高二英语高二英语 UnitUnit 6 6 LifeLife inin thethe futurefuture 人教版人教版 同步教育信息 一 本周教学内容 Unit 6 Life in the future 二 教学目标 1 Master some sentence patterns and important phrases 2 Practise expressing opinions 3 Learn about Noun clauses used as Subject Object and Predicative 4 Write a defintion paragraph using the words in this unit to describe life in future 三 教学重点与难点 Some difficult phrases and sentence patterns 四 具体内容 While it is impossible to know exactly what the future will be like it is possible to use models and trends to make forecasts about future developments Future transportation is going to be cleaner faster and safer New technologies are being used to develop environmentally friendly and efficient means of transportation such as the maglev train Scientists are also working on new fuels and engines The way we do business will change too Companies and consumers will do most of their business via the Internet This in turn will change the way we shop and do business Entertainment is becoming an important part of shopping and much of what was done by businesses can now be done by the consumers and customers themselves Advances in medical science and a better understanding of the roles played by diet and exercise will allow us to live longer and be healthier There will still be diseases in the future but our ability to prevent and respond to new diseases will improve Education will become even more important than it is today but its form may change Learning will no longer be limited to our youth and to schools and classrooms We will need to become lifelong learners and there will be many different places and modes of learning available to us The best way to prepare for the future is to learn to accept and appreciate change 1 catch get a glimpse of sth 瞥见 明白 He sometimes went there to have glimpse of the mountain in the distance n When I saw how worried he was I caught a glimpse of his true feelings I glimpsed the falls as our train went by v 2 at 以 速度 at very high speed at speed 高速 drive at top full speed 全速 travel at a speed of eighty killometres an hour 3 major 重要的 较大的 The car needs major repairs The play is a major success 4 contemporary 当代的 现代的 同时期的 同一时代或年龄的人 当代 人 He devotes himself to the research on the contemporary art John is my contemporary we are both 25 5 indicate 表明 象征 预示 The arrow on a sign indicates the way to go The black clouds indicate that it will rain soon indication n There are indications that the weather is changing 6 system the solar system a railway system a postal system a new system of elections the capitalist system 7 touch get in touch with lose touch with out of touch keep in touch with 8 It s important for us to learn English It is a bad habit for a student to stay up late It is very kind of you to say so 9 customer 指在某一个商店买东西的顾客 shopper 泛指买东西的人 The manager asked his shop assistant not to say no to his customers The busy street is full of shoppers 10 purchase n v He gave his son some money for the purchase of his school books They have just purchased a new house in the country 11 cash I ve no cash on me so can I pay you tomorrow We don t accept cheques we want cash Can you cash this postal order for that old lady please Where can I get this cheque cashed 12 instead instead of She prefers making her own food instead of buying it in the restaurant Since you are tired let me go instead 13 such as for example namely that is such as 像 那样的 诸如 之类的 例如 位于列举事物之前 放在 句中 与其前部分用逗号隔开 与其后部分则不用逗号隔开 such 与 as 可分开用 for example for instance 例如 通常位于列举事物之前或之后 常用逗号 与居中其它部分隔开 还可以放在句首 namely 或 that is 即 那就是 可把前面所述情况全部举出 I don t believe such news as this I need books of reference such as dictionaries and handbooks There are many sources of air pollution exhaust fumes for example He is a good student For example he often helps others He will come a week later that is March 1 He knows four languages that is namely Chinese French English and Japanese 14 remain 1 依然 仍是 His face remained expressionless We can remain friends 2 留下 You may have all those that remain remaining adj 剩下的 The remaining students will serve as the audience We have only five minutes left 15 allow sb to do sth permit sb to do sth promise sb to do sth She doesn t allow people to smoke in her room She promised him never ot lie to him again 16 do with deal with He knows well how to deal with children He didn t know what to do with the property his father had left 17 lead to pay attention to devote to look forward to get be used to stick to get down to refer to turn to listen to be object to prefer to 18 regularly 有规律的 定期的 匀称的 Take the medicine regularly three times a day Her nose is regularly shaped 19 cure The medicine should cure you of your cold Parents try to cure their children of bad habits The government managed to cure unemployment The president went to the south for a cure at a famous hospital At present there is no cure for rising prices and falling living standards 20 Wherever he hides I will find him out Whenever you call you will f