北師大高中英语第七模块LessonFuturology.pptVIP

Unit 20 New Frontiers;Futurology;Futures studies or Futurology reflects on how today’s changes become tomorrow’s reality. It includes predicting and analyzing the future. In the 1970s, futurists were predicting that by the 1990s wed all be working 20 hour weeks, taking 8 weeks vacation a year, flying personal helicopters, vacationing on the moon, and having our housework done by robots. What happened ?;1.Look at the titles below. what do you think they mean? From the Past to the Future The Future Business Tomorrows World A Perfect Future? Read the article and choose the best title for it.;2. The predictions of the futurologists;Holding a virtual meeting by using a life-sized video screen;2) By the year 2015; No one will die of starvation because there will be food for everyone.;4) By the year 2030;Tiny robot to help cancer diagnosis ;4) By the middle of the century; new species in the future;6) By the end of the century;;Our future world;Floating city;4. Which of the predictions expressed in the text:;5.Express your opinion;wonder about;In the 18th and 19th centuries, especially the latter, the most common theme in science fiction novels … the latter 后者 他是散步还是游泳？后者看来不太可能。 Did he walk or swim? The latter seems unlikely.;late, later, lately, latest, latter;Exercise!;4. He wanted the _________ news about his son. 5. We are going to America ______ in the year.;attend vt. 出席, 参加, 照顾, 护理, 注意 上课 attend class 他们在我们不在时管理事务。 They attended our affairs during our absence. vi. 专心, 留意 稍后我们将关注那个问题。 Well attend to that problem later.;instruction指示, 命令（多作复数）;no matter what;他们找到什么就吃什么. They eat whatever they can find. 无论我们说什么，他都不同意。 Whatever we said, hed disagree. =No matter what we said, he’d disagree. 拓展: no matter who/how/when/where;die of 因某病而死;…make it theoretically possible for us…;theoretically adv. 理论上, 理论地 n. theory adj. theoretical (or theoretic) One ________ about the moon is that it is a piece broken off the earth. I hated ___________ physics when