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* * * * * Lesson1 Tomorrow’s World Unit 4 高中英语北师大版必修2 Warming-up Pad phone smart convenient multi-functional Warming-up robots (机器人） digital camera Warming-up Warming-up But in the 21st. century, … Can you imagine what a computer looked like in the 1980s? Warming-up But modern technology (现代科技）can also cause problems. Work in small groups of 4 and discuss : Group1: the advantages(优点）of robots Group2: the disadvantages（不足）of ‘robots’ Group3: the advantages of ‘computers’ Group4: the disadvantages of ‘computers’ Free Talk While reading What is talked about in this article? * the Internet * virtual reality While reading Para 1: Fill in the blanks below: In the last thirty years, the Internet has ________ _________. grown rapidly In 1983 only ______ computers connected to the Internet Now there are around _________ In the future the ________ is going to continue 200 50 million growth Main idea: the growth of the Internet While reading Some experts are pessimistic about the future. Even now, young hackers can get into the computers of banks and governments. *chaos *crime *terrorist *crash C. have an accident by violently hitting something B. someone who does terrible things to harm countries and people A. activities that break the law D. a terrible situation in which everything goes wrong While reading get entertainment find out about holiday offers buy books book tickets get all sorts of information send e-mails do shopping on the Internet things done on the Internet Many people are optimistic. Why? While reading What can we do in the future using virtual reality? * work in virtual offices * shop in virtual supermarkets * study in virtual schools What’s virtual reality? The use of computers with sounds and pictures that make you feel as if you are in a real situation. Summary The structure of the article: The growth of the Internet Pessimistic opinions Optimistic opinions Virtual reality Introduction Differe