Reading

Not just watching a film…

Lead-in Do you like reading novels?

What kind of novel do you like best?

What about science fiction novels?

Why do you like them or not?

1. What is the name of the product?

A virtual reality cinema called RealCine

2. How many of the viewer’s senses does this product excite?

3.Who went on a virtual trip to Africa?

All five of our senses.

My ninety-year-old grandfather.

1. What product is the proposal about?The proposal is about a virtual reality cinema: RealCine.2. What technology is behind this product?

The technology behind this product is virtual reality.

3. What do viewers wear so they feel that they are actually in the film?

They wear special VR headsets and gloves.

4. What delivers the special food and drink chemicals into the viewer’s mouth?

A straw sensor delivers the special food and drink chemicals into the viewer’s mouth.

5. What did the teenager experience in Realcine?

He attended a World Cup final as the captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the winning goal. He was asked to sign his name for his fans.

6. Why do some people think that viewers will be disappointed by Realcine?

Because VR is not real.

7. How could firefighters be trained with this new technology?

They could be trained using RealCine without the risk of being sent into a burning building.

Structure Main idea

Introduction(Para 1)

Main body(Paras 2-7)

Conclusion(Para 8)

the abstract of the proposal

how RealCine works;why RealCine is better than ordinary cinema;how it can be used in other ways.

conclusion of the proposal

Detailed reading

Information In which paragraph(s)

1. How RealCine works

2. Why it is better than ordinary cinema

3. How it can be used in other ways

Paragraphs 3 and 4.

Paragraphs 2, 5 and 6.

Paragraph 7.

Detailed reading

Sense Things needed Effect in RealCine

Sight

Sound

Smell

Touch

Taste

Special VR headsets

Viewers can see a world of 3D animation all round them.

Special VR headsets

Viewers can hear the sounds clearly all around them.

Small openings in the headset

Smells are given out.

Special glovesViewers can touch people and objects in the film.

A straw sensorSpecial food and drink chemicals are placed into the viewer’s mouth.

Word study

Guess the meanings of the following words from the context.

1. extraordinary (line5) a suggested, raised2. character (line 8) b very excited and pleased3. monitored (line 18) c through4. via (line 20) d watched and checked5. delivered (line 24) e extremely good6. put forward (line 35) f a person in a book, play or film7. thrilled (line 40) g not ordinary or usual8. fantastic (line 46) h sent

Dear Mr Cai,Thank you for your proposal about (1)____________Cinema. I’m very interested in RealCine. However,before using it in my next film, there are some points I would like to mention. I think (2) _______ will be impressed by a film that allows them to be a (3) __________ in the film. The example of climbing Mount Qomolangma left me with a deep impression. I think it is wonderful that the (4) ______ temperature may be felt by the viewer, but I’m not sure how the sense of

virtual reality

viewerscharacter

low

achievement will be experienced (5) ______ virtual reality. It seems to me that it all depends on the viewer who is watching the film.I like the idea that virtual reality can provide teenagers with a way to experience the world, for example, by experiencing the role of a (6) _____ player. I think my grandfather will be (7) _____ by the idea that even old people can be sent on (8) _______ . It’s (9) ________ ! But I don’t know how much money will be needed to develop such a film. I’m worried that RealCine may be too expensive for ordinary people to afford.

via

footballthrilled

adventures fantastic

We are not ready to take the (10) _____ of investing in RealCine yet. However, I havetalked about your proposal to other people in my company, and the idea is being considered by them. I will let youknow our final decision soon.Yours sincerely,Cheng Yige

risk

What special effect do you hope to have if you can see a popular film like “Harry Potter” in RealCine?

Discussion

Do you think watching aHarry Potter film in RealCine is more excitingand interesting than in an ordinary cinema? Why or why not?

Those who support virtual reality believe that, with this technology, people can do almost everything, even things that cannotbe realized in normal life. We don’t need to travel any more or spend so much time with friends any more. Virtual reality can provide any necessary features that we need in our life.

Opinion 1:

Opinion 2:

Others insist that real life and interpersonal communication should never be replaced by imaginary scenes. People should take off the headsets and experience the real life themselves.

1. Not only is every step of climbing MountQomolangma felt by the viewer, but also the cold ,tiredness, the food, the smells, the sights and the

sounds of the mountain can all be experienced.观众不仅能感觉到攀登珠穆郎玛峰的每一步 , 还能感觉到寒冷 , 疲劳 , 品尝到食物 , 闻到气味 , 感受到山上的风景以及自然界的声音。 Not only…but also 不但……而且……1) Not only 放在句首 , 所在分句用部分倒装2) Not only A but also B= B as well as A3) Not only… but also 连接并列主语时 , 谓语动词的数 “就近原则”4) but also 中的 also 可省去 ; but also 也可换成

but …as well

他不但喜欢英语 , 也喜欢汉语 . He likes not only English but also Chinese.=Not only does he like English, but also Chinese否定词放在句首，主句用局部倒装 , 常见的否定词有：

never, hardly, seldom, scarcely, barely, little, nowhere, in no way, at no time, not only ， in no case, not until 等等。Never shall I do this again. Little did he know who the woman was. In no way can they leave freely. Nowhere could they find the lost child.

高考链接Not until the early years of the 19th century ________what heat is. (1989MET)

A. man did know B. man knew C. didn’t man know D. did man know

Not until I began to work _______ how much time I had wasted. (1990 MET )

A. didn’t I realize B. did I realizeC. I didn’t realize D. I realized

Not until all the fish died in the river, _______ how serious the pollution was. (1995NMET)A. did the villagers realize B. the villagers realizedC. the villagers did realize D. didn’t the villagers realize

Never before ________ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today. （ 2005 上海） A. has this city been B. this city has been C. was this city D. this city was

2. Upon reaching the top of the mountain, a feeling of happiness and a sense of achievement will be experienced.upon/on +n./doing ： as soon as sb. does sth. 一……就……On my arrival, I went to see my former teacher. =As soon as I arrived,…On hearing the scream, all rushed out to see what was happening.=As soon as they heard the scream, all rushed out to see what was happening.

著名影星一到达巴黎著名影星一到达巴黎 ,, 他就被他的一大群影迷认他就被他的一大群影迷认出了出了 ..

一听到他的父母亲去世的消息一听到他的父母亲去世的消息 ,, 他就晕倒了他就晕倒了 ..

On his arrival in Paris , the famous film On his arrival in Paris , the famous film star was recognized by a large crowd of star was recognized by a large crowd of his fans.his fans.=As soon as he arrived,…=As soon as he arrived,…

On hearing of the death of his parents, he On hearing of the death of his parents, he fainted .fainted . =As soon as they heard of the death of his =As soon as they heard of the death of his parents, he fainted.parents, he fainted.

sense 感觉 , 辨别力 , 观念 , 意识 Tip: be out of one’s sense 神智不清 come to one’s sense 神智恢复正常 common sense 常识 in a sense 在某种意义上 make sense 有意义 , 讲得通 there is no sense in doing sth.( 做某事 ) 没道理 a sense of honour / humor / justice 荣誉 / 幽默 / 正义感3. Special gloves are also worn so that people

and objects in the film can be touched. 戴上特殊的手　套 , 这样电影里的人和物都能被触摸到。

so that– ‘with the aim that’ which is used to introduce a clause showing a purpose.

She arranged everything carefully so that the meeting go smoothly.

The teacher raised his voice so that everybody could hear him clearly.

so that– “with the result that” which is used to introduce a clause showing a result.

We informed the organizer of the trip how many rooms he needed to prepare for us.

We are going shopping this weekend so that I will have new clothes for the New Year.

4. pass on(1) hand or give sth. to sb. else 将某物交给某人 pass sth. on to sb. Do not pass on the pain you suffer to those who care you. (2) die, pass away 去世 I’m sorry to learn that your dear grandmother has passed on.(3) move on, not stop 继续前进 The police ordered the crowd to pass on.(4) turn to (another topic) 转移到另一个话题。 Let’s pass on to the next exercise.

pass 常用搭配及短语pass the exam 通过考试 pass a law 通过法律pass away 死亡 ; （时间等）消逝 , （不安等）消失，度（时间） pass by 通过（……的旁边）；忽视，避开 pass down 把……传给后世

每当我提到这个话题，她总是千方百计地回避它。

我的祖先把这首歌一代代地传了下来。Whenever I talk about the topic, she always tries to pass it by.

My ancestor passed the song down from generation to generation.

5.Both the headsets and the gloves are connected to the RealCine computer system. 耳机和手套均与 RealCine 电脑系统相连接。

be connected to 与……相连接Tip: connect A with / to B=join A to B A 与 B 连接起来connect with 相连 , 衔接A be connected with B A 与 B 有联 / 关系请接邮政局 . Connect me with the post-office.警察认为他与那起谋杀案有关 . The police thought he was connected with

the murder.

6.To add to the virtual world of RealCine, smells are given out through small openings in the headsets. (P42)

add to : increase 增加 , 扩建The bad weather added to our difficulties.add sth. (to sth.): put one thing to another 添加 If the tea is too strong, add some water (to it).add A to B/add A and B (together) ： put …together to get a total 把 A 和 B 加起来Add 4 and 5 together, you’ll get 9.add sth. up: find the sum of 加起来 Please add all the figures up.

add up to: (1) give as a result when joined 总计，合计 The cost for the holiday added up to 3000

yuan.(2) mean, equal 等于 / 意味着某事物What you said added up to that you

wouldn’t give help.你说的话意思就是你不愿意帮忙。

1) I don't think these facts will ___________ anything, as we can see. 2) Thousands of new books from abroad have been ________the school library. 3) Setting off fireworks can_______ the atmosphere of the festival. 4) You must have made a mistake when you _______ the bill _____, because the bill____________ more than 1000 yuan.

added to

add up to

add to

added upadded up to

give out(1) send out 散发（光，热，气味等）(2) be used up 用光，耗尽

(3) be tired out 精疲力尽 (4) hand out 分发

The flowers in the garden give out pleasant smell.

When my boy made the same mistake again, my patience gave out.

After climbing up the mountain, I gave out.

In order to go to school, the 7-year-old boy made money by giving out leaflets in the street.

give 常用短语：give away vt. (1) 送掉，赠送； (2) 泄露（秘密）；give back vt. (1) 归还，恢复give in vi. (1) 屈服于，投降于（感情、压力、请求） give in to sb./sth. (1) 向某人 / 某事屈服 2. vt. 提出give off vt. 放出（光、烟、气味等），散发give over vt. 交付，托付 give…over to 把……交给give up (1)vt 戒除（习惯等）， 放弃（尝试，想法） give up +n./doing (2)vi. 认输，投降，放弃give sb. up 放弃（病人等），对某人放弃希望

Translate the sentences, paying more attention to the phrases in red.1. Don’t trust him. He is sure to give away your secret.2. I remember having given back the money to you.3. He is so kind as to give away a large amount of money to the poor.4. The wild flowers around the hill give off a nice smell.5. If only I could give up sweets!6. By no means will we give in to the enemy!

高考链接 What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has _________? （ 2005 山东） A. given out B. put out C. held up D. used up

Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _______ the shocking ending. (2003 北京 ) A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off

7. Special food and drink chemicals are delivered into the viewer’s mouth via a straw sensor. ( 吸管传感器 )

deliver vt. to take goods, letters, packages etc. to a particular place or person: 投递 , 传递 , 传送Do you deliver on Saturdays?deliver sth. to/ over sb. 把某物交付某人They set off to deliver supplies to an isolated village.I'm having some flowers delivered for her birthday.deliver a speech/ lecture/ address etc.to make a speech etc. to a lot of people: 发表讲话The king delivered a televised speech to the nation on Nov 5.

deliver somebody from sth.help someone escape from sth. bad or

evilDeliver us from evil,' she prayed. deliver over( up ) (to ) to give sth. to someone else: 移交 , 交给A bankrupt ( 破产者 ) must deliver up all his

books, papers and records.be delivered of sb. to help a woman give birth to her

baby, or to give birth to a baby:They rushed her to hospital where

doctors delivered her baby.

8. make one’s dream come true:realize/live one’s dream, turn one’s dream into arealityTo make your dream come true, you should above of all have confidence. 为了实现你们的梦想 , 更重要是你们应该有信心。We believe what you have devoted yourself to is sure to come true.我们相信你所奉献的事业一定会成为现实。

9. In the film, a World Cup final was being played and the teenager was made to think that he had scored the winning goal.

make 是使役动词。使役动词是表示使、令、让、帮、叫等意义的动词，主要有 make( 使 , 令 ) ，let( 让 ) ， have( 叫 ) 等。

1) make/let/have sb. do What on earth makes you laugh? 究竟什么让你发笑？ note: (sb.) be made to do She is made to laugh continuously by a doll only. 她被一个洋娃娃逗得笑个不停。2) make/let/have sth. done Wait a moment and I will have the doll repaired soon. 等一下，我很快请人把娃娃修好。

高考链接You should understand the traffic rule by now. You’ve had it ________ often enough. (2005 天津 )

A. explaining B. to explain C. explain 　 D. explained

Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music. (2004 全国 I)

A. making herself hear B. to make herself hearC. making herself heard D. to make herself heard

10. put forward(1) put before people for consideration 提出，建议 It’s reported that Nanjing has put forward the general plan for city-building.(2) set forward 拨快 The clock has stopped. Please put forward the hands of it.(3) put sb. forward: recommend 推荐 I’d like to put one of my friend for the position.

高考链接You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please _____the book when you’ve finished with them. (2004 全国 II)

A. put on B. put down C. put back D. put off

The forest guards often find campfires that have not been _______ completely. (2004 全国 III)A.turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over

Before the war broke out, many people ______ in safe places possessions they could not take with them. （ 2004 重庆）A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away

11. Besides films, VR might also have some other uses. besides :prep. in addition to, as well as 除……之外（还有） 辨析： 1) except, besides (prep.) 在肯定句中： besides: 除……之外（还有） except: 除……之外（但不包括在内）

They all went there besides Tom. 除汤姆去了以外，他们也都去了。They all went there except Tom. 他们都去了，只有汤姆没去。

在否定句中 besides=except I don’t care for anything besides/except this. 除了这个，我不要别的了。 辨析： 2) except, except for except: 除……之外（同类）后接名词 / 代词 / 副词 / 介词短语 / 不定式（短语）或 wh-从句 except for: 除……之外 ( 用以表示除外者不同于 包括在内者 ) We all succeed except him. (we, him 属于同类 ) He is a good man except for hot temper. (man, temper 不属于同类 )

辨析： 3. except, but but: 除…之外 , 意思同 except, 常于不定代词 连用，或与疑问代词连用 All but him agreed to the plan. besides 还可作 adv. =in addition, what’s more 而且，此外 He tried two ways besides. I don’t like the color of the dress. Besides, it’s too expensive.

12. For example, firefighters could be trained using RealCine without the risk of sending them into a burning building. (P43)

risk n. take a risk (of)尽管暴风雪 , 渔民们冒险出海。

红军冒着生命危险游过河。Despite the storm, the fishermen took a risk sailing out into the sea.

The Red Army men took the risk of losing their lives to swim across the river.

risk v. 当他从火中救出小孩时冒着生命危险 .

我怎能冒险伤害他的感情 ?

He risked his life when he tried to save the child out of the fire.

How can I risk hurting his feelings?

13. I think viewers will be impressed by a film that allows them to be a character in the film. The example of climbing Mount Qomolangma left me with a deep impression.我想对于一部能使观众成为其中角色的电影 , 观众往往会留有深刻印象。珠穆朗玛峰的例子就给我们留下了深刻的印象。

impress vt. 使（人）印象深刻；使铭记 He impressed her with his sincerity(真诚 ). = His sincerity impressed her. （常与 on连用）使印象深刻 我使他注意他的工作的重要性。

我父亲让我铭记艰苦劳动的价值。

I impressed on him the importance of his work.

My father impressed on me the value of hard work.

be impressed by [at, with] 被深深打动 [ 感动 ]impress sth. in [on] one’s memory 使 ...铭记在心他的话使我深深铭记心头。

他的口语很棒 , 我们很钦佩 .

His words are strongly impressed on my memory.

We were deeply impressed with/by his good spoken English.

impression n When it comes to job interviews, first impressionsare important.How you greet a customer can leave a lasting impression.

你对他的印象如何 ? ( 他给你的印象怎样 ?)What's your impression of him?我的话对他简直不起作用。What I said made practically no impression on him.

Homework

Do Parts A1 and A2 on page 106 of your Workbook.

Read Part A first and then do Part Bin the writing section of this unit on page 113 of your Workbook.