上海牛津版七年级上册Unit7 Writing Life in the future课件(共24张PPT，内嵌音频)

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Better future
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In the future
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Writing: Life in the future
Guess the riddles
I am small and round. People take me when they are sick. What am I
pill n.
Guess the riddles
I am in space. When people work and travel in space, they stay inside me. WHAT am I
space station n.
Guess the riddles
I can help people do many things such as taking heavy things, cleaning the house and making things in a factory. However, I don’t need to sleep or have a rest. What am I
robots n.
What will life be like in the future
Perhaps there will be .....
Look at the pictures and talk about the future life.
Perhaps people will be able to .....
What do you think will happen in the future？
cities under the sea
Perhaps people will be able to live in ____________________ in the future.
What do you think will happen in the future？
be able to connect our minds
Perhaps we will ____________________________
________________ in the future.
to the Internet
What do you think will happen in the future？
________ we will take pills for meals _____________.
Perhaps
in the future
/pil/
/mi:l/
What do you think will happen in the future？
will be able to travel to other
planets in spacecraft in the future
Perhaps we _____________________________
_________________________________.
Perhaps there will be ___________________ __________________.
What do you think will happen in the future？
robots in hospitals
in the future
Perhaps there ___________________________ _________________.
What do you think will happen in the future？
will be terrible air pollution in the future
Summary
What do you think will happen in the future
Perhaps there will (not) be …
Perhaps sb. will be able to …
I think so
I don’t think so
Perhaps technology will develop very fast in the future. Then one day robots will be able to act and think like humans.
Perhaps there will be a virtual(虚拟的) teacher for each student. Then all children will be able to receive(接受) the best education（教育）.
Perhaps scientists will invent(发明) a time machine in the future. Then we will be able to travel to the past and the future.
Perhaps there will be devices that translate animal languages. Then we will be able to understand what our pets say.
Match each sentence with the right aspect(方面).
·Perhaps there will be no water or air on the Earth.
·Perhaps people will be able to take pills for meals.
·Perhaps students will be able to learn from computers at home.
·Perhaps there will be cities under the sea.
·Perhaps people will be able to travel to other planets in spacecraft.
eating
natural
environment
ways of learning
travelling
housing (居住)
Learn the ways of adding details to the writing.
Perhaps there will not be enough food for everybody. Then people will find ways to deal with the problem. For example, perhaps people will be able to grow vegetables in space stations.
giving examples(举例子)
Now people in different countries speak different languages. In the future, perhaps people in different countries will be able to speak the same language. Then people will be able to understand each other better.
making a contrast(作对照)
Tell what writing methods are used in the following sentences.
1. Now we build our houses on the ground. Perhaps in the future, we will be able to live under the sea.
2. Perhaps there will be changes in traffic. For example, cars will be able to fly and there will be no traffic jams on the ground.
3. We learn from our teachers now. Perhaps in the future there will be robot teachers for students.
4. Perhaps we will be able to see many interesting things in the future. For example, there will be robots doing shopping and housework for people.
making a contrast
giving examples
making a contrast
giving examples
1. Now we build our houses on the ground. Perhaps in the future, we will be able to live under the sea.
2. Perhaps there will be changes in traffic. For example, cars will be able to fly and there will be no traffic jams on the ground.
3. We learn from our teachers now. Perhaps in the future there will be robot teachers for students.
4. Perhaps we will be able to see many interesting things in the future. For example, there will be robots doing shopping and housework for people.
Think about the tense used in the sentence
the simple future tense
Complete the sentence.
1. In the future, big chnages will take place in people’s housing.
For example,______________________________________.
2. Now we have vegetables, meat and rice for meals.
In the future, _____________________________________.
3. Now only a few people are able to tavel to other planets.
In the future, _____________________________________.
For example, _____________________________________.
perhaps there will be cities under the sea
perhaps people will be able to take pills for meals.
perhaps more people will be able to travel to other planets in spacecraft.
students will be able to travel to the Moon to have lessons.
Talk about the future
Life in the future
Read and evaluate
Checklist
Was my writing related with the pictures YES
NO
Did I use the simple future tense YES
NO
Did I write details by giving examples or making a contrast YES
NO
Perhaps many interesting things will happen in the future. For example, we will be able to live in flying houses. And we can travel to other places with our flying houses.
Now when we have questions, we usually ask our parents or teachers for help. Perhaps in the future, we will be able to get answers from the robots in our watches.
Now our parents cook food for us. Perhaps in the future, machines will be able to make delicious food and drinks for us.
Perhaps in the future, there wil be great changes in medical care. For example, robot doctors will be able to take care of the sick people.