2.　　　 group work: describe the pictures.

Step 3. While-reading

1.　　　 Show some pictures of highly-developped technology used in daily life.

3.　　　 Activity:

Discuss in groups about the following areas in the future:

Communication/ housing/ transportation/ education/ hospital

Step 2. Pre-reading

2.　　　 Following the steps of the warming-up on page 41.

1.　　　 Brainstorming:

Find as many words as the students can find about future lives.

2. grasp the most important information

Step 3. Speaking

Twice as good or double trouble? Work in pairs or groups to discuss. The year is 2089 and scientists have discovered how to make “double”, exact copies　 of a person that can do everything the original can do. The students are asked to decide whether the new technology should be used.

The following structures are helpful to students:

What will life be like in the future?

How will people….

Where will people work….

It would be wonderful if …..

It would be bad for …. If…….

It’s possible/ impossible to …..

No one can predict what /when…

Homework

Finish off the homework on Wb, warming up part.

The Second Period

Step 1.Warming up

1. make notes while listening;

2.　　　 Ss listen to the tape again and check the answers.

Give the students some tips on how to improve listening while checking the Ex.

1.　　　 Ss finish the listening task on page 42

7. Education

Ask students to imagine the future life in the fields above.

Step 2.Listening

Listen to the tape and answer questions.