1、Life in the future 【课前导入】How did people travel in the past?How do people travel now?How will people travel in the future?【根据红色关键词，给下面文字拟一个标题】标题： We will see changes in travel. People will still travel to popular holiday places such as beaches or the mountains. But they will also take vacations on ot
2、her planets. 标题： I think this will change in some ways. People will buy basic things I mean things for everyday life on the Internet. But for buying something special like a gift or some new clothes, people will still go to stores. 标题： There will be changes here. People wont buy CDs and DVDs any mor
3、e. They will download music and movies onto their own computers from the Internet. However, some things will stay the same. For example, people will still go to the theatre to watch a play or to see a concert. That wont change. 标题： I think we see some changes here. We will read some things especiall
4、y for work or for study on a computer. But when we want to enjoy a good story, we will still read a traditional book.【根据红色关键词，试着写出段落大意】People and the Internet In 2050, everyone in the world will have a personal web page with their information on it. These web pages will use the five senses: sight, t
5、ouch, smell, taste, and hearing. This way, before you meet someone, you can check out his or her web page to learn about the person. 段落大意： People and the Environment In 2050, there wont be enough water for the worlds population. Because of the changes in climate and increase in farming, some places
6、will be drier and people will not be able to produce enough food. The demand for water will create problems between countries and these problems may lead to war. 段落大意： World populationBy 2050, the population of the world will come to the highest point, probably around 8.5 billion people, and then it
7、 will start to decline. The structure of the population will also change. Most people will be over 60 years old.段落大意： Do you know how to make predictions about the future? 【课堂练习】(1) People will be able to produce enough food. (变为否定句) (2) There will be enough water for the worlds population. (变一般疑问句，
8、并作肯定和否定回答) (3) Most people will be over 60 years old by 2050. (就划线部分提问) (4) These web pages will use the five senses. (就划线部分提问) Write a short passage about life in 2050. Choose two or three aspects to describe. 【听力练习】根据听到的对话，回答下列问题。1. What are they talking about?2. What does Steve Hill do?3. What do
9、es Chris Morgan do?4. What is the book, Past Ideas of the Future, about?5. Where does Chris get her ideas?6. Are the predictions similar to how we live now?根据听到的对话，判断下面句子对错。1. Both Steve and Chris believe that well have flying cars in the future.（ ）2. Both Steve and Chris believe that robots will do
10、 all the housework in the future. （ ）3. Many people use videophones at home now. （ ）4. Nobody predicted that the Internet would grow so quickly. （ ）5. Many people predicted that cell phones would become so common. （ ）【Expressing agreement 】Maybe youre right. Yes, I see your point. I agree. Of course
11、. Youre right. Yes, I think so, too.【Expressing disagreement 】I am not sure about that. I dont think it will be possible. I dont think so. I dont agree. Of course not. I think youre wrong.【Expressing possibilities】Maybe this will be possible in the future. This may be possible. This might happen soon. Its possible that【Expressing impossibilities 】I dont think it will be possible. Its not likely that 【课堂小互动】
