Teaching aims:
1. Talk about life in the future;
2. Practise making predictions;
3. Learn about Noun Clause(2);
4. Write a definition paragraph.
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. To talk about life in the future;
2. To learn about Noun Clause;
3. To improve the students’ reading, listening and speaking abilities.
Teaching methods:
Speaking; fast reading(skimming, scanning, retelling); careful reading; individual, pair or group work
Teaching time: 10 periods
Period 1-2 Words
Period 3 Warming up and speaking
Period 4 Fast reading
Period 5 Careful reading
Period 6 Grammar
Period 7 Integrating skills
Period 8 Listening
Period 9-10 Test
Period 1-2 words
Teaching aims:
1. Teach the students some new words and useful expressions;
2. Master the usage of some words and expressions.
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. Help the students spell and recite the new words quickly;
2. Help the students master the usage of the words and expressions better.
Teaching methods:
Reading ; spelling; explanation.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Greetings.
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2: Reading.
Read the new words to make sure that every student can pronounce them well.
Step 3: Explanation.
1.forecast(forecast, forecast; forecasted, forecasted) v/n预测，预报
make forecasts about对…做出预测
It’s forecast that it would be sunny this afternoon.
According to the weather forecast, it will be windy tomorrow and sunny the day after tomorrow.
2.glimpse n.一瞥，一看
catch a glimpse of=get a glimpse of=have a glimpse of瞥见，一瞥
eg：I only caught a glimpse of the thief，so I can't really describe him．
glimpse v．瞥见，看一眼
eg：I glimpsed her among the crowd just before she disappeared from sight．
glance at 瞥见
3.trend
(1) 趋势，倾向，走向
The current trend is towards more part-time employment.
There’s a growing trend towards smaller classes in school.
The trend of the river is towards west by north.
(2)时尚
The models always set the trend of clothes.
4.contemporary
(1)当代的，现代的
Do you like furniture of contemporary style?
(2)同时代的，同时期的
What he wrote is a contemporary record of events.他所写的东西是同时代的大事记。
Lu Xun was contemporary with Mao Zedong.
5．indicate
(1)指出，指示(point to)eg：I asked him where my sister was and he indicated the shop opposite．
(2)象征，表明，预示，暗示
The smile on his face indicated that he was satisfied with our work.他脸上的笑容表明他对我们的工作很满意。
Blue sky indicates fine weather tomorrow.明天是个好天气。
(3)(以手势、指示灯等)指示
eg：He is indicating left．他指示车将要向左拐弯。
6．ensure保证；担保；保护
ensure sb sth．
ensure sb against/from sth． 确保某人免遭
ensure +that-clause
This pill will ensure you a good night's sleep．
Please ensure that you turn off all the lights before you lock the door.
We should ensure ourselves against all possible risks．
7. system
（1） 系统，网络 Each animal has its own nervous system.每种动物都有自己的神经系统。
（2） 制度 Our daily work and life must depend on the useful system.
（3） 体系，体制 His system of philosophy has come into being after ten years hard work.十年的辛勤劳动之后他的哲学体系终于形成了。
8.reform vt/n.改革；改良；悔改
the reform and open policy 改革开放政策
land reform 土地改革
reform oneself 改过自新
There are signs that he’s reforming.有迹象表明他在变好。
9.keep/be in touch with与…保持联系（状态）
get in touch with与…取得联系（动作）
be out of touch with与…失去联系（状态）
lose touch with与…失去联系（动作）
10．goods n .商品、货物. goods无单数形式，不能用数词或many等来修饰；作主语时，配用复数动词
There are lots of good goods in the supermarket．超市里有很多商品。
Look! There___only___goods on the shelf. (C)
A．is；two pieces of B．is；two piece of
C．are；two pieces of D．are；two piece of
11. purchase n.购买；购置物. Vt.购买
It's really a good purchase! 这确实是个好东西。
I have some purchases to make in town．
It was the most extravagant purchase I have ever made．
12．tiny、little与small的区别
small小，不带任何感情成分；
little小而可爱的；tiny极小的。
There is a small quantity of milk left in the cup．杯子里还剩一点牛奶。
Babies have very tiny=(small)fingers．婴儿的手指很小。
a little problem(1ittle=not important)
13 remain
（1）作“保持，依然”解，是连系动词，后接形容词、名词、过去分词或介词短语作表语。
If you don't eat，you'll just have to remain hungry．
He became a doctor but his brother remained a farmer．
The work remained unfinished．
The visit will always remain in my memory．
（2）remain也可作“遗留，剩下”解，是不及物动词，不能接宾语，也不用被动语态。
If you take 3 from 8，5 remains．
The children ate and ate until no food remained on the table．
（3）remain还可作“留下，逗留”解，是不及物动词。
I will remain to see the end of the match．
（4）remain + to do连用，意思是“尚待”。
Nothing remains to be said．无话可说。
14．regular.adj.有规律的，定期的,习惯性的,除以上常用义外，regular还有以下意思：
regular teeth整齐的牙齿(整齐的，匀称的)
a regular member正式会员(正规的，公正的)
a regular hero真英雄(十足的，彻底的)
a regular customer老顾客(定期的，经常的)
(as)regular as clockwork极有规律的
15.deal with对付，对待，处理；与…做买卖；论述，涉及
Teachers should deal fairly with their students.
There are so many difficulties for us to deal with.
[相似辨析]do with与deal with
(1)do with想要，需要；对付，处置
What have you done with my pen?
(2) deal with 表示处理时特殊疑问词用how，而do with用what。
I don’t know what to do with the car.
He doesn’t know how to deal with this matter.
16 cure vt． 治愈；治疗
This medicine will cure your headache．
cure sb of治愈某人的……病；改掉某人的……恶习
The doctor cured himof cancer．
n.治愈；治疗法；对策
His complete cure can't be expected．他完全恢复健康遥不可期。
17．distance n．远处，远方，距离
go the distance继续跑完全程，赛足全局等
in the distance在……距离内
keep one’s distance保持一定距离，对(人，事业)等冷淡，疏远
keep sb at a distance与某人保持一定的距离，不愿与某人亲近
18．hopeful
(1) 怀有希望的 be hopeful about sth/ of doing sth/ that
Every one should be hopeful about the future.
All of us may feel hopeful that we will be able to succeed.
The police are hopeful of finding more clues to the murder.
(2) 希望的，有前途的
The prisoner’s future seems not to be very hopeful.
19. “in+名词”的词组小结
in hospital在住院 in prison在监狱(服刑)
in battle在战斗中 in order井然有序
in danger在危险中 in doubt感到怀疑
in common共有 in debt负债
in sight在视线之内 in trouble处于不幸(苦恼或困境)中
in store储藏着；准备着 in general大体上
in peace平平安安地 in secret秘密地
in surprise惊奇地 in public公开地
in person亲自 in particular特别地
in silent无声地 in place在适当的位置；在通常的位置
20.cheat vt .欺骗,骗取 n. 欺骗行为
Keep away from that man!He is always cheating others．
They cheated death in the stormy sea．他们从狂风暴雨的大海中死里逃生。
As a student,we shouldn’t cheat at the examination．
cheat sb (out) of sth．防止某人得到某事物(尤指以不正当或不诚实的手段)
cheat (on) sb不忠实于…
accuse sb of cheating at cards指责某人玩牌时作弊
21．require需要，要求，命令
require sth of sb．
require sb to do要求某人做某事
require that从句(句中用should+动词原形，should可省略)
All the members are required to attend the meeting．
The court required that he(should)pay the fine．
require +doing=require + to be done
This wall requires repairing.=This wall requires to be repaired．
requirement要求 meet one's requirements符合某人的要求
22.reality
(1)u.现实，现实世界
His friends bring him to the reality.
We cannot escape from the reality of everyday life, only to face it.
(2)c.实际存在的事物
He made a big mistake for he hadn’t grasped the realities of situation.
(3)u.真实
They keep saying we’ll get the money, but the reality is that there’s none left.
in reality事实上，实际上 bring sb back to reality使某人面对现实；把某人带回现实世界
turn sth into reality把…变成现实
Step 4: Summary and homework.
1. Read the new words after class and prepare for a dictation;
2. Master the usage of the words and phrases.
Period 3 Warming up and speaking
Teaching aims:
1. Encourage the students to use their imagination to talk about life in the future;
2. Improve the students’ speaking ability by practising making predictions.
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. Train the students’ speaking ability;
2. Let the students give free rein to their imaginatiion.
Teaching methods:
Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Greetings and revision.
1. Greet the whole class as usual;
2. Have a dictation of the words learned in the last period.
Step 2: Lead in.
Boys and girls, just as you have seen , now we’re having a class in a bright and spacious classroom with modern equipment such as radios and computers. And we all live a happy life today. We can get whatever we want. Do you know how did people live in the past? And what do you imagine life will be like in the future? Today we are going to study Unit 6 Life in the future. It will tell us what life will be like in the future.
Step 3: Warming up.
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures on p41;
2. Have a discussion about the future of one of the following areas: communication, language, work, house and building, education and so on.(Discuss them in groups of four.)
3. Ask several students to talk about their opinion.
Step 4: Speaking.
1. Now you will be divided into four groups to talk about the pictures on p42.
2. Then we shall have a discussion on whether the new technology should be used. Try to give typical examples and explain your reasons. You may use the expressions in the two boxes on p43 to help you.
3. Further discussion.
(1) Ask the students to list the advantages and disadvantages of having a double. Then, let them give some ideas whether a new technology should be used.
(2) Ask some students to report their ideas to the class.
Step 5: Summary and homework.
1. Try to predict a new technology in the future and discuss the change it brings to the life.
2. Preview the reading part.
Period 4 Fast reading
Teaching aims:
1. Let the students know something about the life in the future;
2. Improve the students’ reading ability.
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. Get the students to know about the text by fast reading;
2. How to make the students understand the reading passage better.
Teaching methods:
Listening; fast reading( skimming, scanning, retelling)
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Greetings and revision.
1. Greet the whole class as usual;
2. Ask the students to explain the following words in English:
reality, cure, remain, regular, goods, purchase, medical, importance, etc.
Step 2: Lead in.(pre-reading)
Ask the students to discusss the following questions in groups of four.
1. How will people shop in the future?
2. How will people travel in the future?
3. What will schools be like in the future?
4. What will the future be like in general?
Step 3: Listening.
Listen to the tape and find out in which paragraph you can find the answers to the questions discussed just now.
Step 4: Reading.
1. Skimming.
Ask the students to read the text quickly and answer the following questions:
(1) What will happen in the field of health and medicine in the future?
(2) Can you explain the meaning of e-learning?
(3) Why is it important to be lifelong learners?
(4) What should we do to make sure we will have a bright future?
2. Scanning.
Read the text again and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following things: future transportation, smart cards, online shopping and e-schools. Then fill in the table on the blackboard.
advantages disadvantages
future transportation clean,fast,safe,without pollution high cost, expensive
smart cards convenient, safe none
online shopping convenient, saving time no guarantee of quality
e-schools interesting,convenient,saving time no face-to-face coach
3. Retelling.
Retell the text according to the questions and table on the blackboard.
Step 5: Summary and homework.
1. Read the text again and try to retell it;
2. Underline some difficult phrases and sentences.
Period 5 Careful reading
Teaching aims:
1. Know more about the life in the future;
2. Get the students to grasp some difficult phrases and sentences.
Teaching important and difficult points:
How to help the students master the sentence structures and phrases better.
Teaching methods:
Explanation; individual work.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Greetings.
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2: Revision.
Ask several students to retell the text to review what we’ve learned in the last period.
Step 3: Language points.
1. in the future/in future
2. one way to catch a glimpse of…
3. an example of
take sb/sth for example
set a good example to sb
follow sb’s example
make an example of sb
4. keep in touch with
get in touch with
lose touch with
be out of touch with
5. deal with/do with
what to do with/how to deal with
6. lead to (doing) sth
lead sb to sp eg: All roads lead to Rome.
7. come ture
8. appreciate +n./-ing
eg: The girl appreciated the boy’s informing that her mother would soon come here.
9. be well-prepared for
Step 4: Exercises(translation).
1. 他所说的很重要。
2. 这座桥通往那个岛。
3. 他的希望终于实现了。
4. 我们要做好应付意外事件的准备。
5. 他们靠发电子邮件保持联系。
Step 5: Summary and homework.
1. Remember the language points learned in this period.
2. Read the text again and try to recite some important paragraphs.
Period 6 Grammar
Teaching aims:
1. Review the words and expressions learned in the last period;
2. Learn the Noun Clause used as the subject, object and predicative.
Teaching important and difficult points:
How to help students master the usage of the Noun Clause better.
Teaching methods:
Explanation; individual an pair work.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Greetings and revision.
1. Greet the whole class as usual;
2. Have a dictation of the useful expressions learned in the last period.
Step 2: Word study.
1. Ask the students to finish the exercises on p45 by themselves.
2. Check the answers with the whole class.
Step 3: Grammar.
1. Write the following sentences appearing in the reading part on the blackboard.
(1) What life will be like in the future is difficult to predict.
(2) They are careful about what they eat and exercise regularly.
(3) The school of the future will prabably be quite different from what they are today.
(4) The discussion topic for today is what schools will be like in the future.
2. Ask the students to tell me the function of the clause in each sentence.
3. Explanation.
Explain the grammar to the students and tell them something that they must pay attention to.
一、 主语从句。
(1) 接代词what，which，who，whom，whose，whatever，whichever，whoever，whomever等引导的主语从句。
[考例提示]__________you have done might do harm to other people.
A. That B. What C. Which D. This
(2) 由从属连词that, whether引导的主语。
That this has happened is not your fault.
Whether he will come or not is uncertain.
(3) 由疑问副词when, where, why, how 以及由how组成的词组等引导的主语从句。
When we shall have our sports meeting is still a question.
Where they will hold the conference has been decided.
Why he has come to New York is a story of struggle and success.
How they managed to succeed is still a secret.
How soon they will set off depends on the weather.
(4) 以it作形式主语，把主语从句后置的常用句型有：
① It + be + adj + that clause
It is certain that she will do well in the exam.
It is probable that he told her everything.
② It + be + noun phrase + that clause
It’s a pity that we can’t go.
It’s no surprise that our team should have won the match.
③ It + be + past participle + that clause
It is said that the president has arrived in Beijing.
It is thought that Jack drives badly.
④ It + seem/happen + that clause
It seems that Brown is not coming to the party at all.
It happened that he was out that day.
⑤ It + v + n/adj +由其他引导词引导的主语从句。
It is uncertain whether he will come or not.
It remains a secret how they climbed up the mountain.
二、 表语从句。
引导词和主语从句基本相同，只不过多了as if/as though，because。
The truth is that I have never been there.
That he didn’t come is because he was ill.
It looks as if it were going to rain.
三、 宾语从句。
用作宾语的名词性从句叫宾语从句。宾语从句主要涉及以下几个考点。
1、考查引导词的选用。
这又可以分为3种情况：
(1) that引导宾语从句时，在从句中不担当成分，并常可省略。
I think (that) watching TV too much is bad for people’s health.我认为看太多电视对人的健康有害。
(2) if/whether 引导宾语从句时，在从句中也不担当成分，但whether/if不可省略。
I don’t know whether/if these figures are accurate.我不知道那些数字是否准确。
(3) when, where, how, why等特殊疑问词引导宾语从句，分别在从句中充当时间、地点、方式和原因状语等。
I wonder what you are thinking about.我想知道你在想什么。
Can you tell me when you began smoking?你能告诉我你什么时候开始吸烟的吗？
2.对宾语从句语序的考查。
在宾语从句中，应用陈述语序，即主语位于谓语的前面。
I wonder what he’s writing to me about.我不知道他要给我写信说什么事。
I walked over to where she sat.我走向她坐的地方。
3. 考查宾语从句中的语气。
宾语从句中是用陈述语气还是虚拟语气取决于主句中的谓语动词。
(1) 主句的谓语动词是表示命令、建议、要求等词时，从句用虚拟语气，即“（should）+动词原形”。这类动词有：一坚持（insist）；二命令（order/demand）；三建议（suggest/propose/advise）；四要求（ask/require/request/demand）。
Her mother insisted that she (should) take a one-week rest before going back to work.她母亲坚持认为她上班之前要休息一周。
(2) wish 和would rather后的宾语从句中应用虚拟语气。
I wish I were a millionaire.我要是一个百万富翁就好了。
I would rather you went there tomorrow.我宁愿你明天去那儿。
4. Exercises.
Ask the students to finish the grammar exercises in their books. And then check the answers.
Step 4: Summary and homework.
1. Review the Noun Clause used as object, subject and predicative.
2. Finish the related exercises in the workbook.
Period 7 Integrating skills
Teaching aims:
1. Get a main idea of the greeting from the future ;
2. Revise the grammar-Noun Clause.
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. Help the students learn to write a definition paragraph.
2. Improve the students integrating skills.
Teaching methods:
Asking-and-answering; individual, pair or group work.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Greetings and revision.
1. Greet the whole class as usual.
2. Check the answers to the grammar exercises to review what we’ve learned in the last period.
Step 2: Integrating skills.
1. Listen to the tape and try to get a main idea of the passage.
2. Read the text aloud and answer the following questions:
(1) If you had an e-friend, what would you do?
(2) Why is it sometimes difficult for Mekanika to know what is real and what is an image?
(3) How is our life different from how people lived one thousand years ago?
3. Language points:
(1) in company(with) 陪伴某人，和……在一起
part company(with)和某人分手，断绝来往
in the company of在……陪同下
(2) after all结果,终究; 毕竟，究竟
(4) clean up 彻底扫除,清理; 大财，赚(一大笔钱)
Step 3: Writing.
1. Go over the requirements on p48 Writing and make sure that the students know what to do.
2. Tell the students what they should do before writing.
3. Get the students to write the composition. When the students finish, they should show their work to the partner to check for mistakes.
Step 4: Summary and homework.
1. Read the text again to be more familiar with greeting in the future.
2. Review the whole unit to prepare for a text.
Period 8 Listening
Teaching aims:
1. To enable students to know something about Mekanika;
2. To improve the students’ listening ability.
Teaching important and difficult points:
How to improve the students’ listening ability.
Teaching methods:
1. Listening;
2. Ask-and-answer exercise.
Teaching procudures:
Step 1: Greetings.
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2: Listening.
1. Ask students to read the requirements first and then tell them something about the listening material.
2. Play the tape for the first time to make sure the students can get a main idea .
3. For the second time, the students are required to finish exercise 1 and exercise 2 on page 42.
4. For the third time, the students are asked to check the answers.
Step 3: Listening in the workbook.
Deal with listening in their workbooks in the same way.
Step 4: Summary and homework.
1. Do more listening practice after class to improve their listening ability.
2. Review what we’ve learned in the whole unit to prepare for a test.
Period 9-10 Test