1. Lesson 1 Tomorrow’s World
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Unit 4 Cyberspace
Lesson 1 Tomorrow’s World

2. Make a list of those modern technologies which help us do many things.
MP4

3. CD or DVD

4. computer

5. air-conditioners

6. digital cameras
microwave oven

7. Before you start Can you imagine our life without computers?
How do you think computers
will change our lives in the
next twenty years?

8. hacker Read to learn Find the following words in the article.
A person who enters
other people’s computer
programmes in secret.
hacker

9. virtual reality The use of computers to make situations
feel and look real
virtual reality

10. crash
Have an accident by violently
hitting something

11. terrorist Someone who does terrible things
to harm countries, governments,
and people.
terrorist

12. the Net Computer system that allows millions
of people around the world to share
information.
the Net

13. A terrible situation in which everything
goes wrong.
chaos

14. Pessimistic or optimistic attitude to the future of the Internet.

15. pessimistic
hackers
cyber criminal
now
in the future
Cyber terrorists

16. optimistic find out holiday offers buy books book tickets in the next
few years
already
optimistic
shop on the
Internet
get
information
in the future
TV & mail
service
will disappear
get
entertainment
virtual reality
shop
work
study

17. While reading Task 1: Decide if these sentences T or F.
1. With the development of computers, some scientists say it is likely that computer can give us disaster.
2. The text infers to us that it is necessary for us to worry that the Internet can do harm to us.
3. Some experts say in the future we will not go to school in the classroom like us. T F T

18. 4. In the future many people live in the cyberspace.
5. The text tells us you can do many things which don’t exist in fact.
6. In spite of the rapid development of Internet, but many things can’t disappear such as television and the mail. T T F

19. Task 2: Answer the following questions.
1. How has the Internet grown in the last thirty years?
The Internet has grown from only 200 computers in 1983 to around 50 million now.
2. Why are some experts pessimistic about the future?
Because they worry about the activities of cyber criminals.

20. 3. What possible changes do the optimistic believe the Internet can bring to our lives?
They believe that people can do shopping, get entertainment instead of the television and the will take the place of the postal service. People may even live and work in a virtual reality.

21. Task 3: Match the paragraphs with these headings.
pessimistic opinions
seeing the future
optimistic opinions
the Internet growth d)
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4: a) c) b)

22. Discuss the advantage and disadvantage of the Net.
the Internet
Advantage
Disadvantage
1. shopping, write s, chat with friends
2. play games or see movies on line
3. get all kinds of the latest news
4. write in blog and share with others
5. search for useful information for study
6. distance learning, etc …
1. chat with fake ID
2. Terrorists, hackers will attack and cause
chaos.
3. If virus develops, people lose all the files.
4. Students tend to copy and paste, and
they become lazy, etc…

23. Voice your opinion Do you feel pessimistic or
optimistic about the future of
the Internet?
Why?

24. Language points In 1983, there were only 200 computers
connected to the Internet.
= which were connected to the Internet.
computer 和connect 是被动关系,因此connected to 是过去分词做定语来修饰computer,相当于一个定语从句。

25. It is surprising that there were 3oo gold coins buried underground.
＝which were buried underground.
真是令人惊奇，地下埋了300 枚金币。
There are so many people watching the big fire in the street.
=who watched the big fire in the street.
People 和watching 是主动关系watching 是现在分词做定语表主动来修饰people 相当于定语从句。

26. 2.Some experts are pessimistic about the future.
一些科学家对（计算机主宰的）未来表现出悲观的态度。
be pessimistic/optimistic about
对…悲观/乐观
I’m rather pessimistic about the present situation.
我对目前的局势感到悲观。

27. 3. It is clear that we are going to see an
explosion of shopping on the Internet.
很显然，不远的将来我们就会看到网上购物的狂潮。
It作形式主语，真实主语是 that引出的主语从句。
that we are going to see an explosion of shopping on the Internet is clear. ＝

28. Grammar Predictions will and be going to
Read the following sentences from the text.
In pairs, decide which
talks about a future event we can predict from a present situation.
expresses our opinions and beliefs about the future.

29. 1. …, “ it is clear that we are going to see a huge growth of shopping on the Internet.”
2. She also believes that, in the future, we will get entertainment from the Net and that television will probably disappear.
3. “Personally, I think virtual reality will become part of modern life,”… a b b

30. Which comment is better in each situation?
You’re planning to buy a computer.
a) I hope it will be cheap.
b) It is going to be cheap.
a) I hope it will be cheap.
2. It’s the last ten minutes of a basketball match between Russia and the USA. The score is 102:56 to Russia.
a) The USA will lose.
b) The USA is going to lose.
b) The USA is going to lose.

31. complete the text with going to or will
Earth Report!
Dr Carl Wight is an expert on the environment. He speaks to our reporter, “It is clear that in the next few years the Earth’s climate(1)_________ change . I’m afraid that this probably means that many kinds of animals, such as the South China tiger, (2)___________ disappear soon,
is going to
are going to

32. Changes in climate(3)____________
certainly affect people’s lives too. Because of global warming, the sea has already destroyed parts of Britain. It is obvious that this destruction (4)_______become more dangerous in the future. We have to take immediate action, or I fear that life on Earth (5)______get worse.”
are going to
will
will

33. will和be going to的基本用法 1. will的用法 1) will 表将来，可用于各种人称。如：
I won’t argue with you.
我不愿意跟你争辩。
He will go to Hainan this winter.
今年冬天他打算去海南。
2) will 可表习惯或反复发生的动作。如：
John will fall asleep in church.
约翰做礼拜时老睡觉。

34. 3) will 可表请求，指将来，多用于疑问句。如：
Will you dine with me tomorrow, Lewis?
刘易斯，明天你同我一道吃饭好吗?
4) Will用于否定句中，若主语为物，则意为“不起作用”。如：
The drawer won’t shut.
抽屉关不上了。
My fountain pen wouldn’t write.
我的自来水笔不能写字了。

35. 2. be going to的用法
1) 多用来表示主观上打算做某事或根据某种迹象判断要发生某事。如：
We’re going to pick apples next Wednesday.
　我们下周三打算去摘苹果。
Look at the heavy clouds！ It's going to rain.
　看那黑云！天要下雨了。
2) 也可用来表示即将发生的事。如：
The plane is going to take off in ten minutes.
　飞机将在十分钟后起飞。
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36. Homework 1. Do Exercises 8, 9 and 10 on page 9.
2. Write a composition about cyberspace, including the summary of the text and your opinion on it.
3. Preview Lesson 2.

37. Goodbye!