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Unit7 When Tomorrow
Comes
Sec A Pronunciation-2a-2e
What will the future look like?
Read and fill in the blanks.
Teng Fei: Hi, Peter! Are you free tomorrow? A new sci-fi film ____________.
I know you like sci-fi films. _________ go to see it?
Peter: Oh, I’d love to! Which cinema shall we go to?
Teng Fei: _________ the Huaxia Cinema?
Peter: Good idea!
Teng Fei: OK. I’ll ______________ online now ... OK, done. The film starts at
5:15 p.m.
Peter: Good. _________________________ at five o’clock?
Teng Fei: All right. See you then!
is coming out
Conversation 1
Shall we
book the tickets
Shall we meet at the cinema
What about
Read and fill in the blanks.
Peter: ________________________ I really loved the story.
Teng Fei: Me too. But do you think the film was right?
__________________________ in the future?
Peter: I’m afraid so. Some scientists believe ___________________ to grow food.
Teng Fei: I don’t think there will be less land.
Peter: You seem _________________ the future.
Teng Fei: I am. I read that people could plant trees and ______________________.
And we can make more farmland too.
Peter: Perhaps you are right. So, do you think _____________________ in the future?
Teng Fei: Yes, but I believe we’ll keep on ________________.
What an exciting sci-fi film!
Conversation 2
Will climate change be worse
there will be less land
quite positive about
we will still live on earth
turn desserts into forests
exploring space
Free talk
Future Prediction
What will the future be like?
We will have robots at home.
There will be more ...
Let’s say
Can you read?
The news predicts a change: our minds will connect to a Memory Bank. An orange photo from a magic watch shows the future face of human. This knowledge will write our destiny.
The news predicts a change: our minds will connect to a Memory Bank. An orange photo from a magic watch shows the future face of human. This knowledge will write our destiny.
Can you read these words again ?
/n/
/dʒ/
/n/
/ŋk/
/r/
/f/
/dʒ/
/tʃ/
/r/
/f/
Pronounce
1. Listen and repeat.
Add one more word to each group.
knock
sing
Frank
mango
chess
age
physical
wrong
Pronounce
Read the sentences with emotion.
Pre-listening
What will our world be like in the future?
There will be more / fewer people.
Pre-listening
What will … be like in the future?
The transport system will be more/ less efficient.
Pre-listening
What will … be like in the future?
We will have better/worse health care technology.
Pre-listening
What will … be like in the future?
We won’t go to school/study at home.
Do you think these will come true?
Pre-listening
Helen sees Jennifer watching a video.
What’s the video about? What are they discussing?
Pre-listening
Helen sees Jennifer watching a video.
What’s the video about? What are they discussing?
They’re discussing the predictions about future life while watching a video.
While-listening
2a. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
A. there will be fewer traffic accidents
B. there will be more people in cities
C. we’ll have better health care technology
D. people will live longer
A
B
C
D
Post-listening
There will be more people.
It will be more efficient, leading to fewer traffic accidents.
Students probably won’t go to a school; They’ll study at home or any place they want.
There will be better health care technology at home. Machines will solve small health problems before they get bigger.
More people will live to be over 100 years old. Some may even live to be 150.
Post-listening
2c. Read again and answer the questions.
Post-listening
Is Helen interested in the future? How do you know?
Yes. Because she keeps asking questions.
2c. Read again and answer the questions.
Post-listening
Is the video positive about the future or not? How do you know?
It’s positive. Because the video gives positive predictions about future life.
There are many positive words to describe our future life .
Post-listening
2d. Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it.
Attention to the feelings.
What will our future be like? Can you predict?
Post-listening
We will have smart rooms, with robots doing most housework.
The world population will grow more slowly.
Flying cars will be common for short trips.
AI will take over more jobs.
People will spend more free time on traveling.
Post-listening
Hi, ... What’s up?
Oh, hi. I’m watching a video/…
about future predictions.
So, what will the
future be like?
Well, there will …, but … will ...
home
population
transport
job
free time
...
2e. Choose 1-2 topics. Make up a conversation with your partner
about your future predictions.
Will there be…?
Will people…?
…
Let’s think
What will the phones be
like in the future?
Technology changes life!
People control technology!
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