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Unit18Integratingskillscomputercanbeusedas…..typewriterprojectordrawingboardvideogameplayerinternetHowdoesweusetheinternet?watchcameratelephonecalendarcellphonecanbeusedas…..1.Whatisthe“informationage”?2.Whyarescientificmetaphorslike“memory”and“cutandpaste”useful?Howmaytheylimitourthinking?3.ThinkofmorewordsweusetotalkaboutcomputersandtheInternet.Atimeofnewdiscoveriesandgreatchanges.Theycanhelpusunderstandandusenewtechnology.Theymaylimitourthinkingbykeepingusfromusingthenewtechnologyinnewways.Languagepoints1.Itiscertainlytruethat…2.Wearesaidtobelivinginthe“InformationAge,atimeofnewdiscoveriesandgreatchanges3.Therealfunctionwillonlybeknownoncewediscovernewwaysofthinkingaboutthetechnology.Hewassaidtobeagoodbasketballplayerwhenhewasyoung.Itwassaidthat…Sbissaidtodosth/besaidtobedoing/tohavedonesth4.Hasourlifechangedthatmuch?5.Acomputer’s“memoryissimilartohumanmemoryinsomeways,butitisalsoverydifferent.AbesimilartoBHisnewbikeissimilartomine.6.Afterall,Whatmakesanewinventionsuchawonderfulthingisthatitallowsustodosomethingwecouldnotdobefore7.Nowthatwearedevelopingnewtechnologyatsuchahighpace,BecauseofthefactthatHomework1.Previewthenextintegratingskills.2.Gooverthegrammar---theAttributiveClauseInventionsWBIntegratingskillsThestructureofthetextPart1—para1Part2---para2Part3---para3Part4---para4---64inventionscomputerssmartclotheshousepaintse-paper&adsadeviceanewtypeofpaintatinyrobotmakesomethingoutofnothingallowinformationtoenterthehumanbodyapaintthatcanmakethingsinvisiblePart2:invention:Howitworks:Usages:ItsendslightbacktothesourcehidethingsmakeinterestingclotheshelpdoctorsseethroughtheskinofapatientPart3:invention:Howitworks:Usages:atinyrobotarobotiscontrolledbyacomputerthatcanenterthehumanbodythroughasmallholemakeoperationssaferandlesspainfulreplaceknives&largetoolsmakeenergyfromemptyspacePart4invention:Usages:Wecould“learn”bysendinginformationtothebrainadevicemakesomethingoutofnothingallowinformationtoenterthehumanbodyLanguagepoints:1.Thelistofamazingnewinventionsthatseemtobejustaroundthecornerislongandinspiring.2.Howmanyofthesenewtechnologieswillactuallybecomerealityremainstobeseen,…3.Hereisalookatsomeofthenewideasthatmayshapeourfuture.4.Insteadoflettingthelightraysbouncebackinthenormalway.Helivesjustaroundthecorner.Victoryisjustaroundthecorner.5.Itisasifabasketballbackboardwasmadesothataballthrownatananglewouldbouncerightbackatthepersonthrowingit.6.Butbychangingthewaythelightbouncesitdoesmakeitpossibleto“seethrough”objects.7.Thetruechallengeforanyinventoristodaretodreamandbelievethatwhatseemsimpossibletodaymayonedaybecomepossible.8.Amongthemanyinventionsthatarebeingdiscussedbysomescientistsareseveralthatmayseemridiculoustous.9.Theydescribespaceastrue“perpetualmotion”10.Butwewoulddowelltokeepinmindthatmanyinventionsthatwenowtakeforgrantedweregreetedwithdoubt.take…forgranted---想当然；认为…是真的或会要发生的；wemustn’ttakeitforgrantedthatwemustberight.Homework1.Learnthephrasesbyheart2.Finishtheexercisesofunit18inLearningEnglish