- •I. Read the text
- •1 . Here is a crossword. Guess the meanings of the words with the help of their definitions
- •Unit III. New computer art mirrors viewer’s mood
- •Warm-up
- •2. Talk about how important your computer is to you. How does it help you in your life? What things do you like doing with it? What other fields of computers’ applications do you know?
- •I. Read the text
- •II. Comprehension check
- •1. Read the article and say whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f)
- •2. Answer the following questions
- •IV. Listening
- •1. Listen to your teacher reading and fill in the spaces
- •V. Grammar Focus: Modal Verbs
- •1. Find the examples of modal verbs in the text. What other modal verbs do you know? Revise modal verbs with your groupmates and your teacher
- •2. Choose the best variant
- •3. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meanings of modal verbs and infinitives used with them
- •4. Insert a suitable modal verb in the right form
- •VI. Discussion
- •4. Discuss the following topics
- •Homework
- •I. Read the text
- •I. Read the text
- •Unit VI. Computers 'to match man by 2029'
- •I . Read the text
- •Unit VII. Artificial Brain
- •Warm-up
- •2. Read the title of the text and try to predict which words/word combinations can be found here. After reading the text see who is the best predictor
- •I . Read the text
- •II. Comprehension check
- •1. Answer the questions
- •1. Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text
- •III. Listening: Listen and fill in the gaps.
- •2. Team work: Students a strongly believe creating an artificial brain is a good thing; Students b strongly believe the opposite
- •2. Discuss these opinions with your partner(s)
- •I. Read the text
- •1. Say whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f)
- •5. Put the words into the gaps in the text
- •1. Make a report about the pros and cons of cloning. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson
- •2. Imagine that you have a clone. Your clone is 15 years old. Write your diary entry for one day you spent with him/her Unit 9. Television shoes
- •III. Vocabulary
- •1. Insert an appropriate word or phrase from the text
- •4. With different partners have these fun 2-minute debates. Your teacher will time you and tell you to change partners
- •1. Write an imaginary article for a fashion magazine. Explain in the article what the future of fashion will look like and how the function of our clothes will change.
- •2. Imagine you are a child. Write a letter to the children’s newspaper to tell people what you think of this new invention
- •I. Read the text
- •I. Comprehension check
- •1. Say whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f)
- •2. Look through the text and find the sentence proving that
- •3. Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible)
- •4. Write 1-2 questions and ask them your groupmates
- •I II. Vocabulary
- •1. Here is a crossword. Have fun
- •1. While listening, delete five incorrect words from the ten in bold in each paragraph. In pairs / groups, think of better words to replace them
- •V. Discussion
- •1. Discuss these opinions with your partner(s). Do you agree with them?
- •2. Answer the following questions
- •1. Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word
- •2. Write your opinion about the Stealth Text technology Texts for supplementary reading
- •Text 2. Human noise pollution a danger to sea life
- •Text 5. New Warnings For Video Games
- •Text 6. Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine
- •Text 7. Eu warns of hidden ringtone charges
- •Text 9. Scientists use windows to trap solar energy
- •Text 10. Scientists test WiTricity – Wireless Electricity
- •Список используемой литературы
- •Оглавление
- •Unit VIII. Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs ………47
- •Unit X. Self-destructing mobile phone messages …………...60
4. Insert a suitable modal verb in the right form
a. I …. (to repair) your car quickly. The damage is serious.
b.One ….. (to touch) things in the museum.
c. …..you show me that camera, please?
d. Don’t eat fast food much. You ….. (to have) problems with your health later.
e. You …… (to read) the instructions before she took that medicine.
f. The soup is very salty. She …. (to fall in love) and put too much salt in it.
g. Don’t call me in the evening. I …. (to have) an important meeting at that moment.
h. I ….. (to give) you back your money when I get my scholarship.
VI. Discussion
1. Imagine your computer can read your feelings and paint a picture that mirrors your mood. With your partner(s), describe the kind of artwork that might be displayed on your computer in these situations
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2. Look at the given statements. They are imaginary newspaper headlines. What do you think of them? Is it possible they might come true one day? Share your ideas
World’s first computer-for-brain transplant a success
Computer becomes president of USA
Computers are banned by high schools
Humans ask computers for better working conditions
It’s here – World’s first one-dollar computer
Every person in world now online
3. Team work: Group A believe computers are our friends and can help us be happy. Group B believe computers are just machines that add to our stress. Debate this with your partners and try to prove your point of view
4. Discuss the following topics
Do you think computers can really understand our feelings?
Do you think artwork created by computer graphic artists is real art?
What kind of art do you like?
Do you think electronic art could be used to help people change their feelings?
Would you rather look at a piece of computer-generated artwork or a scene of beauty from nature?
AFTER DISCUSSION:
What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there anything you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?
Homework
1. Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field to build up more associations / collocations of each word
2. Make a poster advertising the benefits of new electronic art software that creates images to make you feel better
3. Make a diary that includes artwork that reflects your feelings for one day
4. Translate the following sentences into English
a. У нас много времени. Нам не нужно торопиться.
b. Вам следовало бы предупредить о своем визите заранее.
c. Он не смог ответить на телефонный звонок, т.к. был за рулем. Ему следует пользоваться hands-free в таких ситуациях.
d. Лиза поехала в Китай. Вероятно, она сейчас гуляет по Великой Китайской стене.
e. Вчера мне пришлось решать задачи и делать чертежи. Я смог пойти спать только в 3 часа ночи.
f. Люди должны уделять внимание своим близких.
g. Возможно, мы примем участие в международной студенческой конференции в Санкт-Петербург следующим летом.
h. Должно быть, они отправили факс на неверный номер. Им придеться сделать это еще раз.
i. Декан сможет принять Вас только на следующей неделе. Вам необходимо записаться на определенное время.
Unit IV. New body scanners see through clothes
Useful words and phrases
to search for – искать, обыскивать
weapon – оружие
explosives – взрывчатые вещества
a radio wave – радио волна
to conceal smth dangerous – скрывать что-либо опасное
a spokesperson – представитель
to pat sb’s body – проверять на наличие запрещенных предметов с
помощью рук
naked – обнаженный
a celebrity – знаменитость
to be embarrassed - смущаться
WARM-UP
1. Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the words ‘airport’ and ‘security’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories
2. Which of the security checks below have you seen or would you like to see at airports? Talk about this with your partner(s). Rate each item from 10 (This is essential) to 1 (How ridiculous). Change partners and share your ideas
_____ metal detectors _____ 3-D body scanners _____ sniffer dogs |
_____ questioning by officials _____ contents search of baggage _____ video interviews |