外研社必修4-module1

1、 Life in the FutureLife in the Future Have you ever imagined what the city of the future will be like?Imagination environmenthouseRobot transportation Read the passage fast and silently, then finish the following activities.Activity I: Activity II: Think about the structure of this passage.1替代能源替代能源

2、Structure of the passageA. Predictions for specific aspects of the future life B. General idea of the future city A2112toCareful readingRead the passage carefully and do the following activitiesPart IListen to the tape and finish the following activities. Activity I. Why will care for the environmen

3、t become very important in the future?A. Because we will use lots of recycled materials. B. Because we will waste fewer natural resources.C. Because we will also have to rely more on alternative energy. D. Because earths natural resources run out. Recycled materialsActivity II.Activity III.Try to ex

4、plain this sentence in English ?We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.Part IIRead together and do the following activities. 1. Try to understand the title of each paragraph 2. Pair work: ask and answer the question in activity 6 on page 4Match the words a

5、nd phrases with their meaningsGarbage shipsBatman netForget smokingForget the mallTelephone for life戒烟戒烟电话人生电话人生垃圾船垃圾船勤务兵网勤务兵网告别商厦告别商厦RecreationCars Telesurgery Holidays at homeSpace travelMatch the words and phrases with their meanings远程手术远程手术太空遨游太空遨游居家度假居家度假娱乐娱乐汽车汽车1 what have students in a Texas

6、university done? Theyve thought how to run a city in 2025. 2 Where will garbage ships go?lThey will be sent towards the sun.Ask and answer:3 Who will batman nets catch? The batman nets will catch criminals.4 where wont people be allowed to smoke? People wont be allowed to smoke within a citys limits

7、.5 How will people go shopping? People will go shopping online.6 What number will people keep for life? People will keep their telephone number for life.7 What people wont have to pay for? People wont have to pay for recreation.8 How will cars be different ? They will be powered by electricity, sola

8、r energy or wind.9 What will doctors do from a distance? Doctors will do surgery from a distance/ telesurgery.10 Where will old people go without moving? Old people will go anywhere without moving.Think aboutNo.1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Police will arrest criminals

9、 by guns. B. Smoking will be allowed in the city. C. People will have to pay for recreation. D. People will keep their telephone number for life. No.2:What does the word “Batman mean in the passage?A. Servant B. PolicemanC.A person who looks like a bat D. Fighter No smoking will be allowed within a

10、future citys limits.Which prediction 1. is the strangest ? 2. is the most useful ? 3. will come true first ? 4. will come true last?Discuss in groupsNo matter what our future is like, what we can do now is to get well-prepared for it , because a bright future can only be created by ourselves !Yester

11、day is a history ,today is a gift ,tomorrow is a mystery. We should grasp today!Imagine now it is 2035, you are the mayor of Yibin, how will you run the city? (such as the schools, the hospitals, cars, the recreation, garbage, shopping, space travel. You can use the information from the text.) Writi

12、ngWritingHomeworkHomework Write a short passage about the city of the futureMatch the words and phrases from the box with their meanings. 32 not in a building1 a problem which prevents you from doing something3 from the sun4 free time activities, such as sport and entertainment5 you can use this to catch a lot of fish at the same timerecreation6 through the internetdisabilityoutdoorssolarnetonlineVocabulary clinic disability mall run out online outdoors recreation solar surgery urban net Match the words and phrases from the box with their meanings. 3 7 a place whe