《21世纪大学英语 21st Century College English》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Book 2 Unit 10 Text A The Next 30 Years

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Unit 10 : Text A 21st Century College English: Book 2 The Next 30 Years

Unit Ten: Text A e Lead-in activities Text Organization Reading and writing skills Language points Guided practice Assignment 1O

Unit Ten: Text A • Lead-in Activities • Text Organization • Reading and Writing Skills • Language Points • Guided Practice • Assignment

Lead-in activities Group Writing Looking for one aspect about the future development or problems and focusing on it and working together with the group members to write up a whole paragraph What will happen and what will the future be like in the next 30 years?

Lead-in Activities Looking for one aspect about the future development or problems and focusing on it and working together with the group members to write up a whole paragraph: What will happen and what will the future be like in the next 30 years? Group Writing

Text Organization para. General introduction: Influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future, the author offers his predictions in the next 30 years para 2-14 There will be great new achievements in the next 30 years: rising living standards, increased life expectancy and better lifestyle. para. 15-18 Humans will also face some dangers and problems in the next 30 years: violence and environmental devastation para.19A conclusion-Despite the above-mentioned problems, human civilization is still making genuine progress

General introduction: Influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future, the author offers his predictions in the next 30 years. There will be great new achievements in the next 30 years: rising living standards, increased life expectancy and better lifestyle. Humans will also face some dangers and problems in the next 30 years: violence and environmental devastation. A conclusion—Despite the above-mentioned problems, human civilization is still making genuine progress. para. 1 para. 2-14 para. 15-18 para. 19 Text Organization

Reading writing skills Reading Skill: Scanning for organization in reading materials When you're reading a text in order to find specific information, scanning it first to get an idea of the way the text is organized can be a big help Visual clues-things like numbers and dates; lists, sections and subtitles(小标题; dialogs, quotations and recurring phrases-are easy to see in a text, and can often give us a good picture of its organization and content before we start reading. When we read in our own language, we usually notice the visual clues automatically, without thinking about them. When you're reading in English, paying conscious attention to visual clues before you read can improve your comprehension and make your reading more efficient

Reading & Writing Skills Reading Skill: Scanning for organization in reading materials. When you’re reading a text in order to find specific information, scanning it first to get an idea of the way the text is organized can be a big help. Visual clues—things like numbers and dates; lists, sections and subtitles(小标题); dialogs, quotations and recurring phrases—are easy to see in a text, and can often give us a good picture of its organization and content before we start reading. When we read in our own language, we usually notice the visual clues automatically, without thinking about them. When you’re reading in English, paying conscious attention to visual clues before you read can improve your comprehension and make your reading more efficient

Reading writing skills Writing Skill: Developing prediction + lustrations passages This kind of passage begins with general prediction, and then is supported by illustrations EXample: The trends indicate that next semester teachers will be better off than ever before all of them will receive salaries much higher than their parents and grandparents ever dreamed of. At the same time, treated with greater respect by their students, teachers around the globe will enjoy their work much more. As a result, their mental and physical health will improve. Happy and satisfied teachers will become commonplaces

Reading & Writing Skills Writing Skill: Developing prediction + Illustrations passages This kind of passage begins with general prediction, and then is supported by illustrations. Example: The trends indicate that next semester, teachers will be better off than ever before. All of them will receive salaries much higher than their parents and grandparents ever dreamed of. At the same time, treated with greater respect by their students, teachers around the globe will enjoy their work much more. As a result, their mental and physical health will improve. Happy and satisfied teachers will become commonplaces

Intensive Study Intensive Study · Difficult sentences Key words, phrases usages Comprehension exercises

• Intensive Study • Difficult sentences • Key words, phrases & usages • Comprehension exercises Intensive Study

Intensive Study The next 30 years by edward Cornish I In less than three years the world will reach the outstanding year 2000, and in less than four -on January 1, 2001, to be precise -a new millennium will begin. I am encouraged to offer my personal view of what is likely to happen in the next 30 years a view that is heavily influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future

The Next 30 Years by Edward Cornish 1 In less than three years the world will reach the outstanding year 2000, and in less than four — on January 1, 2001, to be precise — a new millennium will begin. I am encouraged to offer my personal view of what is likely to happen in the next 30 years — a view that is heavily influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future. Intensive Study

Intensive Study 2 To begin with, the next 30 years will almost certainly bring us incredible new achievements. The problems and dangers now facing the world are, in my_judgment, far outweighed by solutions and opportunities. It is true enough that humans have an extraordinary genius for making mistakes, but it is balanced by our strong tendency to notice and correct them

2 To begin with, the next 30 years will almost certainly bring us incredible new achievements. The problems and dangers now facing the world are, in my judgment, far outweighed by solutions and opportunities. It is true enough that humans have an extraordinary genius for making mistakes, but it is balanced by our strong tendency to notice and correct them. Intensive Study

Intensive Study 3 Rising Living Standards The trends indicate that humans will be better off economically 30 years from now than they are today. Hundreds of millions of people will live in homes that will seem like palaces to their parents and grandparents. At the same time, brought together by telecommunications, people around the world will work together more efficiently than ever before. Expertise will flow easily and cheaply to places where it is needed. Computers and cellular phones will become commonplaces

3 Rising Living Standards 4 The trends indicate that humans will be better off economically 30 years from now than they are today. Hundreds of millions of people will live in homes that will seem like palaces to their parents and grandparents. At the same time, brought together by telecommunications, people around the world will work together more efficiently than ever before. Expertise will flow easily and cheaply to places where it is needed. Computers and cellular phones will become commonplaces. Intensive Study