UNIT2LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTUREUsingLanguageReadingforWritingLead-in:Watchtheclipofvideoandanswerthequestion:

1.What’syouropiniononthisnewtechnology—driverlesscars?

2.Doyouthinkitissafetorideindriverlesscars?Nowpleasereadpara1andsummarizepeople’sdifferentopinionstowardsdriverlesscars.Para1differentopinionstowardsdriverlesscarsVariouspeopleThePublicshouldopposetheideaofdevelopingdriverlesscars.Advancesintechnologywereunnecessaryandcouldevenbedangerous.AgainstThefamiliesofthedeceasedItwasnotenough.Hence,weshouldceaseacceptingtechnologyjustbecauseitisnew.conclusionAgainstThecarcompanyNevertheless,thecompanystillclaimed:mostpeoplewouldbetravellingindriverlesscarsonedaysoonInfavorofSignposts

Para2Ontheonehand,therearemanydifferentgroupsofpeoplearoundtheworldwholivehappilyintheabsenceofnewtechnology.

whowhereHowTheirattitudesconclusionItcouldevenbearguedthattheAmish’squalityoflifeisbettersincetheyliveinandappreciatethenaturalenvironmentratherthanlivinginlarge,pollutedcities.AgroupofChristiansInruralAmericaTheydonotownordrivecars,watchTV,orusetheInternetTheyhavelivedmainlyasfarmerssincethe28thcenturyTheywillprobablybelivingthesamewayinthedistantfuture.Theyadvocateasimplelifewithanemphasisonhardwork,familyandcommunity.Theythinkthatisbetterthancaringaboutluxuriesorfollowing.Structureofpara3BenefitsofnewtechnologyweathertrackingcomputerprogramsGivepeoplelotsofwarningsaboutnaturaldisastersandsavemanylivesBenefitsoftheInternetTheinternethasmadeitpossibleforpeopletokeepintouchfaraway.IthasalsomadefindingopportunitiesinlifemucheasierExample1Example2OntheotherhandsignpostsignpostStructureofpara4PersonallyIhavebenefitedquitealotfromtechnologicaladvances.careerIfoundmycareerasanAIdesignerthroughasocialmedianetwork.healthmonitorMyhealthmonitor,whichIwearallthetime,hasalsohelpedmegetintothebestshapeofmylife.Ofcourse,whennewtechnologychangesthewaywelive,itcanbeascaryprospect.Example1Example2ConclusionNevertheless,Iwillalwayslookonthepositivesideofchangeandacceptitratherthanresistit.InfavorofNewtechnologyWhat'sthemainideaofthetext?It’saboutthe_____________and______________ofnewtechnologyandtheauthor’sownopinion.advantagesdisadvantagesReadingActivity:Readanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.Apersondiedinanaccidentwhiledrivingacar.Passengerdieswhencarcrashesindriverlessmode(Para1)2.TheAmishavoidnewtechnologybecausetheydonotwanttohavegoodlives.TheAmishthinkasimplelifeisbetter.(Para2)FF3.Manydisastershavebeenpreventedbyweather-trackingcomputerprogrammes.Thelatestweather-trackingcomputerprogrammesgivepeoplelotsofwarningsaboutpotentialnaturaldisasters.(Para3)4.Buildinglargenetworksthroughsocialmediahelpsusfindnewopportunities.5.Theauthorusesahealthmonitortoknowhowmuchexercisehe/sheneeds.ReadingActivity:Readanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).FTTShouldWeFightNewTechnology?Inwhichparagraphsdoestheauthor:?describetheissue? ________________?giveanopinion? ________________?discusstheadvantages? ________________?discussthedisadvantages?________________ReadingActivity:Readandfindoutthestructure.Para.1Para.4Para.3Para.2Robots

areplayinganimportantroleinbothindustryandourdailylifenow.Somepeoplethinkthatrobotsareveryimportanttohuman’sfuturedevelopment.Forexample,theycandodangeroustasksforhumanbeingsandimprovetheefficiencyofwork.Othersthinkthattheyaredangerousandhavenegativeeffectsonthesociety.Forexample,leadtopeople'spoorcreativity,flexibilityandself-motivation.Inmyopinion,theadvantagesprevailoverthedisadvantagesaslongaswecanusethemproperly.ConclusionBodyadvantagedisadvantageIntroductiongiveanopinionHowtowriteaneffectiveargumentativeessay?IntroductoryparagraphThehotissueprovidesyourtopicandbackgroundinformationforyourreaderstounderstandyourposition/thesisstatement(論點(diǎn)）

Bodyparagraphslayoutthesupportingpointsinfavorofyourargument.

TheadvantageThedisadvantagethearguments（論據(jù)）&supportingexamples

UsingdataandothersupportingevidenceConclusionStateyourpositionandargumentsHeadline:makeaclaimAddresspotentialobjectionstotheclaim

Thetopicof...(主題)isbecomingmoreandmorepopularrecently.Therearetwosidesofopinionsaboutit.

Somepeoplebelievethat①----------------（觀點(diǎn)一）.Forexample,②-------------（舉例或提供論據(jù)證明）．Inmyopinion,Ineverthinkthisreasoncanbethepoint.Foronething,①----------(我不同意該看法的理由一).Foranotherthing,②------(反對(duì)的理由之二）

WhileothersthinkthatBisabetterchoiceinthefollowingthreereasons.Firstly,...(支持B的理由一).Secondly(besides),...(理由二).Thirdly(Finally),...(理由三).

Frommypointofview,Ithink...(我的觀點(diǎn)).Thereasonisthat...(原因).Asamatteroffact,therearesomeotherreasonstoexplainmychoice.Forme,theformerissurelyawisechoice.寫作模板寫作實(shí)踐分步演練目標(biāo)二假設(shè)你是李華，最近你班就“使用手機(jī)的利與弊”進(jìn)行了討論，請(qǐng)根據(jù)討論結(jié)果，寫一封信向校報(bào)編輯反映此事。贊成的理由反對(duì)的理由你的看法聯(lián)系他人便利；獲得更多的學(xué)習(xí)資源。沉溺手機(jī)；瀏覽不健康網(wǎng)站?！⒁猓?.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。第一步審題謀篇[審題]寫作要求是闡述“使用手機(jī)的利與弊”的討論結(jié)果，寫作時(shí)應(yīng)注意下面三點(diǎn)：1.確定文體：這是一篇議論文。寫作時(shí)要注意議論文的寫作特點(diǎn)。2.主體時(shí)態(tài)：文章應(yīng)以一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)為主。3.主體人稱：由于是關(guān)于“使用手機(jī)的利與弊”的話題，所以人稱應(yīng)該以第三人稱為主。[謀篇]本文可以分為三個(gè)部分：第一部分：引入話題——使用手機(jī)的利與弊。第二部分：說明正方和反方的觀點(diǎn)及理由。第三部分：表明自己的觀點(diǎn)。第二步遣詞造句[核心詞匯]1.偏愛

___________________2.一……就……

__________________3.打開

_________4.相關(guān)的

________5.提倡

________6.盡管如此；不過；然而

___________7.反對(duì)做某事

____________________________8.與……保持聯(lián)系

_________________9.對(duì)某人冷淡

___________________haveapreferencefortheinstant/instantlyswitchonrelevantadvocateneverthelessbeopposedto/opposedoingsth.keepintouchwithkeepsb.atadistance[連詞成句]1.一些學(xué)生偏愛手機(jī)。________________________________________________________2.手機(jī)使得與親戚和朋友聯(lián)系更方便。Cellphones

friendsandrelatives.3.他們一打開手機(jī)，就能夠獲得相關(guān)的學(xué)習(xí)資源。

，theycanobtainrelevantlearningresources.Somestudentshaveapreferenceforcellphones.makeitmoreconvenienttokeepintouchwithTheinstant/Instantlytheyswitchoncellphones4.然而，有一些學(xué)生反對(duì)過多地使用手機(jī)。Nevertheless，therearesomestudentswho____________________

.5.許多學(xué)生如此沉迷于手機(jī)以至于他們對(duì)身邊的人很冷淡。Manystudents____________________________________________

.6.由于網(wǎng)上有許多不健康的網(wǎng)站，他們的身心會(huì)受到很大傷害。AsmanyunhealthywebsitesareontheInternet，_______________

.areopposedto/opposeusingcellphonestoomucharesoaddictedtocellphonesthattheykeepthosearoundthematadistancetheywillsufferalotphysicallyandmentally7.我提倡所有學(xué)生把使用手機(jī)和面對(duì)面的交流結(jié)合起來。

usingcellphoneswithface-to-facecommunication.Iadvocatethatallthestudents(should)combine第三步句式升級(jí)1.將句5改成倒裝句______________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.用with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)改寫句6______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Soaddictedtocellphonesaremanystudentsthattheykeepthosearoundthematadistance.WithmanyunhealthywebsitesontheInternet，theywillsufferalotphysicallyandmentally.第四步組句成篇用適當(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。[參考范文]DearEditor，_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Recentlyourclasshashadadiscussionaboutwhetherthecellphonebenefitsusornot.(Introducethetopic)Somestudentshaveapreferenceforcellphones.Cellphonesmakeitmoreconvenienttokeepintouchwithfriendsandrelatives.Theinstant/Instantlytheyswitchoncellphones,theycanobtainrelevantlearningresources.(Advantagesofcellphones)Nevertheless,therearesomestudentswhoareopposedto/oppose______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHuausingcellphonestoomuch.

Soaddictedtocellphonesaremanystudentsthattheykeepthosearoundthematadistance.Besides,withmanyunhealthywebsitesontheInternet,theywillsufferalotphysicallyandmentally.(Disadvantagesofcellphones)Personally,Iadvocatethatallthestudents(should)combineusingcellphoneswithface-to-facecommunication.(Yourownopinion)返回Shouldweadvocateorfightagainstcompanionrobots？Sentencestobeusedinyourwriting:1.機(jī)器人在我們的生活中起到重要作用。Robotsareplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinourdailylife.2.最近報(bào)道一家智能公司正在研發(fā)護(hù)理機(jī)器人。Recently,itisreportedthatanAIcompanyisdevelopingcompanionrobots.3.人們對(duì)這種新型機(jī)器人有不同的看法。

Peopleholddifferentviewstowardsthisnewversionofrobots.4.一方面，有人贊同使用護(hù)理機(jī)器人，因?yàn)檫@種機(jī)器人可以給孤獨(dú)的老年人

帶來很大安慰并豐富他們的生活。Ontheonehand,somepeopleareinfavorofplacingcompanionrobotsathomebecausetheycanprovidecomfortsforthelonelyelderlyorenrichtheirlives.5.另外，護(hù)理機(jī)器人可以監(jiān)測(cè)老年人健康狀況。Besides,therobotscanhelpmonitorthehealthconditionsoftheelderly.6.另一方面，有人認(rèn)為這種機(jī)器人的推廣使用會(huì)使一些人失去社會(huì)交往，使

人們更加疏遠(yuǎn)。Ontheotherhand,usingthistechnologymaycutoffsocialcontactsandwidengapsbetweenpeople.7.就個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)，我認(rèn)為護(hù)理機(jī)器人不是解