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Module 1
Module 1
Life in the Future
Listening and Speaking
To listen to learn to describe the house of the future.
To learn to stress the right words in a sentence.
House of the future
Describe your home to your partner. Talk about these things.
size and number of rooms
furniture technology
He describes what houses will look like in _________ years’ time.
(a) twenty (b) thirty (c) forty
Listen to an architect talking about the home of the future and answer the questions.
2. He thinks houses in the future will be different _________.
(a) outside (b) inside
(c) outside and inside
3. Houses will have _________which move.
(a) floors (b) ceilings
(c) walls　　
4. The most important room will be the
_________.
(a) bathroom (b) kitchen
(c) living room
5. The _________will be bigger.
(a) bathroom
(b) dining room
(c) toilet
6. The house will be controlled by a ________.
(a) computer (b) robot
(c) telescreen
7. If machines are “smart”, they are _______.
(a) clean (b) invisible
(c) clever
8. The architect is ________
optimistic about the effect of the
house on the environment.
(a) not at all (b) not very
(c) very
Work in pairs and check your answers to activity 2. Now listen again.
I: Good afternoon everybody and _____ the
programme this afternoon is an expert
on American ________ ___________,
Mr. Simon Oppenheim who’s going to
talk to us about the _____ ____ _____ ______.
So where shall we be living in twenty
years’ time
G: Twenty years _______ a long time. We
won’t be living ____________ or in space.
We will be living in houses and flats just
as we do today.
on
domestic architecture
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
isn’t
house of the future
underground
I: What will the houses look like
G: I think they’ll look _____ _____ _____ ____
they do today, at least from the outside.
But they will be different inside.
I: _____ _____ _____
G: ____ _____ _____, they’ll be more flexible.
That means we will be able to move the
walls to create ______ ______ _______
rooms when we want to. So the dining
room and living room as we know them
would __________.
much the same as
In what way
For a start
bigger or smaller
disappear
I: And the kitchen
G: The kitchen ______ _______ the most
important room in the house! We will
_____ _____ _______, and we’ll probably
be using the kitchen more as a family
room. And bathrooms will be bigger.
I: So we _____ ____ _______ more time in the
bath.
G: Just as other people have done in the
past, like in the days of the ancient
Romans, when the bath had an important
_____ ________…
will become
still be cooking
will be spending
social function
I: What about furniture
G: Well, a lot of furniture will be the
same — we _____ _____ _____ ______ in
chairs and using cupboards to keep
things in, but the technology will be
different. I think a single computer will
_________ most of the functions in the
house, and it will have a voice
recognition system.
I: So we’ll just have to say Switch on the
Light and the light ______ _____
will still be sitting
control
comes on
G: Yes, that’s right. And the __________ will
be smarter.
I: Smarter
G: Yes. For example, if we _____ _____ _____
something, like there’s _____ _____ milk left
in the fridge, the computer will tell us.
Maybe a shopping list would appear on a
screen on the fridge. And the toilet will
move higher or lower, _________ _____ who
uses it — a child or an adult.
run out of
no more
depending on
technology
I: Will the houses of the future be
___________ ________
G: Yes, _________. We’ll be using machines
which use less energy. An example could
be a dishwasher which doesn’t need water.
I think everyone _____ ____ ______ _____
to take care of the environment.
I: Does that mean you’re _________ _______
the future
G: Oh yes, very definitely.
environment friendly
definitely
will be trying hard
optimistic about
1. what could happen to the dining room and the living room
Work in pairs. Try to remember what the architect says about:
The computer will do it.
They will disappear.
2. how to switch on the lights
3. what the toilet will be able to do
It will wash the dishes without water.
It will move higher or lower depending on who uses it.
4. what the dishwasher will be able to do
I think bathrooms will get bigger.
I don’t think toilets will move!
Say which things you think will happen, and which won’t happen.
Imagine your house of the future. Think about these things.
How big will it be
What will it be made of / from
Which rooms will be most important
What new technology will it have
How environment-friendly will it be
Describe the house to test of the class.
1. Twenty years isn’t a long time. We won’t be living underground or in space. We’ll be living in houses and flats just as we do today.
Underline the stressed words in this passage.
Now listen and check.
1. Twenty years isn’t a long time. We won’t be living underground or in space. We’ll be living in houses and flats just as we do today.
Look at the stressed words. Predict what the passage says.
kitchen – most important room – house
We – still – cooking, probably – using – kitchen more – family – room.
bathrooms – bigger.
Now listen and check.
The kitchen will become the most important room in the house! We’ll still be cooking, and we’ll probably be using the kitchen more as a family room. And bathrooms will be bigger.
Talking about the future
What will the city of the future look like No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain—they are going to get bigger before they get smaller.
Read the extract from The City of the Future and answer the questions.
Which sentence talks about a certain future
The second sentence talks about a certain future (with the going to future)
The first sentence talks about a prediction (with the will future).
2. Which sentence talks about a prediction
Match the sentences A-F with the meanings 1-6.
A We arrive in Beijing on Tuesday at eight in the evening.
B We’re visiting friends tonight.
C Look-it’s going to rain!
D I’m going to study engineering at
university.
E I won’t be here in twenty years.
F these predictions will come true if
technology continues to develop.
1. an intention
2. a future which you can “see” now
3. a timetable
4. an arrangement for the near future
5. a future time reference in a
conditional sentence
6. a prediction
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1, E-6, F-5
Underline the most appropriate from of the verb.
1. No one knows what the world will be
like / is going to be like in the future.
2. What are you doing / are you going
to do when you leave school
3. What time does the plane arrive /
will the plane arrive
4. Look out! We’re having / ’re going to
have an accident!
5. I can’t go out tonight, my cousin
comes / is coming for dinner.
6. I’ll ring / ’m ringing you if I arrive
early.
7. My brother has decided. He’ll study
/ ’s going to study urban planning.
8. I think I go / ’ll go home now.
根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子。
1. Don’t ________ ________ (用完) all the money. Leave me some to spend.
2. Do _________ ________ (小心) for spelling mistakes in your work.
3. You can ________ ________ (依靠) me to keep your secret.
4. Your order will be sent ________ ________ ________ (免费).
use up
look/watch out
rely on/upon
free of
charge
5. Please don’t ________ __________ (预测) about tomorrow’s meeting.
6. I think it’s about time we ________ ________ ________ (处理掉) this old table.
7. I would like to ________ ________ ________ (下一份订单) for ten copies of this book.
8. How can you ________ ________ ________ (继续工作) with all that noise going on
make predictions
got rid
of
place an order
continue to work
Describe what you will be doing in 10 years.

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