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Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes
Create a picture about the future
Project & Reading Plus
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. Master future-prediction vocabulary and the simple future tense (will + verb).
Understand sci-fi text features and future-life topics.
2. Use the simple future tense to predict future city/town life. Complete
project tasks and analyze sci-fi reading materials.
3. Cultivate imagination about the future and a positive attitude toward
technological development. Develop teamwork skills in group activities.
01 Lead in
02 Project
03 Reading plus
04 Exercise&Homework
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CONTENTS
Lead in
What will your city/town be like in the future? Let’s make a prediction.
I live in a big city now. My city will have flying buses and green roofs on every building. There will be no traffic jams because everyone uses smart transport.
I live in a small town now. It will become a smart
eco-town. There will be more parks, and robots will
help farmers grow vegetables.
✱Project
Create a picture about the future
创作一副关于未来的图画
4a
Work in groups. Discuss what your city/town will be like in the future. Try to think of many different ideas.
4a
For example:
What will our city/town be like when we are 35 years old?
It will have smart buildings that adjust(调节) temperature automatically(自动地).
4a
For example:
Will many people live here?
Yes, more people will move here because of better public services.
4a
For example:
What will the buildings be like? How will people travel around?
Buildings will have rooftop gardens.
People will travel by flying taxis.
4a
For example:
What activities will people be able to do in their free time?
They will play virtual reality (VR) sports with friends from other countries.
4a
For example:
Will there be more parks and museums?
Yes, there will be underwater parks and space museums.
4a
For example:
What will the environment be like?
The air will be cleaner because we’ll use solar energy everywhere.
4b
As a group, decide which predictions are more likely to come true.
I think this prediction is more likely to come true:
It will have smart buildings that adjust(调节) temperature automatically(自动地).
I think this prediction is more likely to come true:
There will be underwater parks and space museums.
4c
Draw pictures that show these predictions.
4d
Show your pictures to other groups. Have them guess your predictions.
Buildings will have rooftop gardens.
People will travel by _________ (fly) taxis.
The air will be _________ (clean)
because we’ll use solar energy everywhere.
cleaner
flying
Reflecting
1. What future predictions did you learn from this unit?
2. Can you use the simple future tense to talk about your future life?
3. How do you think technology will change our lives?
4. How will you get ready for the future?
你从本单元中学到了哪些关于未来的预测?
你能用一般将来时谈论你的未来生活吗?
你认为科技将如何改变我们的生活?
你会如何为未来做好准备?
Seize the day, and look forward to the
future.
把握当下,展望未来。
Reading plus
Lead in
"In the future, the Earth will have many space stations, and people will use them to send TV programs around the world.
People in the future will use a system to talk with others around the world."
— Arthur C. Clarke, 1945
And guess what?
His idea of ‘sending TV programs worldwide’ is exactly what we now have with satellite TV; the ‘global communication system’ he described is actually the Internet we use every day!
Isn’t that incredible?
而后来呢?
他说的‘传电视节目’,现在我们早就通过卫星电视实现了;他说的‘全球交流系统’,其实就是我们现在用的互联网!
是不是特别神奇?
So what will the future look like in 50 years?
Are you curious(好奇的)?
Today, let’s be ‘future predictors’(未来预言家) too and guess what’s ahead(猜猜未来的样子)!
Listen and read the text paragraph by paragraph.
Looking into the Future
Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? To answer this, you can read a sci-fi book. Perhaps you will have some ideas then. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. But what makes it so popular?
For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. Anything is possible. We can dream big. Some people think there will be flying cars and robot servants. Others believe we will learn more about strange aliens and other worlds.
curious adj.好奇的
be curious about... 对......好奇
展望未来
for one thing… for another… 一方面……另一方面……
servant n.仆人
alien n.外星人 adj.陌生的
Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. In 1945, a sci-fi author named Arthur C. Clarke wrote about a system of space stations. In the article, he predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. However, this was before TV was a common item at home! In a short story by Clarke, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. Amazingly, the short story was actually the inspiration for the internet!
inspire adj. 激励;鼓舞 → inspiration n. 灵感
inspire sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事
predict v. 预言; 预报
Listen and read the text paragraph by paragraph.
Listen and read the text paragraph by paragraph.
Science fiction is also popular because it can make us think about our world in new ways. Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world. They can also make us excited when we feel like we are living in a boring world.
What will the future be like? Sci-fi inspires us and helps us to understand what it could be like.
set v. (电影, 戏剧, 故事等)以....为背景
imaginary adj. 想象中的; 幻想的; 虚构的
→ imagination n. 想象力
1
Read the text and answer the questions.
1. What makes science fiction so popular?
For one things, it gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like and inspires us to create the future. For another, it can make us think about our world in new ways.
1
Read the text and answer the questions.
2. What did Arthur C. Clarke do to
inspire people to create the
important inventions of today?
He wrote about a system of space station and suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world in his short story.
1
Read the text and answer the questions.
3. According to the text, what do you think
most sci-fi writers have in common?
They have rich imagination and inspire people.
2
Discuss the questions.
1. Do you like science fiction? Why?
Yes, I like science fiction because it is creative and shows amazing ideas about the future.
2
Discuss the questions.
2. Who is your favourite sci-fi writer?
Give a short introduction to the writer and his/her works.
My favourite sci-fi writer is Liu Cixin. Liu Cixin is a famous Chinese sci-fi writer. His most famous book is The Three-Body Problem, which tells a story about humans and aliens. The book is full of amazing ideas about space and technology.
It won a big international prize and is loved by readers around the world.
Exercises
I. 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空。
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What will our world be like in 2200? Maybe no one 1. ____________. Because we never know what will happen in the 2. ____________. But it's very interesting to make a few 3. ____________.
Water will become as expensive as oil because many rivers will
4. ____________. We will have to save water and pay more for clean water than before. Cities will be very big and crowded with people. There will be fewer trees and more 5. ____________. The environment will be in great danger.
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Exercises
I. 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空。
Students won't go to school. They just stay at home and study
6. ____________. Students from all over the world may study together on the Internet. It's common for them to do their homework and exercises on the computer.
Each family will have a robot. You can ask it to do almost 7. ___________ for you. It will serve you twenty-four hours a day. The robot will look like a
8. ___________. It can talk with you when you are alone.
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Exercises
I. 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空。
You won't know whether it is a human or a robot when you meet it. People will have 9. ___________ time to work and more time to travel.
The vehicles will fly freely in the sky because every vehicle will have wings. They will take you to any place. You can go to sleep 10. ___________ your travel when you feel tired. All vehicles will be safe because robots drive them.
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Exercises
II. 阅读理解·篇章结构分析法。(2024长春中考)
①Is the summer vacation long enough to turn life for the better? Every person has his own talents and interests. Find something you care about, and you will see the difference.
②Organize a clean-up program. People often throw litter in the place where there is already litter. This leaves the community in a mess.The environment will become better if someone volunteers to help...
③Show your love to the old. Our city has some old people's homes. Without children around them,the old people there might feel lonely once in a while. Maybe they need your help...
④Set up a reading project with your friends.Share your favorite books with them.Besides,you may read aloud to each other and talk about what you read...
⑤A two-month summer vacation isn't that long, but it's enough to make a difference.
39.Which is the right structure(结构)of the passage? ( )
(①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2,...)
A. B. C. D.
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Summary
We learn:
1. Vocabulary & Phrases: flying cars, smart buildings, prepare for,
look forward to...
2. Sentence Patterns: “What will... be like?; ...will + verb (e.g., My city will
have...)”.
3. Skills: Predict future life with the simple future tense; analyze sci-fi texts;
work in groups to complete a project.
We can:
Create future-life predictions and present them; answer reading questions about sci-fi.
Homework
1. 基础层:写3句话预测你未来的卧室(用“will”)。
2. 提高层:画1幅未来学校的图,写2句话描述它。
3. 拓展层:写5句话的小段落《你未来的周末》(包含活动和工具)。
Thank you!
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