Life in the future（Period 1 Welcome to the Unit）
(the teacher had better join in the discussion and give them some guidance when/whenever necessary.after the discussion, some students will come to summarize what the group has discussed.)some answers here for reference: ad1005: chinaad: modern worldad3005: your ideastransportby horse or by simple vehicle such as a carriage.
by car, by bus, by train, by air, by motorbike, by bike, by maglev, by ship.by spaceship, or capsule, by advanced vehicle to be invented.housesmade of wood and mud: no bathrooms.apartment, villa, siheyuanspecial houses with advanced equipment, which can be moved to any place.villagesmany small house round a temple and a pond.there are many buildings with gardens, wide roads and large fields.
farmers needn’t go to work, and they will live in a folded house with everything people need.computer will do anything to help villagers.townsstreets with markets, small shops and private houses.there are crowded skyscrapers on both sides of main streets with malls and shopping centers.
streets will not as crowded as now, because the entire vehicle can fly in the sky.people will take whatever they need for free.location of settlementon the earth; on landon the earth, on land
on the moon, on the other planets; under the sea.(in fact, there are no fixed answers to the question what the future will be like.various answers are possible.)step 5 dreaming the future family (competition) t: now, let us have a competition about designing our future family.four students make up a group to design it.make a sketch together.after that, some of you will show what you have designed in the picture.discuss it first and then draw it.you are allowed to finish it in six minutes.(the teacher can join in their designing or just give them some help if necessary.)t: have you finished it?it’s time for you to show your pictures.let’s see which group can offer us the most beautiful picture with the most wonderful imagination.what’s more, you will have to describe what you have drawn and why you design it in this way.in the end, you will predict whether it is possible to realize our dream in the future, and analyze why you have such view.the rule is that your group will be given one star when you finish one step.if your design is extremely excellent, you will be praised to get two stars.when you give us a vivid and imaginative description, which is also reasonable, you will also gain two stars for one step.let’s see which group will do it the best.(the teacher can arrange everyone to take part in this activity.one will show the picture, one will describe it, one will tell us the purpose of designing it.the last one will tell us whether it is possible to realize the dreams.)