1、Unit 20 New Frontiers,Grammar - the future,Objectives,In this class, you will be able to 1. Use the proper future tense according to the time clues given; 2. Make predictions about the future.,Step 1 Time Phrases Scan the text , find the time phrases and pay attention to the tenses of the sentences.
2、,over the centuries; in 10,50,even,1000 years time; this weekend; in the next few years; by the year 2015/ 2030; by the middle of the century; at nine oclock on Saturday morning.,have wondered-,will be like-,are meeting-,will become-,will have produced -,will have been developed,will be sitting-,Ste
3、p 2. Complete the sentences according to the information in the text.,The seminar starts on Friday and the experts _ (discuss) the endless possibilities of the future. 2. In the next few years, computers _ (become ) handier. 3. By the year 2015, the clothing industry _ (produce) new types of materia
4、l. 4. By the year 2025, no one _(die) of starvation.,will be discussing,will become,will have produced,will die,a) Future PerfectBy the end of the century, we will have discovered other places in our solar systems. b) Future Continuous At nine oclock on Saturday morning, I will be sitting in the fro
5、nt row and listening to the great Professor Willard.,将来完成时态,表示动作或者状态延续到将来某一时间为止已有若干时间, 谓语动词常用延续性动词, 并常伴有for引导的时间段。By the end of next year I will have lived here for ten years.,The film will begin at 8:00. It will have been shown for half an hour when you arrive at 8:30.When you come back, I will hav
6、e been here for half an hour.,表示动作或者状态在将来某个时间之前完成, 常与by the time, when, before 等连用。谓语动词常用非延续性动词。I shall have graduated from university by this time next year.I guess you will have finished your homework when I come to see you.,表示说话人对某一已经完成动作的推测。The students will have finished reading the article now
7、.I think he will have got home so far.,Practice,Do Ex-2 on Page 66 to practise using the future perfect. 2. will have spent 3. will have become 4. will have invested 5. will have been 6. will have died,将来进行时态,进行时态的用法:某一时间点正在发生的动作;或者某一段时间内一直发生的动作。将来进行时态只不过把时间放在了将来, 所以将来进行时态表示将来某个时间点正在发生的动作或者将来某一段时间内一
8、直在进行的动作。,I will be taking a shower at 9 oclock tomorrow morning.Catharine will be taking a part-time job in the next summer vocation.,Practice,Do Ex-4 on P66 to practise using the future continuous. 2. Ill be watching 3. Ill be driving 4. will -be using 5. will be putting up 6. will be writing / wil
9、l be working,Complete these predictions about the world in 2020 by putting the verbs in brackets either in the Future Perfect or the Future Continuous.,will be using,1. People (use) _ solar energy every day,2. people (use) _ up all natural sources of oil 3. people (travel) _ into space on a regular
10、basis 4. people (eat) _ only food created by specialists 5. traditional farms (disappear) _,will have used,will be traveling,will be eating,will have disappeared,6. Many new galaxies (discover) _ 7. Mars and Venus (explore) _and (describe) _ in detail 8. Scientists (study) _ the chance of people set
11、ting in other galaxies,will be studying,will have been discovered,will have been explored,described,Look at the programme of thefuturologists conference and thecues below(1-7). Write full sentenceusing the Future Perfect or the Future Continuous.,1. 5 p.m. on Friday- Prof Howard Green gives a lectur
12、e on alternative sources of energy. At 5 p.m. on Friday, Prof. Howard Green will be giving a lecture on alternative sources of energy.,2. Saturday Lunchtime- the participants listen to two lectures. By Saturday lunchtime, they will have listened to two lectures. 3. 2:30 p.m. on Saturday everyone has
13、 lunch. At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, everyone will be having lunch.,4. Saturday night- the participants have a reception. On Saturday might, they will be having a reception. 5. Sunday morning- they identify a few problems of the future. On Sunday morning, the participants will be identifying a few prob
14、lems of the future.,6. Sunday noon- the participants attend the closing ceremony. At noon on Sunday they will be attending the closing ceremony.,7. The end of the seminar the futurologists discuss many important issues. By the end of the conference, the futurologists will have discussed many important issues.,
