Period 4 Reading B（同步课件+分层练习）英语沪外版选择性必修第一册

Unit 4 Future Living Period 4 Reading B Make predictions robots future life in 2050 What type of writing is the text? A．Science fiction story B．Exposition C．Argumentation D. Description future life future food future jobs future environment future buildings future housework Summarize the 5 aspects Predictions about the future Aspects of future life Predictions Future housework Future food Future jobs Future buildings Future environment advertise v. to tell the public about a product or service in order to encourage people to buy or use it. advertisement n. reliable adj. that can be trusted to do sth. well that you can rely on. a reliable friend/ supporter predictions Future housework Robots will do most of the housework. predictions Future food Food is grown in laboratories, and every house receives just enough food —— no more, no less. population overpopulation overproduction overwork over predictions Future jobs Robots will do almost everything. They will work in labs and factories, fix teeth and perform surgeries. predictions Future buildings Future buildings will be grey identical skyscrapers interconnected by tunnels. Future environment identical adj. similar in every detail predictions Future buildings Future buildings will be grey identical skyscrapers interconnected by tunnels. Future environment Many species of animals, like the polar bear and the elephant, will be extinct. People will have to breathe recycled air. Recycle v. to treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again. Is the author optimistic or pessimistic about the future ? How did you know that? What’s your opinion? Discussion Assignment Complete “READING AND VIEWING” on P57-59 in your workbook. $$ Unit 4 Reading B习题检测 一、完形填空 What will the future be like? Good or bad? A lot of science fiction writing imagines a dark and 1 world. Planet of the Apes shows a miserable future for humankind. There's a word to 2 the kind of future world