课件18张PPT。Module 1 Life in the Future
Listening and Vacabulary
Now introduce your home to your partner, talking about the following things:
Size and Number of rooms
Favorite furniture
TechnologyPAIR WORKPre-listening Look through question 1 and guess what the listening passage is about?Houses in the future
Listen for the first time and look for the answers1. He describes what houses will look like in____years' time.
A. twenty B. thirty C. forty
2.He thinks houses in the future will be different____.
A. outside B. inside C. outside and inside
3.Houses will have ___which move.
A. floors B. ceilings C. walls
BCA4. The most important room will be the _____.
A. bathroom B. kitchen C. living room
5. The ____will be bigger.
A. bathroom B. dining room C. toilet
6.The house will be controlled by a ____.
A. computer B. robot C. telescreen
7.If machines are “smart”, they are ___
A. clean B. invisible C. clever
8. The architect is ____optimistic about the effect of the
house on the environment.
A. not at all B. not very C. very
BAACC 1.We won't be living in houses and flats just
as we do today.
2.The dining room as we know today would
disappear.
3.Ancient Romans spent little time in the bath.
4.The technology will be the same. Listen to Part 1 and decide whether the statements are true or false.
( F ) ( F )
( T ) ( F ) will bemuchdifferent
I: What about furniture?
G: Well, a lot of furniture will be the same- we _________
___________ in chairs and using cupboards to keep
things in, but the technology will be different. I think a
single computer will ______ most of the functions in the
house, and it will have a voice recognition system.
I: So we’ll just have to say Switch on the Light and the
light comes on?
G: Yes, that’s right. And the technology will be smarter.
will still be sittingcontrol Listen to Part 2 and fill in the blanks
I: Smarter?
G: Yes. For example, if we ____________something, like there’s _________milk left in the fridge, the computer will tell us. Maybe a shopping list would appear on a screen on the fridge. And the toilet will move higher or lower, _____________who uses it – a child or an adult.run out ofno moredepending onI: Will the houses of the future be ______________________?
G: Yes, ____________. We’ll be using machines which use less energy. An example could be a dishwasher which doesn’t need water. I think everyone ___________________to take care of the environment.
I: Does that mean you’re ________________the future?
G: Oh yes, very definitely.environment friendlydefinitelywill be trying hardoptimistic about Listen to Part 3 and fill in the blanksWhen we describe our houses for the future,
what aspects should we talk about? Building material:be made of/from-brick/concrete/
glass/plasticLocation: be located on the mountain/by the riverRoom:dining room/living room/kitchen/bathroom/study /bedroom/basement/laundry room/garden
Energy: be powered by solar/wind energy .Technology: fingerprint/face/voice recognition system/robot
TaskWork in pairs. Imagine your future house. One draws a picture of the future house while the other describes it.
In twenty years' time, I think I will be living 位置.
It will be made of 材料.The most important room will be房间, because原因.The technology I 'll apply in my house will be技术. Finally, it will be environmentally-friendly, because原因.
The home is where the heart is.
The world is his who enjoys it.Homework:
?Write?an?essay?about?your?house?for?the?future?with?the?structure?we?learnt today