Unit 14

objectives Indirect speech introduced by 1. a simple present verb reporting past events 2. a simple past verb reporting questions and answers 3. a simple past verb reporting a conversation

Language Structure Practice(1 课时 ) The table says that there was… …asked…what was wrong …asked… if she could…

Dialogues (2 课时 ) Dialogue 1 Broad questions Questions on specific details Main idea Language teaching points and practice Dialogue 2 Reporting, part 2 Substitution practice

New Words and Expressions prescribe v. advise or order the use of (esp. a medicine, remedy, etc.); declare with authority that sth should be done or is a rule to be followed. e.g. The doctor prescribed radiotherapy for him. The law prescribes what should be done. swallow v. cause or allow (esp food or drink) to go down the throat; accept ( an insult) without protest. e.g. He swallow the insults and kept on working. swallow one’s words swallow an idea.

elaborate v. work out in detail; describe or explain sth in detail a. very detailed and complicated; carefully prepared and finished e.g. elaborate a plan; The director asked me to elaborate on my proposal. An elaborate lace pattern. awful a. extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible; very bad; dreadful e.g. an awful condition; awful weather I had an awful day at the office.

Readings (2 课时 ) Reading 1 Sample questions New words and phrases Language teaching points Reading 2 Sample questions Language teaching points

Language points: 1. automate v. cause sth to operate by automation e.g. automate a factory; automated teaching. Auto- self e.g. automobile, automation, autobiograghy, autogragh 2. multinational a. involving many countries e.g. a multinaitional organization/operation/agreement multi- many e.g. multimedia, multiple, multiply

3. intruder n. person or thing that intrudes, esp sb who entres another’s property illegally. Intrude v. put into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or unsuitable e.g. intrude oneself on/unon sb/sth intrusion n. e.g. The film star claimed that the police action was an intrusion on her private life.

Guided Writing (1 课时 ) Paragraph writing Note to make arrangements

Background Information Artificial Intelligence

Effects of computer B efore we know it, technology is going to pass us by. With the invention of the computer and the Internet, the possibilities are endless. Society is changing by leaps and bounds, with no chance of a stopping point in the near future. All this change is dealing with computers and the effects that it will have on the way we live tomorrow. The Internet affects us in every way, most importantly with our social lives, our jobs, and our entertainment.

Artificial Intelligence

The Internet Our social lives are not just communicating with telephones and mail anymore. Going “on-line” is the new way we like to communicate with people. Chat rooms on the Internet are open for people to talk and explore with other people who may live on the other side of the world or the other side of the street. is also another popular way to correspond with others. Users can electronically send mail to another person with an on-line mailbox, simply by typing in their message and sending it by the click of a button. Two seconds to send to someone on the other side of the world is much quicker than a week or more through the ordinary mail.

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