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1、高中英语 Module 1 Life in the Future Section Other Parts of the Module教学案Module 1 Life in the Future Section Other Parts of the Module原文呈现Famous Last WordsNot all predictions come true. Many of them are wrong, and some are very wrong. Here are just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentie

2、th century about the twentyfirst century：AIRPLANES“No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.”Orville Wright, 1908.COMPUTERS“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.CLOTHES“Thirty years from now people will be wearing clothes made o

3、f paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times.”ChangingTimesMagazine, 1957.MEN ON THE MOON“With the first moon coloniespredicted for the 1970s， work is now in progress on the types of building required for men to stay in when theyre on the moon.”Arnold BBarach i

4、n TheChangestoCome， 1962.THE BEATLES“We dont like their sound, and guitar music ison the way out.”Decca Recording Co.rejecting the Beatles， 1962.ROBOTS IN THE HOUSE“By the year 2000, housewives will probably have a robotshaped like a boxwith one large eye on the top， several arms and hands, and long

5、 narrow pads on the side for moving about.”NewYorkTimes, 1966.KEYS“By the mid1980s no one will ever need to hide a key under the doormat again, because there wont be any keys.”Computer scientist Christopher Evans, TheMicroMillennium, 1979.读文清障not all并非都(表示部分否定，全部否定用none)come true实现此短语为不及物动词短语，不用于被动语

6、态。定语从句people made .修饰predictions，其中省略了引导词that/which，因为that/which在此从句中作made的宾语。,flying machine飞机；飞行器maybe adv.也许，可能，大约(表示对某一数额或数目不能确定)过去分词短语made of paper作定语，修饰clothes，可转化为定语从句that/which are made of paper；定语从句which they will be able to throw away也修饰clothes。time表示“次数，倍数”，如：three times三倍。two or three ti

7、mes是“两三次”之意，不用twice of three times。colony/klni/n.殖民地predict/prIdIkt/vt.预言；预料the 1970s 20世纪70年代in progress在进行中make great/much progress取得巨大进步过去分词短语required for men to stay in作定语。stay in“待在某地”，在此处相当于stay in the building, in为介词，不能省略。动词不定式to Come作定语，意为“即将到来的”。on the way out即将被淘汰；即将过时reject v反对。此处为现在分词作后置

8、定语。the Beatles甲壳虫乐队robot n机器人shape/eIp/vt.造成形状过去分词短语shaped like a box作定语，修饰a robot。是with的复合结构。此句的with的复合结构构成是：with名词介词短语。pad/pd/n.(动物的)脚move about四处移动，四处游荡doormat/dmt/n.门前擦鞋垫没有实现的著名预言课文译文并非所有的预言都能成真。许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。下面就是人们在20世纪对21世纪所做出的一些错误的预言：飞机“将不会有从纽约飞往巴黎的飞机。”奥维尔赖特，1908。电脑“我认为将会有一个大约有五台电脑的世界市场。

9、”托马斯沃森，IBM主席，1943。衣服“从现在起30年后人们将穿纸制的衣服，穿过两三次后就可以把它们扔掉。”流年杂志，1957。月球上的人类“因为预测在20世纪70年代会有第一批到月球的移民，现在正在修建几种类型的建筑物，当人类在月球上时，他们需要住在里面。”阿诺德B.贝拉克在未来变化中，1962。甲壳虫乐队“我们不喜欢他们的歌声，吉他音乐即将过时。”反对甲壳虫乐队的迪卡唱片公司，1962。家庭机器人“到2000年，家庭主妇们可能会有一个盒状的机器人，它的顶部有一只大眼睛，它还有几只胳膊和手，身体两边还有又长又窄的用来四处移动的脚。”纽约时报，1966。钥匙“到20世纪80年代中期人们将没有

10、必要再把钥匙藏在门口的擦鞋垫下面了，因为那时将不会有钥匙了。”电脑科学家克里斯多弗埃文斯，微机黄金时代，1979。Step 1True (T) or False (F)1Some of the predictions mentioned in the passage have come true._F_2Not every person likes The Beatles, so guitar music is out of date._F_3According to NewYorkTimes, 1966, by the year 2000, robots shaped like boxes

11、would probably help housewives do the housework._T_Step 2Choose the best answers according to the passage.1Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?AAirplanes. BKeys.CFood. DClothes.2What does the sentence “Not all predictions come true” mean?AAll the predictions come true.BNone of the pr

12、edictions come true.CThere is no prediction coming true.DAll the predictions do not come true.3Which is TRUE about the clothes mentioned in ChangingTimesMagazine?AThey are made from wool.BThey are made from cotton.CThey can last for a long time.DThey will be thrown away for they are made of paper.4W

13、hich of the following doesnt the home robot have?AOne large eye on the top. BSeveral arms.CLong narrow pads. DBlack hair.答案：14CDDD一、这样记单词记得准写得对记得快记得多.基础词汇1.shapevt.造成形状；塑造n. 形状；体型2.optimisticadj. 乐观的；乐观主义的3.dishwashern. 洗碟机4.padn. (动物的)脚5.doormatn. 门前擦鞋垫.拓展词汇1.definitelyadv.无疑地；确定地definite adj.肯定的；确

14、定的2.eventuallyadv.最后；终于eventual adj.最后的3.colonyn殖民地colonist n殖民者4.predictvt.预言；预料prediction n预言1.optimistic adj.乐观的；乐观主义的反义pessimistic adj.悲观的；悲观主义的联想passive/negative消极的positive 积极的2.eventually adv.最后；终于同义finally, in the end, in time3.definite adj.确定的；无疑的同义certain, sure, doubtless4.prediction n预言记法predict(预言)tion(名词后缀)联想situation 情况；形势starvation 饿死；挨饿operation 手术reaction 反应，感应二、这样记短语记牢固定短语多积常用词块1.go_to_college上大学2.be optimistic about 对乐观的3.look_out 小心，当心4.for a start 首先5.on the way out 即将被淘汰；即将过时6.stay in 待在某地7.in progress 在进行中8.throw away 扔掉9.refer to 提到，提及；指的是；参考；查阅10.move about