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1、学案Module 1 Life in the FuturePeriod 1 ReadingThe City of the FutureI. 单词拼写 1. Stone is a natural hard m _. 2. Police will arrest c_ by firing nets instead of guns . 3. No smoking will be allowed within a future citys l_. 4. In the future , care for the e_ will become very important as earth s natura

2、l resources run out. 5. In the future all shopping will be done o_. 6. No one knows for _（肯定地）and making predictions is a risky business . 7. Senior citizens and people with _（伤残）will be able to go anywhere in the world using high - tech cameras attached to their head . 8. Is there any _（资源）that we

3、have left untapped ? 9. Do you take seriously his _ （预测）of a government defeat ？ 10. _（混凝土）is used in many modern buildings . II. 短语翻译 11. 肯定地_ 12. （某物）用完，没有了_ 13. 除掉，处理掉_ 14. 免费_ 15. 订购_ 16. 小心_ 17. 依靠_ 18. 关心，关怀_ 19. 代替_ 20. 充裕；大量_While you readType of writing and summaries of The City of the Futu

4、reType of writingA descriptionSummaries of 1st part What will the city of the future look like?Summaries of 2nd parthow to run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025Read the passage again.Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions about the passage.1. What have students in a Texas university do

5、ne?Theyve thought how to run a city in 2025.2. Where will garbage ships go?To the sun.3. Who will batman nets catch?Criminals.4. Where wont people be allowed to smoke?Within a citys limits.5. How will people go shopping?Online.6. What number will people keep for life?Their telephone number.7. What w

6、ont people have to pay for ?Recreation.8. How will cars be different? Theyll be powered by electricity.9. What will doctors do from a distance?Surgery.10. Where will old people go without moving?Anywhere in the world.3. Complete the article with one word in each blankWhat will the city of the future

7、 be like? One _1_ is certain about the future citythey are going to get bigger before they get smaller. Here are _2_ of the ideas for running a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025. To get rid of garbage problems, _3_ city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the su

8、n, _4_ landfill/ and environmental problems. Nets Police will arrest criminals by firing nets _5_ of guns. No smoking will be allowed within a future citys limits. In the future all _6_will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders. Everyone _7_ be given a telephone num

9、ber at birth that will never change no matter where they live. All _8_of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free _9_charge by the city. All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind. _10_surgery will become common. People will take t

10、heir holidays at home. Travelling in _11_by ordinary citizens will be common. Keys: 1 thing 2 some 3 the 4 preventing 5 instead 6 shopping 7 will 8 forms 9 of 10 Distance 11 space4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text1. Why will care for the environment become very impor

11、tant in the future?A. Because earths natural resources run outB. Because we will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper. C. Because we will waste fewer natural resources. D. Because we will also have to rely more on alternative energy.2. What does th

12、e word “landfill” mean in the text?A. an area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth B. the process of burying large amounts of waste materialC. waste material that will be buriedD. a piece of land in the valley 3. Is the word “mall” _?A. British English B. American

13、 English C. Australian English D. African English4. What is not mentioned as an idea for running the future city?A. Holidays at home B. Telesurgery C. Attending school at home D. Recreation Keys: 1-4 ABBCPeriod 2 Listening and Everyday EnglishDescribe your home to your partner. Talk about these thin

14、gs.Listen to the dialogue.I: Good afternoon everybody and _ the programme this afternoon is an expert on American _, Mr. Simon Oppenheim whos going to talk to us about the house of the future. So where _ in twenty years time?Listen again and fill in the blanks.G: Twenty years _ a long time. We _ und

15、erground or in space. We _ in houses and flats as we do today.I: What will the houses look like?G: I think theyll look _ they do today, at least from the outside. But they will be different inside.I: _?G: _, theyll be more flexible. That means we _ move the walls to create bigger or smaller rooms wh

16、en we want to. So the dining room and living room as we know them would disappear.I: And the kitchen?G: The kitchen _ the most important room in the house! We _, and well probably be using the kitchen more as a family room. And bathrooms will be bigger.I: So we _ more time in the bath.G: Just as oth

17、er people have done in the past, like in the days of the ancient Romans, when the bath had an important social functionI: What about furniture?G: Well, a lot of furniture will be the same we _ in chairs and using cupboards to keep things in, but the technology will be different. I think a single com

18、puter will _ most of the functions in the house, and it will have a voice recognition system.I: So well just have to say Switch on the Light and the light comes on?will still be sittingcontrolG: Yes, thats right. And the technology will be smarter.I: Smarter?G: Yes. For example, if we _ something, l

19、ike theres _ milk left in the fridge, the computer will tell us. Maybe a shopping list would appear on a screen on the fridge. And the toilet will move higher or lower, _ who uses it a child or an adult.I: Will the houses of the future be _?G: Yes, _. Well be using machines which use less energy. An

20、 example could be a dishwasher which doesnt need water. I think everyone _ to take care of the environment.I: Does that mean youre _ the future?G: Oh yes, very definitely.1. He describes what houses will look like in _ years time. (a) twenty (b) thirty (c) forty 2. He thinks houses in the future wil

21、l be different _ . (a) outside (b) inside (c) outside and insideMake choices according to the listening.3. Houses will have _ which move. (a) floors (b) ceilings (c) walls4. The most important room will be the _ . (a) bathroom (b) kitchen (c) living room5. The _ will be bigger. (a) bathroom (b) dini

22、ng room (c) toilet6. The house will be controlled by a _ . (a) computer (b) robot (c) telescreen7. If machine are “smart”, they have _ . (a) clean (b) invisible (c) clever8. The architect is _ optimistic about the effect of the house on the environment. (a) not at all (b) not very (c) veryTry to rem

23、ember what the architect says about:1what could happen to the dining room and the living room2. how to switch on the lights3. what the toilet will be able to do 4. what the dishwasher will be able to do Make choices.1. You get rid of something if you _. (a) need it (b) dont need it2. If something is

24、 free of charge it _. (a) doesnt cost anything (b) is allowed by the law3. For a start means _. (a) at the beginning (b) the first point is4. If you run out of something you _. (a) leave it quickly (b) havent got any of it left5. If something is on the way out its going to _. (a) disappear (b) becom

25、e famousPeriod 3 ReadingLanguage pointsINew words & phrases1 .alternative adj .替换的,供选择的,其他的，两者选一的 n （ c）(二者当中)选一个eg: 1）Wind power and hydro power are two main alternative energy in the west of China.2) They had an alternative plan . 3) have no alternative but _alternate between A and B 在A 与B 之间交替Ex.

26、 1 _ ways 可供选择的两种方法2 the alternative of going or staying _ (翻译)3 We _but to move. 我们除了搬家外别无选择。相关内容：根据汉语完成句子1 He does nothing but _. 他只是一个劲儿的抱怨。2 I have no choice but _. 我别无选择只能和他一起去。2 .crime n _adj._eg ：At the court ,the suspect had to admit his crime .commit a crime_3. for sure _(作状语)=surely eg: 1）

27、She wont lend you any money ,and thats for sure .2）He will be here for sure within an hour .be sure of that 主语为人，主语感到“有把握的” be sure to do 主语可为人也可为物，表说话人的推测“ 一定，必然会” Eg. 1 He is sure of his success. He is sure that he will succeed. 他确信他会成功 2 He is sure to succeed. 他会成功。 （说话人的意见） make sure that_. make

28、 sure of_It be certain that Eg: It is certain that he will pass the English exam .4.prediction n .预测 make predictions/a prediction about _v 预言；预报；预测eg : To our surprise ,most of his predictions have come trueWe can not predict our future but we can grasp the present .Some scientists have predicted t

29、hat man is likely to land on the Mars in fifty years. 5. risky adj _v/n_eg:You drove too fast around that corner ,it was a risky thing .risk doing _= take a risk risks of doing sth. risk ones life to do sth._6 .resource n. _（常用做复数）eg The USA is a country rich in natural resources7. run out _=_其主语通常为时间，食物，金钱等名词eg; 1） His patience ran out and he made a quarrel with the boss . 2) Our foo