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　　Unit 17 Life in the future 
　　一、教学目标与要求
　　通过本单元教学，学生了解在未来生活中电脑所起的巨大作用，丰富学生的想象力，提高学生用英语描述未来生活的能力。通过对第67课的学习，学生了解在当今世界上发展中国家与发达国家之间的巨大贫富差距。学生不仅能用英语描述这种差距，还应能发表自己的看法；通过对话课的学习与操练，学习表示预测和推测的日常交际用语；学习并初步掌握同位语从句的用法；正确完成练习册安排的练习。
　　二、教学重点与难点
　　1．重点词汇 simply；majority；industry；throughout；possibility；store；belief；possession；satisfy；practical；passage；meanwhile；talt of work；keep fit
　　2．重要句型 They are already being used in agriculture and industry．
　　3．语法 同位语从句（Noun Clauses as the Appositive）1）The idea that computers will recognize human voices surprises many people．2）The possibility that the majority of the labor force will work at home is often discussed．
　　4．日常交际用语 预测和推测（Prediction，conjecture and belief）1）Do you thinr manager is going to have a new factory built？2）I simply don’t know． 3）Do you think it’s possible that it will happen？4）I can see the problem．What do you think is likely to hap-pen？ 5）It is not likely that the manager will employ more people．
　　三、课型
　　（一）对话课
　　Ⅰ．教具  录音机、投影仪。
　　Ⅱ．课堂教学设计
　　1．教师通过向学生提出下列问题导入本课：1）Can you imagine what life will be in the future？ 2） Let’s thint what kind of modern life we will live in the future．
　　为使学生能展开讨论，教师可以提出某些领域，使学生发挥想象力：
　　1）Food people eat；2）Clothes that people wear；3）Transportation；4）Medical care；5）School life； 6）House people live in
　　鼓励学生用英语表达其大胆设想。
　　2．准备放对话录音。借助投影片打出以下听前提问： 1）What are Jenny and Mei Ge talk-ing about？ 2） When will the decision be made？
　　放录音一至两遍，请学生回答上述问题，教师予以必要订正。
　　Key：1）Jenny and Mei Ge are talking about future plans．2）According to Mei Ge，it is quite likely that the decision will be made before the end of the year．
　　3．再次放对话录音，学生跟读。根据本课对话内容，教师再提出一些问题，检查学生的理解程度。
　　1）According to Mei Ge，why is the manager going to have a new factory built？ 2）What’s the problem with building the new factory？3）What’s the disagreement among the people in the town？4）Do you think the factory will be built quite soon？Please explain．