【创新设计】（江苏专用）2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world Period One Welcome to the unit Reading讲义 牛津译林版必修4.doc

Unit 3 Tomorrow抯 world Life in the Future People know life will be very different in the future.But nobody knows what the future will be like exactly.Different people have different opinions of future life.Some of them believe that future life will be wonderful, while some others have the opposite opinions. I think that one of the positive opinions of future life is that many diseases will be dealt with, so people won’t die easily.In my opinion, all jobs will be much easier and better paid.Maybe many people will be able to work on their computers at home.Also, the environment will be less polluted than it is today thanks to technology, such as solar power.People will be able to use solar power to drive cars.In addition, computers will be able to help us manage our houses, which means that everything in our houses will be controlled by the computers. The way we live will change a lot.It seems that in the future we will be able to get along with friends without even leaving our homes.Education will probably also change at all.Robots will teach them instead of real teachers. In conclusion, whatever the development of technology will bring to us, our life in the future will be very different.We are sure to have something new. 1.opposite adj.相反的，对立的 2.solar power 太阳能 3.in conclusion 总之 Read the passage and answer the following questions. 1.Do all people think the future will be wonderful? No，not really. 2.What does the author think all the jobs in the future will be like? All the jobs in the future will be much easier and better paid. 3.What will teach instead of real teachers in the future? Robots. Period One　Welcome to the unit Reading Ⅰ.单词自测 1.virtual adj.(通过计算机软件)虚拟的，模拟的；很接近的，实际上的 2.reality n.现实，事实 real adj.真实的 really adv.真正地 3.presentation n.展示，介绍；颁发；提交，出示 present v.出席，赠送；adj.在场的 4.amaze vt.使惊奇，使惊诧 amazed adj.惊奇的 amazing adj.令人惊奇的 amazement n.惊奇 5.passive adj.被动的 active adj.积极的，活跃的 6.user n.使用者 use vt.使用 useful adj.有用的 7.happiness n.幸福，快乐 happy adj.高兴的，幸福的