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Unit10 The Fantastic Spurt in Technology

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Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading

Warm-ap Zuestions Speaking of modern technology what images come first into your mind? What is the fastest means of transport today?How fast is it? What changes may new inventions bring to our lives in the next twenty years?

Warm-up Questions • Speaking of modern technology what images come first into your mind? • What is the fastest means of transport today? How fast is it? • What changes may new inventions bring to our lives in the next twenty years?

lrin Tasfler Alvin Toffler (1928~)is a well- known American futurologist,that is,a person who studies or make forecasts about future developments in science and technology and their DR.ALVIN TOFPLER Futuriskand Best Selling Author effect upon society

Alvin Toffler Alvin Toffler (1928~ ) is a well￾known American futurologist, that is, a person who studies or make forecasts about future developments in science and technology and their effect upon society

Born in New York in 1928 and graduated from New York University in 1949,he is a former Associate Editor of Fortune magazine and served as visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation and visiting professor at Cornell University.At the New school for Social Research in 1966 he taught one of the first courses devoted entirely to the future. He is the editor of The Futurists and Learning for Tomorrow and author of The Culture Consumer(1964),Future Shock(1970),The Third Wave(1980)and Previews and Premises (1983)

Born in New York in 1928 and graduated from New York University in 1949, he is a former Associate Editor of Fortune magazine and served as visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation and visiting professor at Cornell University. At the New school for Social Research in 1966 he taught one of the first courses devoted entirely to the future. He is the editor of The Futurists and Learning for Tomorrow and author of The Culture Consumer(1964), Future Shock(1970), The Third Wave(1980) and Previews and Premises (1983)

子iture Shock and Tl78Sr0K 1)Concept of“future shock”: A state of stress and disorientation (the loss of sense of direction)caused by too quick a succession of changes in society

Future Shock and FUTURE SHOCK 1) Concept of “future shock”: • A state of stress and disorientation (the loss of sense of direction) caused by too quick a succession of changes in society

2)The book Future Shock: The book was written by Alvin Toffler. "This is a book about what happens to people when they are overwhelmed (overcome completely)by change.It is about the ways in which we adapt-or fail to adapt一to the future.”“The purpose of this book is to help us come to terms with the future -to help us cope more effectively with both personal and social change by deepening our understanding of how men respond to it

2) The book Future Shock: • The book was written by Alvin Toffler. “This is a book about what happens to people when they are overwhelmed (overcome completely) by change. It is about the ways in which we adapt — or fail to adapt — to the future.” “The purpose of this book is to help us come to terms with the future — to help us cope more effectively with both personal and social change by deepening our understanding of how men respond to it

Reen4☑ond Founder of Ford Motor Company and maker of the Model T (the machine that changed the world"),Henry Ford became one of the world’s most famous automobile manufacturers He began his career as a machinist apprentice,but at the Henry Ford age of 30,he demonstrated his (1863~1947): mechanical inventiveness with the American construction of a single-cylinder automobile designer gasoline-powered vehicle. and manufacture

Henry Ford F o u n d e r o f F o r d M o t o r Company and maker of the Model T (“ the machine that changed the world”), Henry Ford became one o f t h e w o r ld ’s m o s t famous_____________________ . H e b eg an h is c a r ee r a s a machinist apprentice, but at the age of 30, he ____________ his mechanical inventiveness with the construction of a single-cylinder gasoline-powered vehicle. Henry Ford (1863~1947): American automobile designer and manufacture automobile manufacturers demonstrated

Ten years later,in 1903,he founded the Ford Motor Company and began to develop assembly-line techniques to produce an affordable automobile.The result was the four- cylinder Model T Ford,and by 1914 it had captured nearly half the U.S.automobile market. Ford’s eytation as a good employer,who introduced a 5 minimum wage, was subsequently hurt during the 1920's and 1930's when he began to employ labor spies at his plants and sanctioned violence against union organizersendliing achievement was,within his own lifetime,to make automobile ownership possible for millions around the world

Ten years later, in 1903, he founded the Ford Motor Comp an y and beg an to develop _____________________ to produce an affordable automobile. The result was the four￾cylinder Model T Ford, and by 1914 it had _________ nearly half the U. S. automobile market. Ford’s early __________ as a good employer, who introduced a $ 5 minimum wage, was subsequently hurt during the 1920’s and 1930’s when he began to employ labor spies at his plants and sanctioned violence against union organizers. His __________________ was, within his own lifetime, to make automobile ownership possible for millions around the world. assembly-line techniques captured reputation enduring achievement

Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin was a superstar of silent comedies and one of the greatest icons of the 20th-century film.He was born on 16 April,1889 in London and died on 25 December,1977 in Corsier-sur-Vevey in Switzerland. Chaplin had a rotten childhood and an early CHEGREAT乡 start on stage,performing even as a child in DICTATOR vaudeville(歌舞杂耍).He went to Hollywood in 1914 and began acting in silent comedies for Mack Sennett.By 1915 he controlled most aspects of his films,in which he usually appeared as a character called simply "The Little Tramp":a lovably shabby dreamer with a small moustache,a derby hat baggy trousers and outsize,shapeless shoes

Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin was a superstar of silent comedies and one of the greatest icons of the 20th-century film. He was born on 16 April,1889 in London and died on 25 December,1977 in Corsier-sur-Vevey in Switzerland. Chaplin had a rotten childhood and an early start on stage, ____________________ in vaudeville (歌舞杂耍). He went to Hollywood in 1914 and began acting in silent comedies for Mack Sennett. By 1915 he controlled most aspects of his films, in which he usually __________ a character called simply “The Little Tramp”: a lovably shabby dreamer with a small moustache, a derby hat , baggy trousers and outsize, shapeless shoes. performing even as a child appeared as