CET-B4-Unit2(newest) Smart Cars 全新版大学英语综合教程（第二版）第四册+英语课件.ppt

Unit 2 Pre-reading Directions: Record the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car on the chart below. Be ready to share this with your classmates. Pollution Traffic jam/congestion Car accidents Money-consuming things The use of too much space … Cars in Future eliminate traffic accidents alert the police and provide precise location if stolen. monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby. alert the drowsy driver. locate your car precisely and warn of traffic jams. Functions brought by Advanced technology What effects does modern science and technology exert on (upon) our society and our lives? PLS list these effects. What are the advantages and problems that science brings to mankind. What’s your opinion? How can we human beings make good use of modern science and technology for ourselves? Impact of Science Technology In this world of change and complexity, 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. Merits: 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 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 life for human being in the modern world… Drawbacks: 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 world peace (e.g. WMDs) Writing: Sample (三段式) Modern science and technology have bad as well a