Lesson1FuturologyUnit20NewFrontiersInthislesson,we’ll1.understandthetopicoftheunit.2.understandthetextandgetthekeyinformation.3.understandandusesomeofthetopicwords.4.talkaboutthepredictionsinthefuture.Whatismorelikelytobenewfrontiersinthefuture?sciencearthistorysomebranchesofsciencebiologyphysicsastronomyinformationtechnologyaradiotelescopeastronomyastronomyMatchthebranchesofsciencewiththepictures.PhysicsPhysicsanatomamicroscopebiologybiologyamicrochipinformationtechnologyinformationtechnologyDNAbiologybiology1.artificialintelligence2.bacteria3.dataprocessing4.gravity5.lightyear6.mass7.radiation8.radium9.radioactive10.universe11.searchengine12.solarsystem人工智能细菌数据处理重力光年质量,大量辐射镭放射性的宇宙搜索引擎太阳系MatchtheKeyWordswiththeirChinesemeanings.1.artificialintelligence2.bacteria3.dataprocessing4.gravity5.lightyear6.mass光年重力质量,大量人工智能数据处理细菌7.radiation8.radium9.radioactive10.universe11.searchengine12.solarsystem宇宙搜索引擎太阳系辐射镭放射性的MatchtheKeyWordswiththeirChinesemeanings.Physics:energy,mass…Biology:bacteria…Astronomy:deepspace,universe…Informationtechnology:artificialintelligence,dataprocessing…MatchtheKeyWordswiththefourbranchesofthescience.Addmorewords.gravityradioactiveblackhole,universe,solarsystemartificialintelligenceThinkabout:Hassciencedeeplyaffectedourlives?Doyouthinkitisnecessarytostudythefuturedevelopmentsofscience?FuturologyfuturologyThestudyaboutpredictionsoffuturedevelopments.-ology学问；科学biology生物学geology地质学archaeology考古学未来学Readthetextfastandfindoutthecorrectanswer.•FromthePasttotheFuture•TheFutureBusiness•Tomorrow'sWorld•APerfectFuture?SkimmingWhatisthetextabout?Scanning•Part1•Part2•Part3WhatwilltheauthorbedoingonSaturdaymorning?Whatisfuturologist?Whatarebeingpredicted?Readeachpartfasttomatchitsmainidea.CarefulreadingPart1-para.1Whichkindofpeoplearecalledfuturologists?A.Peoplewholiketoreadfantasystoriesandimaginewhattheworldwillbelikeinthefuture.B.Peoplewhowritesciencefictionnovelsaboutthefuturethemselves.C.Peoplewhopredictedthingsthatfinallycametrue.D.Peoplewhothinkaboutthefutureforaliving.1)inthenextfewyears2)bytheyear20153)bytheyear20254)bytheyear20305)bythemiddleofthecentury6)bytheendofthecenturycomputersclothesourhealthtimetopicelectronichumanuniversethelifeofpeoplePart2.thepredictionsofthefuturologistsWhichismuchhandieroreasiertocarry?handyconvenient方便的desktopcomputerlaptopstainn.污迹stainlessadj.cleanwornadj.磨破了的starvationEveryyear,lotsofAfricanchildrenstarvetodeath.v.饿死,挨饿n.饥饿Thenewbridgewill_________________themainland.linktheislandtolink…to…把…与…连接在一起TodaytherearestillmanyconflictsintheMiddleEast.n.冲突Theyarelivingonwelfarenow.他们现在靠福利生活。welfaren.福利assess评价,评估Howwouldyouassessyourself?Itisdifficulttoassesstheimportanceofthedecision.WhenWhatarethepredictions?inthenextfewyearsbytheyear2015bytheyear2025bytheyear2030bythemiddleofthecenturybytheendofthecenturyComputerswillbecome________.Wewillbeableto________anyfileor_________ourcomputers.Theclotheswillbecome________,strong,nevergetoldand______,andwon’tberuinedby______.Noonewoulddieof_________,liveon_______,andtherewillbeno________.Itwillbepossibleforustoliveforatleast_____years.Tiny,insect-likerobotsmaybesentaroundourbodiesto______ourhealthand________repairs.Wewillbe______ourbrainstothese...
