【课时通】2015-2016学年高一英语外研版必修4课件：Module 1 Cultural Corner .pptVIP

Module 1 Life in the Future Cultural Corner Learning aims 1.Learn some new words and phrases and talk about the future. 2.To get students to know something about the predictions about the future life. 3.To study some daily expressions. Thinking 1.People make many predictions about the future world. Will all the predictions come true? Not all predictions come true. 2.Do you know some well-known predictions? Will you tell the class about them ? E.g. People can travel and live in space. Leading-in No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris. I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. People will wear clothes made of paper. Men will be on the moon. Guitar music will be on the way out. Robots will be in the house. There won’t be any keys. Famous Last Words Will they come true? What’s the passage mainly about? A. The most amusing predictions. B. The most ridiculous predictions. C. The most successful predictions. D. Some bad predictions people made in the 20th century about the 21st century Comprehension—Listening I. Read the passage and answer more questions. 1. How many bad predictions are mentioned in the text? A. Seven B. Six C. Eight D. Five 2. What does the phrase “on the way out” mean according to the text? A. out of date B. becoming popular C. appearing D. on show Careful Reading 3. Which of the statements is not true according to the text? A. None of the predictions come true. B. According to Orville Wright no flying machine will fly from New York to Paris. C. Decca used to predict that guitar music was on the way out in 1962. D. New York Times used to predict that by the year 2000, housewives would probably have a robot. II. Fill in the blanks according to the text: 1._______ predictions come true. 2.People will be wearing clothes _______ paper which they will be able to ___________ after wearing them two or three times. 3.Work is n