CETBUnitnewest Smart Cars 全新大学英语综合教程第二件PPT课件

1、1第1页/共77页2Pre-reading Directions: Record the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car on the chart below. Be ready to share this with your classmates.Id LOVE to own a car becauseI would NOT LIKE to own a car because第2页/共77页3 Pollution Traffic jam/congestion Car accidents Money-consuming things T

2、he use of too much spaceProblems of Cars第3页/共77页4Problems of CarsThe Genie is out of the bottle, is there any way to put him back in?第4页/共77页5When listening, think:LookFuelDriverClean driving Safe drivingMore comfortableListening: Cars of the Future第5页/共77页6 eliminate traffic accidents alert the pol

3、ice and provide precise location if stolen. monitor ones driving and the driving conditions nearby. alert the drowsy driver. locate your car precisely and warn of traffic jams.While-reading: Smart CarsSmart cars can see, hear, feel, smell, talk and act.第6页/共77页7While-reading: Smart Cars drunk electr

4、onic sensors driving warning radars sleepy driving monitoring camera第7页/共77页8While-reading: Smart Roads第8页/共77页9While-reading: Smart Roads第9页/共77页10While-reading: Smart Roads第10页/共77页111.What effects does modern science and technology exert on (upon) our society and our lives? PLS list these effects

5、.2. What are the advantages and problems that science brings to mankind. Whats your opinion?3.How can we human beings make good use of modern science and technology for ourselves? Discussion: Science & technology第11页/共77页12Impact of Science & Technology In this world of change and complexity

6、, the need for high-tech is of greatest importance with new theories emerging and the wide application of inventions such as telephone, TV, computer, etc. benefiting man in many fields. Commerce and economy Education and culture Daily life / change in life style Sports and entertainment Health care

7、Nature and environment National defense 第12页/共77页13Merits: First of all, the access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people, and technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more

8、 people. change life styles, ideas and human relationships improve life quality with the application of new inventions or the use of new medicine enhance the major social productivity develop the civilization and enable humans to get away from ignorance provide a comfortable, convenient and easier l

9、ife for human being in the modern worldImpact of Science & Technology 第13页/共77页14Drawbacks: Some take advantage of high-tech to seek ill-gotten gains (不义之财) and commit crimes alienate people from the real world (e.g. Internet) ill-disposed technology will result in disasters and pose a threat to

10、 world peace (e.g. WMDs)Impact of Science & Technology 第14页/共77页15Writing: Sample (三段式)Modern science and technology have bad as well as good effects on our society. Many scientific and technological advances have dramatically improved human life. For example, the latest advances in biological r

11、esearch have cured major life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis and polio, etc. Communication satellites keep countries all over the world in touch with each other.第15页/共77页16On the other hand, some scientific and technological developments have endangered human life. Take pollution for exam

12、ple. The pollution of our oceans is a threat to human food supplies, and the pollution of our atmosphere is a threat to human health.In short, everything has two sides / every coin has its two sides. The most important thing is that we should make good use of the scientific and technological advance

13、s for the benefit of the human society.Written assignment: On Automobile1.The benefits the car/Internet has brought us.2.The problem it has caused to us.3.Possible solutions / Your attitude.第16页/共77页17Formulated (套式的) conclusion: Weighing the merits/benefits and demerits / defects of high-tech, I am

14、 inclined to believe that the conveniences/benefits of science and technology far outweigh the problems produced by high-tech to serve. The best policy is to regulate/make full use of modern science and technology appropriately so as to maximize its advantages and minimize its disadvantages.第17页/共77

15、页18 Association map: PLS name each part of a car. What make of car would you like to drive? As I see it, youre what you eat or what you write? But do you agree “youre what you drive”? Why and why not? Post-reading: Oral Activities第18页/共77页19Parts of A Car:boothubcaptiredoorwingindicatorfoglightheadl

16、ightbumpersidelightbonnetwindscreenwindscreen wipersunroofnumber plate第19页/共77页20wing mirrordoor handlepetrol capmudflaprear/tail lightexhaust pipereflectorbrake lightreversing lightrear windowaerialsunroofParts of A Car:第20页/共77页21steering wheelgear shifthand brakeclutchbrakeacceleratorseatdashboar

17、dair venthi-fisteering columninsidesafety belt第21页/共77页22roadRoads & Streets:street a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildingsan open way for the passage of vehicles, people, or animals第22页/共77页23avenueRoads & Streets:alley a wide street or thoroughfare in a ci

18、tya narrow street with walls on both sides 第23页/共77页24highway Roads & Streets:a main public road that connects towns and citiesexpressway freeway (AmE)motorway (BrE) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic few or no stoplights 第24页/共77页25Roads & Streets:1.tunnel3. tollbooth4. exact c

19、hange lane第25页/共77页26Roads & Streets:5. route sign6. highway7. road8. divider/barrier9. overpass 10. underpass11. entrance ramp12. interstate (highway)13. median第26页/共77页27Roads & Streets:14. left lane15. middle lane/ center lane16. right lane17. shoulder18. broken line19. solid line20. spee

20、d limit sign第27页/共77页28Roads & Streets:21. exit (ramp)22. exit sign24. service area第28页/共77页29Roads & Streets:1. interstate highway2. exit ramp3. overpass第29页/共77页301. Sales of the automobile industry stand at about a trillion dollars, making it the worlds biggest manufacturing industry. (L.

21、 6) How do you understand the word “stand”?- It is used to show a particular level or amount. Vocabulary & Structure第30页/共77页31Sentences2. The key to tomorrows smart cars will be sensors. (L. 10) Paraphrase: The crucial element of the future smart cars will be sensors. 第31页/共77页32Sentences3. Sho

22、uld you make a serious driving mistake (e.g., change lanes when there is a car in your blind spot) the computer would sound an immediate warning. (L. 26)Analyze the structure of this sentence. Compare it with: If you should make a the computer would sound an immediate warning. 第32页/共77页33Sentences4.

23、 To eliminate this, a tiny camera hidden in the dashboard can be trained on a drivers face and eyes. (L.33)Question: What does “train” mean? - “focus on” or “aim at ”- train sth. on / at sb. or sth. 第33页/共77页345. Sensors in your car tuned to radio signals from orbiting satellites can locate your car

24、 precisely at any moment and warn of traffic jams. (L. 39)Paraphrase: - There are sensors in the car and they are turned to radio signals which come from orbiting satellites. The sensors can locate the car and warn of traffic jams. Sentences第34页/共77页356. Some of them locate a cars position by correl

25、ating the rotations in the steering wheel to its position on a map. (L. 54)Explain :- They locate the cars position by establishing the relation between the rotations in the steering wheel and the cars position on a map. Sentences第35页/共77页367. The commercial industry is poised to explode. (L. 47) Qu

26、estion: What does the “commercial industry” refer to?- It refers to the industry to which GPS is applied commercially.Paraphrase: - The commercial industry is bound to develop rapidly and be prosperous. Sentences第36页/共77页37Questions: What is Interstate 15? What does “stretch” mean?- It means a conti

27、nuous or unbroken length. 8. On an eight-mile stretch of Interstate 15 ten miles north of San Diego, (L. 57) Sentences第37页/共77页389. By 2010, telematics may well be incorporated into one of the major highways in the United States. (L. 65)Paraphrase the structure “may well be”.- It is very likely that

28、 Sentences第38页/共77页391. lucrative- letting you earn a lot of money e.g.The countrys railway network was expanding rapidly and the manufacture of steel rails was a lucrative business for Sheffield firms.The two also are competing in the lucrative market for business software.Detailed studyDetailed st

29、udyCollocation: lucrativebusinessmarketcontractdeal第39页/共77页402. stand - to be at a particular level or amounte.g.His former workforce of 1,300 now stands at 220.Illiteracy rates are still thought to stand above 50 percent.Four years ago, when Ohio voted against incumbent Bush, the jobless rate in t

30、he state stood at 7 percent.Detailed studyDetailed studyCollocation: stand at第40页/共77页413. manufacture - 1) to use machines to make goods or materials, usually in large numbers or amounts - 2) to invent an untrue story, excuse etc. e.g. Britain still has a bicycle industry; frames and complete bicyc

31、les are manufactured here, though most of the components are imported.If the media can manufacture stories like this, then who are we supposed to believe?Detailed studyDetailed study第41页/共77页424. approximately - referring to a number, amount, or time is close to the exact number, amount etc, but cou

32、ld be a little bit more or less than it e.g.Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements on school buildings.The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes. An expert could give you the approximate value of the painting.Detailed studyDetailed study第42页/共77页435. eliminate - to com

33、pletely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted e.g.Advances in medical science have eliminated the need for many patients to spend long periods of time in hospital.He supposes that technological process will eliminate the problem of scarcity of resources.Detailed studyDetailed studyCol

34、location:eliminate a need/possibility/risk/problem 第43页/共77页446. alert - to make someone realize something important or dangerous e.g.Drivers are being alerted that an escaped prisoner has been seen hitch-hiking on the road to Frankfurt.The wireless remote receiver also can be connected to your home

35、 security system to alert the police.Children who are very passive and uncommunicative should alert us to the possibility that problems exist in the life of the family.Detailed studyDetailed study第44页/共77页456. alert a. & n. - to make someone realize something important or dangerous e.g.Passenger

36、s should try to stay alert at all times, and report any suspicious packages to the police immediately.The reader is asked to be alert to that important distinction as this narrative unfolds.They were to stay on the alert for any soldier unlucky enough to go overboard.Detailed studyDetailed study第45页

37、/共77页467. monotonous - boring because of always being the same e.g.Some are assigned different tasks, partly to prevent the work from becoming monotonous.Learners like hand-outs, but they should not be used with monotonous regularity to echo everything the teacher says.Detailed studyDetailed study第4

38、6页/共77页478. hazard - something that may be dangerous, or cause accidents or problems e.g. Common hazards exist in many work places. It is important to learn about these hazards, and how they can be controlled so that people at work are not exposed to risk.You should report any potential danger or ha

39、zard to your manager.Detailed studyDetailed study第47页/共77页489. train - to aim something such as a gun or camera at someone or something e.g. He trained her binoculars on the bird.Chris trained at an airbase in Honduras.Detailed studyDetailed studytrain sth. on/at sb./sth.Collocation:第48页/共77页4910. v

40、ibrate - shakes quickly and continuously with very small movements e.g.Some insects wings vibrate so fast that the movement is invisible to the human eye.When we listen to music, for example, our eardrums vibrate with the rhythm of changing air pressure.Detailed studyDetailed study第49页/共77页5011. con

41、vert - to change something into a different form of thing e.g. Will the volume increase or decrease when water is converted into ice? A Swiss company has found a way to convert animal waste into fuel.There have been other setbacks-like 160,247 hectares of farmland converted to industrial, residentia

42、l or commercial uses.Detailed studyDetailed studyCollocation:convert sth. to/into sth. 第50页/共77页5112. correlate - be closely connected to each other or one causes the other e.g. It is said that poverty and poor housing correlate with a shorter life expectancy.Electricity sales are closely correlated

43、 to economic growth.Detailed studyDetailed study第51页/共77页5213. drastic - extreme and sudden / having a strong or violent effect e.g.The report, drawn up by a special council management team, says drastic measures are needed to stop the decline.The State Administration of Work Safety put forward seve

44、n major measures to reduce drastically coal mine disasters. Detailed studyDetailed study第52页/共77页5314. be poised to do - completely ready to do something or for something to happen, when it is likely to happen soon Example: Motorola may be poised to lose its status as the worlds No. 2 mobile phone m

45、aker. If this trend continues, building societies(建房互助协会) are poised to provide a greater competitive challenge to the retail banking sector. 2.Detailed studyDetailed study第53页/共77页5415. mount - fix (sth.) in position for use, display or study e.g. A small lamp was mounted on an upright stanchion ne

46、ar the head of each staircase.Exhibition mounted on a bright, well illuminated landing, and could be positioned to be clearly visible from the Centre entrance.Detailed studyDetailed study第54页/共77页5516. take control of - make somebody / something do what you want e.g. On April ninth, United States fo

47、rces took control of Baghdad. In a dramatic event on that day, Iraqis and American forces destroyed a large statue of Saddam Hussein in the capital. Detailed studyDetailed study第55页/共77页5617. bunch - to stay close together in a group, or to make people do this e.g. Hibernating ladybirds will gather

48、together into one place. Bunching together stops the heat from escaping so they can survive the harsh winter. Detailed studyDetailed study第56页/共77页5718. incorporate - to include something as part of a group, system, plan etc. e.g. Weve incorporated many environmentally- friendly features into the de

49、sign of the building. The architect has incorporated Egyptian and Renaissance themes in the buildings design.Detailed studyDetailed studyPoints to practice第57页/共77页5818. may/might/could well - used to say that something is likely to happen or is likely to be true e.g. The requirements may well be mo

50、dified as detailed work and discussion proceed.As we have already noted, he may well have been a militant nationalist who did not shrink from violence.Detailed studyDetailed studyPoints to practice第58页/共77页5919. boon - something that is very useful and makes your life a lot easier or better e.g. It

51、also is a great boon to vegetarians who can cook grains and dried beans in 12 minutes or less.Yet even in its triumph over human competition, the computer is proving something of a boon to the chess world.Detailed studyDetailed studyPoints to practice第59页/共77页60Word and Cultural NotesMIT Media LabIn

52、telligent Transportation System第60页/共77页61Word and Cultural NotesNavstar satellites第61页/共77页62TelematicsInterstateWord and Cultural Notes第62页/共77页63Useful Expressions1. 计算机革命2. 制造业3. 长途司机4. 被严重低估5. 威胁生命的重大隐患6. 解决问题7. 积极的影响8. 与无线电信号调谐1. the computer revolution2. manufacturing industry3. long-distance

53、 driver4. be grossly underestimated5. life-threatening hazard6. cure the problem7. a positive impact8. be tuned to radio signals第63页/共77页64Useful Expressions9. 在任何一个特定时间10.量子理论法则11. 精确的频率12. 发出无线电信号13. 换算出14. 导航能力15. 几乎无限16. 手杖9. at any given time10.the laws of the quantum theory11. precise frequenc

54、y12. send out a radio signal13. be converted into14. navigational capability15. virtually limitless16. walking stick第64页/共77页65Useful Expressions17.遥控18.潜在的应用19.要求20.完全控制21.被编成组22.一起行驶23.对环保有利 17. remote control18.potential use / application19.call for20.take complete control of21.be bunched into gr

55、 in union23.environmental boon第65页/共77页66Vocabulary Exercises The regional death toll in the latest bird flu outbreak stands at 53% this week when another _ (death caused by accident or in war) was reported in Vietnam. _ (Nowadays), scientists have come to realize that atomic energy is

56、such a tremendous _ (benefit) to productivity enhancement that they are _ (ready to) make its _ (utilization) to _ (mass production), which are _ (interconnected) with each other and thus have a far-reaching _ (effect) on _ (profitable) industries such as _ (car) industry. Meanwhile, theyve been put

57、 on high/full _ (warning) for the potential threat the nuclear _ (ability) will pose.Presentlyboonpoised toapplicationmanufacturingcorrelatedimpactlucrativeautomobilefatalityalertcapability第66页/共77页67 In some _ (areas), where each villager _ (almost) owns _ (about) 2 elephants, elephant numbers have

58、 almost _ (become three times). But for others, elephant numbers dropped _ (sharply). Thats why some countries have _ (launched) the campaign against elephant-hunting. _ (warn) Congress that it will face potential _ (danger, risks) in Iraq, Bush said his budget would _ (substantially) reduce or _ (c

59、ancel) more than 150 federal programs. Overall, its a _ (considerable) improvement over his policy. But he still maintained that the presence of allied forces in Iraq should not _ (reduce) at present. regionsvirtuallyapproximatelytripleddrasticallymountedAlertinghazardsdrasticallyeliminatevastdecrea

60、se第67页/共77页68 Were supposed to be fully _ (aware) to many problems our planet _ (have to deal with), such as population _ (boom), air _ (contamination), _ (traffic jam), territorial _ (increase in size), global warming, etc., which rank as among the top concerns in the public eyes. To _ (grasp in our hands) our future, we should _ (include) the envi