Module 4 Life in the future.全模块教案

Module 4 Life in the future
Unit 1 Everyone will study at home.
一、教学目标：?
1. 语言知识目标： 1) 掌握本单元所学单词和短语：chalk, ruler, carry, change, everything, in the
future, life, will, maybe, ask, by, be able to, not...any more...
能听懂谈论未来的简单对话，能判断未来事实。
2. 情感态度价值观目标： 通过对未来美好的憧憬，培养学生积极乐观的精神。
二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：以谈论将来生活为中心，介绍并询问有关将来生活的信息。
2. 教学难点：一般将来时will 的陈述句，否定句，一般疑问句及回答。
三、教学过程Step 1 Warming up
Give some pictures and videos about the schools in the future to students. Let them watch it.
Step 2 Work in pairs. Look at the picture of Activity 1 and use the words in the box to help you describe it.
Step 3 Listen and choose Lingling’s answers to the questions.
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1. Will our life be different in the future? Yes, it will. / No, it won’t.
2. Will our school change? Yes, they will. / No, they won’t.
3. Will everything be different? Yes, it will. / No, it won’t.
4. Will students need computers at school? Yes, they will. / No, they won’t.
5. Will they carry lots of books to school? Yes, they will. / No, they won’t.
Step 4 Listen and read. Then let the students do Activity 3.
Ideas
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Betty
Tony
Everyone will study at home in the future.
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Students will talk to their teachers on the Internet.
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School is good fun and you can make friends there.
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No one will use pens, paper or erasers.
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Step5 Complete the passage of the Activity 4
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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.
Step6 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
1. Will schools be different in the future?
2. Will students use books in the future?
Step7 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.
Step8 Language Points
1. In 20 year’s time, maybe there won’t be any schools.
句中的 “in +一段时间” 表示“一段时间之后”，常用于将来时。可以用 how
soon 来提问。

e.g.—How soon will you be back? 你多久回来？
—In a week. 一周之后。
2. They can ask their teachers questions by Internet, telephone or email.
句中的 “by”表示方式，意思是“用……，靠……，通过……”。
e.g.1)Send it by air mail. 用航空邮件寄吧。
2)They want to travel by train. 他们想乘火车旅行。
3.Computer won’t be able to do that.
be able to的意思是“能够，会，胜任”,相当于 can，与 can 相比，be able
to可以用于更多的时态中。
e.g. 1) I’m able to swim. = I can swim. 我会游泳。
2) He was able to write when he’s three. = He could write when he’s three. 他三岁就会写字了。
4. Teachers won’t use chalk on a blackboard and students won’t use pen and paper, or erasers any more!
not ... any more的意思是“不再”。
e.g.1)He isn’t a child any more. 他不再是小孩子了。
2) I won’t do that any more. 我再也不那样做了。
Step9 Homework
Review and recite the important points of Unit 1.
Unit 2 Every family will have a small plane.
教学目标：? 1. 语言知识目标： 1) 掌握本单元所学单词和短语：rain, sea, traffic jam, come true, here is/are..., bike, car, not only...but also...,long, heavy, light, easy, hour, short, as well...
2)能用will表达自己对未来的想象。
2. 情感态度价值观目标： 通过课文教学引导学生关心国家大事，了解将来生活的巨大变化,因此要刻苦学习， 长大为祖国繁荣富强做贡献。
二、教学重难点 1. 教学重点：能用will表达自己对未来的预测和想象，能用so表达较为复杂
的概念。
2. 教学难点：能够读懂简单的描写未来的短文，掌握短文通篇大意，并学习使用上下文猜测词义的学习方法。
三、教学过程 Step 1 Warming up
Give some pictures and videos about the future to students. Let them watch and describe them.
Step 2 Work in pairs. Do the exercises of Activity 1.
Step 3 Read
1. Listen to the recording and do the exercises of Activity 3.
1) Weather ( ) 2) Clothes ( ) 3) Jobs ( ) 4 )Travel ( )
2. Read the passage carefully and do the exercises of Activity 4.
1) People have to change clothes in hot weather.
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.
Step 4 Complete the passage of Activity 5

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) _____?
Step 5 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.
Step 6 Writing
Make some sentences according to the example .
Working hours will be short. People will have long holidays.
Working hours will be short so people will have long holidays.
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...
_____________________________________
Step 7 Language Points
1. here is/are...下面，用于介绍某人或某物。
如果后面跟的是复数名词，就用 is, 如后面跟 的是单数名词，就用 are。常常翻译成“这儿是......”或“这儿有......”。
e.g. Here is a pen. 这儿有一支钢笔。
Here are some students. 这儿有一些学生。
2. … not only over land, but also over the sea or even into space.
not only…but also连接两个相同的成分，意为“不仅……；而且……”。
当 not only … but also 连接的两个成分作主语时，谓语动词要与其最近的主语在人称和数方面保持一致。
Not only the students but also the teacher likes the sea.
不仅学生，而且老师也喜欢大海。
Not only the teacher but also the students like the sea.
不仅老师，而且学生也喜欢大海。
小贴士：
1) not only … but also 中的 not only 不能分开使用，but also 可以。
2) not only … but also 连接两个并列成分时，可以省略 but 或 also，也可以把 but also 都省略掉。
3. The sea level will rise as well.
as well表示“也，又”，常用于句子末尾。
e.g. The little girl sings, and plays the piano as well.
这个小女孩既会唱歌，又会跳舞。
He can speak English, and speak Chinese as well.
他既会说英语，又会说汉语。
Step 9 Exercises
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. There _______(be) a computer on our desk in the future.
2. Teachers ________(not write) on the blackboard with chalk in 10 years.
3. They _________(have) a great time tomorrow.
Keys:
1. will be 2, won’t write 3.will have
二、翻译下面句子
1.电脑将会很小，所以它们会很轻。
____________________________
2.我们舒适的家园将会冬暖夏凉。
___________________________
keys:
1. Computers will be small，so they will be light..
2. Homes will be cool in summer and warm in winter.
三、写出下面单词的反义词
1. cheap_________ 2.easy__________ 3.good__________ 4.hot_______
5. light_________ 6.new________ 7. warm_______ 8. dull___________
9.small_________ 10.smooth_______ 11.comfortable_________
12.weak_________
keys：
1.expensive 2.difficult 3.bad 4.cold 5.heavy 6.old 7.cool 8.clever 9.big 10.rough 11.uncomfortable 12.strong
Step 10 Homework
Review and recite the important points of Unit 2.
Unit 3 Language in use
一、教学目标：?
1. 语言知识目标： 1) 掌握本模块所学单词和短语
2) 能够听、说will的用法，并能综合运用新、旧知识组织对话，完成一定的交际任务。
2. 情感态度价值观目标： 了解将来生活会带给我们的变化，增加学生的背景知识，增强学科间的交流,培养学生具有一定的探索未来的科学思想,培养高尚的情操。
二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：一般将来时will 的陈述句，否定句，一般疑问句及回答。
2. 教学难点：形容词的一般用法。
三、教学过程Step 1 Revision
Give some pictures and sentences about the future to students. Let them watch and describe them.
Step 2 Language practice
Every family will have a small plane.
Teachers won’t use chalk on a blackboard.
What will life be like in the future?
Will schools be different in the future?
Yes, they will.
Step 3 Complete the questions about the future.
Will students go (go) to school in the future?
1. _____________ (use) pens and paper?
2. _____________ (read) books?
3. _____________ (travel) by small plane?
4. ____________ (send) emails to teachers?
Step 4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Activity 1.
—Will students go to school in the future?
—Yes, they will. / No, they won’t. They’ll study at home.
Step 5 Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentences.
They’ll have a lot of time! (free)
They’ll have a lot of free time!
1. People won’t have any jobs. (difficult)
2. Robots will do work on farms. (heavy)
3. People will have holidays. (long)
4. There will be rain this evening. (light)
Step 6 Module task
Think about life in the future. Write down your ideas.
* Schools * Homes * Travel * Weather
Step7 Work in groups of four. Talk about your ideas. Decide on five good ideas.
A: What will schools be like in the future?
B: The teacher won’t write on a blackboard...
C: How will our homes change?
D: There will be more machines...
A: Will we find new ways to travel?
B: Yes, we will. We’ll...
C: Will the weather change?
D: Yes, it will. It will be...
Step 8 Grammar
一般将来时
如果我们想描述将来的事情或表达对未来的预测等，我们可以用一般将来时表达，它的动词形式是：“will + 动词原形”。
e.g. There will be a computer on every desk in the future.
未来每张桌子上都将有一台电脑。
It will rain tomorrow. 明天将要下雨。
We will go to school on foot. 我们将步行去上学。
一般将来时的否定形式
一般将来时的否定形式，是在 will 后面加 not 或用 won’t。
e.g. There will not be a computer on every desk in the future.
= There won’t be a computer on every desk in the future.未来每个桌子上都将没有一台电脑。
It will not rain tomorrow. =It won’t rain tomorrow.
明天将不会下雨。
We will not go to school by bus. =We won’t go to school by bus.
我们将不乘公交车去上学。
一般将来时的一般疑问形式及其肯定、否定回答
这个时态的一般疑问形式，是将will 提到句首，并在句尾使用问号;肯定回答用will，否定回答用缩略式won’t。
e.g. --- Will there be a computer on every desk in the future?
未来每个桌子上都将有一台电脑吗？---Yes, there will. / No, there won’t.
是的，将有。 / 不，将没有。
---Will it rain tomorrow? 明天将会下雨吗？
---Yes, it will. / No, it won’t. 是的, 将会。/ 不, 将不会。
---Will we go to school by bus tomorrow?
明天我们将乘公交车去上学吗？
---Yes, it will. / No, it won’t.
是的，将会。/ 不，将不会。
Step 9 Homework
Make a poster about life in the future in your home town.