初三英语研讨课Newtechnologyhaschangedourlife学案.docVIP

New technology has changed our life 听力 Listen to four short conversations. And choose the right pictures. What are they talking about? 2. What are they talking about? 3. What does the man want to buy? 4. What are they going to turn off? II. 阅读： 1．Read through the passage, and tick the best title of the passage. A. Grandmother’s death C. What would you do if you had only one day to live? B. Modern Technology D. How could I remember Grandmother’s face? __________________________________________ “What would you do if you had only one day left to live?” I asked this question to my young students when teaching English this winter break. So, what were their answers? “I would watch TV!” the first one answered. “I would play with the computer!” was the second answer. “I would play with the computer, too.” The girl finished her sentence excitedly. I was just too frightened to keep listening to more answers like that. Ten years ago, at their ages, I had a different answer. I said I would spend the last day of my life looking at the face of my dear grandmother until I could remember every detail of it. When my grandmother was getting old and weak, my family bought her a telephone so I could make calls. Later my family bought her a TV set so she could watch TV plays all by herself. Then we thought she would feel happy. But I never really know how grandmother felt. She silently passed away one night without a word. When I heard about her death, I felt terribly sad. I tried to remember in detail how my grandmother looked, but I failed. How could I remember? I had not visited her for ages! With all these “teles”, I was powerless(无能为力的). Don’t people just love the word T-E-L-E of “tele”, which means far away? Indeed this is how modern technology has changed our world. But do not forget this other “tele” word: telepathy. Our minds are supposed to read each other’s minds; our hearts are supposed to feel each other’s hearts—and do this