unit 4 lesson 3 virtual reality

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Virtual RealityPeriod 1: reading

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Which of these for virtual reality are possible now? What is uses virtual reality?

virtual reality Virtual School The use of computers with sounds and Virtual pictures that make Reality you feel as if you are in a real Virtual Virtual situation. RealityComputer GamesHolidays

Virtual Museum

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MatchingPlease look at these sentences and try to match the words with their meanings.

Words1. exit 2. in the flesh 3. dip your toes 4. historical sites 5. up to do 6. title 7. destination

MeaningsA. plan to do something B. the name of a book, film and so on C. the place you want to go in a trip D. in person E. a door through which you can leave F. some places that have a long history G. put your toes in water, usually for fun

1: E

2: D

3: G 4:F 5:A

6:B

7:C

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Fast readingNow read the text quickly and get the main idea of each part.Paragraphs Para 1—5 Para 6 —11 Main idea Weekend plans Virtual reality holiday

Para 12 —13

Virtual university

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Learning the structureRead carefully and try to find out the information.Tom to go camping Weather!Weekend Plans

Cathy

to finish the project on the history of the Internet Information!

Just think, if we had reality holidays, Virtual we wouldn’t have i Holidays any problems with the weather.

Virtual University

If you Science go to the Science Museum website , you’ll Museum i find lots of good Website information.

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Reading to learnRead Para 6 to the last one carefully and try to fill in the blanks.we wouldn’t… If we had virtual - have any problems with the reality holidays, weather. Virtual -have to spend a long time on planes to get to Reality traveling our holiday destinations; Holidays - have to pack a suitcase. we would… -be able to use modern technology to go anywhere we like; -use the computer to travel around the world; - enter and exit countries in seconds and visit all the historical sites. - go to study in any world famous universities we wanted to without going out of our room.

If we had virtual Virtual universities ,

Universities

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Voicing your opinionsWhat do you think of virtual universities? Please discuss in groups.

Don’t need to travel. (saving a lot of time and money) We can attend classes in some famous schools. (anytime & any place)

We can’t experience a lot. Classroom atmosphere Face-to-face talking We can’t make a lot of friends as we do now. We can’t develop our skills well.

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HomeworkRead the text carefully. Write a composition entitled “the Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual University”