Lesson1 Futurology

寿县安丰高中

Unit 20

New Frontiers

In this lesson, we’ll 1.understand the topic of the unit. 2. understand the text and get the key information. 3.understand and use some of the topic words. 4. talk about the predictions in the future.

What is more likely to be new frontiers in the future?

science

arthistory

some branches of science

biology physics astronomy

information technology

a radio telescope

astronomyastronomy

Match the branches of science with the pictures.

PhysicsPhysicsan atom

a microscope

biologybiology

a microchip

information technologyinformation technology

DNA

biologybiology

1.artificial intelligence 2.bacteria 3.dataprocessing 4.gravity 5.light year 6.mass 7.radiation 8.radium 9.radioactive 10.universe 11.search engine 12.solar system

人工智能细菌

数据处理重力

光年质量 , 大量

辐射镭

放射性的宇宙

搜索引擎太阳系

Match the Key Words with their Chinese meanings.

1.artificial intelligence 2.bacteria 3.dataprocessing 4.gravity 5.light year 6.mass

光年 重力 质量 , 大量 人工智能 数据处理 细菌

7.radiation 8.radium 9.radioactive 10.universe 11.search engine 12.solar system

宇宙 搜索引擎 太阳系 辐射镭 放射性的

Match the Key Words with their Chinese meanings.

Physics :energy, mass…Biology : bacteria…Astronomy: deep space, universe…

Information technology : artificial intelligence, data processing…

Match the Key Words with the four branches of the science. Add more words .

gravityradioactive

black hole, universe, solar system

artificial intelligence

Think about:

Has science deeply affected our lives?

Do you think it is necessary to study the future developments of science ?

Futurology

futurology

The study about predictions of future developments.

-ology 学问；科学biology 生物学geology 地质学

archaeology 考古学

未来学

Read the text fast and find out the correct answer.•From the Past to the Future •The Future Business•Tomorrow's World•A Perfect Future?

SkimmingWhat is the text about?

Scanning

•Part1 •Part2 •Part3

What will the author be doing on Saturday morning?

What is futurologist?

What are being predicted?

Read each part fast to match its main idea.

Careful readingPart1-para.1

Which kind of people are called futurologists?

A.People who like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world will be like in the future.

B.People who write science fiction novels about the future themselves.

C.People who predicted things that finally came true.

D.People who think about the future for a living.

1) in the next few years2) by the year 20153) by the year 20254) by the year 20305) by the middle of the centur

y6) by the end of the century computers

clothes

our health

time topic

electronic human

universe

the life of people

Part2. the predictions of the futurologists

Which is much handier or easier to carry?

handy convenient方便的

desktop computer

laptop 

stainn. 污迹

stainlessadj. clean

wornadj. 磨破了的

starvation

Every year, lots of African children starve to death .

v. 饿死 , 挨饿

n. 饥饿

The new bridge will_________________ the mainland.

link the island to

link … to… 把…与…连接在一起

Today there are still many conflicts in the Middle East. n. 冲突

They are living on welfare now.他们现在靠福利生活。

welfare n. 福利

assess 评价 , 评估

How would you assess yourself? 

It is difficult to assess the importance of the decision.

When What are the predictions?

in the next few years

by the year 2015

by the year 2025

by the year 2030

by the middle of the centuryby the end of the century

Computers will become ________. We will be able to ________ any file or _________ our computers.

The clothes will become ________, strong, never get old and ______, and won’t be ruined by______.

No one would die of_________, live on _______, and there will be no________.

It will be possible for us to live for at least _____years.Tiny, insect-like robots may be sent around our bodies to ______our health and ________ repairs.

We will be ______ our brains to these computers and a huge database( 数据库 ).

We will have discovered other places in our solar system ________ for living and will have discovered ways to go further into space.

in the next few years

by the year 2015

by the year 2025

Computers will become ________. We will be able to __________ any file or _________ our computers.

The clothes will become ________, strong, never get old and ______, and won’t be ruined by_______.

No one would die of___________, live on _______, and there will be no__________.

handierdownload

update

stainlessworn

stains

starvationwelfare

conflicts

by the year 2030

by the middle of the centuryby the end of the century

It will be possible for us to live for at least _____years.Tiny, insect-like robots may be sent around our bodies to ______our health and __________ repairs.

We will be ______ our brains to these computers and a huge database( 数据库 ).

We will have discovered other places in our solar system ________ for living and will have discoveredways to go further into space.

150

assesscarry out

link

suitable

Part3

What does the last sentence mean?

If you can’t beat the future, join it-it’s the dawn of a new world.

如果你不能抗拒未来，就来加入吧，这是一个新世界的开始 .

handy, stain, update, starvation, assess, carry out, link, welfare

1. I would advise you to _______ the software.

2. It is difficult to _______the importance of the plan.

3. This _______can not be removed by washing powder.

4. The wire is ________to the television.

5.  The explorers __________to death in the desert.

6. All things considered, this is a ________ reference book for us.

assessupdate

stain

linkedstarved

用所给单词词组的正确形式填空。

handy

1. Retell two or three of the six predictions we’ve just talked about, using will, may and might as much as possible.

2. Voice your opinion

Choose one prediction ,discuss with your partners and write down your reasons.

Eg: I’m a housewife . Dealing with the stains on the clothes is always a headache for me. So I really hope we will have a type of material that can remain stainless in the future…

Which of the predictions do you like best. Why?

Writing

Make a prediction about the future development according to your observation and imagination.

You can choose a topic which you’re most interested in, such as study, job, food…