1、北师大 高二 Unit 20,Unit 20 New Frontiers,Lesson 1 Futurology,Why do we study the future?,Free talk,The world changes so quickly that its hard to keep up. New inventions and innovations alter the way we live. Peoples values, attitudes, and beliefs are changing. And the pace of change keeps accelerating,
2、making it difficult to prepare for tomorrow.,By studying the future, people can better anticipate (预测) what lies ahead. More importantly, they can actively decide how they will live in the future, by making choices today and realizing the consequences of their decisions.,Are you interested in thinki
3、ng about the future? What do you think the future will be like? Predict it.,Warm up,Car will fly in the sky.,Robots will work for us even take place of our human beings.,We will travel to the moon or live there.,cars in the future,spaceship in the future,electronic dog,Can you make some predictions
4、about future society in terms of computer, our daily necessity, biological technology?,Read the text and choose the best title:a) From the Past to the Futureb) The Future Businessc) Tomorrows Worldd) A Perfect Future?,c) Tomorrows World,Why is the writer interested in futurology? How many prediction
5、s did the writer find? Read the text and complete the blanks.,1) In the next few years,_,computers will become handier.,Holding a virtual meeting by using a life-sized video screen.,2) By the year 2015, _,the clothing industry will have produced new types of material that will remain stainless no ma
6、tter what you spill on them.,3) By the year 2025, _ _ _,no one will die of starvation because there will be food for everyone.,4) By the year 2030, _ _ _ _,development in biochemistry and medical science will make it theoretically possible for us to live for at least 150 years.,Whats this?,Tiny chip transplanted into skin.,What is the tiny chip used for?,
