Unit 5 The World Ahead

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What we have to learn in this Unit

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Present continuous 表示安排

going to + 动词原形 表示计划，打算

一般现在时 表示日程

will 表示决定

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Meteorite impact Drought

Robots taking over Earthquake

Terrorist attack Flood

Vocanic eruption Forest fire

Climate change Hurricane

Viral pandemic (pandemic: a disease that spreads a whole country or the whole world )

Tsunami (from Japanese. an extemely large wave in the sea caused, for example by an earthquake.)

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GRAMMAR AND LISTENING Look at the photo and read the extracts from the film script. Then answer the questions.1.What kind of film is the photo from?2.Have you ever seen any films like this one? If so, tell your partner what you liked/didn’t like about it? Listen and then tick true and false.1.The presient is the first person to see the meteor. ___2.There isn’t much time to prepare for the impact.___3.The meteor will kill millions of people immediately. ___4.The consequences of the meteor will not last a long time. ___5.The plan is to destroy the meteor with a meteor bomb. ___

Finish the MATCH Exercise about PREDICTION.1. It’s going

to hit the earth.

2. There will be millions of deaths.

3. It might work.

4. It probably won’t work.

a. can see now.

b. is not so sure about.

c. is sure about.

Make predictions about the things below. Use the time expressions in the box and the samples to help you.

Time expressions Topics Samples

very soon in the next twenty years never fifty years from now in my lifetime by the end of the century in 1,000 years

discover intelligent life on another planetaliens come to earthpeople live to be 150 years oldrobots take over the planeta nuclear wara world parliamenthumans become extincthumans live on the moonsolar power replaces petrol

A Do you think we will discover intelligent life on another planet some day?B Yes, I think we will discover intelligent life somewhere else in the universe in my lifetime.

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TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Reading skills

Reading effectively 日常生活和工作中，我们往往会根据不同的阅读目的而采取一些不同的阅读方法和策略。

Strategy What do you do

Skimming快速浏览、了解大意

浏览标题、图片、开头、结尾等、了解大概意思。

Finding the main idea了解段落主旨

阅读段落首句，通过主题句来了解段落核心意思；在段落中找寻关键词

Scanning 查读特定信息

查找关键信息；找寻同义词语或近义表述；围绕关键词语进行仔细阅读。

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Read the introduction and paragraphs 1-3 and answer the questions.

1. By how much will the earth’s temperature have increased by 2100 AD?

2. How many consequences of climate change can you find? What are they?

3. How many people died in 1918 as a result of an epidemic?

4. What kind of terrorist attacks will probably happen one day?

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Read paragraphs 4-6 and the final paragraph. Use the appropriate strategy from Train Your Brain to answer the questions.

1. Which happens more often?

2. What will happen after both a meteorite impact and a super-vocano eruption?

3. Which species will probably not die out completely after a large meteorite impact?

4. When will robots’ minds be similar to ours?

5. Why does the writer feel optimistic about the future of humanity?

Find these verbs in the text and match them with words 1-7

alter

become

double

face

lead to

rise

wipe out

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___ a danger

___ extinct

quantities ___

tempretures ___

___ the climate

___ disaster

___ species

Statement Prompts Model

I feel optimistic about the future. There is, of course, the risk that humanity will disappear in some diasaster, but I believe that we will evolve into a more intelligent species.

• say what you think the future will be like.•Mention that the dangers in the text. Say how probable you think they are.

A I believe the biggest danger we face is climate change.B I don’t agree. The climate will definitely change, but we wil probably survive.C I think people will be happier in the future.D I agree. In my opinion, the world will be a fairer place than it is today.

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Match sentences 1-4 with descriptions a-d, then match the

descriptions with the words in bold.

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1. My flight leaves at 10 a.m.

2. I’m going to go on a diet.

3. I’m meeting my mother for lunch.

4. I’ll have some more cheesecake, please.

a. She’s just made a decision.

b. He’s made an arrangement.

c. It’s written on a timetable.

d. She’s got a plan/intention.

Present continuous

表示安排

going to + 动词原形

表示计划，打算

一般现在时 表示日程

will 表示决定

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Write your plans and intentions for the promots below.

Then take three guesses to find out what your partner is

going to do. After this class This weekend The next time you’re alone at home Next summer On your next birthday On your last day of school The next time you go shopping

A Are you going to go for a run in the park after the class?

B No, I’m not going to go for a run in the park.

A Are you going to go shopping.

B ......

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Work out a dialogue about orgnizing a party and a

monologue about your party, using the prompts.

prompts Sample Dialouge

Sample Monologue

When? Drink? Games?Where? Music? Transport? Food? Films?

A Let’s having a party next Saturday!B Great idea. I’ll sort out the music.C And I’ll... Who will ... ?

We’re having a party next Saturday at 10. Jane is sorting out the music. I’m going to wear my new blue top.

What is a presentation?The way in which sth is offered, shown, explained, etc. to others During the presentation.1. Don’t read your presentation. Use notes.2. Don’t speak too fast.3. Pause to give your listeners time to think.4. Look at your listeners to check they understand you.5. If you can’t remember a word, use another one.6. Don’t get into personal details.7. Observe the time limit. One model

☆Prepare a presentation, using the ideas wheel. 17

SPEAK OUTGiving Presentations

• 可以这样开始I’d like to begin by...ing/I’m ______about/. I have chosen this topic because ______.•引出新话题Firstly/Secondly/Moving on to/______ to•留给自己思考的技巧Well/Right/So/Where was I?/______ ______is/The thing is/You see•别忘记最后的小结Finally/To______/ Last but not least

Vocabulary –Match Exercise

drought

earthquake

flood

forest fire

hurricane

tsunami

volcanic eruption

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It was 6.3 on the Richter scale.

The city is covered in ash and mud. There is a stream of molten lava.

Tanya is heading for Florida with winds up to 170 miles per hour.

The Thames has broken its banks.

After years without rain there is no food or water.

The high winds are making it very difficult for the emergency services to put it out.

A massive undersea earthquake caused a ten-meter-high wave.

WORK OUT A SIMILAR DIALOUGE ABOUT RAISING MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER.

One Sample

A I think orgnazing a concert is a good idea because everybody likes music. We could raise a lot of money from ticket sales.

B I disagree. A photo exhibition is a better idea ......

A ......B ...... Other options /topics

Jumble sale, auction, marathon, ...

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