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Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
Starting out
[ɡl mps]
n.一瞥;一看;端倪;迹象;微光;闪光;
vt.瞥见;瞥视;看一眼;
He caught a glimpse of me when I passed by.
当我走过时,他瞥了我一眼。
1. Collect useful information from the videos
2. Learn the key words and expressions of the topic
3. Try to think and talk about the future using the information and knowledge we’ve gained in this class
Learning objectives
11. perpetual [p pet l] 永恒的
12. atom bomb 原子弹
13. Organ transplantation 器官移植
14. Nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners 核能吸尘器
15. remarkableadj.非凡的;不同寻常的;
引人注意的
1. fantasy 空想,幻想
2. predictions 预测
3. aviator [ e v e t ] n.飞行员
4. think little of 轻视
5. reflect反射;考虑;深思
6. hop on上车
7. quotevt.引用;引述;
8. propose vt.提出;提议;建议
9. explore 探索
10. insight n.洞察力;深入了解
Notes
What will your life be like in fifty years’ time
Watch the video about 3D tunnel.
Do you think it will help the transport in the future
Why or why not
Starting out
Activity 1
Watch the video and answer the questions.
What predictions about the future were made Were they correct
What is your understanding of “the future has unlimited possibilities”
1. What predictions about the future were made Were they correct
Correct predictions:
flying machines, organ transplantation, “perpetual light”, the atom bomb, space stations would broadcast television signals all over the globe
Incorrect predictions:
a world market for maybe five computers,
nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners
2. What is your understanding of “the future has unlimited possibilities”
The future can’t be predicted.
Starting out
Activity 2
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Have you watched any of these films
What stories do they tell about the future of our world
Interstellar
《星际穿越》
Avatar
《阿凡达》
Ready Player One
《头号玩家》
Wall*E
《机器人总动员》
Interstellar
Earth is coming to an end through disasters, famines and droughts. A team of astronauts board a spaceship, travelling through a newly discovered wormhole to find another planet that may have the right environment for humans to settle.
1.famine [ f m n] n.饥荒
2.drought [dra t]n.旱灾
3.wormhole [ w m h l]n.虫眼;蛀孔;蛀洞;蠕虫洞(宇宙中连接两个不同时空的假设隧道)
Avatar
This film is set in the 22nd century. Earth is suffering a severe energy crisis. Scientists have found another planet called Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi. It is rich in natural resources, yet its atmosphere is poisonous to humans. To explore Pandora and exploit its resources, scientists use a new technology , creating “avatars" operated by genetically matched humans.
1.severe[s v ]adj.厉的;严重的
2.crisis['kra s s]n.危机;危急关头
3.Pandora[p n d r ]潘多拉4.inhabite[ n'h b t]v.居住于;占据;栖息
5.poisonous[ p zn s]adj.有毒的
6.exploit[ k spl t] vt.开发;开采
7.avatar[ v tɑ ] n.化身;阿凡达
[d net kl ]
adv.遗传(基因)方面
Ready player one
This film is set in the year 2045, when the real world is a harsh place. Many people escape reality by spending their days in a virtual reality universe called OASIS, where one can go anywhere, do anything or be anyone.
1.be set in 设定于
2.harsh adj.粗糙的
3.virtual reality 虚拟
WALL·E
In this film, humans abandon Earth because there is too much rubbish on it, leaving behind some robots to do the cleaning up. Over time, the robots break down one by one, until WALL·E is the only robot left working on Earth. One day, he meets another robot from space which has returned to Earth. In the end, they find a way to save the planet.
1.abandon 抛弃
2.rubbishn.垃圾
3.break down机器或车辆)出故障;坏掉;被搞垮;垮掉:使分解
Do you think the events in these films could come true
What do you think the world will be like in the future
Summary