Science and Technology科學(xué)與技術(shù)課件

Unit6ScienceandTechnologyPartIWarmingUpTrainingfocus:SummarizingnewsItem1.Pre-listening:Whatissilkusuallyusedfor?Whatnewusehasbeendiscovered?Whilelistening:

Summarizethenews:Thisnewsisabout______________________________________________________________.akindofnewbulletproofvestmadeofsilkItem2:Pre-listeninganalyzing…data:

分析…數(shù)據(jù)

correspondent:

apersonemployedbyanewspaper,atelevisionstation,etc.toreportonaparticularsubjectorsendreportsfromaforeigncountry;areporter

rainfall:theamountofrainthatfalls2.

Thisnewsitemisabout______________________________________________________________________________________________researchdonebyAmericanandJapaneseresearcherstopredictsevereweatherinandaroundtheIndianOcean.Item3pawn-oneofthepiecesinthegameofchess.Themostcommonpiece.Thisnewsitemisabout________________________________________________________________________________achessmatchbetweenaworldchampionandtherestoftheworldontheInternet.Item4

electrode:電極

lever:杠桿;控制桿Thisnewsitemisabout________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________anexperimentcarriedoutbytheU.S.scientiststotrainratstooperatearobotarmsbyusingtheelectricalsignalsintheirbrains.Item5.

VCR:videocassetterecorder盒式錄放像機(jī)Thisnewsitemisabout________________________________________________________________________________NEC’snewrobotthattalksandunderstandsorders.

A2.Listenagainandcompletethefollowingfacts

1.

Whilesilkthreadsmaybe____,theycanbeusedtoproduce_____________________________2.AmericanandJapaneseresearchershavediscovered____________________________________________________________________softastrongeryarnthancopperthreads.astrongconnectionbetweenextremeweatherandconditionsintheocean.3.Visitorstothesitehave24hoursto________________________helpedbyateamofyoungchessexpertswho_______________4.

Theratshadearlierbeentrainedtoobtainarewardby____________________5.

TherobotfromNECcan_______________________throughtheInternetandswitchon____________________voteontheircountermovewillsuggeststrategies.pressingalevertomovethearm.recordandsendvideomailTVs,VCRsandairconditioners.Workwithapartnertodiscussthese5newsstories.Makesureyouunderstandthem.QuizChoose3ofthe5storiestowriteasummaryaccordingtoyourunderstanding.Useyourownwords.VestmadeoutofsilkPredictingweatherChessmatchRatsandrobotsSpeakingandlisteningrobotPartIILatestbreakthroughsintechnologyTrainingfocus:

Notetaking,selectinginformationA.Areportaboutthelatestbreakthroughsintechnology.I.Vocabularytinkerwith:toworkwithoutafixedplanorusefulresults,makingsmallchanges,esp.whentryingtorepairorimprovesomething.Hetinkeredwithhiscartoseeifhecouldmakeitwork.

fad:aninterestoractivitythatisfollowedverykeenlybutusu.onlyforashorttime一時(shí)的流行;一時(shí)的風(fēng)尚g(shù)rand:athousandpoundsordollarsprototype:thefirstformofsomething,esp.ofamachineorindustrialproduct,formwhichatlaterformsdevelop,sometimeswithimprovements原型;標(biāo)準(zhǔn);模范earpiece:eitheroftwopiecesofahatorcap,whichcovertheearstokeepthemwarm;eitherofthetwopiecesofapairofglasseswhichholdtheglassesontotheears.耳罩inventiveness:theabilitytoinventorthinkinnewanddifferentway

II.WhileListeningInstructions:Youaregoingtohearareportaboutthelatestdevelopmentintechnology.Listencarefullyandthenbrieflyanswerthequestions.Notethatthelanguageusedinthisreportisratherinformalandignoretheredundancyandnotedownthekeywordsandinparticular,thecluewordslike“trend”and“theme”A.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.

Whatisthetrendforelectronicsinthefuture?___________________________.2.

Whatisthethemeofelectronicsinthefuture?______________________________________________________________________disappearfromoursight.Integrated,smaller,faster,betterThecombinationofcomputersandcommunicationsandthenhavingthemB.Instructions:Listenforspecificinformation.Makeuseofthecluewordsintheexercise.Payspecialattentiontotheitemslistedinthefollowingchart.FillingthemissinginformationItemDescriptionsT-Bo’spersonalTV(acomputerrecordingvideo)Canread__________________Canpause___________________LearnswhichTVshowsandcharactersyouliketowatchand_______________________Ericsson’sR380Canmake_____Canbrowse_______.Cancheck_________Cansendandreceive______videobroadcastonalivebroadcastrecordsthemforyou.callsthewebthecalendaremail.

P3wristcameraCangiveprettygood________Costs_________IBMwearablePCCanbe_____________Informationcanbeaccessedthrough_________Informationcanbeintegratedinto_________Weighs______________Canbeclippedonto______Themonitor,thesizeof_________pictures$2,000carriedeasilyearpiececlothinglessthanapoundbeltapencapPanasonicportableDVDplayerCan_____________________whiletravelingCasio’sDPSwatchCantellyou_____________________Cangiveyou_________watchmoviesandlistentoCDswhereyouareonthemapdirectionsPartIIINobelprizewinnersinphysicsandchemistryI.Vocabularylaureate:someonewhohaswonaparticularhighhonorsiliconchip:

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（電子）二極管illuminate:togivelighttobarcodeasystemofrepresentinginformationinawaythatcanbereadbyacomputer,consistingofaspeciallabel,madeupofthickandthinlinesonproductsinshops,factories,etc.條形碼RoyalSwedishAcademyofScience

foundedin1739,isoneoftheRoyalAcademyinSwede.

anindependentorganization,

actstopromotesciences,especiallynaturalsciencesandmathematics.CommitteesoftheAcademyalsoactsasselectionboardsfortheNobelPrizesinPhysics,ChemistryandthePrizeinEconomicScience.Nobel-prizesinPhysics,Chemistry,medicalscience,literature,worldpeaceandeconomyinMemoryofAlfredNobel.AmericanInstituteofPhysics:AIPisanot-for-profitmembershipcorporationcharteredinNewYorkStatein1931forthepurposeofpromotingtheadvancementanddiffusion傳播;普及oftheknowledgeofphysicsanditsapplicationtohumanwelfare.

themissionoftheInstituteistoservephysics,astronomy,andrelatedfieldsofscienceandtechnologybyservingitsMemberSocietiesandtheirassociates,individualscientists,educators,students,R&Dleaders,andthegeneralpublicwithprograms,servicesandpublicationsTexasInstrumentsCorporation

TIisamarketleaderineducationtechnology,providingawiderangeofadvancedclassroomtools.loffephysico-TechnicalInstituteTheIoffeInstituteisoneofRussia'slargestinstitutionsforresearchinphysicsandtechnology.foundedin1918andrunforseveraldecadesbyAbram

F.

Ioffe.SoitisquitenaturalthattheInstitutebearsthenameofthisoutstandingscholarandorganizer.TheInstituteisaffiliatedwiththeRussianAcademyofSciencesSt.Petersburg:aRussiancitySantaBarbara-AcityofsouthernCaliforniawhichisfamousforitsaerospaceandelectronicsresearch.UCSB:TheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara(UCSB)acoeducationalpublicuniversitylocatedinSantaBarbaraCounty,California.UCSB'scampuswasannexedbythecityofSantaBarbaraandthusistechnicallypartofthecity.Thecampusisdividedintothreeparts:Maincampus,Storkecampus,andWestcampus.AUCSBdormitoryTheDavidsonLibrary,UCSB'slargestlibraryTheStorkeTowerandtheUniversityCenterinfrontoftheUCSBLagoonUCSBcampusUCSBUniversityofTsukuba

(筑波大學(xué))EstablishedinOctober,1973OneofJapan'smostprestigiousnationaluniversities.28collegeclustersandschoolswithatotalofaround15,000students(in2003).OneofthemajorcharacteristicsoftheUniversityofTsukubaistoseparateresearchandeducation.UniversityofTsukubaII.A.Statements:1.

Thecommonthemeintheaward-winningresearchis__________________________________________________2.

Thephysicsprizeisabout________________andthechemistryprizeisabout_____________________.3.

ThenewNobelphysicslaureateshave________________________________________4.

Kilby’sinventionis______________________todaythananyinvention___________________thehugeadvancesmadeinelectronicsandinformationtechnology.