Unit3

TheworldofscienceReadabouttheinventionsfromfamousnovelsandchoosethosethathavebecomeareality.HarryPotterandthePhilosopher’sStoneHarrythrewthecloakaroundhisshoulders…Harrylookeddownathisfeet,buttheyweregone.invisibilitycloakActivity1PresentlyIamgoingtopress

(v.按)thelever,andoffthemachinewillgo.Itwillvanish,passintofuturetime,anddisappear.

TheTimeMachine(1895)現(xiàn)在我要按一下操縱桿，機(jī)器就會(huì)開動(dòng)，它會(huì)消失，進(jìn)入未來的時(shí)間，然后消失。

《時(shí)間機(jī)器》Afaintbluelightshotacrossit,darkeningtopurple,andpresentlyshecouldseetheimageofherson,wholivedontheothersideoftheearth,andhecouldseeher.TheMachineStops(1909)videochatsviamobilephonesandcomputersconnectedtotheInternetInsteadofbeingprinted,theEarthchronicleiseverymorningspokentosubscribers,who,ininterestingconversationswithreporters,statesmen,andscientists,learnthenewsoftheday.IntheYear2889(1889)《地球紀(jì)事》不是印出來的，而會(huì)在每天早上與訂閱者進(jìn)行語言上的交流。在與記者、政治家和科學(xué)家們饒有風(fēng)趣的交談中，訂閱者們可以了解當(dāng)天的新聞。

《未世風(fēng)云2889》

livechatroomsWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Activity2Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.Whichoftheinventionsinthevideointerestsyoumost?Why?2.Whichoftheinventionsinthevideodoyouthinkwillbecomeareality?3.Ofalltheinventionsintheworld,whichdoyouthinkisthemostuseful?Why?Whatotherinnovativetechnologicalinventionsdoyouknow?Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?Whatcanyoulearnfromthisvedio?Leadin.Lookatthepicturesandtalkabouthowthewaywelivedhaschanged.Inthepast,weused...to...,butnowweuse...to...AncienttimesModerntimespaperandbrushpencomputercandlebulbpaperglassearphonefirewoodgaskettlebusketkitchenhoodWhathaschangedthewaywelive?TechnologyNowreadtheinterviewandfindoutwhatinventionsarementioned.TheNewAgeofInventionThenewageofinventioninterviewintervieweraskingquestionsintervieweeansweringquestionsRichardGreetingbetweentheinterviewerandRichardInventionsofthepastInventionsoftodayTheinspirationformoreinventionsThepossibilityofmakingtimemachineWhatdidtheytalkaboutduringtheinterview?

Readthetextfastforthe1sttimeandfinishtask1.1.Matchthemainideaswiththeparagraphs:1.Paragraphs1-2

A．Newgreattech-basedinventionstoday.2.Paragraphs3-4 B．Thepossibilityofmakingatimemachine.3.Paragraphs5-8 C．Thegoldenagesofinventionofalltime.4.Paragraphs9-12 D．Theinspirationstoinventnewthings.5.Paragraphs13-14 E．GreetingsbetweentheinterviewerandRichard.2.WhatkindofbookisthemostprobablyTheNewAgeofInvention?

A.atextbookB.asciencefictionC.aself-biographyD.apopularsciencebook

Fastreading-Task1-4minsDGunpowderPrintingPapermakingtheCompassTheFourGreatInventioninancientChinaPrintingwasinventedby_________.Itbeganinthe_____________(1041-1048).

BiShengNorthernSongDynastyThecompass

was

called______inancienttimes.

Itconsistsof_____,________and____________.Itwasdiscoveredandappliedinthe______________Period.SinanSinancompassmagneticneedleIntheearly__________________

(BC2),paperwasalreadyavailableinChina.______ofthe__________________improvedpapermakingtechnologyandpromotedthepopularityofpaper.WesternHanDynastyCaiLunEasternHanDynastyGunpowderwasinventedbyancient_________.Fromthe_____________Periodtotheearly_____________.tokeepafantasyof___________.alchemistsWarringStatesHanDynastyimmortalityWarringStatesChina’sNewFourGreatInventionHigh-speedrailway高鐵Bikesharing共享單車Onlineshopping網(wǎng)購Mobilepayment移動(dòng)支付virtualreality(VR)wearabletechflexiblebatteryNewtech-basedinventionstodaySmartelectronicdevicesthatareattachedtoyourbody.附著在你身體上的智能電子設(shè)備Batterythatcanbebenteasilywithoutbreaking.3Dprinters

GPStechnologyComputingtechnology

solartechnologyNewtech-basedinventionstodayUsetheenergyfromthesun.Carefulreading1.Whatisthethemeofthetext?A.ThebookTheNewAgeofInventionhasbeenpublished.B.Thepresentdayisanewageforinventions.C.Thegreatageofinventionisover.D.Therehavebeengoldenagesofinventionthroughouthistory.2.WhydoesRichardmentionthefourgreatinventionsinAncientChina?A.Toprovetheexistenceofgoldenagesofinventioninhistory.B.Totellustheimportanceofthefourinventions.C.Tosharehisknowledgeaboutthefourinventions.D.TocomparethemwiththegreatWesterninventions.3.WhatisRichard’sattitudetoinventingatimemachine?A.Negative. B.Optimistic. C.Critical. D.Indifferent.4.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewgreatinventionstoday?A.Allofthemaretech-based.B.Asolutiontoaproblemisaninvention.C.Thesolartechnologyisalwayseco-friendly.D.Computingtechnologyhelpsalo

1gunpowder,papermaking,printingandthecompass2thesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradio

3theflexiblebattery4heartsandboneparts

5anintelligentwalkinghouse6solartechnology7aproblemthatneedsasolution8anincredibledesiretothinkandcreateInventionsInventionsofthepastAncientChina1.____________________________________TheWest2.________________________________________Inspirationsforinventionsrecognising9.___________________________________anincredible10.________________________________Inventionsoftodayvirtual3._____________4.______________techand5.______________replacementheartsandbonepartsmadeby6.____________;anintelligent7.__________________usingGPS,computingtechnologyand8.____________technology.MindMapPart1Part2Part3realitygunpowder,paper-making,printing,andthecompass.thesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradioflexiblebattery3DprinterssolarwearablewalkinghouseaproblemthatneedsasolutiondesiretothinkandcreateChoosethesentencesthatdescribeDrFairhurst’sopinions.1InventionsinAncientChinawerebetterthanthoseintheWest.2Alotoftoday’sgreatinventionsaretech-based.3Today,mostinventorspreferworkingbythemselves.4Thedesiretosolveproblemsinspiresinvention.5Atimemachinewilldefinitelybeinventedinthefuture.Think&ShareInyouropinion,whatelseinspirespeopletoinventthings?1.Interest.Asweknowinterestisthebestteacher.Soit’sveryimportanttoarouseourinterestinexploringscience.2.Thestrongcuriosity(好奇心)

andrichimagination(想象力)

cangreatlyinspireustoinventnewthings.Speakingofadvances.

Inventionisacreativeprocess,anditoftenbeginswithaneverydayproblemthatneedstobesolved.

Inspirationisallaroundus.Keepanopenandcuriousmind,andyouwillbecomeaninventor.SummaryWhatarethebenefitsfromthetechnology?Homework假如你是李華，你校英語社將舉行主題為“AIandJobReplacement”英文演講比賽，請你寫一篇演講稿參賽，內(nèi)容包括：1.AI可能取代的工作及原因；2.青少年應(yīng)如何面對(duì)。注意：3.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；①引發(fā)興趣：“HaveyoueverwonderedhowtherapidriseofAIisgoingtoreshapeourfuturejobmarket?Well,that'sexactlywhatwe'regoingtodigintotoday.”“Inthiseraoffast-pacedtechnologicalchange,thequestionofwhetherAIwilltakeoverourjobsisnotjustamatterofspeculation.Let'sexploreittogether.”②闡述AI取代的工作及原因引入工作類別：

“Firstandforemost,let'stakealookatjobsthatinvolverepetitivetasks.Oneprimeexampleisthejobofdataentryclerks.”

“Anothercategoryofjobsthatareathighriskarethoserelatedtoroutineinformationprocessing.Takebasiccustomerservicerepresentatives,forinstance.”解釋原因：

“Dataentryclerksspendhoursinputtingdatadayinanddayout.ButAIcandothisjobinaflash,withfargreateraccuracy.It'slikecomparingasnail'spacetoarocket'sspeed.”

“Basiccustomerservicerepsoftendealwiththesameoldquestionsoverandoveragain.However,AI-poweredchatbotscanhandletheseinquiries24/7withoutgettingboredormakingmistakes.It'sano-brainerthattheymighttakeoverthesejobs.”

“Whenitcomestocertainfinancialpositions,likejuniorfinancialanalystsandtraders,AIalgorithmshaveanedge.Theycananalyzemountainsoffinancialdatainasplitsecond,somethingthathumanbeingssimplycan'tcompetewith.”③說明青少年應(yīng)對(duì)方法培養(yǎng)技能：

“So,asteenagers,whatcanwedo?OnekeythingistodevelopskillsthatAIcan'treplicate.Creativity,forexample,issomethingthatmakesusuniquelyhuman.”

“Weshouldalsofocusonenhancingourcriticalthinkingabilities.Afterall,beingabletothinkdeeplyandanalyzeproblemsiscrucialinaworlddominatedbyAI.”

“Emotionalintelligenceisanotherareaweneedtoworkon.Injobsthatrequirehuman-to-humaninteraction,ourabilitytounderstandandempathizewithotherswillalwaysbeindemand.”學(xué)習(xí)知識(shí)：

“Inadditiontoskills,learningnewknowledgeisequallyimportant.WeshouldrollupoursleevesandstartlearningAI-relatedknowledge,likecoding.”

“MasteringcodingislikehavingagoldenkeythatcanopenthedoortoawholenewworldofjobopportunitiesintheAIfield.”

“Anotheraspectofknowledgeweshouldnotoverlookisdataanalysis.UnderstandinghowtomakesenseofthedataprocessedbyAIwillgiveusacompetitiveedgeinthefuturejobmarket.”④結(jié)尾總結(jié)總結(jié)觀點(diǎn)：

“Tosumitallup,whileAImayposeathreattosomejobs,italsobringsnewopportunities.Aslongaswetaketherightsteps,wecanthriveinthisnewera.”

“Inconclusion,thefuturewithAIisfullofbothchallengesandpossibilities.Bydevelopingourskillsandlearningnewknowledge,weteenagerscanfacethechan