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Unit
Digital life
Developing ideas
Young people today are born in a new era. They have grown up with the internet, apps and smartphones. Digital technology is already part of their everyday life. These people are called "digital natives" or the "screen generation".
DID YOU KNOW
They are searching the internet.
(答案不唯一，仅供参考)
1
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
1 How does Timmy’s mum feel about Timmy using his phone
2 What’s Timmy’s attitude to his mum trying to take his phone away
Learning to learn
Listening for attitudes To listen for a person’s attitude, you should pay attention to their tone of voice. Do they sound happy or angry They may also use words like What or No! to show surprise or disagreement.
2
Listen again and complete the mother’s letter.
Phonetics in use
3
Listen again and complete the mother’s letter.
Learning to learn
Describing thoughts and feelings
We can show our thoughts and feelings directly, using expressions like In my opinion..., I believe that..., 1 think... and I feel... We can also share stories or experiences to show our feelings and thoughts.
Listen again. Then talk about how Timmy and his mother describe their thoughts and feelings.
4
Work in pairs. Talk about how to use digital devices wisely.
Talk about what you have learnt about using digital devices wisely in this section.
Reading for writing
1
Look at the two pictures and compare the two schools. Use the words to help you.
book
teacher
screen
people
classroom
machine
2
Read the passage. Who teaches Margie
In her diary, on 17 May 2157, Margie wrote: “Today, Tommy found a real book!”
It was a very old book. They turned the old, yellow pages. It was strange to read the words. They stood still on the pages, instead of moving across a screen.
奇怪的, 不寻常的, 不可思议的
“What a waste!” said Tommy. “When you finish the book, you just throw it away, I guess. Our television screen must have a million books on it! I wouldn’t throw it away.”
Margie asked, “What’s the book about ”
“School.”
扔, 投, 抛, 掷
猜, 猜测
“Why would anyone write about school
“Because it’s an old kind of school, from hundreds of years ago. They had a teacher, but it was a person, There was a special building, and all the kids and teachers went there.”
Margie wanted to read about those funny schools. But her mother called, “Margie! School!”
有人, 任何人
几百, 成百上千
Margie’s classroom was right next to her bedroom. Her teacher was a machine. It was on and waiting for her. The screen was lit up. The machine said: “Today’s lesson is on maths. Please put yesterday’s homework in the opening.”
关于, 有关 此处on相当于about
Margie did so sadly, She was thinking about the old schools. All the kids from the neighborhood came, and laughed and shouted in the playground. They sat together in the classroom, and went home together after school.
社区, 住宅小区; 四邻, 街坊
And the teachers were people…
Margie was thinking about how the students must have loved school in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had.
Adaptation from “The Fun They Had” by lsaac Asimov
A machine.
Who teaches Margie
must have done结构，表示对过去情况的肯定推测，意为“一定(已经)……”。
in+一段时间 ……之后
3
Complete the table.
Who found the real book
What was the book like
What did Margie and Tommy think of the book
What was the book about
Tommy.
It was a very old book.
The words of the book were strange to read.
It was about schools.
Why did the writer of the book write about school
What was Margie’s school like
What were Margie’s thoughts about the old schools
Because it’s an old kind of school, from hundreds of years ago.
Margie’s classroom was right next to her bedroom. Her teacher was a machine.
The students in the old schools must have loved schools. They had fun. (答案不唯一, 仅供参考)
4
Answer the questions.
1 Why is Margie excited that Tommy found a “real book”
2 Are the children familiar with “real” books How can you tell
Because the words of the book were on the pages, instead of moving across a screen.
No, they aren’t. They are used to reading books on the screen, so they know litle about the “real” books. (答案不唯一, 仅供参考)
Think and share
1 Do you want to go to a school like Margie’s Why or why not
2 What do you think schools will be like in 50 years
Learning to think for question 2 To make smart predictions about future schools, you need to consider the development of technology and social changes.
No, I don’t. Because it’s boring to study with a machine.
I think the schools will be full of technology and AI. (答案不唯一, 仅供参考)
5
Write a short passage to describe people’s digital life in 50 years' time.
step
1
Organise your ideas with the chart below.
Opening
In general, will people's life be more digital in 50 years' time
Body
How digital will... be
Ending
Will this change be good or bad for people in the future
2
step
3
step
Write your passage with the help of the chart.
Check. Did you: □ describe some parts of digital life in the future
□ use the words from the reading passage
□ give your opinion about digital life in the future
4
step
Share your passage with the class.
Homework
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