新世纪大学英语综合教程4老师课件Unit2.PPT

Unit2ManandTechnologyTextATechnologyandHappinessBeforeReading1GlobalReading2DetailedReading3AfterReading4ContentsTopicPreviewVideoClipTopicPreview•Pleaselookatthepicturesandanswerthefollowingquestions.Picture1Picture2Picture3Picture4Picture5•1.Whatassociationdothepreviouspicturesbringtoyou?•Advancedscienceandtechnology:•Picture1----informationtechnology•Picture2----Bird’sNestofBeijingOlympicGames•Picture3----Shenzhou7:MannedSpaceship•Picture4----sharkskinlikeswimsuit•Picture5----thegiganticbridgespanningHangzhouBayCompanyLogo•Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestion.Whatchangescouldtakeplaceinourfuturelifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?VideoClipQ:Whatchangescouldtakeplaceinourfuturelifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?•Healthbeimproved.•Productionbeincreased.•Humanlaborbedecreased.•People’smentalhorizonbebroadened.•Doyouthinktechnologymakesyourlifeeasier?Couldyougivesomeexamples?•Istheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?Yes:convenienttelecommunicationandtransportation,comfortablehouseholdappliances,workingenvironmentwithoutthelimitationoftimeandspace,andsoon.•Whatnegativeaspectsdoyouthinkshouldbeavoidedwhenwedevelopscienceandtechnology?•Environmentalpollution,misuseoroveruseofthehumanresources,wars,moralproblems,andsoon.TrueorFalseStructureAnalysisQuestionsandAnswersBlankFillingFurtherUnderstandingStructureAnalysis◆Part1(Para.1-2)Materialandtechnologicaladvancesdonotreallybringhappinesstopeopleinthedevelopedcountries.ThoughAmericansnowarewealthierthantheywereinthemiddleofthelastcentury,theyarenothappierthantheyusedtobe.◆Part2(Para.3-5)Technologyandhappinessarenotnecessarilycloselycorrelatedbecausepeopleadapttotechnologicalprogresstooquickly.◆Part3(Para.6-9)Thecurrentcommentsontechnologyhavemostlycenteredonthebadeffectsoftechnologyonhumanrelationshipsratherthanparticular,harmfultechnologies.◆Part4(Para.10)Themostimportantimpactoftechnologyonpeople’ssenseofwell-beingisinthefieldofhealthcare.◆Part5(Para.11)Peopleingeneralclaimthatonadeeperlevel,technologycannotbringhappinesstothem,whichisjustcontradictorytothefactthatithasgreatlyimprovedpeople’shealthandlifeexpectancy.1.Inthesecondhalfoflastcentury,grossdomesticproductpercapitaincreasedby200percentinUS.2.Mediaandleisurewereturnedintomultibillion-dollarindustriesfortheAmericanspentlesstimeonworkandmoretimeonentertainment.3.Materialandtechnologicaladvanceshaven’tmadeAmericanshappierthanbefore.4.ThisisauniquephenomenoninUSthatwiththeincreaseoftheirincomethepercentageofpeoplewhofeelhappyhasfallenslightlysincetheearly1970s.TrueorFalseReadthefirstpartofthetextandmakeyourjudgementaboutwhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalseaccordingtoparas.1-2.1.Inthesecondhalfoflastcentury,grossdomesticproductpercapitaincreasedby200percentinUS.2.Mediaandleisurewereturnedintomultibillion-dollarindustriesfortheAmericanspentlesstimeonworkandmoretimeonentertainment.Americans’pursuitofentertainmentturnedmediaandleisureintomultibillion-dollarindustrieseventhoughtheyseemedtoworkextraordinarilyhard.3.Materialandtechnologicaladvanceshaven’tmadeAmericanshappierthanbefore.4.ThisisauniquephenomenoninUSthatwiththeincreaseoftheirincomethepercentageofpeoplewhofeelhappyhasfallenslightlysincetheearly1970s.Similardatarevealingthisphenomenonhavebeenfoundinmostdevelopedcountries.TTFF1.InwhatsenseisRichardEasterlin’spaperatrulygroundbreakingwork?2.WhatistherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessaccordingtoRichardEasterlin?QuestionsandanswersReadthesecondpartofthetextandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.3.Howusuallydoesalotterywinner’ssenseofwell-beingchange?4.Whydopeopletendtotaketechnologicalinnovationsforgranted?1.InwhatsenseisRichardEasterlin’spaperatrulygroundbreakingwork?Thetopichispaperisconcerninghasseldombeenexaminedbyothereconomistsandsocialscientists.2.WhatistherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessaccordingtoRichardEasterlin?Atleastafteracertainpoint,moneycan’tbuyhappiness.QuestionsandanswersReadthesecondpartofthetextandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.4.Whydopeopletendtotaketechnologicalinnovationsforgranted?Technologydevelopsveryfast,anymiraculousinnovationwillsoonbecomecommonorfrustratingwhenitdoesn’tworkwell,andit’shardforpeopletorememberwhatthingswerelikebeforewithoutthetechnologicalinnovation.QuestionsandAnswers3.Howusuallydoesalotterywinner’ssenseofwell-beingchange?Usuallyheisveryhappy,butsoontheexcitementwilldisappear,andhissenseofwell-beingwillbecomethesameasbefore.Specificbadtechnologies:a.,b.,c..telemarketing_____________trafficjams________________Downsideoftechnology1.2.3.NegativeimpactofTVidentitytheft________________disruptrelationships______________________fracturecommunity_________________gradualisolation_____________________BlankFillingBlankFillingReadthethirdpartofthetextandtrytofillintheblanksinthefollowingparagraph.1.HowhaslifeexpectancychangedinEurope?2.Howdidtechnologychangepeople’slife?3.Howdidmedicaltechnologybenefitpeople?4.Whatistheparadoxofhappiness?Workinpairstoperformaninterview.Onestudentplaysasthewriter,JamesSurowiecki,andtheother,ajournalist.Youtwoaretalki