World of the Future
Teaching Objectives
? To get students imagine and describe the
future world,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
organization of the text.
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
Think Over:
? Dream the future world of your own.
? Provide examples to prove that the time
we are living in now was also,a wonderful
future” to the people who lived 100 years
ago.
I,What is the theme of the text?
? Scientists think that wonderful things may
come true in the future.
II,Which of the wonderful things described do
you think are the most wonderful?
? Scientists will be able to find cures for most
diseases.
? Highways of the future will be fully automated.
? Weather control will be realized in the future.
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-4) ---a vivid description of the future journey
to the wonderful sea world; the theme of the text and
definition of the word future
? Part Two (5-7) --- describing a future journey into space
to visit the Moon,the Mars and the Venus,The
descriptions are presented in the chronological order and
from the near-to-far space perspective.
? Part Three (8-12)--- describing some wonderful things
which may come true (the future dolls,special computers,
flying saucers,future bicycles and skates,telepathy
helmets)
? Part Four (13-21) --- describing great wonders will
directly influence or be closely related to future life
? Conclusion part,the last paragraph is a logical and
natural conclusion.
some difficult sentences,words or phrases
1,Down slides the submarine like a shark diving.
? Explain,The submarine passes smoothly downwards
through water like a diving shark.
2,Soon all sunlight is gone.
? Explain,There exists no more sunlight in minute.
3,They probably will find cure for most diseases.
? Explain,It is likely for the scientists to discover effective
treatments for most diseases.
4,You can have secrets with each other that nobody else
can tune in on!
? Explain,You have only between you and your friend
secrets that are not accessible to anybody else.
? know for sure
? They’ll here for sure within half an hour,(肯定地 )
? He couldn’t tell for sure from a distance whether it
was George or not,
? Be sure to write to me as soon as you arrive there,
（一定，千万）
? She wanted to be sure that he was looked after.
? He looked behind him to make sure he was not
being followed,（确定，设法做到）
? I said it would happen,and sure enough it did
happen,（果然）
? She seems very sure of herself,but she isn’t really,
（有信心）
? sub-构成名词或形容词
? 在底下,
? submarine,subway,subconscious
? 副，次，亚，小：
? subtitle,subcontinent,subheading
? 分，支，下属：
? subcommittee,
subbranch,subdivision
? en- 加在形容词前构成动词,
? enable,enlarge,enrich
? 加在名词前构成动词,
? enjoy,endanger,encourage
? -en 加在某些形容词后构成动词,
? brighten,blacken,fasten,broaden,deepen,
lessen,freshen（使变）
? 加在名词后构成形容词,
? golden,silken,wooden,woollen(由 … 做成 )
Translation Exercises
1.A thief pushed the door open,slipped into the
house,slid the drawer open,and took all the
money away.
2.She always gets sick whenever she rides on a
bus,so she has to go to school by bike.
3.Scientists believe that many wonders that do not
exist today will come true in the future.
4,Someday in the future,when you ride a
submarine to the bottom of a sea,you will
witness a wonderful world.
5,In the future you might be able to enter space by
riding a huge liner and visit the Moon,Mars,
and Venus.
6.Scientists believe that much of the future food will be skilfully
prepared by food chemists and will be delicious and
healthful,
7.Scientists of the future will certainly find effective ways to
make life last longer and discover cures for almost all
diseases.
8.In the future it will be impossible for cars to smash together
because the automatic controls fixed in them will make
speeding cars miss each other.
9.While a boy was crossing the highway in a hurry,the driver of
a speeding car promptly stepped the brakes,thus averting a
bad accident.
10.The most wonderful surprise in the future will consist in the
strict weather control,It will rain only when the weatherman
thinks that it is essential to freshen the air inside the city.
Dictation
One day the ocean may tell us what next
month’s weather will be like,Scientists are trying
to find out if long-range weather conditions over
the land may be forecast by changes that occur
weeks earlier in the sea,To aid in further studies
of the sea,recording instruments have been
placed in the ocean and at other places along
the continental seaboard,Scientists hope that
data about water temperatures,currents,speed
of flow,seasonal changes,and other ocean
conditions may soon be used to forecast general
weather more accurately,and give advance
warning of storms so steps can be taken to save
lives and property,
Assignment:
Write a passage about the possible bad
results with the development of hi-tech,
Teaching Objectives
? To get students imagine and describe the
future world,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
organization of the text.
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
Think Over:
? Dream the future world of your own.
? Provide examples to prove that the time
we are living in now was also,a wonderful
future” to the people who lived 100 years
ago.
I,What is the theme of the text?
? Scientists think that wonderful things may
come true in the future.
II,Which of the wonderful things described do
you think are the most wonderful?
? Scientists will be able to find cures for most
diseases.
? Highways of the future will be fully automated.
? Weather control will be realized in the future.
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-4) ---a vivid description of the future journey
to the wonderful sea world; the theme of the text and
definition of the word future
? Part Two (5-7) --- describing a future journey into space
to visit the Moon,the Mars and the Venus,The
descriptions are presented in the chronological order and
from the near-to-far space perspective.
? Part Three (8-12)--- describing some wonderful things
which may come true (the future dolls,special computers,
flying saucers,future bicycles and skates,telepathy
helmets)
? Part Four (13-21) --- describing great wonders will
directly influence or be closely related to future life
? Conclusion part,the last paragraph is a logical and
natural conclusion.
some difficult sentences,words or phrases
1,Down slides the submarine like a shark diving.
? Explain,The submarine passes smoothly downwards
through water like a diving shark.
2,Soon all sunlight is gone.
? Explain,There exists no more sunlight in minute.
3,They probably will find cure for most diseases.
? Explain,It is likely for the scientists to discover effective
treatments for most diseases.
4,You can have secrets with each other that nobody else
can tune in on!
? Explain,You have only between you and your friend
secrets that are not accessible to anybody else.
? know for sure
? They’ll here for sure within half an hour,(肯定地 )
? He couldn’t tell for sure from a distance whether it
was George or not,
? Be sure to write to me as soon as you arrive there,
（一定，千万）
? She wanted to be sure that he was looked after.
? He looked behind him to make sure he was not
being followed,（确定，设法做到）
? I said it would happen,and sure enough it did
happen,（果然）
? She seems very sure of herself,but she isn’t really,
（有信心）
? sub-构成名词或形容词
? 在底下,
? submarine,subway,subconscious
? 副，次，亚，小：
? subtitle,subcontinent,subheading
? 分，支，下属：
? subcommittee,
subbranch,subdivision
? en- 加在形容词前构成动词,
? enable,enlarge,enrich
? 加在名词前构成动词,
? enjoy,endanger,encourage
? -en 加在某些形容词后构成动词,
? brighten,blacken,fasten,broaden,deepen,
lessen,freshen（使变）
? 加在名词后构成形容词,
? golden,silken,wooden,woollen(由 … 做成 )
Translation Exercises
1.A thief pushed the door open,slipped into the
house,slid the drawer open,and took all the
money away.
2.She always gets sick whenever she rides on a
bus,so she has to go to school by bike.
3.Scientists believe that many wonders that do not
exist today will come true in the future.
4,Someday in the future,when you ride a
submarine to the bottom of a sea,you will
witness a wonderful world.
5,In the future you might be able to enter space by
riding a huge liner and visit the Moon,Mars,
and Venus.
6.Scientists believe that much of the future food will be skilfully
prepared by food chemists and will be delicious and
healthful,
7.Scientists of the future will certainly find effective ways to
make life last longer and discover cures for almost all
diseases.
8.In the future it will be impossible for cars to smash together
because the automatic controls fixed in them will make
speeding cars miss each other.
9.While a boy was crossing the highway in a hurry,the driver of
a speeding car promptly stepped the brakes,thus averting a
bad accident.
10.The most wonderful surprise in the future will consist in the
strict weather control,It will rain only when the weatherman
thinks that it is essential to freshen the air inside the city.
Dictation
One day the ocean may tell us what next
month’s weather will be like,Scientists are trying
to find out if long-range weather conditions over
the land may be forecast by changes that occur
weeks earlier in the sea,To aid in further studies
of the sea,recording instruments have been
placed in the ocean and at other places along
the continental seaboard,Scientists hope that
data about water temperatures,currents,speed
of flow,seasonal changes,and other ocean
conditions may soon be used to forecast general
weather more accurately,and give advance
warning of storms so steps can be taken to save
lives and property,
Assignment:
Write a passage about the possible bad
results with the development of hi-tech,
