1、Module 1 Life in the future ListeningListen and answer the questions.21.He describes what houses will look like in _ years later?a)twenty b)thirty c)forty2.He thinks houses in the future will be different _.a)outside b)inside 1.c)outside and inside3.Houses will have _ which move.a)floors b)ceilings
2、c)walls4.The most important room will be the _.1.a)bathroom b)kitchen c)living roomListen and answer the questions.25.The _ will be bigger.a)bathroom b)dining room c)toilet6.The house will be controlled by a _.a)computer b)robot c)telescreen7.If machines are“smart”,they are_.a)clean b)invisible c)cl
3、ever8.The architect is _ optimistic about the effect of the house on the environment.a)not at all b)not very c)veryB4M1 Listening Fill in the missing parts according to what you hear.I:Good afternoon everybody and _the programme this afternoon is an expert on American _,Mr.Simon Oppenheim whos going
4、 to talk to us about the house in the future.So where _in twenty years time?G:Twenty years isnt a long time.We wont be living underground or _.Well be living in houses and flats _ today.ondomestic architectureshall we be livingin spacejust as we do I:What will the houses look like?G:I think theyll l
5、ook much_ they do today,at least from the outside.But hey will be different inside.I:_?G:_,theyll be more flexible.That means well be able to move the walls to create bigger or smaller rooms when we want to.So the dining room and living room as we know them would disappear.I:And the kitchen?the same
6、 asIn what wayFor a startG:The kitchen will become the most important room in the house!Well still _,and well probably be using the kitchen more as a family room.And _ will be bigger.I:So we will be spending more time in the bath.G:Just as other people have done in the past,like in the days of the _
7、 Romans,when the bath had an important_.be cookingbathroomsancientsocial function I:What about furniture?G:Well,a lot of furniture will be the same-well still be sitting in chairs and using cupboards to keep things in,but the _ will be different.I think a single computer will _ most of the functions
8、 in the house,and it will have a voice recognition system.technologycontrolSo well just have to say Switch on the Light and the light comes on?G:Yes,thats right.And the technology will be _.I:Smarter?G:Yes.For example,if we _ something,like theres no more milk left in the fridge,the computer will te
9、ll us.smarterrun out of 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 _.I:Will the houses of the future be _?depending onadultenvironment friendlyG:Yes,definitely.Well be using machines which use less energy.An exampl
10、e could be a dishwasher which doesnt need water.I think everyone will be trying hard to take care of the environment.I:Does that mean youre _ about the future?G:Oh yes,very _.optimisticdefinitely1.What could happen to the dining room and the living room?2.How will people switch on the lights?3.What
11、will the toilet be able to do?4.What will the dishwasher be able to do?They will disappear.The computer will do it.It will move higher or lower depending on who uses it.It will wash the dishes without water.Work in pairs.Try to remember what the architect says about4GrammarFunction Study:What will t
12、he city of the future look like?No one knows for sure,and making predictions is a risky business.But one thing is certain they are going to get bigger before they get smaller.Q:Which sentence talks about 1.a certain future?2.a prediction?The second one.The first one.Function Q:在英语中，用来表达将要发生的动作或事情有些什
13、么表达方式？Study:They will come back next week.The project will be completed in a month.Conclusion:“Will动词原形”表示在将来某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态，常与表示将来的时间状语连用。有时也可用来表示揣测。如：The predictions will come true if technology continues to develop.Study:Look!Its going to rain.They are going to stay for two days.What are you goi
14、ng to do when you leave school?Conclusion:“be going to+动词原形”表示打算在最近或将来要做的事；或表示根据已有的迹象推测很可能要发生的事情。Study:When does the summer vacation begin?My train leaves at ten oclock.The department store opens at nine tomorrow morning.Conclusion:一般现在时可以表示按计划或时刻要发生的事；只限于某些瞬间动词，如arrive,begin,come,finish,get,go,leav
15、e,meet,return,sail,spend,start等。A.We arrive in Beijing on Tuesday at eight in the evening.B.Were visiting friends tonight.C.Look its going to rain!D.Im going to study engineering at university.E.I wont be here in twenty years.F.These predictions will come true if technology continues to develop.Matc
16、h the sentences with the meanings.21.an intention2.a future which you cant“see”now3.a timetable4.an arrangement5.a future time reference in a conditional sentence6.a prediction1.No one knows what the world will be like/is going to be like in the future.2.What are you doing/are you going to do when y
17、ou leave school?3.What time does the plane arrive/will the plane arrive?4.Look out!Were having/Were going to have an accident.Underline the most appropriate form of the verb35.I cant go out tonight,my cousin comes/is coming for dinner.6.Ill ring/Im ringing you if I arrive early7.My brother has decid
18、ed.Hell study /Hes going to study urban planning.8.I think I go/Ill go home now.Underline the most appropriate form of the verb3The future continuousGrammarRecall the sentences from the listening.Where _ we _(live)in 20 years time?We _(not,live)underground or in space.We _ in houses and flats just a
19、s we do today.will be livingwont be livingwill be living1.The future continuous is formed with will be and the ing form of the verb.2.The negative form is wont be and the ing form of the verb.3.The future continuous describes a situation which will be in progress at a given moment in the future.4.Th
20、e future continuous is used to refer to arrangements for the near future.5.The future continuous is used to make predictions.Tick the true statements:1GrammarQ:将来进行时的构成、用法？Study:At nine oclock tonight I will be doing my homework.In the year 3000 a lot of people will be living on space stations.Concl
21、usion:将来进行时由“shall/will+be+现在分词”构成；表示将来某个时刻或某段时间内发生的动作，常与特定的将来时间状语连用。Q:将来进行时还可以表示什么？Study:You neednt cook supper,Mum.I shall be cooking dinner tonight.Tom will be telling you about it this afternoon.表示已经决定或安排要发生的动作或事情表示预料中要发生的动作1.We _ probably _ the kitchen more as a family room.2.We _ more time in
22、the bath.3.Everyone _ hard to take care of the environment.Complete the sentences:2willbe usingwill be spendingwill be trying 1.At nine oclock tonight I _(do)my homework.2.Dont call me before seven.I _(get dressed).3.They _(not work)next Thursday.Its a public holiday.Complete the sentences with the
23、verbs in brackets using the future continuous:3will be doingwill be getting dressedwont be working4.In the year 3000 a lot of people _(live)on space.5._ you _(stay)here next summer?6.This time next year I _(lie)on a beach.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets using the future continuous:
24、3will be livingWill be stayingwill be lyingGrammar speaking practice Tell your partner what you will be doing1.at six oclock this evening2.at half past eleven this evening3.this time tomorrow4.this time next yearPracticeComplete the sentences with an appropriate tense.1.I _(have)my lesson in our cla
25、ssroom at 9 tomorrow morning.2.-Would you like to go to our school to study next year?-I _(study)in Australia next year.3.-I thought I had asked you to post the letter.-Oh,Im sorry.I _(do)it right now.will be havingam going to studywill doAssignment1.Read the wordlist of Module 1.2.Workbook Period 3 Module1
