高中英语高二英语上册Unit6 Life in the future(Book IIA).ppt

Explanation 1. One way to catch a glimpse of the future is to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society. 了解未来概况的一种办法是察看当代 社会主要流行趋势。 (1) catch a glimpse of sb.意为“瞥 见, 一见”。如： I caught a glimpse of our new neighbor. 我们的新邻居我只看过一眼。 (2) major意为重大的，主要的，指在规模，数量，重要性方面超出同类的其他事物。如： John has also played a major part in the improvement of the paper. 约翰在改进这份报纸的工作中也起了较大的作用。 (3) contemporary用作形容词，意为“同时期的”、“当代的”，用作名词，意为“同时期的人”、“同辈”、“报刊同业”。如： contemporary literature 当代文学 Keats and Shelley were contemporaries. 济慈和雪莱是同代人。 Fast reading 1. What are the current trends of transportation? Modern transportation is becoming cleaner, faster and safer. Transportation 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. (1) 宾语从句可能作动词的宾语或者介词的宾语。如： It all depends on whether or not she’s got the time. 这完全取决于她是否有时间。 ② transportation (transport), environmentally (environment), friendly (friend) 和amazing (amaze)是派生词。 ③ energy-saving 是“n.+ -ing”构成的合成形容词。 3. To ensure safety, the train is controlled by an advanced computer system. 为了确保安全，火车是由先进的计算机系统控制。 ensure强调肯定、确信某事，意为“确保，保证“常用于ensure sth.或ensure sb. that...中。如： We can ensure that the work shall be done in the right way. 2. How will people mainly do business in the future? Many companies and consumers have already begun reforming the way they do business. the way +定语从句 the way(方法,方式)用作先行词,关系代词可用that, in which或省去 eg: This is the way (that/in which) he did it. 这就是他做事的方式. Advances in medical science have made it possible for us to deal with new diseases like SARS. . People in the future will live a shorter and unhealthier life. People now are paying no attention to the importance of a healthy diet. Advances in culture allow us to deal with new diseases. With a better understanding