1. Unit6 What will life be in the future? communication work business and money the human body language houses and buildings transportation education

2. 1.What year is Mekanika living in? 2.Where does she live? 3.What happened to the people on the earth? 4.Why is she writing you this letter? Listening-1

3. Time: Food: School: Transportation: Mekanika ’ s Our life Listening-2

4. It would be wonderful if… It’s possible/impossible to predict… Just imagine if… It would be bad for…if… No one can predict what/when… We can only guess… Speaking

5. videophone

6. computer

7. fax

8. Pre-reading 1.How will people shop in the future? 2.How will people travel in the future? 3.What will schools be like in the future? 4.What will the future be like in general? busine ss transportation Education and knowledge

10. What are mentioned in the article? What are mentioned in the article? travel online shopping health education sports Smart cards medical science

11. At what speed does the new maglev train travel?

12. What’s the advantage of on-line shopping?

13. Will people in the future be able to enjoy a longer and healthier life? Why?

14. What kinds of schools will be there in the future?

15. Part 1: The prediction of the life in the future. Part2:Future transportation/ education/business/ health and medicine

16. 1.It is impossible to make forecasts about future developments. 2. The maglev train travels at an amazing 430 km/m. 3. People can combine shopping with fun in the future. 4. Smallpox cannot be defeated. 5.We are sure that our efforts to improve the world will be successful. 1.It is impossible to make forecasts about future developments. 2. The maglev train travels at an amazing 430 km/m. 3. People can combine shopping with fun in the future. 4. Smallpox cannot be defeated. 5.We are sure that our efforts to improve the world will be successful. T F F T F

17. What What How HowTransportation cleaner,faster and safer transportation means-maglev Business e-commerce, online shopping,on the internet Health and medicine healthy diet, longer longevity, more active in old age etc. Education and knowledge Lifelong study, e-schools, a classroom on the air

18. Integrating skills 1.What would you use an e-friend for if you had one? 2.Why is difficult for Mekanika to know what is real and what is an image?

19. Writing How to write a definition paragraph 1.what’s the thing you want to define? 2.What does it look like ? 3.What is it used for? 4.How does it work?

20. Grammar What you need is more practice ( 主从） I can’t imagine when we will be able to travel in space ( 动词宾从） This reminded me of what he had once told us ( 介词宾从） The problem is whether robots will be smarter than human ( 表从） Scientists haven’t found answers to the question why there is no life on Mars ( 同位语从）

21. Noun clauses introduced by Question Words 做从句时的结构： 1. 疑问词 ＋ 主语＋ 谓语动词 ＋其他 2. 本身是主语的疑问词＋谓语动词＋ 其他

22. The plan he made is practical. Every one of them has made a plan how they will improve their English in less than fifty days 定语从句 同位语从句

23. 1 我不明白他为什么周末还要去上班。 2 我没有忘记我们什么时候放假？ 3 你有没有问他什么时候回家过年？ I don’t understand why he always goes to work at the weekend. I never forget when we will have a holiday. Do you ask him when he will go back home to spend the Spring Festival ?

24. 一、重点单词 exact original predict forecast trend contemporary indicate system urban amazing ensure consumer reform e-commerce reform necessity entertainment purchase remain regularly genetics lifelong require issue download imitate transform

25. 二、重点短语 keep in touch with on the air in store deal with 三、 重点句型 A good example of how transportation is changing is the new maglev train. It is certain that things will change. We don’t think about the world and reality in the same way you did either.