Warm-up

Futurology

A radio telescope A radio telescope

A A telescoptelescop

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A A microchimicrochi

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DNADNA

DeoxyribonucDeoxyribonucleic acidleic acid

Exercise 1Biology

Physics

Information technology

Astronomy

1.A radio telescope

2.An atom

3.A microscope

4.A microchip

5.DNA

Exercise 1

Biology

Physics

Information technology

Astronomy

3.A microscope5.DNA

2.An atom

4.A microchip

1.A radio telescope

Exercise 2

biology

physics

astronomy

information technology

Bacteria

Artificial Artificial intelligence intelligence

Data processingData processingOnlineOnline

Search engineSearch engine

Energy equation gravity mass

radioactivity radium

Black holeBlack holeDeep spaceDeep space

GalaxyGalaxyLight yearLight year

Solar systemSolar systemuniverseuniverse

Exercise 3 listeningExercise 3 listening

The answers are:The answers are:

1.news1.news2.interview2.interview3.educational3.educational4.quiz4.quiz

Exercise 4 think about the Exercise 4 think about the answersanswers

these questionsthese questions

1.have three students read out 1.have three students read out the questionsthe questions

2.students work in pairs and 2.students work in pairs and discuss the answersdiscuss the answers

Lesson 1 Lesson 1 FuturologyFuturologyBefore you startBefore you start

Read to learnRead to learn

Language pointsLanguage points

HomeworkHomework

SummarySummary

1.Look at the headlines below.What do 1.Look at the headlines below.What do You think they mean?You think they mean?

From the past to the futureFrom the past to the future

The future businessThe future business

Tomorrow’s worldTomorrow’s world

A perfect future?A perfect future?

2.Read the text and complete the table2.Read the text and complete the table

When? What are the

predictions?

When? What are the predictions?

Very soon Use our voice to give instructions to computers

In the next few years Use life-sized video screens to communicate with our friends around the world

By the year 2020 Computers will be more handy and powerful

By the year 2030 We may live for at least 150 years

By the middle of the century

A new species might have developed

By the end of the century

We will find other places for living

3.Why is the writer 3.Why is the writer interestedinterested

in futurology?in futurology?

Language Language pointspoints

1.look into 向 ... 的里面看 , 窥视 ; 浏览 ; 观察 , 调查 eg: The mayor promised to look

into whether the clash was designed, or it just happened by accident. 市长答应调查这次冲突是预先计划好的 , 还是偶然发生的。He looked through a number of

journals before he started the research project.

他在进行该项研究课题前查阅了许多期刊。

2. 2.          hundreds ofhundreds of 好几百好几百 , , 许许多许许多多多

3. 3. millions of timesmillions of times 数以百万倍的数以百万倍的

4. 4. bothboth……andand…… 既既 ...... 又又 ......

5. 5. linklink……toto…… （与（与 on, to, in toon, to, in to 连用）联合，连用）联合，

（常与（常与 together, to, withtogether, to, with 连用）连连用）连接接

6.6.   communicate withcommunicate with 通话通话 , , 通信通信 ;;［英］（房间等）互通［英］（房间等）互通to communicate with a person to communicate with a person 与人联络与人联络eg:The Minister for Foreign eg:The Minister for Foreign Affairs has already communicated Affairs has already communicated on this event with the American on this event with the American President. President. 外交部长已经跟美国总统就此事件交换过意外交部长已经跟美国总统就此事件交换过意见了。见了。This room communicates with the This room communicates with the other room. other room. 这个房间与那一个房间相通。这个房间与那一个房间相通。

7. 7. in terms of adv. in terms of adv. 根据根据 , , 按照按照 , , 用用 ...... 的话的话 , , 在在 ...... 方面方面 ; ;

以以……的观点；就的观点；就……而说而说

8. the amount of8. the amount of…… …… 数目数目an amount ofan amount of 相当数量的相当数量的 ; ; 一些 一些

a large amount ofa large amount of 大量 大量

9. 9. carry out carry out 完成完成 , , 实现实现 , , 贯彻贯彻 , , 执行执行

egeg ：： I have carried out my I have carried out my work. work. 我已经完成了我的工作。我已经完成了我的工作。

10. 10. by the year 2020 by the year 2020 到到 20202020年之前年之前

by the middle of the centuryby the middle of the century到本世纪中叶之前到本世纪中叶之前

by the end of the centuryby the end of the century到本世纪末到本世纪末

11. 11. suitable for/to adj.suitable for/to adj. 适合适合 ...... 的的eg: This toy is not suitable for eg: This toy is not suitable for

young children. young children. 这个玩具不适合小小孩玩。这个玩具不适合小小孩玩。

books suitable for childrenbooks suitable for children适合儿童阅读的书籍适合儿童阅读的书籍

This wine is not suitable to my This wine is not suitable to my taste.taste. 这酒不合我的胃口。这酒不合我的胃口。

SummSummaryary

The important phrasesThe important phrases

HomeworkHomework

exercise 1 in page 66exercise 1 in page 66