Book 4 Module1 life in the future

Life in the past

Life at present

Module 1 Life in the Future What life will be like in the future?

园 家

castle

The Space City

The Space House

steel brick mud plastic rubber steel stone wood building material aluminum brick concrete glass mud plastic rubber steel stone wood steel brick

rubber plastic mud

mall net online solar outdoors Fill in each blank with a word given. mall net online solar outdoors net 1, Fisherman catch fish with a _______. 2, You should not stay inside all the time. Spend more time ________. 3, A _____ is a place where you can find many things you want to buy. 4, ____ energy is energy from the sun. 5, In the future ,many kinds of thing will be done ________. outdoors mall Solar online

urban disability clinic recreation Complete the sentence with the words given. urban disability clinic recreation 1,It is bad manners to laugh at people with _______. 2, More young people seem to be interested in ____ life rather than the life in the countryside. 3, You should not work all the time,You need some ________ beside the work. 4, _______ is a place where you can get medical treatment. disabilities urban recreation Clinic

alternative energy carry out criminals load huge spaceship rely on arrest carry out load recycle rely on waste ( v) alternative energy criminals huge spaceship material natural resource operation

Pre-reading : Which topics you think it will mention? alternative energy crime public services schools environment shopping entertainment traffic weather sports

Ask and answer the questions 1,What have students in a Texas university done? 2, Where will garbage ships go? 3, Who will batman nets catch? 4, Where won`t people be allowed to smoke? 5, How will people go shopping? 6, What number will people keep for life? 7, What won`t people have to pay for? 8, How will cars be different? 9, What will doctors do from a distance? 10 Where will old people go without moving? They`ve thought how to run a city in 2025 To the sun Criminals Within a city`s limits On line Their telephone number. Recreation They will be powered by electricity Surgery Anywhere

What will the city of the future look like? Telephones for life Holidays at home Garbage ships Space travel Batman Nets Recreation Forget smoking Cars Forget the malls Telesurgery

Garbage ship will load huge spaceships with waste 为解决垃圾问题，一所城市将把废料装到 大型宇宙飞船上并把它们射向太阳，来防止 垃圾填埋地球和环境问题。 To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste material and send them towards the sun.

Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.

No smoking will be allowed within a future city`s limits. 禁止吸烟将在未来城市的限制中被许可。

mall All shopping will be done on line. and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.。 由声音指令来订购目录。

videophone Everyone will be given telephone number at birth that will never changed no matter where they live.

softball recreation All forms of recreation 娱乐，消遣 All forms of recreation will be provided free of charge softball bowling

powered by electricity. All cars will be powered by electricity. ...not pollute the air car using solar energy

Distance surgery will become common as 外科手术 telesurgery 远距离手术 Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away.

People with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head. senior citizens

space travel Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common.

1，I am ____________ about it. sure/ certain for sure 肯定；一定；必定 1, That is for sure. 那是一定的。 2, He will be sick for sure. 他一定回生病的。 sure 常可换用，而certain更肯定 肯定 certain 不是人做主语时，只能用certain sure/ certain 1，I am ____________ about it. sure/ certain 2, We are _____________of victory. 3, It is _______ to rain. sure

care 1) n. 1，Take care of your brother while I am away. 2， with care. 爱护，关心，关爱 1，Take care of your brother while I am away. 我不在的时候，照顾好你弟弟。 2， with care. Cross the road 过马路要留神。 2) vi. 关心；担心，介意 1，I don`t care about your opinion. 我不在乎你的意见。 2，He care for no one. 关怀，照顾 他谁也不顾。

= become used up run out 1, Our supplies finally run out. 用完，耗尽 1, Our supplies finally run out. 我们的物质终于用完了。 2, His money soon ran out. 他的钱很快花完了。 run out of 用完，耗尽 表主动，主语一般是人 He has run out of money. 他已经花完了钱。 run away 逃跑 run after 追逐，追求

1, I relied on your coming early. 2, We can`t relay on her for help. rely on /upon sb./sth. 指望，依赖某人/某物 Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help. 现在人们越来越依赖计算机协助工作。 1, I relied on your coming early. 我指望你早来。 2, We can`t relay on her for help. 我们不可能指望她的帮助。 alternative adj. 可替代的；其他的 1，Have you got an alternative suggestion? 你有没有其他的建议？ 2，The alternative book to study for the exam is “War and Peace”. 可供考试选读的另一本书是《战争与和平》。

1，We have to get rid of the rubbish. 处理掉，排除，摆脱 1，We have to get rid of the rubbish. 我们得把这些垃圾处理掉。 2， He made up his mind to get rid of his bad habit. 他决定改掉坏习惯。 3, You must get rid of all your worries and have a good rest. 你必须排除所有的担心，好好休息一下。

1，load a truck/ a ship /a train with goods. load …with…. 把…装进…中 1，load a truck/ a ship /a train with goods. 给卡车 / 轮船 /火车装货 2，We are load with too much homework. 我们要负担太多的作业了。 fill… with…. equip…with… fit …with… cover…with…

= wherever they live = whatever/ wherever/ however no matter where they live = wherever they live Whatever you say, I won`t believe you. =No matter what you say, I won`t believe you. no matter what/ where/ how…. = whatever/ wherever/ however

…will be provided free of charge by the city 1, (货物或服务所需的）费用 1)His charge is reasonable. 他要的费用很公道。 2) All the food is free of charge. 所有食物免费供应。 2, 掌管，照管，监护 Who is in charge here? 这儿谁负责？ The patients are under the charge of Dr.Li.

….and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch. 将有可能轻击机关就可以改变汽车的颜色。 at 一….(就会发生 ) 1, I will go at your call. 你一叫我我就走。 2, She burst out crying at the news. 她知道消息就放声大哭起来。

.using high-tech cameras attached to their head. 通过系在头上的高科技照相机。 attach 把某物系在，缚在或附在…上 a house with a garage attached 带有车房的房子。 attach a sign on each bag 每个袋子都加上标志

ordinary adj. common adj. ordinary 普通的，常见的，不足为奇的 侧重“时时发生，人所共有” 含“地位底下”之意 ordinary adj. 普通的，平常的，平凡的 侧重日常的，随时可见的， 含“平淡无奇” 之意 ordinary 1,That is quite an/a ________ event. common 2, He isn`t a hero but just a /an_______ man. 3, An/A _________working day is eight hours. ordinary

Work in groups In your opinion, what life will be like in the future? Use your imagination as much as possible. Make predictions for the year 2015.

What will schools be like in the future? What subjects will people study?

education School on the air

Where will people work in the future? What kink of jobs will people have?

How will people travel in the future? Where will people go and why?

How will people communicate in the future?zxxk

What will human look like in the future? zxxk Will people still get sick?

What language(s) will people speak in the future? zxxk Will people still speak Chinese and English?

What should we do to make sure we will have a bright future?

Let’s work hard and create a bright future.

Life (人生) Life can be dreams Life can be great thoughts Life is mostly cheerful But sometimes sad Life can be dirty Life can even be painful But life is what you make it So try to make it more beautiful

We cannot predict exactly how bright our future will be, zxxk But at least we have dreams And we can hope. zxxk

Wish everybody a beautiful future!