内容正文:
Module 4 unit 2
Life in the future
Every family have a small plan
1
1
2
Every family have a small plane
UNIT
Life in the future
air n. 天空;空中;空气
sea n. 海;海洋
space n. 太空;空间
rain n.雨;雨水 v.下雨
land n. 陆地
robot n. 机器人
traffic n. 交通
true adj. 真的;真实的
come true (希望、梦想等)实现,成真
traffic jam 交通堵塞
jam n. 堵塞;拥挤
bike(= bicycle) n. 自行车
car n. 汽车;轿车
wind n.风
hour n.小时
Words
Lead-in
Discussion
3
How will we travel in the future?
Lead-in
Discussion
4
How will we work in the future?
Lead-in
Discussion
5
What will our homes be like
in the future?
Lead-in
Discussion
Life
in the future
Travel
Clothes
Jobs
Houses
…
Communication
Schools
Pre-reading
7
Look at the pictures and describe what you see. Use the words and expression from the box to help you.
air land job machine rain robot sea space traffic jam wind
7
Fast-reading
Match the paragraphs with the headings.
1. Weather [ ] 2. Clothes [ ]
3. Jobs [ ] 4. Travel [ ]
A
B
C
D
8
Detail-reading
What are the changes in clothes, weather, travel and jobs?
won’t need to change
when weather changes
Clothes
warm when cold
cool when hot
quite warm or even hot all year with heavy rain and wind
no more light rain and cold wind in spring
The sea level will rise.
Weather
9
Detail-reading
What are the changes in clothes, weather, travel and jobs?
Travel
a small plane
no more buses, bikes, cars
cheap
over land
and the sea
everywhere
into space
Jobs
heavy, difficult…by machines and robots
only light and easy…by people
short working hours
long holidays
10
Detail-reading
( ) 1. People have to change clothes in hot
weather.
( ) 2. The weather will be warm in spring.
( ) 3. A lot of people will travel by plane so
maybe there will be traffic jams in the air.
( ) 4. People will have long holidays
because machines will do heavy work.
Check (√ ) the true sentences.
√
√
√
×
11
Detail-reading
air cheap everywhere