《新世紀(jì)師范英語系列教材:綜合教程2(教師用書)》全面培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的聽、說、讀、寫等四項技能及綜合語言運用能力。通過分析性的讀寫活動和討論活動，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生用英語進行思維和表達的能力。為此，教材各單元都安排了知識共享活動、閱讀理解活動、討論活動、聽說活動、閱讀與寫作活動等。各單元都有專門的增長詞匯知識、語法知識的活動和練習(xí)。

　　(2) People may have different opinions towards technology. Some may think it is agood thing, but others may disagree and think it is a bad thing. 
　　(3) With the development of technology, people become more and more impatient. Allkinds of devices now help us to save time. 
　　(4) Although it may sound strange, the search engine Google is like God for studentsbecause students can get whatever information they need by it. 
　　(5) We may lose the small moments of happiness life grants us.3. This exercise is intended to develop students' global comprehension ability. After theyhave analyzed the details of the text, it is necessary to think about the structure andcontent from a higher level. 
　　Suggested answers 
　　The author touches at least five aspects. These relate to human relationships, lossof patience, family communication, students' studies, and students' creativity. Theauthor chooses these aspects out of her own experience and thinking. She starts bytalking about her own life as a child and compares it with the life of today's children. 
　　It is easier to start with oneself. Then she talks about human beings in general. This isabout the influence of technology on humanity. Finally, she touches on the influence oftechnology on students. 
　　4. Ask students to think about their own experience based on the understanding of thetext. They may use the phrases and expressions they have just learned from the text.
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