北师大高中英语Unit20-lesson1-Futurology课件

When? 1. 2. 3.
What are the predictions?
computers
When?
What are the predictions?
1. In the next few Computers will become
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years
_h_a_n_d__ie_r_ and smarter.
What are the predictions?
4.By the year 2030 It’s possible for us to live for at least _1_5_0_ years.
5.
6.
New type
When?
What are the predictions?
4. By the year 2030
Living in space
When?
What are the predictions?
4. By the year 2030
It’s possible for us to live for at least 150 years.
5. By the middle of the century
6. By the end of the century
of the world for a living.
Read the Part.3 carefully with the following questions.
• How many predictions did the writer find? • What are the predictions? • When may the predictions come true?
of future _____________ ,as in science, technology, and ________ ,according to current conditions and _________ .
• Futurologist -- People who plan the future
3.By the year 2025 No one will die of _s_t_a_r_v_a_ti_o_n__ because of enough food.
When? 4. 5. 6.
What are the predictions?
Tiny, insect-like robots
When?
Part.1
Part.2
Part.3
Part.4
Read the Part.1 again, try to guess the meaning of the following words
KEYWORDS:
society developments predictions trends
• Futurology -- The study or ___________
Unit20 New Frontiers Lesson 1 Futurology
Futur e
未来
Bio logy
生物学
Futurology
Listen and read the text, try to divide the text into four parts.
Part.1 Paragraph.1 Part.2 Paragraph.2 Part.3 Paragraph.3 -- 8 Part.4 Paragraph.9
Match the following headings with each part.
A. Some predictions of the future.
B. What is the futurologist.
C. The writer’s plan to the meeting.
D. The introduction about the meeting.
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What our traffic means would be like in the future?
What the future world would be like? Try to describe your imagination.
The end of the world
Rebellion(反叛) of robots
Attack of aliens(外星人)
• How can we develop our world in a right way?
• How can we avoid making such mistakes as the videos show in our way to the future?
A new type of electronic human might have developed.
Other places in our solar system suitable for _li_v_in_g_ will have been discovered.
2.
3.
Clothing industry
When?
What are the predictions?
1.In the next few Computers will become
years
handier.
2.By the year 2015 Clothes that remain _s_ta_i_n_l_e_s_s_ will be produced.
3.
When?
What are the predictions?
1.In the next few Computers will become
years
handier.
2.By the year 2015 Clothes that remain stainless will be produced.
It’s possible for us to live for at least 150 years.
5. By the middle of the century
6.
A new type of _e_le_c_t_r_o_n_ic__h_u_m__a_n_
might have developed.