1、外研版选择性必修三Unit4 A glimpse of the futureuStarting out lmps n.一瞥；一看;端倪；迹象;微光；闪光;vt.瞥见;瞥视；看一眼;He caught a glimpse of me when I passed by.当我走过时,他瞥了我一眼。Learning goals1.Collect useful information from the videos2.Learn the key words and expressions of the topic 3.Try to think and talk about the future usin
2、g the information and knowledge weve gained in this classNotes:11.perpetual ppetl 永恒的12.atom bomb 原子弹 13.Organ transplantation 器官移植14.Nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners 核能吸尘器15.remarkableadj.非凡的；不同寻常的；引人注意的1.fantasy 空想，幻想 2.predictions 预测 3.aviator evet n.飞行员4.think little of 轻视 5.reflect反射;考虑；深思6.hop
3、on上车 7.quotevt.引用；引述;8.propose vt.提出；提议；建议 9.explore 探索 10.insight n.洞察力;深入了解Watch the video and answer the questions.1 What predictions about the future were made?Were they correct?Predictions about future in the pastFlying machinesPerpetual lightThe atom bombOrgan transplantationA world market for
4、 maybe five computersNuclear-powered vacuum cleanersSpace stationanswers:Correct predictions:flying machines,organ transplantation,“perpetual light”,the atom bomb,space stations would broadcast television signals all over the globeIncorrect predictions:a world market for maybe five computers,nuclear
5、-powered vacuum cleaners 2 What is your understanding of“the future has unlimited possibilities”?There is no unexpected,only can not do.Starting outActivity 2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1 Have you watched any of these films?What stories do they tell about the future of our world?I
6、nterstellar 星际穿越Avatar 阿凡达Ready Player One 头号玩家Wall*E机器人总动员Interstellar Earth is coming to an end through disasters,famines and droughts.A team of astronauts board a spaceship,travelling through a newly discovered wormhole to find another planet that may have the right environment for humans to sett
7、le.This film is set in the 22nd century.Earth is suffering a severe energy crisis.Scientists have found another planet called Pandora,which is inhabited by the Navi.It is rich in natural resources,yet its atmosphere is poisonous to humans.To explore Pandora and exploit its resources,scientists use a
8、 new technology,creating“avatars operated by genetically matched humans.1.severesvadj.厉的;严重的2.crisiskrassn.危机;危急关头3.Pandorapndr潘多拉4.inhabitenhbtv.居住于;占据;栖息5.poisonouspznsadj.有毒的6.exploitksplt vt.开发；开采7.avatarvt n.化身;阿凡达dnetkl adv.遗传(基因)方面 This film is set in the year 2045,when the real world is a ha
9、rsh place.Many people escape reality by spending their days in a virtual reality universe called OASIS,where one can go anywhere,do anything or be anyone.1.be set in 设定于2.harsh adj.粗糙的3.virtual reality 虚拟WALLE In this film,humans abandon Earth because there is too much rubbish on it,leaving behind s
10、ome robots to do the cleaning up.Over time,the robots break down one by one,until WALLE is the only robot left working on Earth.One day,he meets another robot from space which has returned to Earth.In the end,they find a way to save the planet.1.abandon 抛弃 2.rubbishn.垃圾 3.break down机器或车辆）出故障；坏掉;被搞垮；
11、垮掉:使分解2 Do you think the events in these films could come true?What do you think the world will be like in the future?Here are some answers from some students.Mary:If we dont take good care of the earth now,our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with much pollution(污染).There will b
12、e fewer trees and more buildings,because there will be more people.Jack:I agree with Mary.Things will be worse.weather in the future will be much hotter.Humans wont be able to live on the earth.They will have to look for another planet to live on.Linda:I think the life in the future will be better.Most people in the world will use“green cars”by 2020,so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old.As for space travel,I would say,we will visit Mars in about fifty years.Bye
