2012高二英语课件：U3P1 WARMING UP（人教版必修5）.ppt

1、Life in the futureUnit 3How did you come to school today?By bus,by bike,by car or on foot?Have you ever thought about the changes in transport?Work in pairs and discuss the changes in the following areas.TransportPastNowPastHousesNow EducationPastNow CommunicationPastNowDo you know who I am?I use th

2、e time machine to travel in the future and get all interesting inventions from the future.Just imagine what will happen in one thousand years time,when science and technology are much more advanced thanthey are today.TransportWorkFinance and currencyLanguagesEnvironmentEducation HousesCommunicationC

3、hanges from ancient times to modern societyHow will people travel in the future?We will use clean electric cars or solar energy cars.Transportation will be cleaner,faster and quieter.TransportWhere will people work in the future?WorkHow will people do business tomorrow?Finance and currencyWhat kind

4、of money will people use?E-moneyPVC cardAll kinds of cardsWill people still speak Chinese and English in the future?In my opinion,people will still speak Chinese and English,because there are so many Chinese-speaking and English-speaking people today.LanguagesEnvironmentWhat will the environment be

5、like in the future?What will schools be like in the future?We will not learn at schools all day.We will study at home because we will have e-schools.EducationSchool on the airWhere will people live in the future?We will live on the moon or some other planets.HousesHow will people communicate in the

6、future?CommunicationMake notes in the table below.Present timeIn One Thousand Years TimeTrans-portAirplanes;cars;bicyclesNo longer by air because of environmental pollution;bicycles and horses will make a comeback.Present timeIn One Thousand Years TimeWorkOffice;factory;construction;landscape;servic

7、eAt home using advanced,interactive computers;meetings can be conducted on the computer and people will see each other speak.Present timeIn One Thousand Years TimeFinance andcurrencyLanguagesBanks;offices;insurance;businessOne global currency maybe the yuan as China will be the largest global export

8、erEnglish;Russian;ChineseOne global language perhaps Chinese or still EnglishPresent timeIn One Thousand Years TimeEnviro-mentAir:could be improved in citiesVery poor;need to recycle all waste;control on the use of cars;no airplanes;methods to improve poor air quality.Climate of the earth being very

9、 hot is making problems over water resources.Present timeIn One Thousand Years TimeEduca-tionHousesCommu-nicationNursery;schools;universityLonger than now possible until 25 years of age so that students can learn all the new technologiesFlats;houses;concrete;woodBuilt into the ground as the surface

10、of the earth is so hot.Post office;InternetBy thoughtpad,telephone,computer,mobiles,Morse code,etc.1 Make a list of the problems human beings are facing today.Housing Population Pollution Global warming(greenhouse effect)Traffic Hunger Literacy2 Which problems do you think people will have overcome in one thousand years?3 Which ones do you think will still exist in AD 3008?Give your reasons.DiscussionInventions in the futureLets look at some interesting inventions.Homework1.Look up the new words 2.and expressions of the 3.reading in the dictionary.2.Preview the reading:FIRST IMPRESSIONS