1、What life will be like in the future?Learning Aims:Introduction&Reading and Vocabulary(1)1.To learn some words related to the building materials&“life in a future city”.2.To master how to read a passage;3.To show our interest in learning about the future life and preparing for it.Introduction:Word S
2、tudy1._ is a very light metal.2._ is a very strong metal.AluminumSteel3.Both _ and _ come form trees.4._ is light,strong,very popular,and man-made.5._ are often used to build walls.6._ is very strong and used in many modern buildings.rubberwoodPlasticBricksConcrete7._ is wet earth.8._ is a natural h
3、ard material.9._ is used to make windows.MudStoneGlass The Space City The Space City The Space HouseThe Space HouseReading and VocabularyThe City of the FutureReading and Vocabulary 1Look at the following pictures and say what the city of future will be like p shoppingp environment p traffic p weath
4、er p entertainment p alternative energy p crimep schools p public services Reading and Vocabulary 2Prediction What do you guess the passage will talk about?Reading and Vocabulary 3Fast Reading Read the passage for the first time.Check whether your answer in Activity 1 is right.p alternative energy p
5、 crimep schools p public services p shoppingp environment p traffic p weather p entertainment Which topics you think it will mention?entertainmententertainment shoppingshopping weatherweather schoolsschoolssports crimecrime environmentenvironmentPre-reading:alternative energyalternative energy publi
6、c services traffictraffic1.Where will garbage ships go?To the sun.2.Who will batman nets catch?Criminals.3.How will people go shopping?Online.Reading and Vocabulary 4Careful Reading 1 Read the passage for the first time and answer the questions:4.How will cars be different?Theyll be powered by elect
7、ricity.5.What will doctors do from a distance?Surgery.6.Where will old people go without moving?Anywhere in the world.Reading and Vocabualry 5-Careful Reading 2 Read the text again and complete the following chart.In the future,_ will become very important as we will _ earths natural resources.And w
8、e will use lots of _ and also have to rely on _.How the students would run a city in the year 2025.Garbage shipsThe city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun.Batman NetsPolice will use them to _.care for the environment run out ofrecycled materialsalternative
9、energyarrest criminals Forget smokingIf you want to smoke,you can go outside cities,and outdoors.Forget the mallsAll shopping will be done online,and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.Telephones for lifeEveryone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change _ the
10、y live.RecreationAll forms of recreation will be provided _ by the city.CarsAll cars will use_,and it will be possible to change the colour of cars.wherever/no matter wherefree of chargeelectricity,solar energy or wind energyTelesurgery It will be common to perform distance surgery.Holidays at homeP
11、eople will be able to go anywhere in the world using _.Space travel It will be _ for ordinary people to travel in space.high-tech camerascommonattached to their headclinicdisabilitymallrun out onlineoutdoorsrecreationnet solarsurgery urban net Reading and Vocabuary 6-Careful Reading 3 Match the word
12、s with their meanings.1.a problem which prevents you from doing something2.not in a building3.from the sun 4.free time activities,such as sport andentertainmentdisabilityoutdoorssolarrecreation5.You can use this to catch a lot of fish at the same time 6.through the Internet7.a place where you can ge
13、t medical treatment.8.to do with town or city life9.A shopping center.10.to use up or finish completely11.Medical treatment in which the doctor cuts open your urbanrun outonline clinicmallsurgeryReading and Vocabulary 7 Careful Reading 4 Try to match the words and phrases in the two boxes.Answers ar
14、rest criminalscarry out operationload huge spaceshiprecycle materialrely on alternative energywaste natural resource1.a risky business2.outpatient3.get rid of4.senior citizens5.free of charge6.landfillReading and Vocabulary 8 Careful Reading 5 Find the words or phrases in the text which mean these t
15、hings.Answers Garbage ship To get rid of garbage problems,the city will load huge spaceships with waste material and send them towards the sun.为解决垃圾问题，一所城市将把废料装到为解决垃圾问题，一所城市将把废料装到大型宇宙飞船上并把它们射向太阳，来防止大型宇宙飞船上并把它们射向太阳，来防止垃圾填埋地球和环境问题。垃圾填埋地球和环境问题。Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns
16、.No smoking will be allowed within a future citys limits.禁止吸烟将在未来城市的限制中被许可。禁止吸烟将在未来城市的限制中被许可。All shopping will be done on line.mall and catalogues will havevoice commands to place orders.。由声音指令来订购目录。由声音指令来订购目录。videophone Everyone will be given telephone number at birth that will never changedno matt
17、er where they live.All forms of recreation will be provided free of chargerecreationsoftball bowling娱乐，消遣娱乐，消遣All cars will be powered by electricity.car using solar energyDistance surgery will become common asdoctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away.surgery外科手术外科手术 telesurgery远距离手术
18、远距离手术People with disabilitiessenior citizens will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.space travelTravelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common.What will the city of the future look like?Garbage shipsTelephones for lifeBatman Nets Recreation F
19、orget smokingCars Forget the malls Telesurgery Holidays at home Space travel arrest carry out load recycle rely on waste(v)alternative energy criminals huge spaceship material natural resource operation Work in groupsWork in groups In your opinion,what life will be like in the future?Use your imagin
20、ation as much as possible.Make predictions for the year 2050.What will schools be like in the future?What subjects will people study?School on the airSchool on the aireducationeducationWhere will people work in the future?What kind of jobs will people have?LetsLetswork hardwork hardand create and create a bright a bright future.future.Homework1.Revise the words we have learned.2.Finish Reading Exercises in the Workbook on P6970.3.Imagine your life in the future and write an E-mail to yourselves with the beginning sentence:Dear future me:
