Module1 Life in the Future Reading 外研版必修4 教案

1、Module1 Life in the Future ReadingPart One Teaching DesignPeriod 1 Reading-The City of the FutureGoals To learn to read passages with the future continuous To learn to read with strategiesProceduresStep 1: Warming up by defining futureWhat is future?In a linear conception of time, the future is the

2、portion of the timeline that is still to occur, i.e. the place in space-time where lie all events that still have not occurred. In this sense the future is opposed to the past (the set of moments and events that have already occurred) and the present (the set of events that are occurring now).Warmin

3、g up by welcome to the City of the FutureOur present-day cities are already obsolete and are threatening to engulf the entire countryside, permanently destroying vast areas of our best food-producing land.Victory City is the wave of the future. Its an entire city all under one roof, to be built and

4、operated by private enterprise alone. There will not be just one, but many such cities throughout the entire world.Boasting no crime, no pollution, and no over-crowding, Victory City is a veritable utopia for those whove grown weary of trying to find solutions to todays urban problems.Welcome to the

5、 City of the Future.Step 2: Before you readPlease go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.Step 3: While you read1. Type of writing and summaries of The City of the FutureType of writingA des

6、criptionSummaries of 1st part What will the city of the future look like?Summaries of 2nd parthow to run a city of 50,000 people in the year 20252. A diagram of The City of the FutureThe City of the Futuregetting bigger before getting smallerIdeas for running a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025

7、Garbage ships, Batman Nets, Forget smoking, Forget the malls, Telephones for life, Recreation, Cars, Telesurgery, Holidays at home, Space travel3. Complete the article with one word in each blankWhat will the city of the future be like? One _1_ is certain about the future citythey are going to get b

8、igger before they get smaller. Here are _2_ of the ideas for running a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025. To get rid of garbage problems, _3_ city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, _4_ landfill/ and environmental problems. Nets Police will arrest crim

9、inals by firing nets _5_ of guns. No smoking will be allowed within a future citys limits. In the future all _6_will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders. Everyone _7_ be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live. All _8_of

10、recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free _9_charge by the city. All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind. _10_surgery will become common. People will take their holidays at home. Travelling in _11_by ordinary citizens will be com

11、mon. Keys: 1 thing 2 some 3 the 4 preventing 5 instead 6 shopping 7 will 8 forms 9 of 10 Distance 11 space4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text1. Why will care for the environment become very important in the future?A. Because earths natural resources run outB. Because

12、we will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper. C. Because we will waste fewer natural resources. D. Because we will also have to rely more on alternative energy.2. What does the word “l(fā)andfill” mean in the text?A. an area of land where large amounts

13、 of waste material are buried under the earth B. the process of burying large amounts of waste materialC. waste material that will be buriedD. a piece of land in the valley 3. Is the word “mall” _?A. British English B. American English C. Australian English D. African English4. What is not mentioned

14、 as an idea for running the future city?A. Holidays at home B. Telesurgery C. Attending school at home D. Recreation Keys: 1-4 ABBCStep 4: After you readCopy all the useful expressions into your Expression BookUseful expressions from The City Of the Futurelook like, for sure, make predictions, a ris

15、ky business, get bigger, in the future, care for, run out, recycled materials, such as, rely (more) on, alternative energy, solar and wind power, seem certain, find out, askto think how, run a city of 50,000 people, in the year 2025, get rid of, sendtowards the sun, arrest criminals by firing nets i

16、nstead of guns, forget smoking, within a future citys limits, be done online, voice commands, place orders, at birth, forms of recreation, free of charge, be powered by electricity, at the flick of a switch, distance surgery, carry out operations, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient

17、 clinic, senior citizens, people with disabilities, go anywhere, using hightech cameras, be attached to , space travel, travel in space, have ones own spaceportStep 5: Closing down by making sentences1. You are going to make your own sentences with the expressions form this moduleMaking sentences wi

18、th the expressions from The City Of the Future(with the future continuous if possible)1. She will be looking like an old lady soon.2. No one knows his name for sure.3. Making predictions is a risky business.4. The earth will be getting bigger or getting smaller in the future.5. I dont know who will

19、be caring for me then.6. The fresh water will be running out very soon.7. People will be using lots of recycled materials, such as old paper and old shoes.8. Remember, though, you cant always rely on luck.9. The imperative to pursue alternative energy sources is clearly established by two simple fac

20、ts.10. Solar and wind power seem certain to provide us with plenty of things about city life.11. In the future we shall be finding out more types of energy.12. A teacher at a university asked me to think how to run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.13. A new way has been found to get rid of t

21、he garbage from city life.14. The wastes from the earth will be sent towards the sun.15. Arresting criminals by firing nets instead of guns is possible now.16. He cant forget smoking.17. No cars will be allowed within a future citys limits.18. Outside cities shopping will be done online.19. We shall

22、 have voice commands to place orders in 2007.20. For many Iraqis, the reality of life under occupation is nothing but democracy being strangled at birth by the midwives.21. New forms of recreation will be provided free of charge.22. The future car will be powered by electricity.23. Everything will b

23、e done at the flick of a switch.24. Distance surgery will become common to all.25. Carrying out operations is impossible here.26. Each city will have its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.27. Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be going anywhere by flying car.28. Its very attached to him so it perches on his shoulder and behaves itself when hes around. 29. Space travel or travel in space will be so cheap that everyone can afford it.30. China will have her own spaceport in 2008.2. Read to list ideas for a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025List ideas