Unit3　LifeinthefutureBriefStatementsBasedonThisUnitThetopicofthisunitisaboutlifeinthefuture,whichisfullofimagination.Theunitgivesusvividpicturesaboutthefirstimpressionin3005AD.Thefourskillsofreading,listening,speakingandwritingallcenteronthetopic,lifeinthefuture.Thisunitcanbedividedintosixparts—warmingup,reading,learningaboutlanguage,usinglanguage,listeningandspeaking,summingupandlearningtip.InWarming-up,studentsareexpectedtofillinachart.Letthestudentscomparedifferencesinlifebetweenin1005ADandin2005AD,andencouragethemtoimaginewhatwillhappenin3005AD.Thepurposeofdesigningthispartistopreparethestudentsfortheknowledgeoflifeinthefuture.InPre-reading,twoquestionsarepresented.Thefirstquestionistoaskthestudentstolistalltheproblemswearefacing.Theotheroneistogetthestudentstodiscusswhethertheproblemswillstillexistinthefutureandwillgetmuchmoreseriousinthefuture.InReading,thestudentsaretoreadaletternamedFirstImpressions.Intheletter,LiQiangtoldhisparentsabouthowhetraveledtothelivingspacein3005ADandwhathesawthere.Inreading,itisnecessaryfortheteachertogetthestudentsawareofthestrategiesforreadingdescriptivearticles.Thepurposeofdesigningthispartistodevelopthestudents’readingability,togetthestudentstoknowmoreaboutthefutureandtoencouragethemtoexplorethefuture.InPost-reading,threeexercisesarefollowed.Thestudentsareaskedtodiscusswhichchangesaregood,whileothersbelongtodisadvantages.Thenextoneistoaskthestudentstoinfertheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefuture.Atthesametime,thestudentsareexpectedtoshowtheirownopinionstothewholeclassandreasonthem,tryingtopersuadeotherstoacceptthem.Thethirdexerciseistoaskthestudentstoimaginewhattheywouldliketovisitifhe/shewereLiQiang.InLearningaboutlanguage,therearetwoparts.Thefirstisaboutvocabulary,whichistoaskthestudentstoapplythewordsandphrasesfreely.Theotherexercisesareaboutthegrammar,thatistosay,thepastparticipleusedastheadverbialandattribute.InUsinglanguagereading,speakingandwriting,thereisapassagetitledIhaveseenamazingthings.Teachingandlearningactivitiescanbefocusedonreading,speakingandwritingwiththepurposeofdevelopingthestudents’skills.Inlistening,thelisteningmaterialisalsoaboutlifeinthefuture,whichisaboutlivinginWonderworld.Bylisteningtoit,arousethestudentstoimaginewhethersuchaworldisfitforlivingin.InSpeaking,theteachermainlyoffersthestudentsthechancetotalkaboutthefutureandlearntohowtoexpressprediction.InWriting,thestudentsareexpectedtolearntodescribeapersonintheirimaginationtogetthestudentsnotonlytobefamiliarwithdescriptionbutalsotoformthegoodhabitofimagining.InSummingupandLearningtips,letthestudentslearntosumupwhattheyhavemasteredinthisunit,includingwords,expressions,grammarandwhattoknowaboutthefuture.Thepurposeofthisistogetthestudentstoknowwhattheyhavelearnedandwhatneedtobelearnedinthefuture.Besidesthat,someadviceisalsogiventothestudentsonhowtowritedownnotes.Thenewwordsandexpressionstobelearnedinthisunitare:vehicle,carriage,private,settlement,impression,constant,constantly,previous,tablet,capsule,opening,surrounding,lack,9,ache,mask,bend,press,swift,master,sight,flash,optimistic,length,extraordinary,helmet,assist,agency,skip,require.takeup,remind...of,losesightof,catchsightof,speedup,assistin,spaceagency,asaresult,sufferfrom,besimilarto,bewell-knownfor,asthough,innotime,provide...with,fallfastasleep,searchfor,gosoft,speakinwhispers,mixwith,waveabout,shakefromsidetoside,dependon,puton,getlost,asifbymagic,plentyof,inalldirections.Thefollowingsentencestobelearnedinthisunitare:1.IttookmeonlyafewminutestomastertheideaandsoonIcouldflyasfastasWangPing.2.Igotlostwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseofthepeopleflyingbyinalldirections.3.ThereweresomanycarriagesthatIlostsightofWangPing.4.WangPing’smotherappeared,flashedaswitchonacomputerscreen,andatableandchairsrosefromunderthefloorasifbymagic.5.Worriedaboutthejourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.6.Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetwhenflying,butinsteaditmeansyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.7.Confusedbythenewsurroundings,Iwashitbythelackoffreshair.Exhausted,Islidintobedandfellfastasleep.Thisunitcanbedividedintosevenperiods,whichareasfollows:Period1　WelcometotheUnitPeriod2　ReadingPeriod3　ListeningandSpeakingPeriod4　ReadingandWritingPeriod5GrammarPeriod6　LanguageFocusingPeriod7　AssessmentPeriod1　WelcometotheUnitTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisisthefirstperiodofthisunit.Atthebeginningofthisperiod,theteachercanspendsometimetrainingthestudentstoreadnewwordsandexpressions.Thepurposeofthisistooffersomenewexpressionstothestudents,whicharehelpfulforthestudentstotalkaboutthetopic“lifeinthefuture”andtohelpthestudentspronouncethemcorrectly.Thisunitisaboutlifeinthefuture,sotheteachercanletthestudentsbrainstormthewordsorphrasesaboutfuture.Intheirminds,whatwilllifeinthefuturebelike?Thestudentsarefreetosayanythingthattheycanimagine.Theyshouldbeencouragedtobebraveenoughtospeakoutwhattheydream.ThisactivitygivesSsachancetoexpresstheirimagination.Atthesametime,thisactivitycanstirthestudents’imagination.LaterSsarerequiredtotalkingroupsoffouraboutthefollowingtopic:Thinkabouthowmanychangestherehavebeeninthelastonethousandyears.Nowthinkaboutwhatchangesyoumightexpecttofindinthenextonethousandyearsinthefollowingaspects:transport,houses,villages,towns,locationsandsettlement.Thenaskstudentstodrawapictureaboutthetopic“myfuturefamily”.Afterthat,letsomeofthemshowwhattheyhavedesignedinthepicture.What’smore,theteachercanaskthemwhytheydesignitinthiswayandwhetheritispossibletorealizetheirdreaminthefuture.Iftheywantsuchdreamstocometrue,whatshouldtheydonow?9,Apartfromtheabove,theteachercandesignacompetition.Dividetheclassintofourgroups.Eachgroupshouldworktogethertolisttheproblemshumanbeingsarefacingtoday.Thenletthemdiscusswhetherwhattheyhavelistedisreasonableornot.Thegroup,whichhaslistedthemostproblems,willbethebest.Followingthatcompetition,theteacherwillaskthestudentstoconsiderwhatproblemspeopleinthefuturewillhavetoovercomeandwhichoneswillstillexistthereormightbeevenworseinAD3005soastoleadinthetextmorecoherently.TheSsaresupposedtoanalyzethepossibilities,andalsoshowtheirreasonsforsuchimagination.Finally,theteacherhadbetterletthestudentsconsiderthisquestion“DoyouwanttoliveinAD3005ortoday?WhydoyouprefertoliveinAD3005ornowadays?”TeachingImportantPointsHavethestudentsdiscussthechangesthathavetakenplaceforalmostonethousandyearsandwhatwillhappeninthecomingonethousandyears.Encouragethestudentstopredictwhatproblemspeoplewillhavetoovercome.Understandandlearnthefollowingwordsandexpressions:vehicle,carriage,private,settlement,impression,takeup,constant,remind,previous,tablet,capsule,surrounding,lack,mask,bend,press,swift,master,losesightof,catchsightof,sweep,switch,optimistic,length,speedup,extraordinary,helmet,assistin,agency,slip,require.TeachingDifficultiesPredictwhatchangesmaytakeplace/befoundinthenextonethousandyears.TeachingAidsCAIequipmentwithamulti-mediaclassroomandothernormalteachingtoolsThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsLearnaboutthechangesthathavehappenedforalmostonethousandyearsandwhatwillhappeninthecomingonethousandyears.Listwhatproblemspeoplewillhavetoovercome.Trytounderstandandlearnthefollowingwordsandexpressions:vehicle,carriage,private,settlement,impression,takeup,constant,remind,previous,tablet,capsule,surrounding,lack,mask,bend,press,swift,master,losesightof,catchsightof,sweep,switch,optimistic,length,speedup,extraordinary,helmet,assistin,agency,slip,require.AbilityAimsDevelopthestudents’abilityofspeaking.Encouragethestudentstoimaginewhatwillhappeninthefuturetocultivatethestudentsforcreativeness.EmotionalAimsEncouragethestudentstobebraveenoughtoimaginewhatseemsimpossibletoday.Letthemrealizenothingisimpossibleandwecanmaketheimpossiblepossible.Havingcouragetoimaginesometimesleadstonewsuccessandnewbreakthroughsinthefuture.TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingT:Hello,myfriends.S:Hello,MissWang.Step2WordPuzzlesT:OpenyourbookstoPage94.Let’sreadthewordsandexpressionstogether.9,(Thestudentsreadthosewordsandexpressionstogether.Helpthempronouncethenewwordsandexpressionscorrectly.Latergivethemsometimetoremembersome.Ifsomestudentsarepoorinpronunciation,theteachershouldgivethemsomemorehelp.)T:Now,listentomecarefully.Iwillgiveyousomeexplanationsorsituationsforsomewordsandphrases.WhenItellyousomemeaningsorsituations,you’dbetterguesswhichwordsorphrasesIreferto.Getreadyforit.Let’sseewhowillbethefirsttofindoutthecorrectanswers.T:Whenwegotosomeplace,especiallytoaplacefarawayfromyou,whatdoyouneedthemost?S:VehicleT:Right.Youareclever.T:Somethingbelongstooneparticularpersonorgrouponly,whichispersonal.Whatisit?S:Private.T:Excellent.Canyouuseittomakeasentence?S:Thisismyfather’sownprivatechair,whichnooneelseisallowedtositon.T:Whatabeautifulsentence.Nextoneiscomingbeforeintimeororder.Canyouguesswhatitis?S:Ithinkitisprevious.T:Yes.Wouldyoupleasemakeasentenceusingit?S:Wehadmetonapreviousoccasionbefore...T:Good.Ilikethebookverymuch,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneyonme.WhatdifficultydoIhavenow?S:Youarelackingmoney.T:Youareclever.Ican’tbuythebookbecauseoflackofmoney.T:Evenifheisinlackofmoneytobuyfoodtoeatandtobuyahousetolivein,heisstillconfidentandleadsanactivelife.Sowecansayheis...S:Heisoptimistic,Ithink.T:Quitegood.Hehasanoptimisticviewofevents.Step3BrainstormingT:Asweallknow,noonecanstopthewheelofhistory.Oursocietykeepsadvancing,sowhatwillhappeninthefuture?Sureyouoftendreamofyourbeautifullifetomorrow.Now,I’dliketosharewithyouwhatyouhaveimaginedaboutthefuture.Youarefreetoshowyourdifferentimaginations.S:Peoplewillnothavetowork,becauseallofworkwillbedonebymachine.S:Peoplewillgotospaceveryeasily.Wecangotootherstarsjustaswevisitothercitiesnowadays.S:Peoplewillliveforeverandnoonewilldie.Ss:...T:Nowlet’sfillinthefollowingchartaccordingtoyourimagination.FieldsWhatwillthe__________becomeinthefutureEnergyLanguageFarmFactory(Fiveminuteslater,askthreeorfourSstoreport.)S:Inthefuturepeoplewillliveindifferentplaces.Asthepopulationisexploding,more9,peoplewillprefertoliveinfarawayplaces,undertheseaorevenonthemoon.S:InthefuturepeoplewillspeakonlyEnglishandChinese.S:Inthefuture,peoplecaneatanything.Peoplewon’tneedtoworryaboutthefoodproblemintheworld.S:Inthefuturepeoplecanfindmanywaystodealwithpollution,wecanliveinabetterenvironment.Peopleinthefuturewillexploreanewkindofenergy,whichwillneverbeusedup.Step4DiscussionT:Justnowyouofferedmeagoodchancetovividlyviewafutureworld.Itisfullofimaginationandwonders.Let’swaittogetherforitcomingasap(assoonaspossible).Nowlet’strytothinkaboutthemanychangestherehavebeeninthelastonethousandyears.Thenthinkaboutwhatchangesyoumightexpecttofindinthenextonethousandyears,especiallyconsiderthefollowingfields:transport,houses,villages,towns,locationandsettlement.Iwillbreakyouupintoseveralgroups.Eachgroupismadeupoffourstudents.Discussitingroups.Infiveminutes,onestudentinonegroupwillreportwhatyouhavediscussed.(Theteacherhadbetterjoininthediscussionandgivethemsomeguidancewhen/whenevernecessary.Afterthediscussion,somestudentswillcometosummarizewhatthegrouphasdiscussed.)Someanswershereforreference:AD1005:ChinaAD2005:ModernWorldAD3005:YourideasTransportByhorseorbysimplevehiclesuchasacarriage.Bycar,bybus,bytrain,byair,bymotorbike,bybike,bymaglev,byship.Byspaceship,orcapsule,byadvancedvehicletobeinvented.HousesMadeofwoodandmud:nobathrooms.Apartment,villa,SiheyuanSpecialhouseswithadvancedequipment,whichcanbemovedtoanyplace.VillagesManysmallhouseroundatempleandapond.Therearemanybuildingswithgardens,wideroadsandlargefields.Farmersneedn’tgotowork,andtheywillliveinafoldedhousewitheverythingpeopleneed.Computerwilldoanythingtohelpvillagers.TownsStreetswithmarkets,smallshopsandprivatehouses.Therearecrowdedskyscrapersonbothsidesofmainstreetswithmallsandshoppingcenters.Streetswillnotascrowdedasnow,becausetheentirevehiclecanflyinthesky.Peoplewilltakewhatevertheyneedforfree.LocationofsettlementOntheearth;onlandOntheearth,onlandOnthemoon,ontheotherplanets;underthesea.(Infact,therearenofixedanswerstothequestionwhatthefuturewillbelike.Various9,answersarepossible.)Step5DreamingtheFutureFamily(competition)　T:Now,letushaveacompetitionaboutdesigningourfuturefamily.Fourstudentsmakeupagrouptodesignit.Makeasketchtogether.Afterthat,someofyouwillshowwhatyouhavedesignedinthepicture.Discussitfirstandthendrawit.Youareallowedtofinishitinsixminutes.(Theteachercanjoinintheirdesigningorjustgivethemsomehelpifnecessary.)T:Haveyoufinishedit?It’stimeforyoutoshowyourpictures.Let’sseewhichgroupcanofferusthemostbeautifulpicturewiththemostwonderfulimagination.What’smore,youwillhavetodescribewhatyouhavedrawnandwhyyoudesignitinthisway.Intheend,youwillpredictwhetheritispossibletorealizeourdreaminthefuture,andanalyzewhyyouhavesuchview.Theruleisthatyourgroupwillbegivenonestarwhenyoufinishonestep.Ifyourdesignisextremelyexcellent,youwillbepraisedtogettwostars.Whenyougiveusavividandimaginativedescription,whichisalsoreasonable,youwillalsogaintwostarsforonestep.Let’sseewhichgroupwilldoitthebest.(Theteachercanarrangeeveryonetotakepartinthisactivity.Onewillshowthepicture,onewilldescribeit,onewilltellusthepurposeofdesigningit.Thelastonewilltelluswhetheritispossibletorealizethedreams.)T:Youdidanexcellentjob.Ifyouwantsuchdreamstocometrue,whatshouldwedonow?S:Weshouldworkhardtobeknowledgeable.S:Wehadbettermakeeffortstospeedupdevelopment.S:Wewillhavetogetintouchwithaliens,whomaygiveushelp.S:Weshouldhaveenoughcouragetoimaginewhatseemspossiblenow,whichmayleadtonewdiscoveriesandnewinventions.Ss:...Step6Discussion(Competition)　T:Justnowyoudesignedabeautifuldream.Butasweknow,eachcoinhastwosides.Wemaymeetwithsomeproblemsinourdailylife.Discusswhatproblemswearefacing,andmakealistoftheproblemshumanbeingsarefacingtoday.Discussitingroups.(Theteacherhadbetterjoinindiscussion.Thenasksomestudentstocometowriteproblemsontheblackboard.)T:Lookattheblackboard,andpredictwhichproblemswillbeovercomeinthefutureandfindoutthewaystosolvetheproblems.(Theteachershouldencouragethestudentstousetheirheadstofindoutasmanywaysaspossible.)S:Ithinkscientistswillinventnewmedicinetodealwithsomeincurablediseases.Peoplewillnotsufferfromcancer,AIDSandsoon.S:Therewillbenowarandpeoplewillnotexperiencesocialandeconomicsunrest.Inmyopinion,peopleallovertheworldwillleadarichandhappylife,becauseourworldisbeinghighlydevelopedandallthepeoplewillbeeducatedtobefriendlyandkindtoothers.Ss:...T:Iamproudofyouroutstandingimagination.CanyoutellmewhichproblemswillstillbethereorevenworseinAD3005?Whydoyouthinkso?Youareexpectedtodiscussingroups.Ifwhatyouwillpresentisreasonableandexcellent,youwillbeofferedthreestars.(Thestudentsshouldbegivenfiveminutestodiscussthem.Laterexchangethemwiththe9,wholeclass.)S:Ithinkpollutionwillstillbeaprobleminthefuture,whichwillbeevenworse.Becausepopulationwillbelargerandlarger,inturn,morepollutionwillbecaused.S:Thebalanceofnaturewillbedestroyedworseandworse,becausealargenumberofanimalsandplantsaredyingoutdaybyday.Asaconsequence,humanbeingswillbeendangered.Ss:...T:Good,youknow.Everythinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Whatshouldwedotomakesurewewillhaveabrightfuture?S:Weshouldstudyhardandbealifelonglearners.T:Good.Weshouldbelifelonglearnersandacceptthechange,appreciatewhatisnewanddifferent,makinggreateffortstomakeourdreamscometrue.Step7SumupT:Inthisperiod,wehavetalkedalotaboutfuture.Youarefullofimaginationandclever.Inclass,youarealsoactive.Soallofusbringmevividpicturesandletmepreviewwhatthefutureislike.Afterclass,writeapassageaboutthefuture.Youarefreetowritewhatyouareinterestedin.Thetitleis“Futureinmyeyes”.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit3　LifeinthefuturePeriod1　WelcometotheUnitBrainstormingResearchandActivitiesImaginationOneday,youarewalkingthroughaforestalone.Suddenly,youhappentomeetastrangemanwholivesinAD3005.Atfirstsight,youfindhimkindandfriendly,soyoucometohaveatalkwithhim.Youaretalkingaboutthewayoflife,transport,houses,villages,towns,locationsofsettlement,education,cultureandcustoms.Now,imagineandwritedownthedialogue.ReferenceforTeachingThefastestelectricvehicleLastweekanelectricandspeedvehicledesignedbyaOhioStateUniversity’sundergraduate,setnewUSandInternationallandspeedrecordsforelectricvehicles—308mphand271mphrespectively.HousingInruralareasthefloorsofdwellingsconsistofpoundedearthorconcrete,orelseofraised9,woodfloors,whilewoodenframingsupportswallsofwovenbamboomatting,andtheroofsareofdriedpalmfiberortiles.Inurbanareasfloorsareofcementortile,theframingofthedwellingsisofteak,thewallsareofbrickandplaster,andtheroofsoftileorshingle.Althoughmostofthepopulationisnonurban,themajorhousingproblemsareinthecities,wherenewarrivalscrowdintosqualidslums.Intheirdesiretoescapetherestraintsofthetraditionalrurallifeandseektheopportunitiesofthecities,mostimmigrantsfindlivingconditionsthatarelessattractivethanthoseofthecountry.JakartaisthemostmoderncityinIndonesiaandalsotheonewiththegreatestproblems.Itlacksadependablesupplyofelectricity,gas,andwater,anadequatetelephonesystem,awaste-disposalsystem,andadequateschoolandhealthfacilities.Thereisaseverehousingshortage,withthegapbeingfilledbysubstandard,temporaryhousingthatdoesnotrequirebuildingpermits.Subsidizedhousingisprovidedlargelybyemployers,includinggovernmentministries,foralimitednumberofkeyemployees,althougheffortsbythegovernmentarebeingmadetoprovidemorelow-costhousingtoawidergroupofpeople.Lifein2060LetussupposeitisnowaboutA.D.2060.Let’smakebelieveitisaboutsixtyyearsfromnow①.Ofcourse,thingshavechangedandlifeisverydifferent.Voyagestothemoonarebeingmadeeveryday.Itisaseasytotakeaholidayonthemoontodayasitwasforthepeoplein1960totakeaholidayinEurope.Atanumberofscenicspotsonthemoon,manyhotelshavebeenbuilt.Thehotelsareairconditioned,naturally.Inorderthateveryonecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryonthemoon,everyroomhasatleastonepicturewindow.Everythingimaginableisprovidedforentertainment(娱乐)ofyoungandold.Whatarepeopleeatingnow?Peoplearestilleatingfood.Theyhaven’tyetstartedtotakeonheir(继承)supplyofenergydirectlyaselectricalcurrentorasnuclearpower.Theymaysomeday.Butmanyfoodsnowcomeinpillform,andthefoodthatgoesintothepillcontinuestocomemainlyfromgreenplants.　Sincethereareseveraltimesasmanypeopleintheworldtodayastherewereahundredyearsago,mostofourplanet’ssurfacehastobefilled.Thedesertsareirrigatedwithwaterandcropsarenolongerdestroyedbypests.Theharvestisalwaysgood.Farming,ofcourse,isveryhighlydeveloped.Veryfewpeoplehavetoworkonthefarm.Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen②.Peoplearenowlargelyvegetarians(素食者).Yousee,asthenumberofpeopleincreases,thenumberofanimalsdecreases.Therefore,thepeoplehavetobevegetariansandwearehealthierbothinourbodiesandinourminds,andweknowthecausesandcureofdiseaseandpain,anditispossibletogetridofdiseases.Noonehastobeillanymore.Suchwouldbeourlifein2060.注释..................①Let’smakebelieveitisaboutsixtyyearsfromnow.让我们假设现在是大约60年以后。词组makebelieve的意思是“假装;虚构”。②Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen.只是通过不时按几个按钮来管理整个农场已成为可能。MachineDreams!Adesklessfuture?Inan,interview,RayKurzweil,whohelpedinventtheITpresent,explainshowhumansfit9,intotheITfuture:theimpactofautomationonjobs,biotechnology,slowingtheagingprocess,brainenhancement,etc.Therewon’tbecomputersondesks.We’lleliminatemostofthatclutter,certainlybytheendofthisdecade.Futuretechnologywillbeverymobile;it’llbesosmallthatit’llbevirtuallyinvisible.Everybodywillbeonline.Imageswillbewrittenrighttoourretinas.Andeventually,we’regoingtohavesoftwareprocessesrunningclosetoourbodiesand,ultimately,insideourbodies,inourbrains.ItremindedmeofanarticleIreadtwoweeksagointheFinancialTimes(“TheOfficeisFuture-Proof”,)explainingwhatourfutureofficewouldbelike.AccordingtojournalistFionaHarvey,50yearsago,computerswerekeptinhugeback-rooms,butin50years’time,thingswillbemuchthesame.Computerswillbefarawayfromtheofficetheyserve,insilosontheoutskirtsofcities,likepowerplants.Thesiloswillrunverypowerfulversionsofthedatabasesandprocessingsoftware.Fromtheirdesks,peoplewouldplugintotheseapplicationsonunobtrusivescreens,andcommunicatewithcolleaguesbylivevideos.SystemtomindyourpupilsizewhileyoudriveThefutureofdriversdoesn’tlookveryrock&roll.SwedenVolvowantstointroduceanewsafetysystemabletodetectandsignsofdrowsinessintruckdrivers.ThesystemwasfittedtoVolvo’sexperimentalSafetyTruck.DevelopedbySeeingMachines,Facelabsystemreliesonacamerafittedinsidethetruck’scabthatscansthedriver’sretinaandmonitorsheadmovement.Bycountingthenumberofblinksperminuteaswellasthedistancebetweeneyeslids,itcanautomaticallydetectsignsoffatigueinthetruckdriver.Whenthedriverstartstonodoff,awarningmessageappearsonthedriver’sconsole,theseatvibratesandsmallwhitestrobelightsflashaway.Thedeviceisalsoabletodetectlapsesinconcentration.Soifthedriverstaredstraightaheadfortoolong,itwouldtriggeranalarm.Thesystemwilleventuallybeabletodetectifthetruckisapproachinganothervehicletoofastorwanderingacrosstheroadratherthanstayinginlane.9