Lesson1 Futurology 宜阳一高 关晓明 Unit 20 New Frontiers

In this lesson, we ’ ll 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.

What is more likely to be new frontiers in the future? science art history

some branches of science biology physics astronomy information technology

a radio telescope astronomy Match the branches of science with the pictures.

Physics an atom a microscope biology

a microchip information technology

DNA biology

1.artificial intelligence 2.bacteria 3. dataprocessing 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 光年 质量, 大量 辐射 镭 放射性的 宇宙 搜索引擎 太阳系

Match the Key Words with their Chinese meanings. 1.artificial intelligence 2.bacteria 3.dataprocessing 4.gravity 5.light year 6.mass 光年 重力 质量, 大量 人工智能 数据处理 细菌

7.radiation 8.radium 9.radioactive 10.universe 11.search engine 12.solar system 宇宙 搜索引擎 太阳系 辐射 镭 放射性的 Match the Key Words with their Chinese meanings.

Physics : energy, mass… Biology : bacteria… Astronomy: deep space, universe… Information technology : artificial intelligence, data processing… Match the Key Words with the four branches of the science. Add more words. gravityradioactive black hole, universe, solar system artificial intelligence

Think about: Has science deeply affected our lives? Do you think it is necessary to study the future developments of science ?

Futurology

futurology The study about predictions 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 Tomorrow's World A Perfect Future? Skimming What is the text about?

Scanning Part1 Part2 Part3 What will the author 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? A.People who like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world will be like in the future. B.People who write science fiction novels about the future themselves. C.People who predicted things that finally came true. D.People who think about the future for a living.

1) i n the next few years 2) by the year ) by the year ) by the year ) by the middle of the century 6) by the end of the century computers clothes our health timetopic electronic human universe the life of people Part2. the predictions of the futurologists

Which is much handier or easier to carry? handyconvenient 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 children starve to death. v. 饿死, 挨饿 n. 饥饿

The new bridge will_________________ the mainland. link the island 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 assess the importance of the decision.

WhenWhat are the predictions? 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 won ’ t 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 discovered 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 won’t 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 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 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 What does the last sentence mean? If you can’t beat the future, join it- it’s 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 1.I would advise you to _______ the software. 2. It is difficult to _______the importance of the plan. 3.This _______can not be removed by washing powder. 4.The wire is ________to the television. 5. The explorers __________to death in the desert. 6. 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

1. Retell two or three of the six predictions we’ve just talked about, using will, may and might as much as possible.

2. Voice your opinion Choose one prediction,discuss with your partners and write down your reasons. Eg: I’m 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 you’re most interested in, such as study, job, food…