Life in the future（Period 1 Welcome to the Unit）
t: you did an excellent job.if you want such dreams to come true, what should we do now?s: we should work hard to be knowledgeable.s: we had better make efforts to speed up development.s: we will have to get in touch with aliens, who may give us help.s: we should have enough courage to imagine what seems possible now, which may lead to new discoveries and new inventions.ss: ...step 6 discussion (competition) t: just now you designed a beautiful dream.but as we know, each coin has two sides.we may meet with some problems in our daily life.discuss what problems we are facing, and make a list of the problems human beings are facing today.discuss it in groups.(the teacher had better join in discussion.then ask some students to come to write problems on the blackboard.)t: look at the blackboard, and predict which problems will be overcome in the future and find out the ways to solve the problems.(the teacher should encourage the students to use their heads to find out as many ways as possible.)s: i think scientists will invent new medicine to deal with some incurable diseases.people will not suffer from cancer, aids and so on.s: there will be no war and people will not experience social and economics unrest.in my opinion, people all over the world will lead a rich and happy life, because our world is being highly developed and all the people will be educated to be friendly and kind to others.ss: ...t: i am proud of your outstanding imagination.can you tell me which problems will still be there or even worse in ad 3005?why do you think so?you are expected to discuss in groups.if what you will present is reasonable and excellent, you will be offered three stars.(the students should be given five minutes to discuss them.later exchange them with the whole class.)s: i think pollution will still be a problem in the future, which will be even worse.because population will be larger and larger, in turn, more pollution will be caused.s: the balance of nature will be destroyed worse and worse, because a large number of animals and plants are dying out day by day.as a consequence, human beings will be endangered.ss: ...t: good, you know.everything has advantages and disadvantages.what should we do to make sure we will have a bright future?s: we should study hard and be a lifelong learners.t: good.we should be lifelong learners and accept the change, appreciate what is new and different, making great efforts to make our dreams come true.step 7 sum up