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Section A What are your predictions about the future
(2a-2e)
Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. understand the predictions about future life through
listening.
2. analyze whether the predictions are positive or negative
and explain the reasons.
3. create and share your own predictions for the future.
Look and Say
Here are some pictures of people’s imagination of future life from 100 years ago. Did their predictions come true
Sweeping machines will help people clean the floor.
Robot servants will do chores at home.
We have robot cleaners today.
We have service robots today.
People will travel in mobile houses.
Letters will be delivered by airplanes.
We have motor homes today.
We use drones to deliver goods today.
Watch and Discuss
What is the video about
It’s about what the future life will be like.
What predictions in the video do you think will come true
Read the conversation. What are Helen and Jennifer talking about
They’re discussing predictions about future life from a video.
Read the predictions in the box.
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2a
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Helen: Hi, Jennifer.What’s up
Jennifer: Oh, hi, Helen. I’m watching a video about future
predictions.
Helen: So, what will the future be like
Jennifer: Well, ______________________________, but the
transport system will be more efficient. It means that
_____________________________.
Helen: Sounds great! Any other predictions
Jennifer: Students probably won’t go to a school in the future.
They will study at home or any place they want.
there will be more people in cities
there will be fewer traffic accidents
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[ pr b bli] adv. 可能
Helen: Oh, but I really like going to school! Anything else
Jennifer: And ___________________ .
Helen: Really Why
Jennifer: Because ____________________________________
in our homes. Machines will tell us how to solve small
health problems before they become bigger.
Helen: That’ll be great. How long will most people live
Jennifer: Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old.
Some may even live to be 150.
Helen: Wow, that sounds wonderful!
people will live longer
we’ll have better health care technology
“live to be+年龄”表示“活到......岁”。
2b
Read the conversation and complete the table.
What will the future be like People in cities
Transport system
Education
Health care
Length of life
People will live to be100-150 years old.
There will be more people in cities.
It will be more efficient and there will be fewer accidents.
Students will study at home or at any place they want.
Machines will tell us how to solve small health problems before they become bigger.
2c
Read again and answer the questions.
1. What is Jennifer watching
She is watching a video about future predictions.
2. Is Helen interested in the future How do you know
Yes, she is. Because she asks many questions about future life and reacts positively to the predictions.
For example, she says, “Sounds great! Any other predictions ” , “That’ll be great.” and “Wow, that sounds wonderful!”.
3. Is the video positive about the future or not How do
you know
Yes, the video is positive about the future.
The video gives positive predictions about future life.
The video uses many positive words to describe life in the future. E.g. efficient, fewer, better and even.
Further Thinking
1. Which prediction in the conversation do you think will
come true
I think more efficient transport will come true, because we already have self-driving cars. The technology will make transportation faster and safer in the future.
...
2. What challenges do you think we will face if these predictions come true For example, what will happen if all the students study at home
Students will feel lonely because they won’t meet their classmates.
Their eyes will get hurt by staring at the screen all day long.
...
2d
Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it.
2e
What do you think life will be like in the future Make up a conversation about your future predictions.
everything will be controlled by voice
more population in cities
more self-driving cars
robots will do boring jobs
play VR games
A: Will there be more / less / fewer ... in the future
B: Yes, I think there will ... / Well, I don’t think there
will ...
A: Do you think we will ...
B: ...
Example
A: What do you think life will be like in the future
B: I think many things will change.
A: Will there be more people in cities in the future
B: Yes, I think so. Because jobs and schools are
better there.
A: Do you think we will still drive cars ourselves
B: ...

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