1、 Module 1Life in the futureIntroduction&Reading and Vocabulary必修四必修四What do you think of the life in the future?Introduction1.Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.Questions:1.What are they?2.Where do you think they are?3.Would you like to live in it?What materials do we need to bu
2、ild them?1._ is a very light metal.2._ is a very strong metal.AluminumSteelaluminum brick concrete glass mud plastic rubber steel stone wood2.Choose the building material to complete the sentences.Concrete6._ is very strong and used in many modern buildings.7._ is wet earth.8._ is a natural hard mat
3、erial.9._ is used to make windows.MudStoneGlass3.Both _ and _ come form trees.4._ is light,strong,very popular,and man-made.5._ are often used to build walls.rubberwoodPlasticBricks1.What materials do you think your house is made of in the future?2.What will the city be like in the future?List your
4、imagination.Work in pairs.Say as many words as you can!Bamboo house Thatched huts Sunny roomBrick house Yurt Stone house Reading and VocabularyWhat is the city of the future in your mind like?Whats the house like?Whats the bus like?Discussion p shoppingp environment p traffic p weather p entertainme
5、nt p alternative energy p crimep schools p public services Now add other topics to the list1.Look at the title of the passage.Tick the topics you think it will mention.p alternative energy p crimep schools p public services p shoppingp environment p traffic p weather p entertainment 2.Read the passa
6、ge for the first time.Check whether your answer in Activity1 is right.1.a problem which prevents you from doing something2.not in a building3.from the sun 4.free time activities,such as sport and entertainment3.Match the words with their meanings.clinic disability mallrun out online outdoors recreat
7、ion net solar surgery urban net disabilityoutdoorssolarrecreation5.You can use this to catch a lot of fish at the same time 6.through the Internet7.a place where you can get medical treatment.8.to do with town or city life9.A shopping center.10.to use up or finish completely11.Medical treatment in w
8、hich the doctor cuts open your urbanrun outonline clinicmallsurgery4.Try to match the words and phrases in the two boxes.arrest carry out load recycle rely on waste(v.)alternative energy criminals huge spaceship material natural resource operationAnswers arrest criminalscarry out operationload huge
9、spaceshiprecycle materialrely on alternative energywaste natural resource5.Find the words or phrases in the text which mean these things.1.not a wise thing to do2.Someone who needs medical treatment but doesnt need to stay in hospital3.Remove4.Old people5.You dont have to pay for something6.A hole i
10、n the ground filled with garbage that cant be recycled1.a risky business2.outpatient3.get rid of4.senior citizens5.free of charge6.landfillAnswers 1.What have students in a Texas university done?Theyve thought how to run a city in 2025.2.Where will garbage ships go?They will go to the sun.3.Who will
11、 batman nets catch?The bat nets will catch criminals.6.Read the passage and answer the questions:4.Where wont people be allowed to smoke?People wont be allowed to smoke within a citys limits.5.How will people go shopping?People will go shopping online.6.What number will people keep for life?People w
12、ill keep their telephone number for life.7.What wont people have to pay for?People wont have to pay for recreation.8.How will cars be different?Theyll be powered by electricity.9.What will doctors do from a distance?Doctors will do surgery from a distance.10.Where will old people go without moving?O
13、ld people will go anywhere without moving.1.Which prediction in the text is the strangest?is the most useful?will come true first?will come true last?2.How will you run the city in the future if you have the chance to do so?7.Discuss these questions in pairs.In the future,_ will become very importan
14、t as we will _ earths natural resources.And we 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 environ
15、ment run out ofrecycled materialsalternative energyarrest criminals 8.Read the passage again and complete the following chart.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 or
16、ders.Telephones for lifeEveryone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change _ they live.RecreationAll forms of recreation will be provided _ by the city.wherever/no matter wherefree of chargeTelesurgeryIt will be common to perform distance surgery.Holidays at homePeople will be
17、 able to go anywhere in the world using _.Space travelIt will be _ for ordinary people to travel in space.high-tech camerascommonattached to their headCarsAll cars will use _,and it will be possible to change the colour of cars.electricity,solar energy or wind energyHomework1.Review what you have learned.2.Get ready for the next period of class.
