangedraftsbetweenyouandyourpartner.Payattentiontothefollowingaspects:□Punctuation □Spelling