课件23张PPT。Learning Aims1. Learn something about the future life.
2. Train Ss’ abilities of listening, speaking,
reading and writing by reading some passages
and discussions.
3. Inspire Ss’ interest in English reading and
develop good habits of English reading.
4. Train Ss’ sense of teamwork .The changes around us Have you ever imagined the life in the
future? What do you think of the life in the future?
It’s exciting, ………in 2017Activity 1: Compare the life according to passage A:
The life in 2037 One Morning in 2037
Imagine you are living in a western city in 2037. An morning might look something like this:
There will be no alarm clock to to wake you up .Instead, you’ll be woken by a gentle massage(按摩) sending by your bed.
Your apartment is a band and you are the controller. With simple flicks and spoken orders, you can control temperature, wetness, music and lighting. You are able to watch the day’s news on translucent screens.
At that time, some clean clothes come from your closet. After you get up, your central computer system suggests a list of housework your housekeeping robots should do today. Now it’s time for you to go to work by a driverless car.
Activity 1: Compare the life according to passage A:
The life in 2037I watch news on
translucent screenRobots will do the
housework.translucent screens.a driveless carThere will be no
alarm-clockI go to school by
a driveless car. Do you think we will probably live underwater in 100 years time?
Do you think we will probably go to the Moon or even Mars for a holiday?Activity 2:Read the passage and answer the following questions.
What will life look like in 100 years?
Underwater cities, 3-D printed food and holidays to Mars. They look like scenes from a science fiction film - but these striking images show how we could be living in 100 years time.
From owning an apartment in an underwater ‘bubble city’ to eating 3D-printed restaurant food and travelling in our own personal drones(无人驾驶飞机), scientist have predicted how technology will revolutionise life within a century. The changes are not just how we live but where we live, with science opening the door to homes underwater, underground and holidays on the Moon and Mars. Inside an big see-through bubble, homes, schools, offices and even parks could be built using the water itself to make oxygen(氧气).
A new report predicts that a holiday in 2117 won’t just mean going as far as Australia or Thailand but leaving the Earth to spend a night on the Moon or Mars.
( )1.About the future life, which is not mentioned in this passage?
A. green food B. Underwater cities
C. 3-D printed food D. holidays to Mars
( )2. What does the word “revolutionise ” mean in Chinese?
A. 研究 B.改变 C. 促进 D. 阻碍
( )3. Which of the following is not true?
A. We will live on the moon or the Mars in 100 years.
B. The writer thinks the future life is bad.
ABC C. This passage tells us something about how
and where we will probably live in the future.
D. Scientist said we can leave the Earth to spend a night on the Moon or Mars .
( )4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The high technology
B. The best places for us to live
C. The future life
D. The development of humans
( )5. The passage is propably from_____.
A. an Ad B. a story book
C. a science magazine D. a poster
CCSmart clothes(智能衣) Activity3: 根据材料内容,从下列四个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳答案,并将其标号写在下面题号后的横线上。
In the new century ,“smart clothes”are used not only for covering your body, but for many other kinds of uses. 1 A German clothing maker has invented the“mp3 blue jacket”.This kind of jacket can be used as both an MP3 player and mobile phone.An English company has developed a cloth keyboard that can be put onto your pants. 2 If it gets dirty, the keyboard can be washed and even ironed.
As the technology improves, smart clothes will get much smarter. Researchers are developing clothes that can show your body temperature and heat you up before you feel cold. 3 They can tell the doctor when you are in danger. This technology can also provide important information about your environment. 4 Jackets with GPS(全球定位系统)technology can keep you from getting
lost.People have begun to love the idea.
Probably smart clothes will one day be common on Paris streets-and even in your own home.
1.______ 2. ______ 3.______ 4.______
A.Shirts can warn you of high pollution levels.
B. Some kinds of smart clothes have come into the market.
BCDAC. You can control your computer with it easily anywhere.
D. Other smart clothes to wear are special medical ones.Writing:
My ____ day in 2036
What will you be in 2036? ( A reporter, teacher, doctor, driver, pilot, basketball player, engineer, cook…)
Please imagine an amazing part of your day to describe your dream life in 2037?
Will you enjoy your life in 2037? Why?
Sum Up:
What have you learnt in this class?translucent screen(投影幕,半透明屏幕)driveless car(无人驾驶的汽车)My amazing day in 2036
I will be a doctor in 2036. In the morning, I will be woken up and dressed with the help of a smart robot. After having the fast 3D-printed breakfast, I will drive my driveless car to work. Ithis will be my busy but amazing day in 2036. And I hope the day will come soon.