Module1_Life_in_the_future.ppt

Listen to the tape of the passage and choose which topics have been talked about. Match the main idea of each part. Part 1 ( Paragraph 1) Part 2 (Paragraph 2-12) How will the students run a city in the future? What will the city of the future look like? Careful Reading Task 1 (Para.1) Read and Answer .Why is making predictions about the future city a risky business ? Recycled materials Alternative energy Fill in blanks. In the future, __________ the environment will become very important as earth’s natural resources will _________ . And we will use lots of _______________ and also have to rely more on ________________. Task 2 (Para.212) 1. True or False 1.The garbage will be sent to the sun by huge spaceships in the future. 2.Police will always arrest criminals by guns. 3.Shopping will be done online instead of in the malls. 4. Everyone will be given a telephone number when he or she is 18. 5.In the future, smoking will be possible only inside cities and indoors. 6.All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind. 7.Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be unable to go anywhere. 8.Traveling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Post-reading – Activity 6 on Page 4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the passage. Answers: Group work Which idea about the future city do you like most ? Why ? Share your opinions with your partners. A picture drawn by a child, trying to bring out the imaginary house in the future. What is the house of the future in your mind like? 1. Read the passage skillfully. 2. Finish the translation exercises. 3. Do the exercises on the paper.  Thank you ！ * * * * * * Lead in Supposing you’re traveling to “A City of the Future”, imagine what you will see there. What will be different from a present city? shopping environment traffic weather entertainment alternative energy crime