Lesson 1 FuturologyUnit 20 New Frontier Step1 Let’s look into our future Have you ever thought about your future?What will you become and what will our life be like in the future?Energy-saving car When the area is flooded, the house can float on the water! You may wash you clothes without water, but with air. And the clothes can be put on just after washed!! Half-human half-robotHuman with modified genesWould you like to have a memory chip put into your brain? Step 2 Fast- readingNow let’s read a passage and see how futurologists think about the future. Read the article and choose the best title for it.From the Past to the FutureThe Future BusinessTomorrow’s worldA Perfect Future Step 3 Read to learnHow many predictions did the writer find?Read the text and complete the table.When?What are predicted?1.very soon3.by the year 2020longer life When?What are the predicted?1.very soon3.by the year 2020 longer life2. in the next few years4. by the year 20306.by the end of the centurylife-size video screenscomputer instructions5.by the middle of the centurypowerful computersnew speciesnew home in space Step 4 Language study Part A. Scan the text , find the time phrases and pay attention to the tenses of the sentences.over the centuries; in 10,50,even,1000 years’ time; this weekend; in the next few years; by the year 2020/ 2030; by the middle/ end of the century; at nine o’clock on Saturday morning. Read and find a mistake in each sentence.1. What will the world be like in ten year’s time?2. In the next 4 years’ , I will be studying in the university.3. In this weekend, we will have a party.4. Since the years, scientists have studied different meanings of gestures in different cultures.5...
