[高二英语]U3P1 Warming up.pptVIP

How did you come to school today? By bus, by bike, by car or on foot? Have you ever thought about the changes in transport? Work in pairs and discuss the changes in the following areas. Transport Work Finance and currency Languages Environment Education Houses Communication Make notes in the table below. Finance and currency Languages In One Thousand Years’ Time Present time Banks; offices; insurance; business One global currency – maybe the yuan as China will be the largest global exporter English; Russian; Chinese One global language – perhaps Chinese or still English Environ-ment In One Thousand Years’ Time Present time Air: could be improved in cities Very poor; need to recycle all waste; control on the use of cars; no airplanes; methods to improve poor air quality. Climate of the earth being very hot is making problems over water resources. Houses Educa-tion Commu-nication In One Thousand Years’ Time Present time Nursery; schools; university Longer than now possibly until 25 years of age so that students can learn all the new technologies Flats; houses; concrete; wood Built into the ground as the surface of the earth is so hot. Post office; Internet By thoughtpad, telephone, computer, mobiles, Morse code, etc. 1 Make a list of the problems human beings are facing today. Housing Population Pollution Global warming (greenhouse effect) Traffic Hunger Literacy … 2 Which problems do you think people will have overcome in one thousand years? 3 Which ones do you think will still exist in AD 3008? Give your reasons. Discussion Inventions in the future Let’s look at some interesting inventions. * * * 人教课标必修⑤高二上 Life in the future Unit 3 Objectives 1. 认识现在，展望未来，激发学生的想象 力。 2. 学习使用有关预测和猜测的表达方式。 3. 掌握过去分词作定语、状语的用法。 4. 运用所学英语写出具有丰富想象力的短 文。 Transport Past Now Past Houses Now Education Past Now Communication Past Now Do you know who I am? I use the time machine to travel in the future and