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Module 4 Life in the future
Unit 1
Everyone will study at home.
Compare the two pictures and imagine what our schools will be like in the future.
now in the future
Listening and vocabulary
1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and describe it.
Use the words in the box to help you.
blackboard chalk computer email
eraser Internet paper pen
pencil ruler telephone
1．Will our life be different in the future ③
Yes，it will . /No，it won’t .
2．Will our schools change
Yes，they will . /No，they won’t .
2. Listen and choose Lingling’s answers to the questions .
Yes，it will.
carry ① change ② everything future life need will
Yes，they will.
change 作动词，常
用于词组 change...
into...，意为“把 ……变成……”。还可用作名词，意为“改变；变化”。
3．Will everything be different
Yes，it will . /No，it won’t .
4．Will students need computers at school ④
Yes，they will . /No，they won’t .
5．Will they carry lots of books to school
Yes，they will . /No，they won’t .
Yes，it will.
Yes，they will.
No，they won't.
Ms Li: Do you often think about the future What will change
in 20 years Will our lives be different The weather
Our clothes Our school
Lingling: Yes, everything will be different. We'll use computers，
and they’ll be very small and 1ight And we only need
one book to carry to school!
Ms Li: Oh, good. Anybody else !
3. Listen and read.
Ms Li：Will schools be different in the future, Daming
Daming：Yes, they will! In twenty years’ time, maybe there won’t be any schools! ⑤
Ms Li：How will students learn then
Daming：Everyone will study at home . Students will use computers and get information on the Internet. They can ask their teachers questions by Internet，telephone or email. ⑥
主语 谓语
间宾 直宾 方式状语
Betty：Well, I’m not sure . Yes, students will use computers, but school is good fun, and you can make friends there. And teachers can check the students’ level and will help puters won’t be able to do that. ⑦
Tony：Yes . Teachers won’t use chalk on a blackboard and students won’t use pens and paper, or erasers any more！ ⑧
Lingling：Great！Will students have a lot of homework to do
Tony：No，they won’t. They’ll have a lot of free time! ⑨
Daming：That’ll be great!
Now check(√)the students’ ideas about the future .
Everyday English
· Well，I’m not sure .
· That’ll be great!
Ideas Daming Betty Tony
Everyone will study at home in the future .
Students will talk to their teachers on the Internet .
School is good fun and you can make friends there .
No one will use pens，paper or erasers .
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4. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expression from the box .
Betty：We’ll always (1)________teachers because computers will never be (2)________to check the students’ (3)________ and answer their (4)__________by (5)___________or Internet . Will students need to go to school (6)___________？Yes, (7)________ they will，because school is good fun，but everyone will have lots of (8)________time .
need
able
able any more free level maybe need question telephone
level
questions
telephone
any more
may be
free
Pronunciation and speaking
5. Listen and mark the stress .
blackboard computer eraser Internet telephone
Now listen and repeat .
black/board com/pu/ter e/ra/ser
In/ter/net te/le/phone
Learning to learn
Marking the stressed parts of long words can help you remember the pronunciation .
Internet computer
6. Listen and repeat .
/ju / future student use
/ / but fun study us
/u / ruler
/ / put
7. Work in pairs . Ask and answer the questions .
1．Will schools be different in the future
2．Will students use books in the future
Yes，they will./No，they won't.
Yes，they will./No，they won't.
8. Work in pairs . Talk about what your school will be like in ten years .
—We will study at home and only go to school for sports
and games .
—Well，this is good，but I’ll miss my teachers and
friends .
① carry
carry /'k ri/ v. 拿；带
e.g. Can you help me carry the box
你能帮我搬这个箱子吗？
You can’t carry on playing like this.
你不能再这么玩下去了。
考点1
其第三人称单数形式为 carries，过去式为 carried。
carry on 意为“继续开展；继续下去”
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② change
change /t e nd / v. & n. 改变；变化
考点2
change 可作及物或不及物动词，常用搭配：
change... into... 把…… 变成……
change from... to... 由…… 变成……
e.g. She changes her clothes many times a day.
她一天换好几次衣服。
Uncle Li changed a lot. 李叔叔变了许多。
The witch changed the prince into a frog.
巫婆把王子变成了青蛙。
Great changes took place in my hometown.
我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。
作及物动词
作不及物动词
作名词
考题1：If you want to change the world, you have to _______ yourself first.
A. enjoy B. check C. help D. change
【点拨】由前面“如果你想改变世界”可推知后面应意为：你必须先改变自己。
D
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③ Will our life be different in the future
life /la f/ n. 生活；生命
(1)作名词，意为“生活”，常用单数形式。
live/have a... life 过……样的生活
(2)作名词，意为“生命；一生”，既可作可数名词又可作不可数名词，其复数形式为 lives。
save one’s life 挽救某人的生命
in one’s life 在某人的一生中
考点3
e.g. The accident changed her life completely.
那场事故彻底改变了她的生活。
The doctors try their best to save the people’s lives.
医生们尽最大努力拯救人们的生命。
语境助记：My family are having a happy life.
我的家人过着幸福的生活。
考题2：They don’t have much money and they live a hard ______. Let’s help them.
A. question B. day C. job D. life
【点拨】question 问题；day 天；job 工作；life 生活。由句意可知此处指过着艰难的生活。
D
future /'fju t / n. 将来；未来
e.g. Tina wants to be a doctor in the future.
蒂娜将来想成为一名医生。
In future, everyone must wear school uniforms in the school. 今后，每个人在学校都必须穿校服。
考点4
in the future 将来，特指将来的某 一时期。
in future 今后，指从现在开始 的所有未来时间 , 相 当于 from now on。
辨析：
考题3：[天津 ] Robots _____ more heavy work for us in the future.
A. will do B. did
C. have done D. were doing
【点拨】用关键词法解题。由 in the future（将来）可知要用一般将来时，其谓语结构为“will+ 动词原形”。
A
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④ Will students need computers at school t
need /ni d/ v. & v. aux. 需要
考点5
作实义动词，有人称、数和时态的变化。 need sb./sth. 需要某人/某物
need to do sth. 需要做某事
need sb. to do sth. 需要某人做某事
need doing（=need to be done）……要被做
（通常物作主语，doing用主动形式表被动含义）
语境助记：
The flowers need watering, Mum. I need some water and I need to water them right away. 妈妈，这些花需要浇水。我需要一些水， 我要立刻给它们浇水。
need 作情态动词时，还可以对 must 开头的一般疑问句进行否定回答。 needn’t 意为“没有必要”。
考题4：Her ruler is broken. She needs ______ a new one.
A. buying B. to buying C. to buy D. buys
【点拨】表示“需要做某事”用 need to do sth. 。
C
拓展：need 还可作情态动词，意为“需要”，没有人称和数的变化，后接动词原形，多用于否定句和疑问句中。
e.g. You needn’t tell them about it.
关于这件事，你不需要告诉他们。（用于否定句）
Need I stay at home 我需要待在家里吗？（用于疑问句）
— Must I hand in my homework at once
我必须立刻交上我的作业吗？
—No, you needn’t. 不，你不必。
考题5：[乐山] —Must we wear the school clothes tomorrow, Mr. Wang
—No, you _____. Only on Mondays. Tomorrow is Tuesday.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t
【点拨】以must 开头的一般疑问句的否定回答用：No, you needn’t. /don’t have to.。
B
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⑤ In twenty years’ time, maybe there won’t be any schools!
in twenty years’ time 20 年后
e.g. I’ve heard our English teacher will be back in three weeks’ time. 我听说我们英语老师将在三周后回来。
—How soon will he come back from Beijing
他什么时候将从北京回来
—In two weeks. 两周之后。
考点6
in “in+ 一段时间”表示“一段时间之后”，常用于一般将来时，用how soon 来提问。
after 接时间段，句子常用一般过去时。
辨析：
twenty years’ time 也可以说成twenty years, 此时后面不加time。
考题6：[江汉油田、潜江、天门、仙桃] —I’m going to Disneyland ______ two weeks.
—Wow, sounds like fun!
A. to B. in C. at D. on
【点拨】 “in + 时间段”表示“……之后”，符合句意。
B
maybe /'me bi/ adv. 也许
e.g. Maybe his mother is a teacher.
也许他的妈妈是一位老师。
考点7
may be 与maybe 可相互转换：
She may be angry.
Maybe she is angry. 她可能生气了。
maybe 副词，意为“也许，大概”，常位于句首作状语。
may be 为“情态动词+be”结构，在句中作谓语，意为“可能是”。
辨析：maybe 与may be
e.g. Maybe you’ll have better luck next time.
也许下次你的运气会好一点。
It may be my mum’s hat. 它可能是我妈妈的帽子。
考题7：—The light is on. Carol ______ in the room.
—I guess so. ______ she’s watching TV now.
A. maybe；May be B. may be；May be
C. may be；Maybe D. maybe；Maybe
【点拨】第一空缺少谓语动词，应填“情态动词may+ 动词原形be”；第二空位于句首作状语，应填副词Maybe。
C
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⑥They can ask their teachers questions by Internet, telephone or email.
ask /ɑ sk/ v. 询问；问
考点8
ask 的用法：
ask sb. (not)to do sth. 要求某人（不）做某事
ask (sb.) for sth. （向某人）寻求某物
ask for help 请求（给予）帮助
e.g. She asked my name. 她询问了我的名字。
The teacher asks us to hand in our homework on time.
老师要求我们按时交家庭作业。
You can ask me for help if you are in trouble.
如果你有困难，你可以向我寻求帮助。
考题8：[怀化] The government asks people _____ the rubbish from their daily life in different groups.
A. to put B. putting C. put
【点拨】ask sb. to do sth. 表示“要求某人做某事”，固定用法。
A
question /'kwest n/ n. 问题
考点9
question 指人们主观上提出的等待回答的问题，常作ask, answer 的宾语。
problem 指客观上存在的等待解决的问题，着重指困难的问题或有关运算的问题，常作think about, solve（解决）, work out 的宾语。
辨析：question 与problem
e.g. He asked me some questions. 他问了我一些问题。
Who can work out this problem 谁能解答这个问题？
考题9：The _____ now is that we have many _____ to ask.
A. problem; question B. question; problems
C. problem; questions D. questions; problems
C
by /ba / prep. 用；靠；通过
（1）用；靠
后接名词、代词或动词的-ing 形式，表示做某事的方法、手段、方式等。
（2）乘（交通工具）
by+ 交通工具名词
（3）经过
位于动词go，walk，run 等词之后
考点10
e.g. Bob often asks me questions by telephone.
鲍勃经常通过电话问我问题。
I learn English by watching English movies.
我通过看英文电影学英语。
They went to Shanghai by plane. 他们乘飞机去了上海。
My brother goes by this building every day.
我弟弟每天都经过这幢大楼。
考题10：[云南] —How do you relax in your free time
—_____ doing sports and listening to music.
A. At B. On C. In D. By
【点拨】表示通过某种方式用介词by。
D
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⑦ Computers won’t be able to do that.
be able to 能够……
e.g. I think I’m able to finish the work on time.
我想我能按时完成这项工作。
考点11
able 意为“能够……的；能干的”，可用作表语或定语。
be able to do sth. 的否定形式为be unable to do sth. 不能够做某事。
e.g. People will be able to fly to the moon in the future.
将来人们能够飞往月球。
Ann can play the piano. 安会弹钢琴。
be able to 强调具体的做某件事的能力 通过be 动词的变化可构成多种时态。
can 泛指一般的能力 只能用于一般现在时（can）和一般过去时（could）两种时态。
辨析：be able to 与can
考题11： In the future, the robots will _____ help us do many things, such as washing and cooking.
A. be good at B. get ready for
C. be able to D. look forward to
【点拨】根据设空后的动词原形 help 可知，符合题意的只有 be able to，其他三个选项不跟动词原形。
C
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⑧Teachers won’t use chalk on a blackboard and students won’t use pens and paper, or erasers any more!
not... any more 不再……
e.g. I don’t believe you any more. = I believe you no more.
我再也不相信你了。
考点12
not... any more/no more 指数量上和程度上“不再（增加）”
not... any longer/no longer 指时间和距离上“不再（延长）”
辨析：not... any more/no more 与not... any longer/no longer
一语辨异：Tom doesn’t live in that city any longer and he won’t go there any more.
汤姆不再在那个城市居住了，他也不会再去那儿了。
考题12：I ______ live in the village ______ from now on.
A. didn’t; no more B. won’t; any longer
C. don’t; any more D. can’t; no more
【点拨】not... any more“不再……”，固定用法；根据时间状语from now on 可知，此处用 won’t。
B
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⑨ They’ll have a lot of free time!
free /fri / adj. ( 时间 ) 空闲的；空余的
e.g. I’ll be free this evening. 今天晚上我有空。
Do you enjoy playing sports in your free time
你喜欢在空闲时间运动吗？
The ticket for the fi lm is free.
这部电影的票是免费的。
考点13
反义词为
busy，忙碌的
考题13：[贵港 ] Joe likes listening to English songs in his f time.
ree
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本节课练习了听力，掌握了知识点in twenty years’time , maybe, ask, by, able, not…any more, free的用法，谈论了未来学习方式。
