1、Using language Unit 4 A glimpse of the future目录contentsGrammarListening&speakingHomeworkVocabulary buildingIIIIIIIIListening&speaking Listening&speaking:Before listeningThe world of tomorrowListening&speaking Do You Know?Time travel could result in a paradox an event that contradicts itself.For exam
2、ple,if a person travelled back in time and prevented an event,that event would never have happened;there would therefore be no reason for the person to travel back in time to prevent it.Listening&speakingListen to the conversation and choose its main idea.Correct answer:31.Time travel is dangerous.2
3、.Talking to people in the past can change the future.3.Anything you say or do in the past can affect the future.4.Time travel within your own lifetime should be avoided.Listening&speakingListen again and complete the table.RULE 1 1_ A tourist wants to 2_.because 3_.The guide told her 4 _.Dont talk t
4、o anybody.tell her 8-year-old self to buy shares in companies that are profitable today she wants to become rich not to do thatListening&speakingListen again and complete the table.RULE 2 5_ The guide said that 6_Be careful not to break anything.breaking something could also cause a paradox and chan
5、ge your path through life.Listening&speakingListen again and complete the table.RULE 3 7_ A tourist wants to 8_ The guide told him not to because 9 _ _ Never give anything from our time to someone in the past.give a present to his father.anything that doesnt belong to that time may have an impact on
6、 someone and cause a paradox.Listening&speaking:DiscussionNow work in pairs.Take turns to be the guide and explain the rules of time travel.1.There are altogether 3 rules of time travel.The first is.,the second is.,and the last one is.2.There are 3 rules of time travel in total.The first is.,the sec
7、ond is.,and the last one is.Sentences that may help you explain the rules:Listening&speaking:DiscussionNow work in pairs.Take turns to be the guide and explain the rules of time travel.3.Every tourist is supposed to bear 3 rules of time travel in mind.The first is.,the second is.,and the last one is
8、.Sentences that may help you explain the rules:Listening&speakingComplete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Amazing!Wow!I cant wait to.So,what youre saying is that.How about.Imagine how excited.Listening&speakingComplete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Thats O
9、k,isnt it?Are you serious?Let me get this straight.You mean that.Itll be exciting enough to.Listening&speakingComplete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Expressing excitement2.Wow!1.Amazing!3.I cant wait to 4.Imagine how excited 5.Itll be exciting enough to Listening&speakingCompl
10、ete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Asking for confirmation4.Are you serious?1.So,what youre saying is that 2.How about 3.Thats OK,isnt it?5.Let me get this straight.You mean that IIIVocabulary buildingVocabulary buildingBackground Informationfuture life With the AI technology d
11、eveloping at such a high speed,our future life is bound to be quite colorful and dynamic.What aspects of future life will benefit us a lot?Read the passage and put the expressions in bold into the boxes.Besides time travel,we have much to look forward to in the future,thanks to advances in technolog
12、y.One area that is likely to change dramatically within our lifetimes is medical care.Although I wouldnt bank on patients feeling confident about seeing a robot Vocabulary building Read the passage and put the expressions in bold into the boxes.doctor any time soon,Im sure that AI doctors are on the
13、 horizon.I think its also fair to say that we can get our hopes up when it comes to finding cures for serious diseases,such as cancer.I reckon that nanorobots thatcan eliminate cancerous cells are just around the Vocabulary building Read the passage and put the expressions in bold into the boxes.cor
14、ner.Some of these ideas may sound far ahead of their time,but Im sure theyre bound to happen sooner or later!Vocabulary building Read the passage and put the expressions in bold into the boxes.Expressions about time1.within our lifetimes2.any time soon3.on the horizon4.around the corner5.far ahead o
15、f their timeVocabulary building Read the passage and put the expressions in bold into the boxes.Expressions about expectation1.bank on2.get our hopes up3.bound to happenVocabulary building Vocabulary buildingComplete the passage with the expressions in Activity 8.Who knows in what exciting ways tran
16、sport will change 1 _?Trains that travel at the speed of todays aeroplanes may sound 2_,but scientists are already developing“hyperloop”trains that travel at over 1,000 km per hour.And although we cant 3_flyingwithin our lifetimesfar ahead of their timebank on Vocabulary buildingComplete the passage
17、 with the expressions in Activity 8.cars being the norm 4 _,there are plans to introduce flying taxis that will be stationed on rooftops around busy cities.Many cities already have elevated cycle paths and Im sure that these are 5 _ for many others around the world.As well as faster,safer and more c
18、omfortable transport being just 6_,bound to happenon the horizon/around the cornerany time soon Vocabulary buildingComplete the passage with the expressions in Activity 8.we can also 7_ about shorter waiting times,with companies intending to provide on-demand services.get our hopes up Work in pairs.
19、Talk about another aspect of life in the future using the expressions you have learnt in this section.Vocabulary building A:How do you think the schools and the classes in the future?B:I think probably there will be virtual schools and students around the globe who wont have to go to school.Vocabula
20、ry buildingNow think about how effectively your partner used these expressions,and what you could learn from him or her.Example：A:Wow.So if there are not realistic schools,what will the students miss?B:Er.,they are bound to miss lots of opportunities to Vocabulary buildingNow think about how effectively your partner used these expressions,and what you could learn from him or her.HomeworkHomework1.Summarize the usage of subject-verb agreement and do the relevant exercises.2.If you have one dream about AI that can be realized at once,what is your dream?
