Module 4 Life in the future
一、教学背景：
1. 学科：中学英语
2. 课时： 3课时
二、学生课前准备：
1. 预习词汇：chalk, ruler, question, carry, life, level, change, everything, future,
in the future, need, will, maybe, ask, by, able, be able to, more, not ...any more, free,
air, land, rain, robot, sea, space, traffic, jam, traffic jam, true, come true,
bike (= bicycle), car, into, wind, hour, rise, short, long, light, heavy, here is / are... cheap, not only ...but also..., easy, working, as well, everywhere
2. Class report
教学课题: Module 4 Life in the future
三、学习目标
1. 语言知识目标：掌握下列单词: chalk, ruler, question, carry, life, level, change, everything, future, in the future, need, will, maybe, ask, by, able, be able to, more, not ...any more, free, air, land, rain, robot, sea, space, traffic, jam, traffic jam, true, come true, bike(= bicycle), car, into, wind, hour, rise, short, long, light, heavy, here is / are... cheap, not only ...but also..., easy, working, as well和everywhere。
2. 语言技能目标：
1）能听懂谈论未来的简单对话，能判断未来事实。
2）能用will表达自己对未来的想象。
3）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。
4）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。
3. 情感目标：通过对未来美好的憧憬，培养积极乐观的精神。
四、教材分析
外研七年级英语下册Module 4 Life in the future，本模块以学校为题材，要求学生想象未来学校的样子，通过对未来学校的描述，学习和掌握时态—— 一般将来时。
本模块的主要语法是一般将来时，教学重点是通过对未来学校的想象和描述，重点学习本模块中出现的重点词汇、短语、固定搭配和句型。
课前准备一些先进的学校设施的图片和资料，让学生在warming up时讨论和观看。围绕未来学校和未来生活这一话题展开听说读写的全面训练，使学生熟悉一般将来时并逐步开始这个时态。
五、教学方法
以说为主要教学方式，以讨论为主要方法，通过同桌讨论和小组以及全班讨论，让每个学生充分练习口语和说的能力，并将听说读写有机地贯穿一体。设立一些语言环境，结合自己或他人的旅游经历以及旅游景点，最后一起学习重难点，为突破重难点做一些课堂和课后的练习。
六、教学过程
Unit 1 Everyone will study at home.
Step 1：Warming up
Present some pictures and video about the schools in the future.
Step 2: Presentation
Let Ss learn some new words.
Step 3：Pair work
Look at the picture of the Activity 1 and describe it. Use the words in the box to help you.
Step 4：Listening
1. Listen and answer the questions.
1) What are they talking about?
A. The teacher. B. School. C. Life in twenty years.
2) Who thinks we only need one book to carry to school?
A. Lingling B. The teacher C. Somebody
2. Listen and choose Lingling’s answers to the questions.
carry change everything future life need will
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 computer 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 5：Listen and read
Listen and read the Activity 3. And then check (√) the students’ ideas about the future in the box of the Activity 3.
Ideas
Daming
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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√
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No one will use pens, paper or erasers.
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√
Step 6：Language points
1. Will students need computers at school?
学生在学生需要电脑吗？
need意为“需要”，既可用作实义动词， 也可用作情态动词。
need用作实义动词时, 它的单数第三人称形式为needs, 后面可跟名词、代词、带to的不定式等作宾语。如：
He ______________ hard.
他需要努力工作。
The boy doesn’t __________.
那个男孩不需要帮助。
The book is useful. __________.
这本书很有用。我们需要它。
Do you need to finish the work now?
need用作情态动词时，后面跟动词原形。如:
They ______________________ again.
他们不需要再浇花了。
—Need he come here now??
需要他现在来吗？
—No, he _______. / Yes, he ______.
不需要。/ 需要。
将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
(1)他需要知道这件事吗？
Does he need to know the thing? /
Need he know the thing?
(2)你不需要这么早来这儿。
You needn’t come here so early. / You
don’t need to come here so early.
(3)我们需要更多的信息。
We need more information.
2. Will schools be different in the future, Daming?
in the future “将来”，表示未来，常用于将来时
in future “今后”，表示从今以后
e.g. I don’t know what will happen in the future. 我不知道将来会发生什么事。
Please be more careful in future.
今后小心点。
3. In twenty year’s time, maybe there won’t be any schools!
二十年之后，也许一所学校都没有了!
“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。如:
— How soon will you be back? 你多久回来？
— In a week. 一个月之后。
4. They can ask their teachers questions by Internet, telephone or email.
他们可以通过互联网、电话或电子邮件向 老师提问。
by表示方式，意思是“用……，靠……，通过……”。如:
Send it by air mail. 用航空邮件寄吧。
They want to travel by train. 他们想坐火车旅行。
5. Computer won’t be able to do that. 计算机无法胜任。
be able to的意思是“能够，会，胜任”。相当于can, 但是可以用于更多的时态中。如：
I’m able to swim. = I can swim.
我会游泳。
They will be able to tell you the news soon.
= They can tell you the news soon. 他们很快就能告诉你这个消息了。
Mary was able to ride a bike when she’s five.
玛丽5岁时就会骑车了。
【运用】 根据括号内所给提示将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1) 他妹妹会弹钢琴。(can)
His sister can play the piano.
2) 妈妈明天能回来。 (be able to)
Mum will be able to come back tomorrow.
3) 他会骑自行车。 (be able to)
He is able to ride a bicycle.
6. Teachers won’t use chalk on a blackboard and students won’t use pen and paper, or erasers any more!
老师们将不再用粉笔在黑板上写字，学生们也将不再使用钢笔、纸或橡皮！
not ... any more的意思是“不再”。如：
He isn’t a child any more.
他不再是小孩子了。
I won’t do that any more.
我再也不那样做了。
Step 7：Practice
Complete the passage of the Activity 4 with the correct form of the words and expression from the box.
able any more free level maybe need question telephone
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.
Step 8：Pronunciation and speaking
1. Listen and mark the stress. And then listen and repeat.
blackboard computer eraser Internet telephone
2. Listen to those phonetic symbols of the Activity 6. And then listen and repeat.
Step 9：Summary
一般将来时用法及练习
一般将来时will
观察下面的例子，然后补全结论部分中所缺的内容。
【例子】
1. She’ll go to the library tomorrow.
2. Mary won’t go to the zoo with us.
【结论】
will是助动词，表示“______________”, 它与后面的动词原形一起可以表示一般将来时态，用来描述未来的事情或表达对将来的预测等。助动词will _____(有 / 无)人称和数的变化，缩略形式为“’ll”，否定形式是will not(可缩略为________)。
3. —Will our house be very big in the future?
—Yes, it will. / No, it won’t.
4. There will be a birthday party next Monday.
在含will的肯定句中，will后加not可构成否定句；将will提到句首构成一般疑问句，肯定回答为“Yes, 主语+will.”，否定回答为“No, 主语+won’t.”。
will用于there be句型中表示将要存在的状态，常用结构为There will be ...。
根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1. 明年我将去上海学习。
I ______ _____ to Shanghai to study
next year.
2. 明天我母亲要去超市购物。
My mother _____ _____ to the
supermarket to shop tomorrow.
3. 将来人们要使用电脑做所有的事情。
People ____ ____ computers ___ ___
all the things in the future.
4. 今天晚上将有大雨。
______ ____ ____ a heavy rain tonight.
Step 10: Pair work
1. Ask and answer the questions.
1) Will schools be different in the future?
2) Will students use books in the future?
2. 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.
Step 11：Homework
1. Remember the words and expressions in the lesson.
2. Review “Future simple will”.
3. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Unit 1?
Ⅰ.?找出与所给单词划线部分读音不同的一项。
(?? )1. music???
A.?use?? ?????? ?????? B. January ???
C. future ?????? ?????? D. student
(?? )2. cut?????
A. cute ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B.?us???? ????
C. study?? ??? ?????? D. fun
(?? )3. concert?
A. shop? ?????? ?????? B.?often
C. some ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D.?off
(?? )4. plans???
A. books? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. lanterns??
C. things? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. stars
(?? )5. tell?????
A. merry ? ? ? ? ? ? B. festival???
C. spend ? ? ? ? ? ?D. secret
?Ⅱ.?根据句意及所给汉语提示写出所缺单词。
1. Don't use ________(粉笔) to draw on the wall.
2. ________(每件事) will be different in ten years' time.?
3. We can't find ________(生命) on the moon at present.????
4. He has got some ________(问题) about studying English.???
5. There is a(n) ________(直尺) on the desk.???
Ⅲ.?根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
change, by, carry, maybe, need
1. He ________ his teachers' help because some subjects are difficult for him.
2. I think there will be more ________ in the country.
3. ________ she hasn't got any presents. I'd like to buy one.
4. They can go to the zoo ________ bus.
5. She usually ________ a book to the classroom.
Ⅳ.?根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1.?那是他生活的一次变化。
That is ________ ________ of his life.
2.?将来我们会和机器人一起工作。
We'll work with robots ________ ________ ________.
3.?他们能通过因特网说话。
They can talk ________ ________.
4.?他能在晚饭前到家。
He ________ ________ ________ get home before dinner.
5.?我们将不再玩电脑游戏。
We won't play computer games ________ ________.
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答案
Unit 1
Ⅰ. 1-5 BACAD
Ⅱ. 1. chalk?? 2. Everything?? 3. life?? 4. problems? 5. ruler
Ⅲ. 1. needs?? 2. changes?? 3. Maybe?? 4. by?? 5. carries
Ⅳ. 1. a change?? 2. in the future?? 3. by Internet??? 4. is able to?? 5. any more
