Reconnect - Mega goal 1 - أول ثانوي

وزار 7عليم Reconnect 1 Listen and Discuss Read and say what you think each text is about. O As you drive along a busy road, you notice a car without a driver! You blink to clear your eyes, and wonder whether you're losing your mind! It's the driverless car; a robotic vehicle that can travel to a predetermined destination without human intervention. All you would need to do is sit in the car and enjoy the ride! Would you do it? Would you travel in a driverless car? Is it science fiction or reality? You are spending the night in the desert. Everyone else is sound asleep but you are still awake, enjoying the starlit sky. It's a cold but peaceful night. None of the usual city sounds echo in the background. So you snuggle in your sleeping bag and close your eyes. All of a sudden you are startled by a high pitched sound! Someone or something is whistling! You sit up, look around but don't see anyone. Then you hear the sound again, along with a soft patter of something landing in the sand. What do you think it is? Is it a dream or reality? They are very real and highly popular in entertainment, but they are also used in education. They are used by many colleges. and institutions for educational purposes. Many businesses and industries use them to train their employees and executives. They are used for military strategy and flight training. Astronauts train on them for a long time before they participate in real missions. Can you guess what they are? What is your opinion about them? You walk into a food store to buy some yogurt and cheese. You notice that the packaging is different FROZEN YOGURT from what you are used to. It's very attractive with bright wrapping. A customer has just bought some frozen yogurt in a biodegradable bag. He takes out one of the round, pearl-like shapes and bites into it as you're about to warn him not to eat the wrapping! He seems to be enjoying it. He then uses a small spoon to dip into the shell, eat the rest of the contents as well as the wrapper! Is the wrapping edible, or does the customer suffer from a condition that urges him to eat things that would normally be considered inedible? What do you think? Is it science fiction or reality? Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 70 30/4/24 2:02 AM

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Term m2 Before the days of the computer-aided design (CAD) and lasers, models and prototypes required days or even weeks of hard work to make and were very costly. Improvements and modifications could not be incorporated easily, often resulting in the loss of business. An 80s idea, called rapid prototyping led to the development of a type of machine, similar to an inkjet printer, that made it possible for designers to make their own rapid prototypes. The machine uses plastic, instead of ink or powder, and builds up a model one layer at a time from the bottom upward. Do you know what this type of machine is called? Is it science fiction or reality? 2 Pair Work A. Match each text with a heading. Compare with your partner. وزارة التعليم 3D Printing Tasty Wrappers The Whistling Rain Frog The Autonomous Car Simulators B. Compare your ideas/guesses about each text with your partner. Decide if the unusual things that are described are science fiction or reality. Give reasons for your answers. Use some of these phrases. Expressing, Confirming Opinion/ Giving Reasons/ Agreeing/ Disagreeing It could be real, couldn't it? I mean, it would be possible to ..... I wouldn't feel comfortable/ safe. Would you? They claim that autonomous vehicles will be safer because human error will no longer be an issue. So, according to this, you could print out any object on a 3D printer. Is this a fact? I'm not sure how useful this type of thing would be. I think it's a great idea. If wrappers were edible there would be less waste and litter. They are certainly useful but they cannot replace the real thing, can they? I think they can to some extent, or they wouldn't be used for pilot training. It's a fact. Some countries have already decided to allow them on the road. I can't see myself crunching on a wrapper. Can you? Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 71 71 30/4/24 2:02 AM

Do you know what this type of machine is called? Is it science fiction or reality?

Match each text with a heading Compare with your partner

Compare your ideas/guesses about each text with your partner. Decide if the unusual things that are described are science fiction or reality. Give reasons for your answers. Use some of these