Book 1 Unit 9.ppt

Contents Pegasus A winged divine horse in Greek mythology. Captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon, Pegasus helped the hero accomplish many dangerous deeds, including slaughtering the monster Chimera (fire-breathing female monster with a lion’s head and a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail ), conquering the neighboring tribes and fighting the Amazons. However, in face of the tremendous victory, his rider soon became so arrogant as to ask Pegasus to take him to Mount Olympus and visit the gods, which aggravated Zeus [zju:s] . Zeus sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus. The hero was thrown and crippled. Pegasus was then transformed into the constellation Pegasus and was placed in the sky and so could never return to earth. Futurists (not in the sense of futurism) or futurologists are scientists and social scientists whose speciality is to attempt to systematically predict the future, whether that of human society in particular or of life on earth in general. Background Information Cultural Notes Some of its predictions in The Futurist, May-June 2012, Vol. 46, No. 3 An “anti-aging activist” identifies the medical and biochemical advances that could eventually eliminate all the wear and tear that our bodies and minds suffer as we grow old. Those who undergo continuous repair treatments could live for millennia, remain healthy throughout, and never fear dying of old age. --By Aubrey de Grey Tomorrow’s genetically modified food and farmed fish will be more sustainable and far healthier than much of what we eat today—if we can overcome our fears and embrace it. Here’s how one foodie learned to stop worrying and love “Frankenfood.” --By Josh Schonwald Lead-in What benefits have cars brought to people’s lives? Lead-in Lead-in Lead-in What are the problems cars have created for people? Lead-in Lead-in Lead-in Lead-in All in all, would you like to own a car? Why or why not? Text Structure Part I: Overview (Paragraph 1) Cars have brought us great freedom, but have simul