1. Unit 20
New Frontiers
Lesson1 Futurology

2. Objectives
In this lesson, we’ll understand the topic of the unit understand the text and get the key information understand and use some of the topic words talk about the predictions in the future.

3. What is more likely to be new frontiers in the future?
Warm up
What is more likely to be new frontiers in the future?
art
history
science

4. some branches of science
biology physics astronomy information technology

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

6. an atom
Physics
a microscope
biology

7. information technology
a microchip
information technology

8. DNA
biology

9. 1. artificial intelligence 2. bacteria 3. dataprocessing 4. gravity 5
1.artificial intelligence bacteria dataprocessing gravity light year mass radiation radium radioactive universe search engine 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
read and remember

10. 1.artificial intelligence 2.bacteria 3.dataprocessing 4.gravity
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

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

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

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

14. Lesson 1
Futurology

15. futurology 未来学 The study about predictions of future developments.
学问；科学
biology
生物学
geology
地质学
archaeology
考古学

16. Let’s look into our future
Have you ever thought about our
future life?
2. What will you become and what
will our life be like in the future?

17. Maybe cars will fly in the air

18. Maybe clothes will be washed with air.

19. Robots may work for, even take the place of human beings.

20. Maybe we have a memory chip in our brain

21. Maybe no starvation
Maybe no war

22. Maybe we can live up to 150 years old

23. Maybe we will live on the moon

24. Skimming From the Past to the Future The Future Business
What is the text about?
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?

25. Scanning Part1 Part2 Part3
Read each part fast to match its main idea.
What will the author be doing on Saturday morning?
Part1
Part2
Part3
What is futurologist?
What are being predicted?

26. 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.
People 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 not just for fun,.

27. 1. Why is the writer interested in futurology?
2. How many predictions did the writer find?
Because the writer is one of those who have always wondered about the future.
Six predictions.

28. time topic in the next few years
Part2. the predictions of the futurologists
time
topic
our health
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
universe
clothes
electronic human
computers
the life of people

29. handy convenient Which is much handier or easier to carry? 方便的 laptop
desktop computer

30. stain
n. 污迹
stainless
adj. clean
worn
adj. 磨破了的

31. Every year, lots of African children starve to death .
starvation
n. 饥饿

32. link the island to link … to…
The new bridge will_________________ the mainland.
link the island to
link … to…
把…与…连接在一起

33. They are living on welfare now.
他们现在靠福利生活。
welfare
n. 福利
Today there are still many conflicts in the Middle East.
n. 冲突

34. assess How would you assess yourself?
评价,评估
How would you assess yourself? 
It is difficult to assess the importance of the decision.

35. What are the predictions?
When
What are the predictions?
in the next few years
Computers will become ________. We will be able to ________ any file or _________ our computers.
by the year 2015
The clothes will become ________, strong, never get old and ______, and won’t be ruined by______.
by the year 2025
No one would die of_________, live on _______, and there will be no________.
by the year 2030
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.
by the middle of the century
We will be ______ our brains to these computers and a huge database(数据库).
by the end of the century
We will have discovered other places in our solar system ________ for living and will have discovered ways to go further into space.

36. handier download update stainless worn stains starvation welfare
in the next few years
Computers will become ________. We will be able to __________ any file or _________ our computers.
download
update
stainless
by the year 2015
The clothes will become ________, strong, never get old and ______, and won’t be ruined by_______.
worn
stains
starvation
No one would die of___________, live on _______, and there will be no__________.
by the year 2025
welfare
conflicts

37. 150 assess carry out link suitable
It will be possible for us to live for at least _____years.
150
by the year 2030
Tiny, insect-like robots may be sent around our bodies to ______our health and __________ repairs.
assess
carry out
link
by the middle of the century
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.
by the end of the century
suitable

38. 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.

39. assess linked starved update stain handy 用所给单词词组的正确形式填空。
handy, stain, update, starvation, assess, carry out, link, welfare
update
I would advise you to _______ the software.
It is difficult to _______the importance of the plan.
This _______can not be removed 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
stain
linked
starved
handy

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

41. 2. Voice your opinion
Which of the predictions do you like best. Why?
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…

42. Homework
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…