新世纪大学英语综合教程4第四册unit2 Technology and Happiness精品课程.ppt

Unit 2 Man and Technology;Topic Preview; Picture 4;1.What association do the previous pictures bring to you? Advanced science and technology: Picture 1---- information technology Picture 2----Bird’s Nest of Beijing Olympic Games Picture 3----Shenzhou 7: Manned Spaceship Picture 4----sharkskin like swimsuit Picture 5----the gigantic bridge spanning Hangzhou Bay ;Watch the video clip and answer the following question. ;Do you think technology makes your life easier? Could you give some examples? Is the advancement of technology always a good thing?;What negative aspects do you think should be avoided when we develop science and technology? Environmental pollution, misuse or overuse of the human resources, wars, moral problems, and so on. ;True or False;Structure Analysis;Part 3 (Para. 6-9) The current comments on technology have mostly centered on the bad effects of technology on human relationships rather than particular, harmful technologies. Part 4 (Para.10) The most important impact of technology on people’s sense of well-being is in the field of health care. Part 5 (Para. 11) People in general claim that on a deeper level, technology cannot bring happiness to them, which is just contradictory to the fact that it has greatly improved people’s health and life expectancy. ;1. In the second half of last century, gross domestic product per capita increased by 200 percent in US. 2. Media and leisure were turned into multibillion-dollar industries for the American spent less time on work and more time on entertainment. 3. Material and technological advances haven’t made Americans happier than before. 4. This is a unique phenomenon in US that with the increase of their income the percentage of people who feel happy has fallen slightly since the early 1970s. ; 1. In the second half of last century, gross domestic product per capita increased by 200 percent in US.