《新大学英语·综合教程3 》课件_B3U7 Our World Today and Tomorrow .pptx

Unit7OurWorldTodayandTomorrowOurWorldTodayandTomorrowOurWorldTodayandTomorrow

CONTENTSLearningObjectivesAbouttheTextsPre-readingDiscussionTextATextB

LearningObjectivesStudentsaresupposedtousecorrectly“so…that…”structureandthesubjunctivemood;learnhowtosupportanopinionbycitingotherpeople;understandthesignificanceofsomeworldissues,suchasclimatechangeandadvancedtechnology.

AbouttheTextsTheauthordiscussesclimatechangeandwhatsomecollegestudentshavedoneinresponsetothecrisis.InReadingB,theauthorexploresthepotentialofadvancedtechnologyandexplainswhyshethinksthepotentialforgoodoutweighsthebad.Studentsareencouragedtofurtherdiscusstheseissuesandfigureoutwaystopreventclimatechangefromgettingworseandtonegotiatetheirrelationshipwithhi-tech.Sincetheseissueshavegonefarbeyondnationalboundaries,payingattentiontothemwillhelpstudentscultivatetheirsenseofsocialresponsibilityandglobalcitizenship.

1.Scientificadvancesandtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthepastdecadeshavetransformedthewaywelive.Forinstance,wedoonlineshopping,travelbybullettrain,haverobotscookfood,andsoon.Discussamostdrasticchangewithyourpeers.Besuretocompareyourlifeatpresentwiththatinthepast.2.Whilesomepeopleenjoythebenefitsbroughtaboutbyscientificandtechnologicaladvances,othersareconcernedabouttheiradverseeffects,suchasthegreenhouseeffectandtheextinctionofwildlife.Thesepeoplesaythatforthesakeofourchildrenandourfuture,wemustdomoretotacklethoseproblems.Whatisyouropinion?Whatmeasuresshouldwetake?Discusswithyourpeers.Pre-readingDiscussionOpenfordiscussion.

TheUniStudentsVoiceTheirConcernoverClimateChangeReadingACulturalBackgroundTextAnalysisLanguageFocusFurtherEnhancementSupplementaryResources

ReadingACulturalBackground1.PeoplePlanetisthelargeststu