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Unit4Cyberspace,Lesson1TomorrowsWorld洛阳一中柴秀芹,Imaginelifeinthenexttwentyyears.Howdoyouthinktechnologywillchangeourlives?Example:Allcarswillhavecomputers.,smart,convenient,multi-functional,sendSMS,call,alarmclock,games,takephotos,mp3,goonline,typicalcellphone,Onlyforcalls,Haveyoueverseensuchacamera?,Digitalcamera,gramophone,mp3,walkman,mp4,Canyouimaginewhatacomputerlookedlikeinthe1980s?,Butinthe21stcentury,1.Imaginewhathappensinthenexttwentyyears.,2.Isitpossiblethatthecomputergivesusdisaster?,Lookatthetitleofthearticle.Whichofthesetopicsdoyouthinkitwillmention?,*theInternet*artificialhuman*timetravel*robots*globalwarming*virtualreality,Readthearticlequicklyandcheckyourguesstoquestion2above.,Withthedevelopmentofcomputers,ourlifemaychangeinshoppingandcommunicatingways.Thetextinferstousthatworryisnotnecessary,computersandtheInternetonlydogoodtous.Someexpertssayinthefuturewewillnotgotoschoolintheclassroomlikeus.,TrueorFalse,T,F,T,4.Inthefutureitispossiblethatpeopleliveinanotherworldofouterspace.5.Thetexttellusyoucandomanythingsbutneedntgototheplaceyourself.6.BecauseoftherapiddevelopmentofInternettelevisionandthemailwillbereplacedbycomputer.,F,T,T,Learningvocabulary,Readthearticleagainandmatchthevocabularyfromthetextintheboxbelowwiththedefinitions.,hacker,chaos,terrorist,theNet(Internet),virtualreality,crash,apersonwhoentersotherpeoplescomputerprogrammesinsecret,hacker,theuseofcomputerstomakesituationsfeelandlookreal,virtualreality,haveanaccidentbyviolentlyhittingsomething,crash,someonewhodoesterriblethingstoharmcountries,governments,andpeople.,terrorist,computersystemthatallowsmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldtoshareinformation,theNet,aterriblesituationinwhicheverythinggoeswrong.,chaos,Inthelastthirtyyears,theInternetgrewrapidly.2.Terroristmay“attack”theworldscomputers,causechaos,makeplanesandtrainscrash.3.Itisconvenienttoorderticketsfromtheinternet.,hasgrown,and,book,Correcterror,4.In1983,therewereonly200computersconnecttotheInternet.5.Itisclearwecanuseinternettodoallkindsofthingsathome.6.Personally,Imoptimisticaboutthefutureofinternet.,connected,that,the,7.Associetydevelops,computerswillmakeourlifemuchconvenient.8.Themailservicemayalsodisappearastheincreasinguseofe-mail.,more,with,1.WhatpossiblechangesdosomeexpertsbelievetheInternetcanbringtoourlives?,Wecanfeelconvenient,andwecandoallkindsofthingsontheInternetathome,suchasbuyingbooks,readingnews,bookingticketsandsoon.Sometraditionalthingswilldisappear.Wemayliveinavirtualworld.,2.Whyaresomeexpertspessimisticaboutthefuture?,Hackerscangetintothecomputersofbanksandgovernmentssothatchangedataorstealawayimportantinformation.Terroristswillattacktheworldscomputers,causechaos,makeplanesandtrainscrash.,pessimistic,hackers,Cyberterrorists,now,inthefuture,cybercriminal,optimistic,inthefuture,getentertainment,TVamgoingtoB.dont;wouldC.dont;willD.didnt;will,D,5.Iftheirmarketingplansucceeds,they_theirsalesby20percent.A.willincreaseB.havebeenincreasingC.haveincreasedD.wouldbeincreasing,A,6.Whatdoyouthinkofstoreshoppinginthefuture?Personally,Ithinkitwillexistalongwithhomeshoppingbut_.A.willneverreplaceB.wouldneverreplaceC.willneverbereplacedD.wouldneverbereplaced,C,7.Tommyisplanningtobuyacar.Iknow.Bynextmonth,he_enoughforausedone.A.savesB.savedC.willsaveD.willhavesaved,D,8.Inthenearfuture,moreadvancesintherobottechnology_byscience.A.aremakingB.aremadeC.willmakeD.willbemade,D,Workinpairs.StudentAisapessimistandStudentBisanoptimist.Makepredictionsaboutlifebytheyear2050.,LanguageinUse,ExampleA:Theearthisgoingtobecomemorecrowdedandwe