人教版高中英语第二册Unit6 Life in the future(ppt).pptVIP

Unit 3Life in the future Lead-in questions: 1). How do you usually get to school? 2). Where do you live, in a city or in the countryside? 3). Where would you like to live in the future? (under the sea, on the moon, in a castle in the air or…) 4). Do you live in a flat or a house? 5). Do you have a room of your own? 6). What kind of housing would you like to have in the future? 7). What would you like to have in your room? 8). What can we use to build houses? (brick, stone, steel, glass, ice, wood, plastic, bamboo,…) Task 1: Ss in pairs discuss and fill in the chart on page 17. Task 2: Ss in groups of four discuss the following questions: 1. Make a list of the problems human beings are facing today. 2. What problems do you think people in the future will have overcome? Which ones will still be there or even worse in AD 3005? Task 3: Talking about the pictures Picture 1 1. What can you see in the picture? 2. What are the people doing? 3. Where do you think they are going? Picture 2 1. How many people can you see in the picture? 2. Who are they, do you know? 3. What else can you see in the picture? 4. What can you use them for? Picture 3 1. What can you see in the picture? 2. Where is Li Qiang? 3. What is Li Qiang doing? 4. What is the table and chairs made of? 5. What is the wall made of? What function does it have? Task 4: Talking about Li Qiang’s first impressions Ss underline words, phrases, or sentences that are closely related to Li Qiang’s first impressions. Task 5: Read the passage and discuss in pairs which changes are good or bad and write down your ideas in the chart. Task 6: Discussion 1. Ss have a class discussion and decide whether you think the writer has an optimistic or a pessimistic view of the future. 2. What ideas do you think are believable in this story? Why? 3. Which ideas do you think are too unrealistic? Why? 4. Some people talk about the “good old days”. Some believe tomorrow will be better. How about you? * *