外研版必修4Module1學案
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.
int: what do you think will be most different about the world in 2020?
arch: i think people all over the world will live better lives. there won’t be so much poverty, and _______, there won’t be any wars. i’m very confident about the future.