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Module 4 Life in the future
Unit 2 Every family
will have a small plane .
Look at the pictures and speak out the words as quickly as you can.
rain space robot car
1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and describe what you see. Use the words and expression from the box to help you.
Reading and vocabulary
air land job machine rain
robot sea space traffic jam wind
2. Read the passage and match the pictures in Activity 1 with the paragraphs .
Life in the future
By Tony Smith
What will life be like in the future ① How will things change Here are some ideas . Which ones will come true ②
A In the future, a change of weather won’t mean a change of clothes . We’ll wear a new kind of clothes . They’ll be warm when we’re cold, and cool when we’re hot .
B There’ll be no more light rain or cold wind in spring. ③ The weather will be quite warm or even hot all year, with heavy rain and wind . The sea level will rise as well. ④
C We won’t travel by bus or bike any more. Every family will have a small plane. No more expensive cars—it’ll be cheap to travel everywhere by plane, not only over land, but also over the sea or even into space . ⑤ Maybe there’ll be traffic jams in the air. ⑥
D Do you like long holidays Well，you’re going to like the future because machines and robots will do all the heavy and difficult jobs，and we’ll only do light and easy work . Working hours will be short so people will have long holidays .
A—③ B—②
C—① D—④
3. Match the paragraphs with the headings .
1．Weather
2．Clothes
3．Jobs
4．Travel
A
D
C
B
4. Check(√)the true sentences .
1．People have to change clothes in hot weather. ⑦
2．The weather will be warm in spring .
3．A lot of people will travel by plane so maybe there
will be traffic jams in the air .
4．People will have long holidays because machines
will do heavy work .
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√
√
5. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box .
Will travel in the future be expensive？No，it’ll be (1)________．We’ll travel (2)____________by plane . We’ll be able to (3)________over the traffic jams on the land，and we’ll be able to go (4)________space . But maybe there’ll be traffic jams in the (5)________too . What do you think？Do you think this idea about life in the future will come (6)________？
cheap
everywhere
air cheap everywhere into rise true
rise
into
air
true
6. Match the words with their opposites . Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you .
cheap cold cool difficult heavy short small
easy expensive hot large light long warm
7. Work in pairs . Talk about life in the future .
—I think everyone will have a small plane so travelling
will be easy .
—Yes，but I think there will be traffic jams in the air .
8. Look at the sentences .
Writing
Working hours will be short. People will have long holidays .
Working hours will be short so people will have long holidays .
Now complete the sentences with so .
1．Every family will have a plane so . . .
2．The weather will get hot so . . .
3．Machines and robots will do the heavy and difficult jobs so . . .
Every family will have a plane so travel will be fast.
The weather will get hot so we won't need warm clothes.
Machines and robots will do the heavy and difficult jobs so we will have more free time.
① What will life be like in the future
What + be + sth. +like ……怎么样？
考点1
用于提问某物的特点、性质等，其中like 作介词，意为“……怎么样”。
What + be + sb.+like 常用来询问某人的性格、特征等。
What do/does sb. look like 某人长什么样？
e.g. —What’s your library like 你们的图书馆怎么样？
—It’s big and bright. 它又大又明亮。
—What will the weather be like tomorrow
明天天气将会怎样？
—It will be sunny. 将会是晴朗的。
—What’s Tom like 汤姆是一个怎样的人？
—He’s very shy. 他很害羞。
考题1： [ 烟台] —______
—She is of medium height with blue eyes.
A. How is Rita B. What does Rita like
C. What does Rita look like D. How do you like Rita
【点拨】用语境分析法解题。look like 是对外貌的提问，be like强调对性格的提问。
C
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② Which ones will come true
come true（希望、梦想等）实现，成真
e.g. I think your dream will come true.
我认为你的梦想会实现。
I believe one day I will make my dream come true.
我相信，有一天我会实现我的梦想。
考点2
come true 的主语只能是梦想等词，不能用人作主语，
其后不能接宾语。
make one’s dream come true 使某人的梦想成真
true 的词形变化:
truth n. 真相；实情
↑
true adj. 真的；真实的
↓
truly adv. 真实地；确实
考题2：All the Chinese people must work hard, and then China Dream _________________（实现） in the near future.
will come true
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③ There’ll be no more light rain and cold wind in spring.
light /la t/ adj. 轻的；轻松的；少量的
e.g. You can find some light work to do.
你可以找点轻松的工作干。
A light rain begins to fall. 天开始下起小雨。
考点3
light 作形容词，意为“少量的”，常表示雨、雪等的量少。其反义词是heavy。
You can carry the light box. 你可以搬那个轻箱子。
Remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room.
你离开房间时记得关灯。
There is no light in the room now.
现在房间里没有光亮。
可数名词，灯
不可数名词，光线
rain / re n/ n. 雨；雨水 v. 下雨
e.g. There isn’t much rain this year. 今年雨水不多。
I think it is going to rain soon. 我想天很快就要下雨了。
考点4
作动词
作不可数名词
拓展：rain 的形容词是 rainy，意为“下雨的；多雨的”。
e.g. It is rainy today. We have to stay at home.
今天下雨。我们不得不待在家里。
考题3：[铜仁 ] —What’s the weather like today
—It’s a ______ day. It’s ______ heavily now.
A. raining; rainy B. rainy; raining
C. rainy; rainy D. raining; raining
B
rain 作不可数名词，意为“雨；雨水”。rain 还可作不及物动词，意为“下雨”。
表示“下大雨”用 hard 或heavily。
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④ The sea level will rise as well.
rise /ra z/ v. (rose/r z/) 升起；上升
e.g. Smoke rises from the chimney.
烟从烟囱中升起。
考点5
e.g. The river is rising. 河水正在上涨。
Please raise your hand first before answering the question.
回答问题之前请先举手。
rise 不及物动词 意为“升起；上升”，表示主语自身移向较高的位置，常指（日、月等）升起、（河水水位、价格等）上涨。
raise 及物动词 意为“举起；提起”，发出此动作的通常是人，如抬头、举手等。
辨析：rise 与raise
考题4：When the sun _____ in the morning, they start to work on the farm.
A. raises B. rises C. goes D. comes
【点拨】rise 是不及物动词，意为“升起；上升”，一般是事或物作主语，其后不接宾语。
B
as well 和；又；也
考点6
as well 常用于肯定句句尾，其前不加逗号。
also 一般用于肯定句或疑问句，常位于be 动词、助动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前。
too 一般用于肯定句，通常位于句尾，前面可用逗号隔开。
辨析：as well, also 与too
e.g. I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well.
我自己写歌，也弹吉他。
I want to go to the concert, too.
= I also want to go to the concert.
我也想参加音乐会。
拓展：
（1） as well as 表示“…… 和…… 一样好”；
（2） as well as 也可表示“ 也； 和”， 连接两个并列成分， 当连接两个主语时， 谓语动词的单复数形式与第一个主语的单复数保持一致。
e.g. Ted draws as well as I do. 特德画画和我一样好。
Dick as well as his parents likes Chinese music. 迪克和他的父母都喜欢中国音乐。
考题5：We are also going to Beijing tomorrow.（ 改为同义句）
We are going to Beijing tomorrow _______ _______.
as well
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⑤No more expensive cars — it’ll be cheap to travel everywhere by plane, not only over land, but also over the sea or even into space.
cheap /t i p/ adj. 便宜的
考点7
特别提醒： 强调 “商品的贵贱” 时用expensive 和cheap； 强调 “价格的高低”时用high 和low。
反义词为expensive（昂贵的）
e.g. She always buys some cheap clothes.
她总是买一些便宜的衣服。
This backpack is very expensive, but this doll is very cheap.
这个背包很贵，但这个玩具娃娃很便宜。
考题6：These vegetables are too expensive. I want some _____ ones.
A. slow B. cheap C. big D. fresh
【点拨】 由上句“这些蔬菜太昂贵了。”可推知下句句意为 “我想要一些便宜的”。故用形容词cheap。
B
not only... but also... 不但……而且……
e.g. Frank likes not only music but also sports.
弗兰克不仅喜欢音乐而且喜欢运动。
Not only I but also Li Ming is good at singing.
不仅我擅长唱歌，李明也擅长（唱歌）。
考点8
not only... but also... 可连接两个并列的单词、短语或句子，强调后者。not only...but also... 连接两个并列成分作主语时，谓语动词的数与but also 后的主语的数保持一致，即遵循 “就近一致” 原则。
其他遵循 “就近一致”原则的结构：
either...or... 或者……或者……
neither...nor... 既不……也不……
not...but... 不是……而是……
考题7：[达州改编 ] 吴不但必须努力学习，而且还要为自己煮饭。（翻译成英语）
__________________________________________________
Wu not only had to study hard, but also cook for himself.
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⑥ Maybe there’ll be traffic jams in the air.
traffic /'tr f k/ n. 交通
考点9
traffic 构成的相关短语
traffic rules 交通规则
traffic jam 交通阻塞
traffic lights/police 交通信号灯 / 警察
不可数名词，前面不用不定冠词修饰。
e.g. Traffic is becoming a more and more serious problem in cities. 在城市里，交通正成为一个越来越严重的问题。
There’s always a lot of traffic at this time of day.
每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。
The traffic is busy. There are some cars coming and going.
交通很繁忙。有一些车来来往往。
traffic 指路上
行驶的车辆
表示“拥挤的交通”时，用 busy 或heavy 来修饰；表示“拥挤的人群 ”时，用 crowded 来修饰。
考题8： [ 荆州 ] —How’s the _______ in your city
—Not very good. There are always long lines of cars on roads especially on rainy days.
A. food B. weather C. culture D. traffic
D
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⑦ People have to change clothes in hot weather.
have to 必须；不得不
e.g. It is raining heavily and they have to stay at home.
天正下着大雨，他们不得不待在家里。
考点10
have to (1) 多表示客观需要，含有“不得不”的客观强制性。
(2) 有人称、时态和数的变化。
must (1) 着重于主观上自己认为有义务、有必要去做某事，多翻译为“必须”。
(2) 无时态和数的变化。
辨析：have to 与must
一语辨异：— Must I get here before 6 o’clock
我必须六点前 到达这里吗？
— I’m afraid you have to. 恐怕你必须这样。
考题9：[湖北 ] —Alex, come down to play football.
—I can’t. Mom said I ______ clean my bedroom before doing anything else.
A. had to B. will C. used to D. can
【点拨】根据句意，此处表示“必须先打扫我的卧室 ”。had to（have to）必须，不得不。
A
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本节课学习了描述未来生活的文章，掌握了知识点like, a new kind of, rise, as well, It +be +adj. + to do sth., not only…but also的用法，并回答了与文章内容相关的问题，用so完成了句子练习等。
