Module 1　Life in the Future

　　【美文閱讀】　

　　隨著科學技術的迅猛發展，我們的生活發生了日新月異的變化，再過五十年我們的生活將會是什么樣子的呢？

　　Life in 2060

　　Let us suppose it is now about A．D.2060.Let's make believe(假裝；虛構)it is about fifty years from now.Of course，things have changed and life is very different.

　　Voyages to the moon are being made every day.It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe.At a number of scenic spots on the moon，many hotels have been built.The hotels are air-conditioned，naturally.In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon，every room has at least one picture window.Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment(娛樂)of young and old.

　　What are people eating now？People are still eating food.They haven't yet started to take on heir(繼承)supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power.They may some day.But many foods now come

　　in pill form，and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.

　　Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago，most of our planet's surface has to be filled.The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests.The harvest is always good.

　　Farming，of course，is very highly developed.Very few people have to work on the farm.It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.

　　People are now largely vegetarians(素食者)．You see，as the number of people increases，the number of animals decreases.Therefore，the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds，and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain，and it is possible to get rid of diseases.No one has to be ill any more.

　　Such would be our life in 2060.

　　【誘思導學】　

　　1．Where will people go travelling in 2060 according to the passage?

　　2．What will people eat in 2060 according to the passage?

　　【答案】　1.People will go travelling to the moon in 2060.

　　2．They will eat foods in pill form.

　　Period ⅠPreviewing

　　(教師用書獨具)

　　●教學目標

　　本課時主要是通過學生對學案所給出的內容的學習，了解本課文中所出現的詞匯，初步了解課文以及相關的背景知識，對下一堂課對課文的全面理解起到一個鋪墊作用。

　　●教學地位

　　該部分介紹了與建筑材料有關的詞匯，學生在“說”的活動中，通過應用這些詞，可以進一步熟悉這些詞的意義，為以后的各項學習活動做好準備。

　　(教師用書獨具)

　　●新課導入建議

　　師生問答：教師出示課本上的圖片，利用課本提供的問題與學生展開一問一答的活動。建議在最后一個問題Would you like to live in it？后加Why or why not？然后導入新課。

　　●教學流程設計

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　　Ⅰ.篇章結構

　　閱讀文章，然后完成下面表格(每空不超過3個詞)

　　Parts General Ideas More Details

　　Part 1(Paragraph 1) Nobody is sure about what the city of the future will look like，but there is still something 1.

　　. 1)Cities will get bigger 2.

　　they get smaller. 2)Care for the 3.

　　will become very important.

　　Part 2(the rest of the passage) Some 4.

　　from young people at a university about the future of the urban life. Garbage ships；Batman Nets；Forget smoking；Forget the malls；Telephones for life；5.

　　；Cars；6.

　　；Holidays at home；Space travel.

　　【答案】　1.certain　2.before　3.environment　4.ideas

　　5．Recreation　6.Telesurgery

　　Ⅱ.語篇理解

　　閱讀P2的Reading and Vocabulary部分，從每題所給的3個選項中選擇最佳答案

　　1．Where will garbage ships go?

　　A．To the moon.

　　B．To the sun.

　　C．To the Mars.

　　2．Who will batman pets catch?

　　A．Soldiers.

　　B．Criminals.

　　C．Animals.

　　3．Where won't people be allowed to smoke?

　　A．In the house.

　　B．Within a city's limits.

　　C．At home.

　　4．How will people go shopping?

　　A．Go to the supermarket.

　　B．Go to the malls.

　　C．Online.

　　5．How will cars be different?

　　A．They'll be powered by electricity.

　　B．They'll be powered by oil.

　　C．They'll be powered by gas.

　　【答案】　1－5　BBBCA

　　Ⅲ.課文縮寫

　　用所給單詞或短語的正確形式完成課文縮寫

　　No one can be sure what the city of the future will 1.

　　，and 2.

　　predictions is a risky business.People will care more for the environment as earth's natural resources 3.

　　.They will use lots of recycled 4.

　　，such as plastic，aluminium，steel，glass，wood and paper.They will also have to 5.

　　more on alternative energy.Some people think that the city will 6.

　　huge spaceships to get rid of garbage problems.Some believe that no smoking will be allowed within a future city's limits.All forms of recreation will be provided 7.

　　by the city.Maybe in the future，people will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change 8.

　　where they live.It is likely that distance surgery will become common as doctors 9.

　　operations from thousands of miles away，10.

　　each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.

　　【答案】　1.look like　2.making　3.run out　4.materials

　　5．rely　6.load　7.free of charge　8.no matter　9.carry out　10.with

　　Ⅰ.詞義搭配

　　1．clinic　A．things needed for doing or making something

　　2．rely

　　B．to take sb.to the police station

　　3．arrest

　　C．to fasten or connect one object to another

　　4．material

　　D．to order or tell sb.to do sth.

　　5．attach

　　E．the money asked for goods or services

　　6．command

　　F．to change or make sth.change from one thing to another

　　7．charge

　　G．to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do

　　8．switch

　　H．a part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment

　　【答案】　1.H　2.G　3.B　4.A　5.C　6.D　7.E　8.F

　　Ⅱ.短語填空

　　1．The days when the Chinese people had to

　　imported oil are gone forever.

　　2．I've got money you can borrow if you

　　.

　　3．No one knows

　　when people started using metal coins for money.

　　4．The food on board is

　　.

　　5．If it were not for the rain，the drought would not have been

　　.

　　6．I would like to

　　for ten copies of this magazine.

　　【答案】　1.rely on　2.run out　3.for sure　4.free of charge　5.got rid of　6.place orders

　　Ⅲ.句型背誦

　　1．What will the city of the future look like?

　　未來的城市將會是什么樣子呢？

　　2．Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.

　　每個人在出生時都會領到一個電話號碼，無論他們生活在什么地方，這個號碼都不會改變。

　　3．Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away，with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.

　　隨著每個城市擁有自己的遠程手術門診部，醫生將能在數千里以外實施手術，遠程手術將會變得十分普通。

　　Period ⅡIntroduction & Reading and Vocabulary

　　(教師用書獨具)

　　●教學目標

　　1．熟記學案中所列出的單詞和短語。

　　2．通過學案中所給出的重點單詞和重點短語的學習，讓學生能夠正確理解和使用這些單詞和短語，能夠運用這些詞語造句。

　　3．通過對這些詞匯的理解能夠更深層次地理解課文，并通過課文加深對這些詞匯的理解，更加熟練地運用這些詞匯。

　　●教學地位

　　該部分由七個活動組成。課文從學生想象的視角描繪了未來的城市生活。圍繞著課文，編者設計了六個有關的活動，如課文預測活動，詞匯練習，以課文內容為依托的問答練習等。通過這些活動，學生可以熟悉課文內容和學會使用與課文內容有關的詞匯。

　　(教師用書獨具)

　　●新課導入建議

　　教師鼓勵學生想象未來城市的模樣，并用關鍵詞的形式寫下來。如： Teacher: Suppose you are travelling to “A City of the Future”， please imagine what you will see there. What will be different from a present city? 教師讓學生看標題后做預測，然后根據學生回答的情況導入新課。

　　●教學流程設計

　　?讓學生就“課堂互動探究”(見學案第3頁)進行討論，讓學生各自發表自己的見解，然后讓各個討論組派代表匯報各自討論結果。　

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　　1．What will the city of the future look like？(P2)

　　未來的城市將會是什么樣子呢？

　　“What＋do/does/did/will＋主語＋look like？”意為“某人或某物看起來像什么？”，其中look like表示“看起來像”，like為介詞。

　　What does the mountain look like?

　　這座山看起來像什么？

　　“What＋be＋主語＋like？”表示“某人或某物怎么樣？”，用于詢問屬性或品質等。

　　What do you think of...?

　　你認為……怎么樣？

　　How do you like (doing) sth.?

　　你認為(干)某事怎么樣？

　　How do you find...?

　　你認為……怎么樣？

　　—What is your new teacher like？你的新老師怎么樣？

　　—Oh，he is kind.噢，他很和藹。

　　How do you like living in London?

　　你認為住在倫敦怎么樣？

　　【對接高考】

　　(2024·遼寧高考)—What do you think of the house?

　　—

　　It's everything we've been looking for.

　　A．Perfect！ B．Good idea!

　　C．Not bad.

　　D．So-so.

　　【解析】　句意：“你認為這套房子怎么樣？”“

　　這正是我們一直在尋找的。”根據“It's everything we've been looking for.”可知，回答者對這套房子很滿意，認為其“完美”。A項意為“完美！”，符合句意。B項意為“好主意！”；C項意為“不錯。”；D項意為“一般般。”。

　　【答案】　A

　　完成句子

　　①你們的村莊是什么樣子的？

　　your village

　　？

　　②你覺得這本書怎么樣？

　　do you

　　the book?

　　【答案】　①What does；look like　②How；like/find

　　2．No one knows for sure，and making predictions is a risky business.(P2)

　　誰也說不準，并且猜測是一件很冒險的事。

　　(1)for sure確實；肯定地(＝for certain)

　　No one knows for sure what happened then.

　　誰也不知道當時究竟發生了什么。

　　One thing is for sure—it's not going to be easy.

　　有一點可以肯定——事情不會那么容易。

　　sure＝certainly 用于答語，表示同意

　　be sure/certain to do 一定會……；肯定會……

　　be sure/certain of/about 確信；有把握；一定會

　　make sure/certain確保；有把握

　　It is certain/sure that...當然……

　　There are two things he is not sure about.

　　有兩件事他沒把握。

　　Be sure to write and tell me all the news.

　　一定要寫信告訴我所有的消息。

　　I must go back and make sure (that) I closed the door.

　　我必須回去確認我已關好了門。

　　完成句子

　　①Before you go to the meeting，you'd better

　　(弄準時間)．

　　②I don't know where he lives

　　(肯定地)．

　　③You must

　　(確保燈都關了)before you leave the office.

　　【答案】　①make sure of the time　②for sure

　　③make sure that all the lights are turned off

　　(2)risky adj.危險的，冒險的，大膽的

　　Life as an aid worker can be a risky business.

　　救援人員的工作可能會十分危險。

　　Doctors say it's too risky to operate.

　　醫生說動手術風險太大。

　　risk n．風險，危險vt.冒……的危險

　　risk doing sth.冒……危險；明知……也要做

　　at risk處于危險中

　　at the risk of冒……的危險

　　take/run the risk of冒……的危險

　　　Are you prepared to risk traveling without an armed guard?

　　你準備冒險不帶武裝警衛出行嗎？

　　He saved my life at the risk of losing his own.

　　他冒著生命危險救了我。

　　完成句子

　　④Tom saved the drowning girl

　　(冒著生命的危險)．

　　⑤He knew he

　　(冒著被捕的風險)．

　　【答案】　④at the risk of (losing) his life⑤risked being arrested

　　3．run out 用完；耗盡

　　In the future，care for the environment will become very important as earth's natural resources run out.(P2)

　　在未來，愛護環境將會很重要，因為地球上的自然資源將瀕臨枯竭。

　　Our time is running out.我們剩下的時間不多了。

　　Milk and bread ran out soon.

　　牛奶和面包不久就吃完了。

　　run out/run out of/use up

　　run out “被用完，被耗盡”(＝become used up)，是不及物動詞短語，其主語通常為時間、食物、金錢等名詞。

　　run out of “用完，耗盡”，是及物動詞短語，表示主動含義，主語一般是人。

　　use up

　　“用完，用盡；筋疲力盡”，是及物動詞短語。

　　My money has run out.我的錢花光了。

　　Tom has run out of/used up all the ink.