Lesson1Futurology.ppt

1、Lesson1 Futurology,安阳县第三高级中学 李艳艳,Unit 20 New Frontiers,In this lesson, well 1.understand the topic of the unit. 2. understand the text and get the key information. 3.understand and use some of the topic words. 4. talk about the predictions in the future.,Objectives,Warm up,What is more likely to be

2、new frontiers in the future?,science,art,history,some branches of science,biology physics astronomy information technology,a radio telescope,biology physics astronomy information technology,Choose branches of science with the pictures.,biology physics astronomy information technology,an atom,a micro

3、scope,a microchip,biology physics astronomy information technology,DNA,biology physics astronomy information technology,1.artificial intelligence 2.bacteria 3.data processing 4.gravity 5.light year 6.mass 7.radiation 8.radium 9.radioactive 10.universe 11.search engine 12.solar system,人工智能,细菌,数据处理,重力

4、,光年,质量,大量,辐射,镭,放射性的,宇宙,太阳系,read and remember,more Words about science. Add more words .,收索引擎,Think about:,Do you think science affect our lives a lot?,Do you think it is necessary to study the future developments of science ?,Do you want to have one?,Futurology,Lesson 1,futurology,The study about pr

5、edictions of future developments.,-ology,学问；科学,biology,生物学,geology,地质学,archaeology,考古学,未来学,Read the text fast and find out the correct answer. From the Past to the Future The Future Business Tomorrows World A Perfect Future?,Skimming,What is the text about?,Scanning,Part1 Part2 Part3,What will the a

6、uthor be doing on Saturday morning? What is futurologist? What are being predicted?,Read each part fast to match its main idea.,Careful reading,Part1-para.1,Which kind of people are called futurologists?,People who like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world will be like in the future. P

7、eople who write science fiction novels about the future themselves. People who predicted things that finally came true. People who think about the future for a living.,in the next few years by the year 2015 by the year 2025 by the year 2030 by the middle of the century by the end of the century,comp

8、uters,clothes,our health,time,topic,electronic human,universe,the life of people,Part2. the predictions of the futurologists,Which is much handier or easier to carry?,handy,convenient,方便的,desktop computer,laptop,stain,n. 污迹,stainless,adj. clean,worn,adj. 磨破了的,starvation,Every year, lots of African c

9、hildren starve to death .,v. 饿死, 挨饿,n. 饥饿,The new bridge will_the island _ the mainland.,link to,link to,把与连接在一起,Today there are still many conflicts in the Middle East.,n. 冲突,They are living on welfare now.,他们现在靠福利生活。,welfare,n. 福利,assess,评价,评估,How would you assess yourself?,It is difficult to asse

10、ss the importance of the decision.,in the next few years,by the year 2015,by the year 2025,by the year 2030,by the middle of the century,by the end of the century,Computers will become _. We will be able to _ any file or _ our computers.,The clothes will become _, strong, never get old and _, and wo

11、nt be ruined by_.,No one would die of_, live on _, and there will be no_.,It will be possible for us to live for at least _years.,Tiny, insect-like robots may be sent around our bodies to _our health and _ repairs.,We will be _ our brains to these computers and a huge database(数据库).,We will have dis

12、covered other places in our solar system _ for living and will have discovered ways to go further into space.,in the next few years,by the year 2015,by the year 2025,Computers will become _. We will be able to _ any file or _ our computers.,The clothes will become _, strong, never get old and _, and

13、 wont be ruined by_.,No one would die of_, live on _, and there will be no_.,handier,download,update,stainless,worn,stains,starvation,welfare,conflicts,by the year 2030,by the middle of the century,by the end of the century,It will be possible for us to live for at least _years.,Tiny, insect-like ro

14、bots may be sent around our bodies to _our health and _ repairs.,We will _ our brains to these computers and a huge database(数据库).,We will have discovered other places in our solar system _ for living and will have discovered ways to go further into space.,150,assess,carry out,link,suitable,Part3,Wh

15、at does the last sentence mean?,If you cant beat the future, join it-its the dawn of a new world.,如果你不能抗拒未来，就来加入吧，这是一个新世界的开始.,handy, stain, update, starvation, assess, carry out, link, welfare,I would advise you to _ the software. It is difficult to _the importance of the plan. This _can not be remo

16、ved by washing powder. The wire is _to the television. The explorers _to death in the desert. All things considered, this is a _ reference book for us.,assess,update,stain,linked,starved,用所给单词词组的正确形式填空。,handy,2. Voice your opinion,Choose one prediction ,discuss with your partners and write down your

17、 reasons.,Eg: Im a housewife . Dealing with the stains on the clothes is always a headache for me. So I really hope we will have a type of material that can remain stainless in the future,Which of the predictions do you like best. Why?,Writing,Make a prediction about the future development according to your observation and imagination.,You can choose a topic which youre most interested in, such a