ByMr.AbleBook6Unit4AglimpseofthefutureUsinglanguagegrammarActivity1

GrammarActivity1

Grammar語法一致Activity1

GrammarActivity1

Grammar語法一致Activity1

GrammarActivity1

Grammar意義一致Activity1

GrammarActivity1

Grammar意義一致Fillintheblankswithproperformsofthegivenwords.Activity2

Exercises-11.Statistics______(be)hismostdifficultsubjectandtheyareallworriedthathewon'tpassthetest.2.TheOlympicGames____________(hold)everyfouryears.3.TheNewYorkTimes_______(be)firstpublishedintheearly1860s.4.Manypeoplesay1,000dollars_______(be)alotofmoney.5.Thepublic_____(be)thebestjudgebecausethepublicalways_______(express)theirthoughtscorrectly.6.Therich_________(be)notalwayshappy.7.Fewofhisfamilyreally_____________(understand)him.8.Tenweeks____________________(pass)sincethenewtermbegan.9.Allmeans____________________(try)tosolveproblemsofar.10.Thestaffofthecompany____________________(train)toworkmoreeffectivelyatpresent.isareheldwasisisexpressareunderstandhaspassedhavebeentriedarebeingtrainedActivity2

Exercises-2Completethefilmreviewwiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.(P39Ex3)SavingPrivateRyanisafilmdirectedbySteven

Spielberg.

ThetwomaincharactersareCaptainJohnMiller,playedby

TomHanks,andPrivateJamesRyan,playedbyMattDamon.

JamesRyanisthefourthsoninhisfamilytobesentto

fightintheSecondWorldWar.Theenemy______(kill)his

threebrothers.Theirheart-brokenmotherreceivesthe

newsaboutallherdeadsonsonthesameday.TheUSArmy

_______(decide)tofindRyanandbringhim

home.AgroupofmenaresentintotheFrench

countrysidetotrytofindthefourthbrother.The

rescueteam___(be)ledbyCaptainMiller,ahero

andsurvivoroftheOmahaBeachbattle.Atthebeginningofthefilm,theaudience____(be)thrownintoanincrediblesequenceofapproximately30minutes,depictingthelandingsinNormandy.Theyseethefullhorrorofwar,andthechaosandsenselesswasteoflife.SavingPrivateRyanisanunforgettableanti-warfilmand,also,astoryofcourageandsacrifice.It'smyfavouritefilmandmyfamily______(love)watchingit,too.Themessageofthefilmissimple–wewantpeace;wedon'twantwar.killsdecidesisareloveNowadays,somecompaniesoffergenetictestingforchildren'stalents.Alargenumberofclientshave/hasbeenattractedtoit.Theyareparents,eagertoknowwhattalentstheirchildrenmayhaveinthefuture.Theprocessissimple.Everychildprovide/providesasmallsampleofbloodorbodytissue.Thisis/Theseare

analysed.Eachofthechildrenis/aregivenareportshowingtheirpossibletalents.Arecentexamplecitedonthewebsiteisthatoneofthetestingcompaniescompare/comparesthetalentsoftwinsBobbyandBenny.Bobbywasassessedandhistalentswas/were

revealedtobemostlyscientific:a66%chanceofsuccessinchemistryand54%inphysicswas/wereshown.Meanwhile,Benny'shighestscorewas/wereshowntobeinanartssubject:thetestgavehim68%forliterarystudies.Isgenetictestingreliable?Somescientistssaythatmoreevidenceis/areneeded.

Activity2

Exercises-3Completethepassagebychoosingthesingularorpluralform.(P54Ex2)Activity3

SpeakingCompletethedescriptionaccordingtothecharts,payingattentiontosubject-verbagreement.(P55Ex3)Threequartersofthesurfaceismadeupofland,...whiletherestissea,covering25%ofthesurface.Halfofthelandiscoveredwithtrees.Residentialareaandarablelandbothaccountforthesameproportion,20%ofthetotalland.Therestisdesert,covering10%ofthetotalland.Therearethreekindsofpeople.Fiftypercentofthepeopleareoriginalresidents,30%arefromEarthand20%arefromotherplanets.ByMr.AbleBook6Unit4AglimpseofthefutureUsinglanguageTheworldoftomorrowActivity

1Lead-inHaveyoueverwonderedtohavetheabilityoftimetravel?Ifso,whatdoyouwanttodo?Timetravelcouldresultinaparadox–aneventthatcontradictsitself.Forexample,ifapersontravelledbackintimeandpreventedanevent,thateventwouldneverhavehappened;therewouldthereforebenoreasonforthepersontotravelbackintimetopreventit.Activity

2ListeningListentotheconversationandchooseitsmainidea.(P55Ex5)1.Timetravelisdangerous.2.Talkingtopeopleinthepastcanchangethefuture.3.Anythingyousayordointhepastcanaffectthefuture.4.Timetravelwithinyourownlifetimeshouldbeavoided.Activity

2ListeningListenagainandcompletethetable.(P55Ex6)RULE11____________________Atouristwantsto2

_______________________________________________________________.because3_______________________.Theguidetoldher4

____________.RULE25_____________________________Theguidesaidthat6________________________________________________________________________RULE37____________________________________________________Atouristwantsto8_______________________.Theguidetoldhimnottobecause9

_________________________________________________________________________________.Don'ttalktoanybody.tellher8-year-oldselftobuyshewantstobecomerichnottodothatsharesincompaniesthatareprofitabletodaybreakingsomethingcouldalsocauseaparadoxandchangeyourpaththroughlife.Becarefulnottobreakanything.someoneinthepast.giveapresenttohisfatherdoesn'tbelongtothattimemayhaveanimpactonNevergiveanythingfromourtimetosomeoneandcauseaparadoxanythingthat

Guide:Welcomeaboard,timetravellers!We'llbeginourtourshortly.Today'stourwilltakeyoubackintime50years.Forsomeofyou,thistourwilltakeyoubacktothedaysofyourchildhood.[Touristsexclaim,“Amazing!”“Wow!”“Ican'twaittoseemygreatgrandpa!”beforequieteningdown.]Guide:Beforewestartourtour,Ihavetoexplaintherulesoftimetravel.Pleaselistencarefully.Number1,don'ttalktoanybody.Tourist1:Whynot?I'mgoingtotellmy8-year-oldselftobuysharesincompaniesthatareprofitabletoday.Thatway,whenIgetbacktothepresent,I'llberich!Guide:I'mafraidyoucannotdothat!Ifyoudothat,you'llchangeyourlifepath.Maybeyouwillgrowuptobearichperson.Butthatrichpersonwillbeanewperson,notthepersonyouaretoday.Thatperson,thepresent“you”willdisappearforever.That'swhatwecallaparadox.Tourist1:So,whatyou'resayingisthatlearningaboutthefuturemightchangethewayIamforever?The“me”thatIamnowcouldnolongerexist?!Guide:Exactly.OK,next,becarefulnottobreakanything.Breakingsomethingcanalsocauseaparadoxandchangeyourpaththroughlife.Tourist1:OK,I'llrememberthat.

TapescriptsTourist2:HowaboutifIjustgivemyfatherapresent?Thelatestmodelofasmartphoneorsomething.Hewasjusta13-year-oldboybackthen.Imaginehowexcitedhe'llbe!Guide:Absolutelynot!Anythingthatdoesn'tbelongtothattimemayhaveanimpactonsomeoneandcauseaparadox.Justthinkaboutifyouchangethelifepathofyourfather,maybeyou'llneverbeborn.Infact,

that'swhatIwasgoingtosaynext—youmustnevergiveanythingfromourtimetosomeoneinthepast.Tourist2:WhataboutifIjustleaveitlyingaroundformyfathertofind?That'sOK,

isn'tit?Guide:No,

that'snotallowed,

either!Tourist2:Areyouserious?Guide:Icertainlyam!Thatisexactlythesameasgivingityourself.Iwouldstronglyadviseagainstinteractingwithanyone.Tourist2:Letmegetthisstraight.Youmeanthatwecan'ttalktoanyone,

can'tbreakanything,

orleaveanythinginthepast?Guide:That'sright.Tourist2:OK,

gotit.It'llbeexcitingenoughtoseethepeopleinthepast.Tourist1:Ican'twaittoseemygreatgrandpa!Guide:OK,

so...[fadeout]TapescriptsActivity3

Reading&VocabularybuildingReadthepassageandputtheexpressionsinboldintotheboxes.(Ex8)Besidestimetravel,wehavemuchtolookforwardtointhefuture,thankstoadvancesintechnology.Oneareathatislikelytochangedramaticallywithinourlifetimesismedicalcare.AlthoughIwouldn’tbankonpatientsfeelingconfidentaboutseeingarobotdoctoranytimesoon,I’msurethatAIdoctorsareonthehorizon.Ithinkit’salsofairtosaythatwecangetourhopesupwhenitcomestofindingcuresforseriousdiseases,suchascancer.Ireckonthatnanorobotsthatcaneliminate

cancerouscellsarejustaroundthecorner.Someoftheseideasmaysoundfaraheadoftheirtime,butI’msurethey’re

boundtohappensoonerorlater!ExpressionsabouttimewithinourlifetimesanytimesoononthehorizonaroundthecornerfaraheadoftheirtimeExpressionsaboutexpectationbankongetourhopesupbeboundtohappen=relyonActivity3

Reading&VocabularybuildingCompletethepassagewiththeexpressionsinEx8.(Ex9)Whoknowsinwhatexcitingwaystransportwillchange1______________________________?Trainsthattravelatth