Unit3LifeinthefuturePeriodOneTeachingaims:1.Talkaboutlifeinthefuture.2.Practicemakingpredictions.Teachingprocedures:Step1.Leading-inAsweallknow,themomentpeoplelandedonthemoonforthefirsttime,scienceandtechnologybegantodevelopveryrapidly.Peoplewillinventmoreandmoreadvancedthingsandexploretheuniversefurther.Canyouimaginewhatourlifewillbelikeinthefuture?Step2.WarmingupAskSstotalkaboutthelifeinthefuture.1.DividetheSsintofourgroupsormoretotalkaboutthepicturesonepage41.2.AsktheSstohaveadiscussiononwhatthenewtechnologycandoforus.Trytogivetypicalexamplesandexplainyourreasons.YoumayuseexpressionsorquestionsintheboxesbelowonPage41tohelpyou.PeriodTwoStep1.Listening1.ListentothetapeofPart1forthefirsttimeandanswerthequestionsonPage42;2.Listentothetapeagainandchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.3.ListentothetapeofPart2andfillintheforms.4.ListentothispartagainandaskonestudenttodescribewhatMekanikawantstoknow.Step2.Speaking1.DividetheSsintofourgroupstotalkaboutthepicturesonpage42andthenaskoneofthemtosharetheideawiththewholeclass.2.AsktheSstolisttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingadouble.Thenletthemgivesomeideaswhetheranewtechnologyshouldbeused.Step3.Homework用心爱心专心AsktheSstotrytopredictanewtechnologyinthefutureanddiscussthechangeitbringstothelife.PeriodThreeTeachingaims:1.MaketheSsgetmoreinformationaboutthechangeoflifeinthefuture.2.ImprovetheSs’abilityofgettingthemainideaofeachreadingsubject.3.HelptheSstograspsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsbyusingthem.Teachingprocedures:Step1.Leading-inWeallknowthatmanythingsareaffectingthequalityofourlife.Whatarethey?Wouldyouliketolistthem?Youmaythinkaboutclothes,food,transportation,educationorhealth.Step2.Pre-readingScanthetexttofindoutinwhichparagraphyoucanfindtheanswerstothepre-readingquestions.1.Howwillpeopleshopinthefuture?2.Howwillpeopletravelinthefuture?3.Whatwillschoolsbelikeinthefuture?4.Whatwillthefuturebelikeingeneral?Step3.Reading1.SkimmingAsktheSstoreadthewholetextquicklyandtrytograspthegeneralidea.Dothefollowingmultiple-choicequestions.1).Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itisimpossibleforpeopletopredictthefuturelife.B.Itisquiteeasytoknowwhatlifewillbelikeinthefuture.C.Peoplecanknowexactlywhatfuturelifewillbelikethroughexaminingthecontemporarysociety.D.Itispossibletoforecastaboutfuturelifebyexaminingsomeofthemajortrendsofthecontemporarysociety.用心爱心专心2).Whichstatementaboutthecurrentlifeistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Peoplepaymuchattentiontoahealthydietinsteadofregularexercise.B.PublictransportationiswelldevelopedinallareasofChina.C.E-businessissopopularthatpeoplearedoingmoreandmoreonlineshopping.D.E-schoolshavetakentheplaceofcommonclassrooms.3).Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Scientistsaretryingtoprotectwhatlifewillbelikeinthefuture.B.Wehadbetterkeeponstudyingalllifetokeepupwiththechangeableworld.C.Lifeinthefuturewon’tchangetoomuch.D.Lifeinthefuturewillbecompletelydifferentfromwhatitistoday.(Answers:DCB)2.ScanningAftergettingthegeneralideaofthetext,Sswillbeencouragedtogetmoreinformationfromthetextbydoingthefollowingmultiplechoices.1).Forwhatpurposeistheexampleof“thenewtrain”introduced?A.Toshowthegreatachievementinscience.B.Totellnewtechnologyisusedtoreducethepollutionoftransportation.C.Toshowthemoderntransportationismuchfaster.D.BothBandC.2).Inthefuturepeoplewillshop________.A.notforbasicgoodsB.onlyforentertainmentC.usingspecialsma...
