1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world,Reading Not just watching a film,Objectives,To get some information about how the RealCine works To learn the language for a business presentation To master the words and expressions in this article,Enjoy the video.,Warming up,Can you imagine what you feel when you are actuall
2、y in the film, and everything felt like it was real-life?,Lets learn some information about different kinds of films.,3D film It is a film people watch with a special pair of spectacles, which gives a three- dimensional effect with images in the dimensions of width, height and depth.,4D film It is a
3、 3D film with an added environmental effect, such as water or wind.,Have you ever watched any of these films? How do you feel about these kinds of film? Which films do you like best, normal films, 3-D films or 4-D films? Why?,What is the name of the product?2. How many of the users senses does this
4、product connect with?,Read the business presentation on Page 42 quickly and answer these questions.,RealCine.,Four of the uses senses: sight, hearing, smell and touch.,Fast reading,3. What are the advantages of using RealCine for urban planning?Using RealCine, engineers can enter the design of a nei
5、ghbourhood into a computer, and then walk around the neighbourhood, see how it looks and make changes before construction is carried out. It is in the long term cheaper and more practical.,1. What technology is behind this product?The technology behind this product is virtual reality. 2. What do use
6、rs wear so they feel that they are really in a new world?The wear special VR headsets and gloves.,Read again carefully and answer the questions according to what you have read.,Detailed reading,3. What did the teenager experience in RealCine?He attended a World Cup final as the captain of the Brazil
7、ian football team and scored the winning goal. 4. Why do some people think that users will be disappointed by RealCine?Because VR is not real.,5. How could firefighters be trained with this new technology?They could train safely without the risk of getting injured in a burning building. 6. What migh
8、t people use RealCine for?They can use it in making films, treating people with social problems, trainingand education, and also urban planning.,True (T) or false (F).,1. RealCine helped the teenager become more confident by creating a basketball game for him. ( ) 2. RealCine cant help the people wh
9、o have trouble in walking walk as normal people. ( ) 3.With the help of RealCine, the seventy-year-old grandfather saw and touched a lion in America. ( ),F,T,F,4. RealCine can allow students to experience the world as an animal while learning biology. ( ) 5. According to the text, the authors attitu
10、de towards the future of RealCine is optimistic. ( ),T,T,Find out in which paragraph(s) the following information can be found.,Para 3,Para 2,Paras 4-7,How can RealCine excite the users four senses?,Special VR headsets,Special VR headsets,Users can see in 3-D all around them,Users can hear the sound
11、 all around them,Small openings in the headsets,Smells are given out to match the environment,Special gloves,Users can touch the people and objects they see,Look at the following sentences, think about the characteristics of the language used in this article. 1. The RealCine experience will amaze yo
12、u, and you will agree that this is an extraordinary technology that deserves to be developed further. 2. Imagine that a VR user goes sightseeing in the Himalayas.,3. In scientific studies it has been shown that VR can be a good treatment for people who have social problems. 4. However, with VR we ar
13、e able to do things that could never be achieved in real life. 5. Finally, RealCine provides fantastic technology for urban planning.,As a decision maker, do you think you would finally be persuaded to invest or develop RealCine? Why or why not? What do you think of the language used in these senten
14、ces?,Think about it!,a safe b harm yourself or someone else c when a person cannot use part of his/her body because of an illness, injury, etc. d visiting a place as a tourist,Match the new words with their meanings in Part D.,e a district or an area of a town f a number of computers that are connec
15、ted together g accepting what happens without trying to change things h being useful or easy for someone,Answers: passive _ 2. sightseeing _ 3. network _ 4. disabled _ 5. convenience _ 6. secure _ 7. injure _ 8. neighbourhood _,g,d,f,c,h,a,b,e,Complete the letter using the given words in Part E. Ans
16、wers: _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _,presentation,users,disappointed,urban,confident,put forward,studio,Reading strategy,1. A business presentation is an introduction of a new product or business idea. 2. As a proposal is to be given to those making decisions, it has to be _.,clear and persuasive,3
17、. A good presentation usually includes _. 4. In order to make the proposal objective, _ is preferred.,specific information and convincing facts or examples,the passive voice,Do you think watching a Harry Potter film or the film Inception in RealCine would be more exciting and interesting than in a c
18、inema? Why or why not? Could virtual reality be used in schools? How could it make classes more exciting?,Discussion,Those who support virtual reality believe that, with this technology, people can do almost everything, even things that cannot be realized in normal life. We dont need to travel any m
19、ore or spend so much time with friends any more. Virtual reality can provide everything that we need in our life.,Others insist that real life and interpersonal communication should never be replaced by something imaginary. People should take off the headsets and experience real life themselves. What do you think of these two opinions? State your reasons.,Do you know about any other new technologies scientists are developing? What are they?,Homework,Read the passage out and try to find out the language points. Write an introduction to RealCine. Do Ex. A1, A2 on Page 106 of the Workbook.,