一．Fill in the blanks and try to translate them.
1.No one knows for sure, and _________________ is a risky business.
2.In the future, _____ for the environment will become very important ____ earth’s natural resources __________.
3.We will also have to _____ more ____ alternative energy, ______ solar and wind power.
4.All this seems certain, but there are __________ things about city life in the future _____ are not certain.
5.______________what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students _________ how they would ______ a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.
6._____________ garbage problems, the city will ______ huge spaceships ______ waste materials and send them towards the sun, ___________ landfill and environmental problems.
7.Police will arrest criminals _____________nets instead of guns.
8.No smoking will be allowed _________ a future city’s limits.
9.Everyone will be given a telephone number _______ that will never change _________________ they live.
10.All forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided _____________ by the city.
11.Distance surgery will become common as doctors ___________ operations from thousands of miles away, with each city _________ its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.
12.Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world __________ high-tech cameras ____________ their head.
13.__________ in space by ordinary citizens will be common.
二．如何写预测未来的文章
1.注意时态。多用一般将来时或将来进行时
2.常用句型
1). 未来的生活怎样是很难预测的。
__________________________________________________________________
2). 但是, 我们可以对未来的发展做出一些预测。
__________________________________________________________________
3). 网上购物将变得越来越流行. 对那些去商店的人来说，购物已不再是一种需要。它已经成为一种娱乐方式。
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4). 未来人们将能拥有更长久更健康的寿命, 而且在老年也能很活跃.
_____________________________________________________________________
5). 未来的------将与今天的----大有不同。
_________________________________________________________________
6). 人们将用----来代替----
___________________________________________________________________
7). 事情是肯定会发生变化的。我们不能确定我们的梦想是否会实现， 但是，至少我们可以满怀希望我们改善世界的努力会成功的。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8). 并不是所有预测都会实现。
___________________________________________________________________
3.Useful expressions
It is hard to predict------- Making predictions is ------
I think / I hope that ---- There will be ----
People at that time will / won’t have to ---- I’m not really sure about ----
Maybe I’ll probably-----
What will--- in the future be like/ look like?
People will use more---instead of ----
All shopping will be done online at home.
People can do ---- without leaving their homes.
There is no doubt that (毫无疑问)----
With the development ---, ---will become possible.
People in the future will surely enjoy a ----life.
请根据以上提示, 以Life in the Future 为题,写一篇100 字左右的文章，可从以下几方面选写两三点
1.未来的房屋会怎样？ 2.未来的交通方式会怎样？
3.未来的购物方式会发生什么变化? 4.未来的教育会怎样？
5.未来的城市将是怎样？ 6.未来的气候会如何？
7.未来的人口怎样？
参考词汇：交通（transportation）气候（climate）远程教育（distance education）
_____________________________________________________(未来的生活怎样是很难预测的), but _____________________________________________(我们可以对未来的发展做出一些预测。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It is certain that things will change. We can’t be sure ________________________(我们的梦想是否会实现)，but we can at least be hopeful that___________________________________________(我们改善世界的努力会成功的)。If we learn to accept change and appreciate what is new and different, we will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in sore.
Module 1 Listening
Tapescript on Page 5
I: Good afternoon everybody and on the programme this afternoon is an _____ on American domestic architecture, Mr Simon Oppenheim who’s going to talk to us about the house of the future.
I: So where shall we be living in twenty years’ time?
G: Twenty years isn’t a long time. We won’t be living underground or in space. We’ll be living in houses and flats just as we do today.
I: What will the houses look like?
G: I think they’ll look much the same as they do today., at least from the outside. But they will be different inside.
I: In what way?
G: __________, they’ll be more flexible. That means we’ll be able to move the walls to create bigger or smaller rooms when we want to. So the dining room and living room _______________ would disappear.
I: And the kitchen?
G: The kitchen will become the most important room in the house! We’ll still be cooking, and we’ll probably be using the kitchen more as a family room. And bathrooms will be bigger.
I: So we’ll be spending more time in the bath.
G: Just as other people have done in the past, like in the days of the ancient Romans, when the bath had an important social function.
I: What about furniture?
G: Well, a lot of furniture will be the same---- we’ll still be sitting in chairs and using cupboard to keep things in, but the technology will be different. I think a single computer will control most of the functions in the house, and it will have a voice recognition system.
I: So we’ll just have to say Switch on the Light and the light __________?
G: Yes, that’s right. And the technology will be smarter.
I: Smarter?
G: Yes. For example, if we __________ something, like there’s no more milk left in the fridge, the computer will tell us. Maybe a shopping list would appear on a screen on the fridge. And the toilet will move higher or lower, ___________ who uses it-----a child or an adult.
I: Will the houses of the future be environment friendly?
G: Yes, definitely. We’ll be using machines which use less energy. Any example could be a dishwasher which doesn’t need water. I think everyone will be trying hard to take care of the environment.
I: Does that mean you’re optimistic about the future?
G: Oh yes, very_________.
WorkBook Tapescript on Page 71
Speaker 1
Int = Interview, Ast= Architect
Int: What will be the most important advances in your area of science over the next 20 years?
Ast: Space research will ________ quickly. I think we’ll know _______whether there has ever been life on Mars. I hope this will happen in the next ten years while I am still alive. Also, we will send people to the moon. I’m sure there will be a station on the moon and people will be living there in 20 years’ time. We will use it as a base for manned trips to Mars.
Int: Which area of science will be most important?
Ast: My own profession---astronomy.
Int: What do you think will be most different about the world in 2020?
Ast: __________, I don’t think things will change a lot for ordinary people. I hope we will learn some common sense but I doubt it. I don’t think humans will progress a lot. I’m afraid we won’t change our behaviour and things won’t get better.
Speaker 2
Int: What will be the most important advances in your area of science over the next 20 years?
Surg: Telesurgery will develop very quickly. A surgeon like me will be able to perform operations _____________, from thousands of miles away. There will be special clinics with telesurgery equipment in every city.
Int: Which area of science will be most important?
Surg: Alternative energy research. This will become vitally important because our natural resources are ____________. We will develop alternative energy resources such as wind and solar power.
Int: What do you think will be most different about the world in 2020?
Surg: I think there will be too many people for our world. Environment problems will be very serious. The future frightens me.
Speaker 3
Int: What will be the most important advances in your area of science over the next 20 years?
Arch: _____________, there will be a lot more very big cities. Most people will be living in high-rise buildings. Individual houses are ______________. Hardly anyone will have their own house in 2020. There simply won’t be enough space.
Int: Which area of science will be most important?
Arch: Medical science. It will make huge progress. Scientists will find the cure for cancer and people will live longer and healthier lives.
1.No one knows for sure, and _________________ is a risky business.
2.In the future, _____ for the environment will become very important ____ earth’s natural resources __________.
3.We will also have to _____ more ____ alternative energy, ______ solar and wind power.
4.All this seems certain, but there are __________ things about city life in the future _____ are not certain.
5.______________what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students _________ how they would ______ a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.
6._____________ garbage problems, the city will ______ huge spaceships ______ waste materials and send them towards the sun, ___________ landfill and environmental problems.
7.Police will arrest criminals _____________nets instead of guns.
8.No smoking will be allowed _________ a future city’s limits.
9.Everyone will be given a telephone number _______ that will never change _________________ they live.
10.All forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided _____________ by the city.
11.Distance surgery will become common as doctors ___________ operations from thousands of miles away, with each city _________ its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.
12.Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world __________ high-tech cameras ____________ their head.
13.__________ in space by ordinary citizens will be common.
二．如何写预测未来的文章
1.注意时态。多用一般将来时或将来进行时
2.常用句型
1). 未来的生活怎样是很难预测的。
__________________________________________________________________
2). 但是, 我们可以对未来的发展做出一些预测。
__________________________________________________________________
3). 网上购物将变得越来越流行. 对那些去商店的人来说，购物已不再是一种需要。它已经成为一种娱乐方式。
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4). 未来人们将能拥有更长久更健康的寿命, 而且在老年也能很活跃.
_____________________________________________________________________
5). 未来的------将与今天的----大有不同。
_________________________________________________________________
6). 人们将用----来代替----
___________________________________________________________________
7). 事情是肯定会发生变化的。我们不能确定我们的梦想是否会实现， 但是，至少我们可以满怀希望我们改善世界的努力会成功的。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8). 并不是所有预测都会实现。
___________________________________________________________________
3.Useful expressions
It is hard to predict------- Making predictions is ------
I think / I hope that ---- There will be ----
People at that time will / won’t have to ---- I’m not really sure about ----
Maybe I’ll probably-----
What will--- in the future be like/ look like?
People will use more---instead of ----
All shopping will be done online at home.
People can do ---- without leaving their homes.
There is no doubt that (毫无疑问)----
With the development ---, ---will become possible.
People in the future will surely enjoy a ----life.
请根据以上提示, 以Life in the Future 为题,写一篇100 字左右的文章，可从以下几方面选写两三点
1.未来的房屋会怎样？ 2.未来的交通方式会怎样？
3.未来的购物方式会发生什么变化? 4.未来的教育会怎样？
5.未来的城市将是怎样？ 6.未来的气候会如何？
7.未来的人口怎样？
参考词汇：交通（transportation）气候（climate）远程教育（distance education）
_____________________________________________________(未来的生活怎样是很难预测的), but _____________________________________________(我们可以对未来的发展做出一些预测。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It is certain that things will change. We can’t be sure ________________________(我们的梦想是否会实现)，but we can at least be hopeful that___________________________________________(我们改善世界的努力会成功的)。If we learn to accept change and appreciate what is new and different, we will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in sore.
Module 1 Listening
Tapescript on Page 5
I: Good afternoon everybody and on the programme this afternoon is an _____ on American domestic architecture, Mr Simon Oppenheim who’s going to talk to us about the house of the future.
I: So where shall we be living in twenty years’ time?
G: Twenty years isn’t a long time. We won’t be living underground or in space. We’ll be living in houses and flats just as we do today.
I: What will the houses look like?
G: I think they’ll look much the same as they do today., at least from the outside. But they will be different inside.
I: In what way?
G: __________, they’ll be more flexible. That means we’ll be able to move the walls to create bigger or smaller rooms when we want to. So the dining room and living room _______________ would disappear.
I: And the kitchen?
G: The kitchen will become the most important room in the house! We’ll still be cooking, and we’ll probably be using the kitchen more as a family room. And bathrooms will be bigger.
I: So we’ll be spending more time in the bath.
G: Just as other people have done in the past, like in the days of the ancient Romans, when the bath had an important social function.
I: What about furniture?
G: Well, a lot of furniture will be the same---- we’ll still be sitting in chairs and using cupboard to keep things in, but the technology will be different. I think a single computer will control most of the functions in the house, and it will have a voice recognition system.
I: So we’ll just have to say Switch on the Light and the light __________?
G: Yes, that’s right. And the technology will be smarter.
I: Smarter?
G: Yes. For example, if we __________ something, like there’s no more milk left in the fridge, the computer will tell us. Maybe a shopping list would appear on a screen on the fridge. And the toilet will move higher or lower, ___________ who uses it-----a child or an adult.
I: Will the houses of the future be environment friendly?
G: Yes, definitely. We’ll be using machines which use less energy. Any example could be a dishwasher which doesn’t need water. I think everyone will be trying hard to take care of the environment.
I: Does that mean you’re optimistic about the future?
G: Oh yes, very_________.
WorkBook Tapescript on Page 71
Speaker 1
Int = Interview, Ast= Architect
Int: What will be the most important advances in your area of science over the next 20 years?
Ast: Space research will ________ quickly. I think we’ll know _______whether there has ever been life on Mars. I hope this will happen in the next ten years while I am still alive. Also, we will send people to the moon. I’m sure there will be a station on the moon and people will be living there in 20 years’ time. We will use it as a base for manned trips to Mars.
Int: Which area of science will be most important?
Ast: My own profession---astronomy.
Int: What do you think will be most different about the world in 2020?
Ast: __________, I don’t think things will change a lot for ordinary people. I hope we will learn some common sense but I doubt it. I don’t think humans will progress a lot. I’m afraid we won’t change our behaviour and things won’t get better.
Speaker 2
Int: What will be the most important advances in your area of science over the next 20 years?
Surg: Telesurgery will develop very quickly. A surgeon like me will be able to perform operations _____________, from thousands of miles away. There will be special clinics with telesurgery equipment in every city.
Int: Which area of science will be most important?
Surg: Alternative energy research. This will become vitally important because our natural resources are ____________. We will develop alternative energy resources such as wind and solar power.
Int: What do you think will be most different about the world in 2020?
Surg: I think there will be too many people for our world. Environment problems will be very serious. The future frightens me.
Speaker 3
Int: What will be the most important advances in your area of science over the next 20 years?
Arch: _____________, there will be a lot more very big cities. Most people will be living in high-rise buildings. Individual houses are ______________. Hardly anyone will have their own house in 2020. There simply won’t be enough space.
Int: Which area of science will be most important?
Arch: Medical science. It will make huge progress. Scientists will find the cure for cancer and people will live longer and healthier lives.
