in how many days will the olympic games be held?
TRANSCRIPT
• In how many days will the Olympic Games be held?
We are ready for them!
Home for athletes, friendly to environment
• it won't consume too much energy to accommodate the guests.
• the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) praised the village as a healthy, comfortable and energy-saving residential area focusing on people during a visit last year.
• water reclaiming systems, solar energy generators and energy-preserving facilities
• the village would save as much as 200 tons of water for landscaping through a biological sewage treatment technique
• This housing complex is also the first in Beijing to offer potable water for residents.
• The Olympic flame scaled the highest point on Earth as Chinese mountaineers carried it to Mount Qomolangma on Thursday - in what is the high point of the relay.
• concepts of a Green Olympics, a High-tech Olympics and the People's Olympics
technology
• What is technology, anyway?
• How fast does technology develop in the modern society?
• Why does technology develop so fast?
• As a college student, how can you survive in this technological society?
Unit 10
Title Analysis
• 1. technology:
• knowledge dealing with scientific and industrial methods and their practical use
• 2. spurt:
• a short sudden increase of speed
• 3. fantastic:
• wonderful and marvelous, unbelievable
Raising the question
1-2Analyzing the problem
with an example3-6
Analyzing the reason
7-11
People may have inadequate and misleading ideas on technology and the need to change their views.
Our times have witnessed the great leap forward in technology.
Technology feeds on itself.
• Section One• (Para. 1 ～ 2) The author argues that the old symbols of t
echnology are out of date, and it is time for our symbols to change in order to catch up with the quickening changes in technology itself.
• Section Two• (Para. 3 ～ 6) The author cites the history of transportatio
n development as an example to illustrate the accelerating speed in technology and draws the conclusion that there is a sudden bursting of the limits, a fantastic spurt forward on our own times.
• Section Three• (Para. 7 ～ 11) By means of analyzing the process of tec
hnological innovation, the author points out that the reason for the fantastic spurt in technology is that technology feeds on itself.
Questions for the first part• 1. What were the old symbols of
technology?
• 2. What links Henry Ford and Charlie Chaplin together?
• 3. Why is the symbol out-of-date?
• 4. Do you think that the assembly line is outdated in China?
• 5. What do you think will be the representation of technology in the 21st century?
• 6. Can you find any more examples of “new industries” besides those mentioned by the author?
• 7. What kind of work surroundings are necessary for these industries?
• 8. Can you give examples of technology in electronics and space industries?
Background information for the second part
• Camel Caravan : Using pack animals to haul people and goods.
Chariot :A chariot is a vehicle with two wheels pulled by a horse, used in ancient times in battles and races.
Airplane: Any of various winged vehicles capable of flight, generally heavier than air and driven by jet engines or propellers.
Locomotive :A locomotive is a railway engine that runs on rails and is self-propelled by any of several forms of energy for the purpose of moving railroad cars.
Rocket plane : An aircraft designed to carry and launch rockets.
A vehicle or compartment of a vehicle designed to transport, protect, and support humans or animals in outer space or at very high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.
Time Means of Transport Speed (mph)
6000 BC camel caravan averaging 8
about 1600 BC chariot about 201784 mail coach averaging 10
1825 first steam locomotive 131825 great sailing ship 6.5
1880’s more advanced steam locomotive 100
1938 airplane more than 400
1958 airplane
1960’s rocket plane 4,000
1960’s spaceship 18,000
more than 800
6000BC
8 mph
1600BC
20 mph
1784
1825
1880
1938
1960
13mph;100mph
4,000mph
400mph
10mph
18,000mph
1965
Group Discussion
• What trend is obvious to you in this table? And give an example.
• If the progress in transportation is divided into two stages(6000BC- 1880 and 1880-1960’s), what difference can you find between them?
• Why is technology advancing at a much greater speed now than before?
• The accelerative trend is obvious in this table. That is, it is clear from this table that the progress in transportation is getting quicker and quicker with the passage of time.
• In the first stage, the progress is very slow, while in the second stage, the advance is much, much quicker.
• Technological innovation consists of three stages: the creative idea; its practical application and its diffusion or spread through society. These 3 stages are linked together into a self- strengthening cycle. Technology is advancing much more quickly than before because now the time between each step in this cycle has been much shortened.
The third part
application
diffusion
New ideas
shortened
shortened
shortened
conjure up:• bring a thought, picture, idea, or
memory to someone’s mind• The singing of birds outside the
window conjured up memories of my childhood in the countryside.
The name of Chaplin conjures up the image of a little tramp with a brush mustache.
卓别林的名字使人脑海里出现一个留着小胡子 (brush mustache) 的流浪汉 (tramp) 的形象。
• What does the picture conjure up?
breed: v. • 1) keep animals or plants in order to
produce babies or new plants, especially ones with particular qualities
• Mrs. Smith has bred cats for many years and has won many prizes.
2) if animals breed, they mate in order to have babies
Eagles breed during the cooler months of the year.
characteristic: adj.• very typical of a particular thing or of someo
ne’s character
• These small white houses are characteristic of this village.
What is characteristic of the Information Age?(the wide use of computer)
• be characteristic of…
• It is characteristic of sb. / sth. + that-clause
Do you believe that greed and dishonesty are characteristic of all businessmen?
It is characteristic of her that she never complained.
essential: adj. extremely important and necessary
Water is essential to / for the growth of crops.
• 在“ It is essential that he (should) …” 句型中 that 后面的句子中的谓语一定要用虚拟语气。
• It is essential that he (should) be prepared for emergency.
• essential, necessary & indispensable
• “ 必不可少的，必需的”。essential 指对事物本身性质具有决定性的重要
性，暗含不可缺少，否则便无法存在。Is money essential to happiness? necessary 最常用词，强调由客观因素决定的
某种需要，强调不可避免，但并非绝不可缺少。 Sleep is necessary to / for one’s health.
indispensable 语气强，强调指绝对的必要性或不可缺少性。 Air, food and water are indispensable to life.
account: n.
• 1) a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process
• He gave us a detailed account of what had happened at the meeting a week before.
• 2) an arrangement in which a bank keeps your money safe so that you can pay more in or take money out
I want to open (close) an account with / at a bank.
3) because of sth. else, especially a problem or difficulty
The train was delayed on account of the heavy snow.
• 4) considering or including particular facts or details when making a decision or judgment about sth.
We must take into account the boy’s long illness.
on account of 因为， 由于 settle one’s account 结帐 take … into account
available: adj.sth. that is available is able to be used or can easil
y be bought or foundI’m afraid my bicycle is not available; it is being rep
aired.There are no tickets available for tonight’s concert.• 1)be available 若以人做主语时，意为“有空的，
不忙碌的”。 He is not available for the job. • 2) available 一般作表语，不作定语；若要修饰
名词时，通常放在所修饰的名词之后。 • This is the only reference book available here.
impressive: adj. making a deep impression on sb.
In the past few years Chinese athletes have made impressive achievements in competitive sports.
go by: passTime goes by quickly. It is more than a year
since we entered the university.Nearly a decade went by before they met ag
ain in their hometown.
feed on:• 1) take as food
• Lu Xun once said, “Cows feed on grass but what they produce is milk.”
2) become nourished or strengthened from; get support from
Intelligent students learn new things quicker because, in a sense, intelligence feeds on itself.
Rumor feeds on ignorance and superstition.
embody: v. express; represent
• Dr. Brown’s latest book embodies all his new ideas on education.
Some American historians say John Kennedy embodied all the hopes of the 1960’s.
• 一些美国的历史学家说，约翰•肯尼迪代表了20 世纪 60 年代的全部希望。
generate: v. produce; cause to happen
• This machine will generate quite a lot of electricity from the power of the wind.
The arrival of the famous pop singer generated intense excitement in Hong Kong.
• generate electricity 发电generate excitement 使……为之激动generate heat 产生热generate public interest in 引起对……的极大关
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After reading
1.Useful Expressions 2. Compound Dictation3. Talk about the Pictures4. Proverbs and Quotations
Useful Expressions
• 1. 不可思议的突飞猛进fantastic spurt
• 2. 联想到• conjure up
• 3. 流水装配线assembly line4. 使……成为社会象征• make … into a social symbol
• 5. 中世纪the middle ages• 6. 过时了be outdated7. 养鱼• breed fish• 8. 造林• plant forests• 9. 工艺流程technological processes
• 10. 邮车• a mail coach• 11. 蒸汽机车• a steam locomotive• 12. 艰难地航行labor along• 13. 达到记录attain the record• 14. 20 年瞬息功夫• a mere twenty-year flick of time
• 15. 自身的扶植作用feed on itself16. 体现新思想的技术the technology embodying the new idea• 17. 产生创新思想• generate creative ideas• 18. 有证据证明• There is evidence that …19. 得到应用be put to work20. 随着时间的推移• with the passage of time
Directions: Discuss this topic in small groups.
Outline 1Please talk about the advantages of the rapid development of scien
ce and technology according to the outline given below:
Advantagesconvenience (mobile phone; e-mail ; MSN; DCD)efficiency ( computer; airplane)agreeable working conditions (quiet; clean; comforta
ble)
Outline 2Please talk about the disadvantages of the rapid development of scienc
e and technology according to the outline given below:
Disadvantages
difficulty (operation; knowledge)expensiveness ( computer; upgrade; surf online)unhealthy ( mobile phone; radiation)environment (air pollution; water pollution)