Life in the future（Period 3 Listening and Speaking）
task 3 second listeningt: just now we have listened to it and know some advantages of this special quilt.suppose you are marketing manager in the company that makes the quilts.so you have been asked to find areas in the world to sell the quilt.listen to the tape again and think of the places where the quilt will work best.you will be asked to finish exercise two.it will work best in __________ winters and__________ summers.(after listening, let the students check the answers.)task 4 post-listeningt: you did a very good job just now.let’s go on to fill in the form.use your atlas if you need more information.add two other places you think will be the right places to sell the quilt.countrysuitable climatepossible area to sell quilts?why?london, ukhumid all year roundtoronto, canadavery cold, dry winterscape town, south africahot, dry summersmombasa, kenyahot, humid summersyakutat, north usavery cold, humid winters(if the students have some difficulty, let them listen to the tape a third time.then give them about three minutes to consider and discuss with their partners.finally check the answers and exchange their opinion.)step 5 speakingtask 1 lead-int: boys and girls, are you sure what will happen to you tomorrow?s: no.no one knows what will happen tomorrow.t: i agree with you.when we express what will happen, what expressions do we often use?s: is it possible that...?s: suppose that...t: good.we often use them to express our imagination.besides those, we also use the following: i wonder if...do you imagine that...?i wonder if...is it likely/unlikely that...? do you suppose that...?perhaps/maybe/possibly...mostly likely...probably...task 2 practicet: now please use these expressions to list some questions about what life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years’ time.then exchange your questions with your partner.after that, get together with another pair and answer their questions and ask them your questions.four students make up a group.by asking and answering, you four choose the best questions and answers.finally each group will choose a representative to give a talk to the class.task 3 talkingt: now let’s work in pairs.imagine you are two inventors and you have designed a new product, which you want to sell.first, you need to decide on your product.it can be anything that people might find useful in the future.it might save them time, make people’s work easier or help in communication.second, you will have to explain to the class exactly how your product works.it can use any branch of science.third, you need to show that people will be willing to use it.these descriptions of some imaginary products may help you.