(共15张PPT)
Using Language
Make predictions about future changes
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
Listening and Speaking
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, I will be able to
listen for the use of the future tense and words of making predictions.
use the newly learned words and sentence structures to predict the future.
make sensible predictions through bold imagination and critical thinking.
The best way to predict the future
is to create it!
——Peter Drucker
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Pre - listening
technologies
challenges
problems
solutions
Listening tip:
Future tense: will / will be doing.
Words: predict / prediction / forecast
Pre - listening
1. What is Dr. Han’s occupation
A. professor B. musician
C. physician D. computer scientist
2. What is Dr. Han's attitude toward intelligent computers
A. worried and anxious B. skeptical
C. confident and optimistic D. critical
3. What is Vincent Black’s occupation
A. athlete B. engineer
C. architect D. fashion designer
4. What is Vincent Black’s prediction about
A. people of the future B. cities of the future
C. weather of the future D. food of the future
While - listening
Listen for the first time and choose the correct answer.
Listen again, and then fill in the table below.
Name Occupation Prediction
Dr Han Computers .
People to think like humans.
We to not think in ways that may .
We to help people internally.
Vincent Black There __ _______ ______ and people could ______ ____ housing in cities that float.
computer scientist
architect
will be cleverer than us in the future
will also be programming computers
harm humans
will also be creating machines
will be cities floating on water
move into
will be programming them
1.According to the radio host, what problem/challenge such computers will bring
2.Why did he say “cities floating on water are part of the world’s future”
They are worried that such computers would be dangerous
With global warming causing polar(极地的) ice to melt(融化), the sea level rising by many meters is a very realistic prospect.
Tapescripts
Host: On today‘s episode (n.一集;插句,插段;片段)
of “Future Changes”, we talk with two experts(专家;能手) from different fields, Dr Han and Vincent Black, to hear their predictions about the future. First, Dr Han, could you please tell our audience what you do
Dr Han: Certainly. I'm a computer scientist.
Host: And could you please tell us your prediction
Dr Han: Yes, well, I forecast that computers will be
cleverer than us in the future. I think that
people will also be programming computers to
think like humans.
Host: That's very interesting, but aren't you worried
that such computers would be dangerous
Dr Han: Not at all. This is because we'll be programming
them to not think in ways that may harm humans.
In fact, we'll also be creating machines to help
people internally. For example, I think scientists
will put some small intelligent machines, called
nanobots, inside our bodies to increase our
abilities.
Host: Wow! That would make each one of us
superhuman! And Vincent, could you please tell
us about your job
Vincent Black: Certainly. I'm an architect, I design buildings.
Host: And what is your prediction about the buildings
of the future
Vincent Black: It's about the cities of the future, actually.
I believe that cities floating on water are part
of the world's future.
Host: Oh, really What might make us want to do that
Vincent Black: Yes. With global warming causing polar(极地的) ice to melt(融化), the sea level rising by many meters is a very realistic prospect.
Instead of moving people away from the sea,
I think that people could move into housing in cities that float.
Host: That sounds very innovative. Could you
please give us more details
Vincent Black: Sure. Well, I've developed a plan by designing
a city that borrows many ideas from the giant
water lily, a flower that floats on water.
Moreover...
While - listening
Group discussion
What is the relationship between challenges and opportunities
Cities floating on water will be built.
Challenges and opportunities coexist.
Useful Expressions
I think/believe/predict that in the future
By 2030, we will…
I can imagine /forecast/predict …
One challenge will be…
We will be doing…
My prediction is that…
In the future, there will…
We will have the opportunity to…
We are going to ….
Post - listening
In pairs, interview each other about your jobs and predictions.
A: Good afternoon, Mr/Ms.... Thank you for agreeing to do
this interview.
B: I’d love to.
A: First, could you please tell our audience what you do
B: Certainly, I’m a ... My job is to do...
A: Do you have any prediction about your job
B: I forecast/believe that ...
...
A: Well, that would be really good news for all of us. Thank
you for your time!
Interview
Useful Structure
Homework
1. Review what you learnt today.