冲刺第二节课：

课程内容：
1. Technology 背景知识掌握

2. 相关题目练习

3. 主体段的写作方法

Advantages and disadvantages of technological development:

Advantages:

Disadvantages:

科技发展的表达：
Technological advances/improvement/progress/development
Technological innovations/breakthroughs
New technology/state-of- the- art technology
cutting-edge tech/hi-tech industries
The advantages and disadvantages of technology
Advantages:
1. biotechnology and medicine
new drugs and treatments have been invented to cure and treat previously
untreatable diseases
save lives
increase life expectancy
vastly improve the quality of life for patients
(reduce the patients’ suffering/physical pain caused by diseases)

2.manufacturing(example:textile industry)
automation
mass production
assembly line
it can lower the costs and good prices
cars, modern home appliances(refrigerators, washing machines, air-
conditioners) can bring convenience to people
people enjoy the comfort and convenience

3. modern information and communication technology

the Internet/moile telephony
facilitate low-cost and speedy interaction among network users
people can maintain constant contact with their friends and families.
Companies can expand business on a global scale

Disadvantages:
1. environmental problems--air,water,soil pollution
continuous use of chemical fertilisers can reduce the land fertility
over use of vehicles, airplanes can cause emission of exhausted gases

2.cause redundancy in the workplace

workers (porters,deliverymen,plant workers) may face redundancy/found
themselves redundant/lose their jobs
(because of the increasing use of robots and automated processes in factories)

3. increase the feeling of lonliness or isolation

(especially youngsters)
they use hi-tech home gadgets and online social networks proficiently
Internet users may neglect their real life and reduce actual face-to-face
communication with others(family members, friends)
Adolescents incline to base their sense of self-worth on the number of likes or
hearts they receive online.
experience cyberbullying(online harassment)
suffer from low self-esteem
1.科技改变了人们的生活/工作/学习方式
Practice:
Nowadays, people in some countries can choose to live and work anywhere
they want because of the improvement of the transportation and
communication technologies. Do advantages of this development outweigh the
disadvantages?
类似题目：
Nowadays distance-learning programmes have gained in popularity （those teaching

programmes that involve the use of written materials,video, television and the

Internet）, but some people argue that courses can never be taken as good as those

by attending a college or university in person. To what extent do you agree or

disagree?
2.人力劳动/传统教室/传统图书馆 博物馆/传统购物形式 被替代？

Practice:
人力劳动 or 机器生产？
Nowadays more and more jobs and tasks which involve hard physical work
are done by machines. Do the positive effects of this trend outweigh the
negative effects?

Practice：

Due to the development of the Internet, public libraries are no longer

necessary. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Internet: E-books, physical books,

Information from websites, Low-cost, free, convenient

public libraries:
Physical books, social function, face to face communication, 提供给
homeless people.
作为政府提供给人们的便利，welfare 福利
（免费的）提供给老年人，失业的人。
可以提供人们的阅读效率，（好的环境）氛围好和安静。没有那么多使人分心
的东西，网络会不断的给你推送信息，人们很容易在使用网络的时候分心。
Practice:
Nowadays online shopping becomes more popular than in-store shopping. Is
it a positive or a negative development? Give your reasons and examples.
Technology 和 jobs:
Since the 18th century technological advances have replaced people in the
workplace. With today’s technology this process is happening at a greater
rate. Technology is increasingly responsible for unemployment.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?