【新教材精创】2.2 Listening and Speaking-Using language 1 课件-人教版高中英语选择性必修第一册（共12张PPT）

人教版英语选择性必修第一册 Unit 2 Look into the future Period 2 Listening and speaking Look at the pictures on P18 What do these pictures show? Match the words with the pictures. AI cloning nanobots Global warming automation Listen for predictions When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense, in particular the future tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction, and forecast, are also used quite often when making predictions. Listening Listen to a radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future. And then answer questions. 1.What is occupation of Dr Han? And his perdition? 2.What is occupation of Vincent Black ? And his perdition? Listening 1.What is occupation of Dr Han? And his perdition? He is a computer scientist. His prediction: computers will be cleverer than us and can think like humans, but they will do us no harm. 2.What is occupation of Vincent Black ? And his perdition? He is an architect. His prediction: people will live in the cities floating above the sea. discussion Work in pairs, and discuss whether Dr Han and Vincent Black’s predictions are possible and why or why not? I think Dr Han’s prediction is impossible. Computers can never be cleverer than us. Because they are programmed by humans. I think Vincent Black’s predication is likely to happen, because global warming, the sea level is rising. Some places will be flooded and the land is getting smaller. Hence, it is a good idea to build houses above the sea Discuss with your partners about the future lifestyles. The following chart and expressions might help you. Making predictions I think/believe/predict that in the future By 2030, we will… I can imagine /forcast… One challenge will be… We will be doing… My prediction is that… In the future, there will… We will have the opportunity to… We are going to …. No longer by air because of environmental pollution; bicycle and horses will come back At home using adv