S9: Eventually.
3. Find out different ways of talking about the future.
T: Now can you find what different ways of talking about the future? SS:
1) I’m not really sure what I will be doing ... 2) I guess that I will be working ...
3) I can definitely tell you what I’ll be doing ... 4) Hopefully I will be living ... 5) I’d like to become ...
6) I hope I will be working in ... in ten years ... 7) I am going to ...
8) Maybe I’ll probably be working as ...
T: Good! Use what you have learned in the passage to write about what you will be doing in ten years in about 100 words. First list the points, the phrases and conjunctions that you will use, and then connect them together into a passage. Possible version 1: When I was young my parents always said they expected me to be a lawyer. However, I?蒺m not really sure what I will be doing in ten years from now. I will definitely study law at university when I finish school. I will work hard. I hope I will work as a lawyer in court. I will try my best to protect the interests of the people and fight against the illegal act. I will suggest making more laws to protect our environment and fight against corruption. Possible version 2: Ten years is so long a time that I’m not sure what I will be doing in ten years from now. I guess that there will be a lot of jobs to do. Hopefully I will study medicine in a famous university and become a doctor. I will develop more effective medicine to cure some incurable diseases such as cancer, AIDS, flu etc. I will try my best to help people keep healthy and live a longer life and remain active even in an old age. Maybe I will be a surgeon and try to save more people’s lives and that career will be definitely very useful and interesting. Step Ⅲ Writing Task (Page 10)
Describing your ideal house for the future.
In this part, the teacher can ask the students to work in pairs and design a house for the future. Make sure they list the points of their discussion, and then ask them to write a passage.
T: Turn to Page 10. I’d like you to discuss and design an ideal house for the future according to the picture on Page 10. Firstly, let’s discuss the following questions in pairs:
Show the questions on the slide and allow the students enough time to do this work. 1. Where is it? 2. What is it made of? 3. How big is it? 4. What is each room in the house? 5. What interesting features will it have?
T: Have you finished your discussion?
S1: Yes. I think my ideal house will be built on the coast of the sea.
S2: Yes. I think my house is made of metal and glass. It is strong and beautiful.
S3: I want to build a very large house, about 300 square meters. There is a big living room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, a balcony and a big kitchen.
S4: I will paint the rooms in different colors and they look very beautiful.
T: Very good. Now can you make a drawing of the outside of the house and write a short passage about your ideal house? Ss: Ok.
Possible version 1: My ideal house for the future My house lies on the coast of the sea, which is surrounded with green grass and trees. It is made of metal and glass, so it is very strong and beautiful. It contains a basic house structure, with moveable walls, doors and windows. There are two big bedrooms and a big living room, which face the east. The bathroom and the kitchen are big and comfortable, too. There is a large balcony with all kinds of flowers. A robot acts as a “housewife”, who does some cleaning and cooking. We live a very happy life in the house. Possible version 2: My ideal house for the future My house lies at the foot of a mountain, in front of which goes a small river. The ceiling is made of special metal, which can produce electricity from the sun. The walls are made of special foam, which is very light and reduces outside noise penetration. The living room lies in the middle of the house with two bedrooms on its sides. There is a bathroom in the north and a kitchen in the west. I paint the rooms in different colors, which look very beautiful. A central computer controls the temperature of the house and the lights of the house. Step Ⅳ Assignment 1. Go over this unit.
2. Finish the exercises on Page 72 Speaking and Writing.
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课文注释与疑难解析
1. for sure肯定；一定；必定。 例：That’s for sure. 那是一定的。
He will be sick for sure. 他一定会生病的。 2. run out（某物）用完；不多了；没有了。
例：Our food will soon run out. 我们的粮食快吃完了。 Time is running out. 时间快到了。
The contract runs out on June 30. 那合同将于6月30日期满。 3. rely on依赖；依靠；信任；信赖。
例：You may not rely on the weather report. 天气预报不足为信。 We can’t rely on her for help. 我们不可指望她的帮助。
I rely on her paying back the money. 我相信她会还钱。 4. place an order定购
例： We placed an order for ten computers with that company. 我们和那家公司订购了十台电脑。
5. charge
1) n. 费用；价钱；管理；照顾。构成的短语有： free of charge免费地
in charge of 担任；照料??
in the charge of 由??照料、管理 take charge of担任；接管
例：You can get service free of charge. 你可得到免费的服务。 She is in charge of the factory. 她负责那家工厂。
Mr. Black will take charge during my absence. 我不在时由布莱克先生负责。 2) v.要价；收费。
例：How much do you charge for a room with a bath? 一间带浴室的房间要多少钱？ 6. look out 小心；当心；注意
例：Look out! The road is full of holes.小心！路上尽是坑。
When you cross the street, look out for cars. 过街时，要注意汽车。 look构成的短语还有： look through翻阅；看一遍 look on ... as把??看作；认为 look into调查；了解 look forward to 盼望
look down upon/on看不起 look like看起来像
背景材料：
Computers in Future Jobs
Computer consulting is one of the most important jobs in the future. Computers are the future whether we like it or not. Some people dislike computers, because of the complications it takes. Computers are not exactly the easiest tools to work with, but they are the most rewarding, and they are the future. Future cars will all be run by computer. You will be able to talk to a car and it will take you to your destination. Telephones are technically computerized. You will soon be able to talk to a person on the telephone as well as look at the person you are talking to on a television set. Also television is computerized. Soon we will have true three dimensional television. We will be able to watch television like we never have watched it before. For people who don’t know much about computers, you will be lost in the future. You should learn what you can while you still have the chance, because things will develop quickly for you and you will not be able to cope
with new technological events. Computer consulting is a job, I have chosen long before the advance.
China’s Environmental Problems and Resources for the Future
China is quickly becoming a dominant economic force worldwide in the 21st century. Rapid industrialization and social change have raised the standard of living for millions of its people, mainly in the East and Southeastern coastal provinces, who can now afford to buy washing machines, televisions, and increasingly, cars. But this success comes at great environmental cost. China has followed a pattern similar to many other countries of both the developed and developing world. The process of industrialization is often linked to deteriorating environmental quality and rarely turned around until a country has increased its standard of living. Increasingly severe problems associated with industrial growth threaten the health of Chinese households. Sixteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in China, the result of burning brown coal, the dirtiest kind available, and the growing numbers of cars on the road. In many parts of the country, water is so polluted from manufacturing waste that it is unsafe to drink. Deforestation has intensified annual summer dust storms, and the sands of the Gebi desert have come within 200 miles of Beijing. Severe air and water pollution throughout the country has triggered significant medical problems that the state health system is struggling to address, including rising rates of cancer and respiratory disease. These broad problems will take decades to solve but current government efforts are addressing smaller, more specific issues; for example, work is now underway to control air pollution in Beijing. Fortunately, the Chinese government has made pollution control an official goal and has recognized that lessons from the United States and other nations can be useful in China to stem further ecological degradation. One of these lessons is the need to contain the costs of necessary environmental quality reforms, given other competing priorities for scarce financial resources. This has increased the appeal of regulatory approaches that can improve environmental quality at a low cost. For this reason, Chinese environmental authorities have become very interested in U.S. programs that use market-based approaches to achieve the objectives of federal air quality standards at a lower cost than traditional regulatory methods.
The Digital Decade
“In the Digital Decade, you’ll no longer think of the PC as a tool you use only to carry out specific tasks it will become something you come to rely on all the time. The power of the PC will be as ubiquitous and reliable as electricity, and vastly more useful than any single device we use today.”
-Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, from Moving into the Digital Decade.
The Next Generation of Building Technology
FBA is changing the way America builds with a complete system of foam core, structural insulated panels. The panels consist of an expanded polystyrene (EPS) core bonded under pressure between two outer layers of OSB.
Joined together with splices or a tongue and groove design, both the strength and energy efficiency of the panels are outstanding. With a U.S. Department of Energy “R” factor of 19 to 38 for walls, and 25 to 46 for roofs, they provide tremendous insulating values.
Because of its inherent characteristics the foam core also reduces outside noise penetration, giving the added advantage of a quieter interior environment.
Each individual panel is designed, engineered, and built to fit a specific location in each building plan. They are built to size, up to 4 feet width and 16 feet long. The beam-like construction makes the panels two or three times stronger than conventional wood-frame structures, providing for greater free-span roof and ceiling designs. The total result is fast and economical construction, with the shortest time from start-up to move-in.
Buildings Come Ready-To-Assemble or Ready-To-Occupy
Future Building of America can provide you with as much or as little assistance as needed. The panels ease of construction allows them to be assembled by any builder. Detailed drawings and a step-by-step manual are supplied with each design and local labor supervised by our construction managers can erect your entire shell in a matter of days!
We can also provide assistance in every aspect of our project from drafting and design through completion. There simply is no faster, easier, stronger, and more energy efficient building system available.
Wind - the fuel of the future
Wind farms are generating more green power than ever. Last year, Europe increased its wind-power capacity by more than 35 percent. Today, wind farms deliver enough energy to