1. Unit Life in the future
Lesson 65
Dialogue

2. Introduction Both of them are computer experts
They are making the future plans

3. Guess What are they talking about Mei Ge
Jenny

4. Read silently and answer:
What is being planned at this company ?
---A new factory may be built.

5. Read in pairs and discuss:
1.What are people at the company talking about?
2.Who is going to make the decision?
3.Why does the company need to build a new factory?
4.What is the difficulty?
5.Why do people want the new factory to be built?
6.Why are some people against the new factory?

6. Notes: 1.I simply don’t know= I honestly don’t know
2.right now=at this moment
3.The problem is…it.= Finding land for building the new factory is a problem.
4.a number of people=quite a lot of people
5.out of work=do not have jobs.
6.I can see the problem=I understand the problem.
7.is likely to happen=will probably happen

7. Talk about the possibility
1.The company will...
2.He may not…
3.She is not likely to…
4.It is possible that…
5.It is not likely that…
Remember all these above and make a short dialogue, using some of them.

8. Homework
Finish Workbook exercises.
GOODBYE！

9. Lesson 66
Life in the future (1)

10. Oral practice What will life in the future be like?
It will be…
It may be...
It is likely to be…
What do you think is likely to happen…
It is possible that…
It is not likely that…
I don’t think...

11. 播放flash《爱在西元前》 http://act2.comic.sohu.com/flash/show.php?imageid=78070

12. Do you know these?

13. Do you know them?

14. Read quickly to tick out the subjects that are mentioned in the text:
Space
travel
computers
industry
agriculture
health
education
research
food

15. Read quickly to tick out the subjects that are mentioned in the text:
Space
travel
computers
industry
agriculture
health
education
research
food
All are mentioned

16. The development of computers

17. Read again, finish off the form

18. Read again, Retell the content

19. Reading Comprehension:
Read this article carefully . Finish Workbook Page 94 Part One

20. Reading Comprehension:
Read this article carefully . Finish Workbook Page 94 Part One
Keys:
1. D 2.B 3. A 4. A 5.B

21. Watch the video and deal with Language points: :(插入录像)
1.throughout the world=all over the world
2.go off
3.work out
4.in the fields of
5.have these records collected
6.worldwide
7.The next step is to search=The next thing which you can do is search.

22. Watch the video and deal with Language points: :(插入录像)
1.Para 1 . Agriculture
1. Throughout the world, computers will be used…..
All over the world
2. Use computers to control the growing conditions of vegetables. (状况 境况 环境)
Good housing conditions
He was sent to hospital in (a) serious condition.

23. Para2. Personal life
1. Instead of going to the bank, they will use a computer to change money and to pay their electricity bills.(water bills)
2. Houses will be controlled by a central computer.
3. The computer will recognize your voice and carry out the instructions.
实行 执行
We have some experiments to carry out.
They carried on the discussion late into the night.

24. We saw the thief being carried off by the police.
Lights will go off.
(The idea that computer can recognize human voices surprises many people.
同位语从句)
Para 3. Labour force (劳动力)
The possibility that the majority of the labour force will work at home is often discussed.
同位语从句

25. They will be able to do drawings and send them by mail or by fax.
Para 4 and 5 Transport
A new space rocket with no wings was developed in the USA.
Para 6 education \health\research
Information records , for example of patients with the same illness, are not kept on computer.
Computer programs for storing whole texts are already well developed.

26. Topic: In what ways is computer used in your life?

27. Goodbye! Homework: Finish off the workbook exercises;
Do word study on page 27.
Goodbye!

28. Discussion: What is the author’s opinion about future life in Lesson 66?

29. Lesson 67 Life in the future :Another opinion

30. Possess----possession
Clothes money energy { oil
fuel { gas
{coal
Materials
Basic needs : food , medical care
Daily things : washing machine
refrigerator
electric hair drier
TV radio telephone computer
typewriter

31. 1.Spend the money properly 2.Look after your health 3.Use less energy
Read Lesson 67 and discuss: What three things does the writer suggest in the text?
1.Spend the money properly
2.Look after your health
3.Use less energy

32. Read again ,ask and answer:
1.What is the writer’s opinion about spending too much money on new possessions?
2.What do you think about this expensive way of life?
3.Is it possible that the world’s wealth will be shared more equally between countries?
4.Can you give an example on how the world’s wealth is shared?
5.What is the best way to produce energy and why do you think so?

33. Language points:
1. Many people are against this expensive way of life.
2. Possibly in future the wealth of the whole world will be shared more fairly among countries than it is now.
3. Take health for example
4. Meanwhile, they will do their best to produce more energy from the wind and sun.

34. Discussion: 1.Which article do you agree to?
2.In your opinion, will it happen/ not happen in the future ?
A. People will be healthier.
B. The population of the world will become smaller.
C. Space travel will increase.
D. Sending message by telegraph will be more popular.

35. Discussion: How can we live more happily in the future?

36. 播放flash《上海申博片》 http://imedia.eastday.com…/zhuanti/bp.rm

37. Language study:同位语从句 I have no idea when Jack will be back.
1.Study the two sentences on Page 29, Part 3.
2.Explain in Chinese about this grammar:
A.概念：用作同位语的从句。
B.引导词：that,how, when, where, why
C.特点：用在某些名词后（belief, fact, hope, idea, news, problem, possibility ）用来解释和说明前面的名词。
3.Examples:
I have no idea when Jack will be back.
He can’t answer the question how he got the money.

38. Exercises:
1.Finish Part 4 of Page 29
2.Finish Part 5 of Page 29

39. Bye! Homewrok: Finish off all the workbook exercises in this unit.
Learn how to use computer in your study.
Bye!