课件43张PPT。Module 1
Life in the FutureIntroduction and ReadingAppreciation of a clip about
future life Life in the past Life at presentWhat life will be like in the future?1. What is it?
2. Where do you
think it is?
3. Would you like to
live in it?
4. What materials is it
made of/from?Look at the buildings!brickWhat is it made of/from?mudconcretestonerubberwoodglasssteelaluminiumplasticChoose the building material to complete the sentences.aluminum brick concrete glass mud plastic rubber steel stone wood1. __________ is a very light metal.
2. _____ is a very strong metal.AluminumSteel3. Both ______ and _____ come from trees.
4. ______ is light, strong, very popular, and man-made.
5. ______ are often used to build walls.
6. ________ is very strong and is used in many modern buildings.rubberwoodPlasticBricksConcrete7. _____ is wet earth.
8. _____ is a natural hard material.
9. _____ is used to make windows.MudStoneGlassWhat kinds of materials are they made of/from?Architecture in the futureThe City of the FutureReadingIn your opinion, what life will be like
in the future? Work in groups个人
轻轨Transportation in the future太阳能
风能车school on the airEducation in the futureschool on lineShopping in the futureshopping in the supermarketshopping onlineTravelling in the futureSupposing you’re traveling to “A City of the Future”, imagine what you will see there. What will be different from a present city?Match the words with their meanings. clinic disability mall online
outdoors recreation run out
solar surgery urban net1. a problem which prevents you from
doing something ___________
2. not in a building ____________
3. from the sun _____________disabilityoutdoorssolar4. free time activities, such as sport and entertainment _________
5. you can see this to catch a lot of fish at the same time _________
6. through the Internet _________
7. a place where you can get medical treatment __________
8. to do with town or city life _______onlineurbannetclinicrecreation9. a shopping centre _________
10. to use up or finish completely _______
11. medical treatment in which the doctor cuts open your body ________run outmallsurgeryListen to the tape of the passage and choose which topics have been talked about. shopping
environment
traffic
weather
entertainment alternative energy
crime
schools
public services GuessingMatch the main idea of each part.Part 1
( Paragraph 1)
Part 2
(Paragraph 2-12)SkimmingHow will the
students run a city
in the future?
What will the
city of the future
look like?1. Someone can know what the future
city is like.
2. The natural resources have been used up.
3. You will not be allowed to smoke in a
future city.
4. We must pay for seeing a film in the
future.
5. Most of the people can travel in space
easily in the future.ScanningFill in the blanks in the chart. environmentalternative energysmokingnew energyconvenienceTelesurgerychargeSpace travelWhat have students in a Texas university done?Answer the questions.They’ve thought how to run a city in 2025.To the sun.2. Where will garbage ships go?3. Who will batman nets catch?Criminals.4. Where won’t people be allowed to
smoke?Within a city’s limits.5. How will people go shopping?Their telephone number.Online.6. What number will people keep for life?8. How will cars be different?Anywhere in the world.They’ll be powered by electricity.9. What will doctors do from a distance?Surgery.10. Where will old people go without
moving?7. What won’t people have to pay for?Recreation.hospitalfiring netsload spaceshipswithin a city’s limitsmallsonlineCompare and fill in the form. What kind of future can we expect for our cities? A university teacher in the US asked his students how they would run a city in the year 1. ________. Here are some of their ideas. 2025Choose the words from the box and make the summary complete. Then try to retell the text to your partners. Post-readingcolour, free, guns, online, sun, telesurgery, virtual, 2025 Instead of burying it trash will be sent to the 2. ____ on huge garbage spaceships. Police will use Batman Nets to catch criminals instead of 3. _____. No smoking will be allowed anywhere. All shopping will be done 4. ______. People will have telephone numbers for life. Everyone will enjoy 5. _____ recreation facilities. Cars will be able to change 6. _____ and will all run on electricity, solar or wind power. suncolour, free, guns, online, sun, telesurgery, virtual, 2025 gunsonlinefreecolorDoctors will use 7. ____________ to operate on patients many miles away. The elderly and disabled will enjoy 8. ________ holidays and space travel will be available for ordinary citizens. telesurgerycolour, free, guns, online, sun, telesurgery, virtual, 2025 virtual If you are chosen to govern a city, what will
you do?
City in the following aspects:
1. Food in the future: Where do people grow
plants? Does the food look the same as what
it is now?
2. Clothes: material; shape …
3. Transportation: ways of transportation
4. Education: Do people need to go to school like
today? Where do people study? Do students
need teachers?Discussion5. Shopping: Where do people go shopping?
The way they pay for goods
6. …Imagine what our school will be like 20 years from now. Write a short passage named Our Future School.
Finish exercises 4 and 5 on page 3.