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1、TeachersBookUnit809110Unit 8 Science and Technology1. Topic PreviewWhat association do the previous pictures bring to you?Advanced science and technology:Picture 1- information technologyPicture 2-Birds Nest of Beijing Olympic GamesPicture 3-Shenzhou 7: Manned SpaceshipPicture 4-sharkskin swimsuitPi

2、cture 5-the gigantic bridge spanning Hangzhou BayWhat changes do you think modern science and technology has brought to our lives?It makes our lives much easier and unexpected: convenient communication and transportation, comfortable household appliances, working environment without the limitation o

3、f time and space, and so on.What do you feel are the most impressive events in the recent science and technology?The development of Chinese manned space course; the advance of information and electronic technology; the application of science and technology in the sports games, etcHow much do you kno

4、w about the element of science and technology in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? The building of the sports stadiums; the application of science and technology in the opening and closing ceremonies; sharkskin swimsuit; running shoes, etcWhat does China need most to become a strong power in science and t

5、echnology in the world?The training of the talents; capital investment in science and technology; soft environment of the development of science and technology, etc2. ListeningVolvos Concept CarHattoriOf course, not all traffic jams are caused by too many cars. Bonehead drivers I mean, accidents are

6、 another culprit. Well, in its efforts to reduce the accident rate, Volvo has unveiled a $10 million safety concept car. And someday, features from this vehicle may go into cars that we can afford. Ann Kellan takes it for a spin.Ann Kellan, CNN CorrespondentMost, if not all, car manufacturers create

7、 concept cars you wont find in a showroom but are used to help develop technologies for future cars. This one focuses on safety. Ten million dollars of research and technology went into this Volvo safety concept car. This baby is loaded with features. From a see-through pillar that reduces a drivers

8、 blind spots to sensors and computers that adjust the seats based on the location of the drivers eyes, the goal, to reduce accidents and improve comfort and security on the road. So when I get in, there is an eye sensor that recognizes me? Steve Rohanna, Ford Motor CompanyThats right. It will recogn

9、ize your face and your eyes. KellanAnd adjust the seat?Steve RohannaAnd it adjusts the seat and the pedals, and the steering wheel and the console, although the seat doesnt go fore and aft.KellanIt doesnt go back. Steve RohannaWe move the pedals instead. KellanFord, by the way, owns Volvo.Steve Roha

10、nnaA big problem today is parents dont take their booster seat from car to car so this has it built right in.KellaAnd the entire seat rises to give kids a better view of the road ahead. Lets take it for a test drive.Steve RohannaWe can tell when theres a car coming up on you, when youre changing lan

11、es. KellanOK, here he comes.Steve RohannaYou use that one. You see, flashing. No you shouldnt go over. You see the red lines flashing up there on the windscreen. KellanWhat is it telling you?Steve RohannaYou are approaching the car too quickly. We are over that line here. We should hear other warnin

12、g signals. Yes, that was the one that picks up. KellanOver the line. And if you got a flat tire, you cant feel it? Steve RohannaNo. You get a warning. The tire pressure is coming down on any of the tires.KellanBut you can drive on for a couple hundred miles? Steve RohannaYes, you come to a safe plac

13、e and change tire. The lights change depending on whether youre on a highway or in the city. They also. KellanSo they actually move when the steering wheel moves, right? Steve RohannaThey move when youre turning, right, to illuminate where youre going rather than the road in front. KellanTheres that

14、 Microsoft sound again. Steve RohannaAnd there are six computers on board. That red one is a heat sensor.KellanTo what? To tell it somebody is in the car? Steve RohannaExactly. KellanSo you dont leave anybody in the car. Could all these safety features create unsafe distractions? DANIEL JOHNSTON, VO

15、LVOWe want to be able to put people in the car and see what kind of situations theyre in where they can become distracted by too much technology and then we start looking at that. Is there a benefit to that or is it a distraction and then take it out. Kellan Now dont expect to see a car like this on

16、 the road anytime soon, this is a prototype, but a lot of the safety features in this car will be on the road over the next five years. 1. What features does this Volvo safety concept car have?This baby is loaded with features. From a see-through pillar that reduces a drivers blind spots to sensors

17、and computers that adjust the seats based on the location of the drivers eyes, the goal, to reduce accidents and improve comfort and security on the road.2. Which company owns Volvo?Ford owns Volvo.3. What advantages does the booster seat in Volvos concept car have?This car has the booster seat buil

18、t right in. And the entire seat rises to give kids a better view of the road ahead.4. What is the red line flashing on the windscreen telling the driver?It is telling the driver that he is closing to the car too quickly.5. Describe the features of the lights of this car.When the driver gets a flat t

19、ire, the lights change depending on whether he is on a highway or in the city. The lights move when the steering wheel moves. They move when the driver is turning to illuminate where hes going rather than the road in front.6. Could all these safety features create unsafe distractions? How does Volvo

20、 solve that problem?Volvo wants to be able to put people in the car and see what kind of situations theyre in where they can become distracted by too much technology and then it starts looking at that. Is there a benefit to that or is it a distraction and then take it out. 7. According to the news,

21、when will the safety features in this car be on the road?A lot of the safety features in this car will be on the road over the next five years.4. Discussion1. Does the development of science and technology make our lives easier? Prove your view with examples.Yes: convenient telecommunication and tra

22、nsportation, comfortable household appliances, working environment without the limitation of time and space, and so on.2. What economic, social or cultural factors do you think will affect the development of science and technology?Investment on research and development of science and technology; Peo

23、ples understanding of the importance of science and technology to the nation; The whole societys support on the development of science and technology; Cultural acknowledgement and respect to the scientists and researchers, and so on.3. What role does science and technology play in the development of

24、 a nation?Science and technology is the first productive force. Without the development of science and technology, the development of other fields of the nation, such as, economy, politics, military affairs and culture is impossible.4. What aspects does science and technology include? Which aspect d

25、o you think is the most important part in science and technology?Invention, innovation, advancement of science and technology, patent, training of talents, etc.The application of the development of science and technology for other fields may be the most important part in science and technology.5. Wh

26、at negative aspects do you think should be avoided when we develop science and technology?Environmental pollution, Misuse or overuse of the human resources, and so on.6. It is said that the world records have been continually broken in the 2008 Olympics due to the development of science and technolo

27、gy. Whats your opinion on this? Does the development of science and technology bring positive or negative effects on the advancement of sports? Why?Positive effects: easier to make progress in sports than before; attracting more people to take part in sports; advantageous to the popularization and d

28、evelopment of sports;Negative effects: Sports challenge the ultimate limit of human beings. With the help of science and technology, this point seems weakened. 5. RecitationEven God cannot change the past. Agathon即使上帝也无法改变过去。阿加索Agathon (448400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet. He is best known for hi

29、s appearance in Platos Symposium, which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy at the Lenaia in (416). He is also a prominent character in Aristophanes comedy the Thesmophoriazousae. Agathon was the life-long companion of Pausanias, who also appears in t

30、he Symposium and in Platos Protagoras.1 Together with Pausanias, Agathon later moved to the court of Archelaus, king of Macedon, who was recruiting playwrights; it is here that he probably died around 401 BC. Agathon introduced certain innovations into the Greek theater: Aristotle tells us that the

31、plot of his Anthus was original and not, as was usual at the time, borrowed from mythological subjects. Agathon was also the first playwright to write choral parts which were apparently independent from the main plot of his plays.Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. Aristotle我敬爱柏拉图，但更敬爱真理

32、。亚里斯多德Aristotle (384 BC 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology.Together with Plato and Socrates (Platos teacher), Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. He was the fir