1、Unit 2 UL 2 Should We Fight New Technology? Lead inLatest News: Elon Musk develops a technology designed to use a computer chip (芯片) inside the head to control the brain. Are you willing to have the computer chip implanted (植入) inside your head？ Your pointYesNoYour reasons(Your arguments) Lead inSho

2、uld We Fight New Technology？ Lead inActivity 1 Read for structureIn which paragraph does the author: describe the hot issuegive an opiniondiscuss the advantagediscuss the disadvantageActivity 1 Read for structureIn which paragraph does the author: describe the hot issuegive an opiniondiscuss the adv

3、antagediscuss the disadvantageActivity 1 Read for structureStructure ? Signposts (標(biāo)識(shí)性語言)Activity 2 Read for detailsa specific event/ accidentdifferent opinionsPara.1 Introduction the hot issueActivity 2 Read for detailsPara.1 Introduction oppose the idea ofdangerousunnecessarycease.just because.news

4、till claimed that.HenceNeverthelessa specific event/ accidentdifferent opinionsActivity 2 Read for detailsthe Amishweather-tracking the Internet Para.2-3 Pros and Cons Topic sentencegive examplesActivity 2 Read for detailsTopic sentencegive an exampleadvocateemphasisis better thansimplePara.2 Pros t

5、he AmishActivity 2 Read for detailsweather-tracking the Internet Para.3 Cons Topic sentencegive examplesthe latestlarger networkskeep in touchmake it possiblepotentialfind .easierActivity 2 Read for detailsPara.2-3 Pros and Cons Topic sentencegive examplesmake contrastPara.4 Own opinion positivescar

6、yTopic sentencegive examples(personal experience)acceptActivity 2 Read for detailsActivity 3 SummaryHow to write an argumentative essayPara.1 Introduction a specific eventdifferent opinionsPara.2 Pros Para.3 Cons Topic sentencegive examplesmake contrastPara.4 Own opinion Topic sentencegive examples(

7、personal experience)Topic This morning, I saw the shocking headline: “Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode”. In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars.They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could ev

8、en be dangerous. Hence, we should cease accepting technology just because it is new. The newspaper reported that the car company had already apologised for the accident, but the families of the deceased said it was not enough. Nevertheless, the company still claimed that most people would be travell

9、ing in driverless cars one day soon. On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. Probably the most well known are the Amish, a group of Christians living in rural America. They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or u

10、se the Internet. They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century, and they will probably be living the same way in the distant future. They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community. They think that is better than caring about luxuries or following the live

11、s of the rich and famous. It could even be argued that the Amishs quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living in large, polluted cities. On the other hand, new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For

12、example, the latest weathertracking computer programmes give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters, which saves many lives. Moreover, the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in toucheasily even if they are on opposite sides of the world. It has also made

13、finding opportunities in life much easier, as it allows people to make larger networks of friends through using social media. Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances. I found my career as an AI designer through a social media network. My health monitor, which I wear all the time, has also helped me get into the best sh