Book 4 Module 1 Life in the FutureReading 1. According to the passage, in the future, if our earths natural resources run out, how can we solve this problem? ( list at least 2 items)2. Compared with the traditional car powered by petrol, what will the car in the future be powered by? Can you tell us the advantages?3. How can you help people with disabilities to visit the whole world?4. How many ideas did the students have according to the passage? Please list them.Key sentences in Reading1. No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business.2. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earths natural resources run out.3. We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.4. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.5. To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.6. To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.7. Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.8. No smoking will be allowed within a future citys limits.9. In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.10. Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.11. All forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free of charge by the city.12. All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the color of cars at the flick of a switch.13. Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.14. Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.Cultural Corner1. In the future, what will become very important as earths natural resources run out?2. Do you like the idea of paper clothes? Give us your opinion.( The answers may be various)3. In the future, if you have a robot in your house, what will you expect it to do for you?(The answers may be various)4. How do you explain the phrase “ on the way out” in English?Key sentences in Cultural Corner1. Not all predictions come true.2. With the first moon colonies predicted for the 1970s, work is now in progress on the types of building required for men to stay in when theyre on the moon.3. By the year 2000, housewives probably have a robot shaped like a box with one large eye on the topKey sentences in other parts1. Look out2. I cant go out tonight, my cousin is coming for dinner.3. Listen to an architect talking about the home of the future and answer the questions.4. The architect is optimistic about the effect of the house on the environment.5. In that way, you wont get stuck after writing one sentence.6. When you have finished writing, read through what you have written.7. Im too busy enjoying my life now to worry about the future!8. For a start means9. If something is on the way out its going to.Language points1. for sure = for certain 肯定地，确实。谁也不能确定将来会发生什么事。No one knows for sure what will happen in the future.Be sure + 从句Be sure of/ about sth/doing sthBe sure to do sth确信，确定，有把握。Be sure that / be sure of /about sth主语只能是能，表示有把握，确信。Be sure to do sth 主语可以是人也可以是物，表示说话人的推测，“一定，必然会”Make sure 弄清楚，查明白。Make sure of/ about sthMake sure that clauseBe / feel sure of oneself 对自己有信心，2. get rid of 摆脱，去除，处理掉我们应该去掉学习中的坏毛病。We should get rid of the bad habits in learning.“摆脱”：Break away from Free from 没有人想要从队伍里脱离。Nobody wants to break away from their team.他们旨在解除这个国家的巨额债务。They aim to free the country from the enormous debt.3. load vt & NThey were loading the truck with fresh vegetables. V. 装车，装载He stopped to load his gun. V 给枪上子弹You have to load it from the A drive V 把输入计算机The men were struggling with their heavy loads. N 重物Loaded adj 有负载的Be loaded with 充满，装满Load sb with 让某人搬运Load sth into 把装入设备Load up with 装满货物A load of = loads of 许多，很多Bear a load on ones shoulder 挑起重担Take a load off ones mind 解除某人的思想负担，放下心4. arrest vt & n Be under arrest 被捕Place/ put sb under arrest 逮捕某人Make an arrest 逮捕He was arrested by the police for his killing after drinking and driving. 逮捕，拘留Her warning tone arrested my attention. 吸引Measures are taken immediately by our government to arrest the spread of the disease.阻止，抑制5. at the flick of 一按就只需按一下开关，我就能关闭大楼的所有电源。I can shut off all the power in the buildin