Life in the future
-Reading-
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, What will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me
Que Sera Sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera Sera,what will be will be
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart, What lies ahead
Will we have rainbows day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said
Que Sera Sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Scan the text to find out in which paragraph you
can find answers to the questions.
1.How will people shop in the future? Para 3
2.How will people travel in the future?Para 2
3.What will schools be like in the future? Para 5
4.What will the future be like in general? Para 1、6
Transportation
In the future, which means of transportation will be
more popular?
wagon
car
traditional train
maglev train
Transportation.
Why will the maglev train be popular in the future?
Environmentally friendly
energy -saving
Amazing speed---430 km/h
Controlled by an advanced
computer system.
1. E-commerce
___________ is becoming more and more
popular.
necessity
2. Shopping is no longer a __________.
How?
entertainment
It has become a form of ___________.
mall
3. People want to go to a pleasant ______and
combine
____________shopping
with fun.
cards which contain a
4. People will use smart
__________
chip instead of _______.
cash
tiny ____,
Health and Medicine
What makes it possible for people to enjoy
a longer and healthier life?
A. Paying more attention to a
healthy diet and an active life.
B. Exercising regularly.
C. Advances in medical science .
D. All above
How will people study in the future?
Study at home by watching TV or on a computer screen.
What kind of schools will appear in the future?
More “schools on the air" and “e-schools”
How can we adapt to the changing world?
We will become lifelong learners.
4. Which of the following proverbs(谚语) can
replace(代替) the sentence “Instead of being
students only when we are young, we will
become lifelong learners.”______
B
A. Knowledge is power.
B. It’s never too old to learn.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. No pains , no gains .
Education and Knowledge
• Which of the following will probably not
happen in the future.
A. People will study in e-schools and schools on
the air.
B. There will be no real classroom.
C. Old people will still learn knowledge with
distance education.
D. People can study whenever they want to.
1. In order to catch a glimpse of the future, we have to T
know the major trends in contemporary society.
2. Public transportation is already well developed in
most
China.
mostareas
urbanof
areas
of China.
F
3. Shopping is no longer a necessity.So future people
never do shopping outside.
They still do shopping.
F
4. Future doctors will be able to cure more diseases.
T
One reason is that they understand the human body
better. With a better understanding of human
body, …
5.People will study freely with distance education and F
they won’t have to do homework.
Homework will always be homework....
Current Trends
1.Transportation.
Transportation will be cleaner, faster
faster and safer.
safer
2. Business
E-commerce will become more and more popular
popular.
3. Health and Medicine
People will be healthier and doctors can cure more
diseases
diseases.
4. Education and Knowledge
Distance
Distance education will be more popular.
What should we do to make sure
we will have a bright future?
1. Have a dream
2. Make a plan
3. Carry it out
4. With some efforts
5. Dream will come true.
Time
1 year from
now
5 year from
now
10 years
from now
What will
you do?
Where will
you be?
How will
you prepare
for it?
If we learn to accept and appreciate
what is new and different, we will be
well-prepared for whatever the future
may have in store.
如果我们学会接受变化，学会欣赏新的、不
同的事物，我们就能有准备地迎接未来带给
我们的一切。
Homework:
1. Recite Paragraph 6.
2. Read the text twice.
3. Make sentences with the following 5 words and phrases
catch a glimpse of, indicate, keep in touch with, remain, in
store.