future

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Reading
future
to examine some of the major trends in
contemporary society.
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Outline
to predict what life will be like in the future.
Topic
Transportation
Business
Health medicine
Education knowledge
Summary
we can not be sure, but we can hope.
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PRE-READING
Scan the text to find out in which paragraph you
can find answers to the questions.

1. How will people shop in the future?
2. How will people travel in the future?
3. What will schools be like in the future?
4. What will the future be like in generals?

Para 3
Para 2
Para 5
Para 1?6
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Explanation

• 1. One way to catch a glimpse of
• the future is to examine some of the
• major trends in contemporary society.
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• life in the future
• It is possible for sb. to do sth.
• 2. make forecasts about future development
• 3. catch a glimpse of
• 4. major trends
• 5. in contemporary society

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Fast reading

• 1. What are the current trends of
• transportation?

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• Modern transportation is becoming cleaner,
  faster and safer.

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Transportation
new technology develop new fuels and engines
How is transportation becoming? What do current
trends indicate? What are being done to make the
transportation cleaner, faster and safer?
cleaner
current trend
faster
an amazing 430km/h
To ensure safety, an advanced computer system
safer
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Careful reading
Para2Transportation

• Compared with the past, what is the most
  important thing in future transportation?
• ? Why will the maglev train be popular in the
  future?

No pollution is the most important thing.
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Why will the maglev train be popular in the
future?
Environmentally friendly
energy -saving
Maglev train
Amazing speed---430 km/h
Controlled by an advanced computer system.
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1.Use some adjs to describe the maglev train.
fast
safe
friendly
noiseless
energy-saving
impollutable
2.which is considered most by the scientists,
speed, safety or pollution ?
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• A good example of how transportation is changing
  is the new maglev train, which is environmentally
  friendly, energy-saving and travels at an amazing
  430 km/h.

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• ? transportation (transport), environmentally
  (environment), friendly (friend) ?amazing
  (amaze)?????
• ? energy-saving ?n. -ing?????????
• 3. To ensure safety, the train is
  controlled by an advanced computer

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• system.
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  sth.?ensure sb. that...???
• We can ensure that the work shall be done
  in the right way.

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current trends public transportation the new
maglev train environmentally friendly at an
amazing 430km/h ensure safety

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2. ????
3. ????????
4. ??
5. ?430???????
6. ????

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Para3Business

• How will people do business in the
• future?
• 2.What has shopping become for people?
• 3.How will people pay for their purchases
• in the future?

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• 2. How will people mainly do business in the
  future?

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Business
who how advantages

• What have many companies and consumers
• begun doing?
• 2. What is becoming more and more popular?
• 3. How will people shop in the future?

People dont go out.
online shopping
makes it easier for companies to keep in touch
with
People do go out to shop.
a pleasant mall instead of a crowded store
combines shopping with fun People use smart
cards instead of cash to pay for their purchases.
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Smart cards
mall
shopping
Online shopping
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Shopping has become a form of _____________.
entertainment
smart card instead of cash.
mall
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Why will people prefer malls ?
shopping with fun
dance
shop
see films
eat
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1. How will people do business in the future?

E-commerce, or business done on the Internet.
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2. What has shopping become for people?
A form of entertainment
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3. How will people pay for their purchases
in the future?
People will use smart cards, which contain
a tiny chip, instead of cash.
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2. ????
3. ???????
4. ????
5. ??
6. ?????
7. ??????

1. as usual
2. reform the way
3. advantages of online shopping
4. keep in touch with
5. search for
6. basic goods
7. combine with

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What makes it possible for people to enjoy a
longer life?

1. People will pay attention to .
2. People are careful about.
3. Advances in medical science allow us.
4. New discoveries in and may lead to.

Health and Medicine
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What makes it possible for people to enjoy a
longer life?
Health and Medicine
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Will it be possible for people to be healthier in
the future ? Give your reasons.
pay attention to
People Scientists physicians
care about
exercise
advances in
discoveries in
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• Advances in medical science have made it
  possible for us to deal with new diseases like
  SARS.

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Health medicine

1. People in the future will live a shorter and
   unhealthier life.
2. People now are paying no attention to the
   importance of a healthy diet.
3. Advances in culture allow us to deal with new
   diseases.
4. With a better understanding of the human body,
   more diseases can be cured.
5. New discoveries may lead to changes in the way
   diseases are cured and medicines are made.

F
F
F
T
T
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Choose the right answers Health and medicine

• 1.What will people do in the future?
• They are careful about what they eat.
• B. They exercise regularly.
• C. They can deal with new diseases.
• D. A, B and C

2.What kind of life will people enjoy in the
future? A. A longer life B.A healthier life C.
active in old age D. A, B and C
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Para4Health and medicineFill in the blanks
People in the future will be able to enjoy a
_____ and ________life and remain ____ even in
old age. People will pay more attention to the
_________ of a healthy diet and an active life.
Some new ________ such as SARS, smallpox have
already been ______ by new medicine. New ____ in
genetics and biochemistry may lead to
_______ in the way diseases are ____
and medicines are ______.
active
longer
healthier
importance
diseases
defeated
discoveries
changes
cured
made
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• 4. People in the future will be able to enjoy a
  longer and healthier life and remain active even
  in old age.
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  mystery.
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  silent.
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enjoy a longer and healthier life
remain active pay more attention to
exercise regularly deal with new diseases lead to

1. ??????
2. ???????
3. ????
4. ????
5. ??????
6. ??

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? How will the schools of the future be different
from what they are today? ? How will the way
we view learning and knowledge change?
There may be more schools on the air and
e-schools.
We will become lifelong learners.
Education and Knowledge
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• In the future there will be many more
  schools on the air and e-schools, which can
  help us to study whenever and wherever possible.

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Education knowledge
ordinary schools
classroom education
young students
schools on the air e-schools
distance education
lifelong learners
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• How will people study at home in the future ?
• 2. Which of the following proverbs can replace
  the sentenceInstead of being students only when
  we are young, we will become lifelong learners.
• A. Knowledge is power.
• B. Its never too old to learn.
• C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
• D. No pains , no gains .

by watching educators on TV or computer screen
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Paragraph 5Education and knowledge
Home study by
________________
watching educators on TV or on a computer screen
Distance education help
___________
people study whenever they have time and
wherever they may be
being students only when we are
young
View of learning from and knowledge
____________
to
_____________
lifelong learners
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• In the future, there may be more schools on the
  air and e-schools.
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• (1) on the air???(??????)??????,by
  air???by plane,?????in the air???in the
  sky,?????in the open air??????????
• (2) e-schools ?electronic-schools???,???????
  ????????????????,e-mail????, e-commerce????,
  E-zine????, E-journal??????

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• (2) be well-prepared for???????,?????????
  ??,?prepare for?????????????
• I prepared the ground for the seeds.
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• We must be prepared for all contingencies.
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• (3) in store????????????????
• Who knows what the future will have in
  store for us?
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1. be quite different from
2. Schools on the air
3. distance education
4. Become lifelong learners
5. It is certain that
6. Come true
7. be well-prepared for
8. whatever the future may have
9. in store

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Summary
Fields What will be used? Results
Transportation
Business
Health and medicine
Education and knowledge
New technology new fuels and engines
Cleaner, faster and safer.
E-commercemall smart cards.
Convenient, fun.
Healthy diet exercising regularly advances in
medical science.
Enjoy a longer and healthier life remain active
E-schools distance education
Can study at home lifelong learners.
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Post-reading
Items Advantages Disadvantages
Transportation
Smart cards
Online shopping
E-schools
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Items Advantages Disadvantages
Transportation Clean fast safe. Without pollution high cost expensive
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Post-reading

• Advantages and disadvantages

Items Advantages Disadvantages

1. It becomes cleaner, faster and safer. 2.
Its more convenient to travel.
1. It is expensive to travel. 2. It may be
highly dangerous.
Trans- portation
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Items Advantages Disadvantages

1. You need to remember many secret codes. 2.
Bank fraud happens easily. 3.Viruses may destroy
the card.
1. It is easier to carry and operate. 2. It is
convenient to do business.
Smart cards
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Items Advantages Disadvantages

1. The products are expensive to buy. 2. The
quality is not always good. 3. Its may not be
safe. 4.Its may not as much fun as going to a
mall.

• Its faster and easier to order
  products
• (convenient)
• 2. It can save time and labor.

Online shopping
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Items Advantages Disadvantages

1. They require certain equipment. 2. They lack
touch with the educators. (no face-to-face
interaction)
1. Its rich in learning materials. 2. Its
open and available any time. 3. Dont need to
build school.
E-schools
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advantages disadvantages
future transportation smart cards online
shopping e--schools
clean, fast, safe, without pollution
high cost, expensive
convenient, safe
convenient saving time
no ensurance of quality
Interesting, convenient, saving time
no face-to-face coach
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True or false
1. Public transportation is already well
developed in most areas of China.
T
T
2. Scientists are developing new fuels and
engines that are environmentally friendly.
T
3. People can combine shopping with fun in the
future.
T
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True or false
4. E-commerce will not be so popular as it is
not very safe.
F
5.We will still prefer using cash instead of
cards in the future.
F
6. In the future distance education will play an
important part.
T
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Show your imagination
Imagination is more important than
knowledge. ---Albert Einstein
In the year of 2100, the world will totally
change with the development of new technologies.
Many new inventions will be made. Imagine one day
your are taking a time capsule and travel in the
year of 2100. Describe one new invention you
see.
Instruction design an object
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Conclusion
What should we do to make sure we will have a
bright future?

1. A bright future cant come of itself. So I think
   only by working hard can we succeed.
2. We cant predict the future but we can be hopeful
   for the future. Only those who have a strong will
   and devote a lot can make great achievements.
3. As a 21th-century student, we should focus our
   attention on gaining knowledge as well as skills
   so as to be a qualified citizen for our country.
4. If we learn to accept and appreciate what is new
   and different. We will be well-prepared for
   whatever the future may have in store.

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If we learn to accept and appreciate what is new
and different. We will be well-prepared for
whatever the future may have in store.
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Translation

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I caught a glimpse of a high building from the
window of the train.
Mr. Wang keeps in touch with his old friends by
cellphone.
You should pay more attention to your
pronunciation.
I have some good news in store for you.
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What life will be in the future is difficult to
predict. We are worrying about whether our
dreams will come true. To pay for their
purchases, people will use smart cards instead
of cash. Do you know what e-school stands for?
1. ??????????????(predict) 2 ???????????????????(
come true) 3 ????????????????????(purchase) 4
???e-school???????(stand for)
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5 ??????????????(trend)
Young people are always interested in the trends
of fashion.
6 ???????????(vt.itadj....) 7
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store) 9 ????????????(catch a glimpse of) 10
??????, ?????????? (indicate)
Do you think it advisable to wait a little longer?
We can ensure that the work shall be done in the
right way.
Who knows what the future will have in store for
us?
I caught a glimpse of Mei at the station this
morning.
In this map, the towns are indicated by a red dot.
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• Right, we write to each other - not ___ but now
  and then.
• A. regularly B. normally
• C. absolutely D. actually
• 2. Her answer ____ no even after we begged her
  to reconsider our proposal.
• A. kept B. left C. remained
  D. continued
• 3. I think my money is enough for my travel-400
  in travelers check and 100 in _____.
• A. notes B. money C. cash
  D. credit
• 4. His attention which should be paid to ____ is
  now being drawn to _____ games.
• A. studying play B. his study
  playing
• C. his study play D. study play

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• 5. ____ she couldnt understand was ____ fewer
  and fewer students showed interest in her
  lessons.
• A. What because B. That what C. What
  why D. Why that
• 6. Bob thought he couldnt go to the party
  because he had too much homework, but he went
  _____.
• A. at all B. after all C. for all
  D. above all
• 7. After years of efforts, Chinese Olympic dream
  ____ in the end.
• A. comes true B.
  has been come true
• C. has been turned into reality D. had been
  turned into reality
• 8. I like to study the _____ history of China
  very much.
• A. contemporary B. now C. nowadays
  D. today
• 9. Ill ____ a computer to send her as a gift.
• A. purchase B. borrow C. lend
  D. hire

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Phrases

• energy-saving
• to ensure safety
• an advanced system
• as usual
• reform the way
• on the Internet
• online shopping
• keep in touch with
• a form of
• a crowded store
• basic goods
• a pleasant mall

• make forecasts about sth.
• one way to do sth.
• catch a glimpse of
• the major trends
• in contemporary society
• current trends
• well developed
• urban areas
• a good example of
• environmentally friendly

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• combinewith
• smart cards
• pay attention to
• the importance of
• a healthy diet
• exercise regularly
• allow sb. to do sth.
• deal with sth.
• with a better understanding of
• more importantly,
• lead to

• be quite different from
• on TV
• distance education
• lifelong learners
• Its certain that
• come true
• at least
• be hopeful
• ones efforts to do..
• be well-prepared for
• in store

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