The future of cyberspace

Or watch TV ? Or buy something ?

Did you the chatcomputer with your game friends last night ? Or play ? Or want to find a part –time job?

Watching TV Playing the computer game

Chatting

The Internet is affecting our lives ! ! !
(网络空间）

Cyberspace

……

Shopping

Study

Finding a job

Guessing
1.A person who is very skilled at doing something or who knows a lot about a particular subject . (n) 6.It consists of performances activities that give people pleasure. (n) expert

2.Someone who thinks that bad things are going to entertainment pessimistic happen. (adj) 7.Not in fact virtual 3.Someone who is hopeful about the future or the success optimistic of something. (adj) 8.The opposite the ancient (adj) modern 4.someone who tries to break into computer systems, especially in order to get secret information. (n)
9.a state of complete disorder.(n) chaos hacker

5.A person who uses violence in order to achieve political aims. (n) terrorist

True or False
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Read the article quickly and get the main idea 2.The text infersthis to us that worry is necessary and about passage computers and the Internet may do bad to us .

1.In spite of the development of computers ,it is unlikely to live in virtual reality.

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3.It is certain that in the future we wil not go to school in the classroom like us .

4.According to the text ,it is possible that people live in another world of outer space.

Read the article again and discuss with your classmates about the structure of the passage .

The text structure
Internet increases rapidly (1~2) example1 People ’s attitudes to the internet Pessimistic

example2

……
example1

optimistic

example 2

…….

Language point
1.In 1983 ,there were only 200computers 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。

It is surprising that there were 300coins 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.
People 和watching是主动关系watching是现在粉 刺做定语表主动来修饰 people，相当于定语从句。

Two different opinions about cyberspace in the text.

pessimistic ____________

now

Hackers can get into_______________ the computers __________

about the future of in the Internet future

Terrorists may attack computers, __________ cause chaos and make planes and _____________, trains crash _______

book tickets ________ already and get all sorts of information. about shop Many more people will _____on

optimistic

People can use the Internet to buy books, find out holiday offers, ______________________________

the in the future next of the few Internet years

line

in the future

entertainment from ①We get ______________ the Net. mail service Television and ____________ ②__________ disappear may ___________.

With the help of the forms, try to repeat the two opinions .

Language point
2.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 is important that we should 1.____ It 作形式主语，其实真正主语是 obey the rules of lab. that 引出来主语从 that we should 2. 句。 It is important ______ obey the rules ofsee lab. =that we are going to an explosion of That we shopping in the Internetobey is clear. 3._______ should the rules of lab is important

Language point
3. The mail service may also disappear with the increasing use of e-mail.

A. With the use of e-mail ____________ (increase), the mail service may also disappear. B. With the society __________ developing (develop), people now can make full use of their time. C. 随着考试的来临，很多学生都在准备着。 With the exams coming, many students are preparing themselves.

increasing

Language in use

Work in pairs .students A is a pessimist and Student B is an optimist. Make predictions about life by the year 2050.

Homework
Tips:
1.In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your argument . 2.In the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details . 3.In the last you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion （ 结论）or make a summary（总结）. 4 .80-120 worlds

Write an article about the future of Cyberspace in your eyes .