Lesson 65
Teaching objectives and demands:
1. Words and useful expressions:
talk of; simply; goods; majority; industry; out of work; throughout
2. Everyday English for communication (prediction; conjecture and belief):
① He may mot….
② Do you think it is possible that…?
③ It’s quite likely that…
④ What do you think is likely to happen?
⑤ It’s not likely that…
⑥ I think….
3. Language use: Manipulate listening, speaking practice
Key points: Everyday English for communication (prediction; conjecture and belief).
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises.
(2) Revise future time by asking the students some questions about their future arrangement.
Step 2. Presentation and listening
SB Page 25, Part 1. Ask questions about the picture, and get students to tell you what they are doing. Teach the new words. Then play the tape for students to follow and tell them to answer the following questions:
① Why does the manager want to have a new factory built?
(The manager thinks his factory now is too small. It can't produce goods quickly enough for all their customers. Many of them have to wait six months for their goods. The manager hopes to build a new factory to produce more goods.)
② What’s the main problem if they build a new factory? Why?
(The problem is finding land for it. Some people don't want good farmland to be built on.)
③ What do you think is likely to happen? Why?
(The manager will persuade the government to let him build a new factory.)
Step 3. Reading
Get the students to read the dialogue and then go through the grammatical points and structures.
① Do you think our manager is going to have a new factory built? 你認(rèn)為我們的經(jīng)理打算新建一家工廠嗎? have作為使役動詞使用時常用于三種句型，如：* I had my left leg broken yesterday. (have...done可以表示不幸的遭遇)昨天我的左腿斷了。
* The government had some trees cut down to widen the roads. (have...done 可以表示讓……被做) 為了擴寬道路，政府叫人砍倒了一些樹。
* Why do you have the horse running so fast all along? (have...doing 讓……正在做) 你為什么讓馬一路上跑得這么快?
* The soldiers had the boy stand against the wall. (have...do 讓……做了) 士兵們讓那個男孩背靠墻站著。
② The majority of people in the town want to encourage new industry in the area. 這個城里的大多數(shù)人希望鼓勵發(fā)展這個地區(qū)的工業(yè)。
1) majority 是名詞，意為“多數(shù)”、“大半”、 “超過對方的票數(shù)”、“達到成年的法定年齡”。majority 作為主語時其謂語形式可以是單數(shù)，也可以是復(fù)數(shù)， 主要決定于它后面的名詞中心詞，如： * The majority of the machines in this factory are out of date. 這家工廠的大多數(shù)機器都已經(jīng)落后。
* The majority were/was in favour of his plan. 大多數(shù)人贊成他的計劃。
* He was elected president by a large majority. 他以絕對優(yōu)勢當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)。
* He will reach his majority next month.下個月他達到法定的成年年齡。
2) encourage 是一個普通的及物動詞，意為“鼓勵”，主要用于兩種結(jié)構(gòu)，encourage sb./sth.和encourage sb. to do sth., 如：
* He felt encouraged by his progress in his studies. 他由于自己學(xué)習(xí)上的進步而受到鼓舞。
* Michael encouraged his children to learn to use computers. 邁克爾鼓勵他的孩子們學(xué)習(xí)電腦。
③ New jobs are needed because a number of people are out of work. 需要有新的工作(機會)，因為有一些人失業(yè)。 out of work 意為“失業(yè)”。out of 可以和一些抽象名詞連用，構(gòu)成一些習(xí)語，如：
Out of sight, out of mind. (諺語)離久情疏。 out of date 過時，落伍; out of fashion 過時; out of danger 脫離危險; out of question 肯定的; out of the question 不可能的,不用談了
④ But some people don't want the farm land to be built on. 但有些人不希望在農(nóng)田上搞建筑。動詞不定式短語 to be built on 作the farm land 的定語。動詞不定式短語作定語或作其它用時需注意主動和被動的區(qū)別，也要注意是否加介詞。如：* What is to be done next? 下一步該干什么? * The doctor wanted me to be operated on. 大夫要我接受手術(shù)。
⑤ It's quite likely that a decision will be made before the end of the year. 很可能年底之前要作出決定。
make a decision 意為“作出一個決定”，如：Who made the decision to go there? 是誰作出決定去那里的?
make 常和一些名詞構(gòu)成固定搭配，它所表示的常常是一種創(chuàng)造性的勞動，如：make an invention 作出一項發(fā)明
make a speech 作講演 make progress 取得進步 make a kite 做風(fēng)箏
make contributions/achievements 作出貢獻/取得成就
但也可以和一些具體的普通名詞連用，如：make the bed 整理床鋪 make repairs 干修理活
⑥ We just have to trust our manager. 我們只好依靠我們的經(jīng)理了。
trust 是及物動詞，意為“信賴”、“相信”，如：He is not the man to be trusted.
他不是一個可以信賴的人。
* Can you trust his account of what happened? 你能相信他對所發(fā)生的事的敘述嗎? * Do you trust God? 你相信上帝嗎? * I trust my affairs to my lawyers. 我把我的事物委托給我的律師。
trust和believe, believe in 基本同義，trust 既可以表示“相信……為事實”，也可以表示“信賴……的能力” 或“信仰”，believe 表示“相信…為事實”，believe in 表示“相信…的能力”或“信仰”之意。使用時需加以區(qū)別。
Step 4.Oral practice
SB Page 25, Part 2. Demonstrate how to make sentences from the table, then get a few students to make example sentences. Them get the students to do the exercises in pairs.
Step 5. Workbook
Workbook Lesson 65, Exx.2~4. Get the students to do the work individually and then check the answers with the class. Answers:
Exercise 2: 1.of/about; of 2.to 3.of 4.in; of; out of 5.for 6.of; in
Exercise 3. 1.will 2.may 3.possible 4.possibly 5.impossible 6.likely
Exercise 4 1. Do you think this will happen/it is possible that this will happen/this is likely to happen?
2. It is possible to persuade Xiao Ming to give up that decision.
3. It is not likely/possible to solve all the problems we meet with in our lives in a short time.
4. Many people who are out of work need jobs. It is possible for us to think of a method/way to solve this problem.
5. It is not likely/possible for him to drive us to the airport/that he will drive us…
6. The meeting is likely to last(for)two and a half hours./It is possible/likely that the meeting will last…
7. After tomorrow's meeting we are likely to go to visit the Great Wall.
8. The majority of people think it impossible to build a water power station in this small town.
9. It is(most)likely/possible that he hasn't received the invitation letter.
Step 6 Homework
(1) Finish off the exercises of Lesson 65 in the Foundational Ex. Book.
(2) Revise the structures of expressing prediction, conjecture and belief in this lesson.
Evaluation of teaching:
Lesson 66 Life in the future(Ⅰ)
Teaching aims and demands:
1.Words and useful expressions:
vast; surface; solid; mineral; seaweed; various; Atlantic; coral; variety; depth; construction; low-lying; float; partly; spring; merely; mm; on average
2. Grammar: Ellipsis
3. Reading comprehension: scanning
Key points: 1.Words and grammar 2. Reading comprehension
Teaching methods: Reading-practice
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises
(2) Revise the key points of Lesson 65.
Step 2. Lead-in
Get the students to talk about the phrases to arouse the their interest in the topic.
Step 3. Skimming
Now get the students to read the text and answer the questions at the head of the text, the italic parts are possible answers.
① How does sea water stay clean?
Seaweeds produce chemicals that help seawater stay clean.
② How salty is the water in the ocean? 3.5%.
③ Where is the saltiest lake in the world? In the USA.
④ How much of the earth’s surface is sea? 71%.
Step 4. Language points of the texts
⑴ For example, many farms now use computers to control the growing conditions of vegetables and other plants. 例如，現(xiàn)在許多農(nóng)場運用電腦來控制蔬菜和其它植物的生長情況。
1) control 意為“控制”、“管理”、“支配”。它既是動詞，也是名詞。Control
作為動詞使用時其過去式或過去分詞需寫成controlled，現(xiàn)在分詞需寫成controlling。它的用法簡單，只接名詞或代詞作賓語。如：We have to control our expenses. 我們得控制消費。
They managed to control the prices. 他們設(shè)法控制住了價格。
比較名詞control的用法：
The woman has no control of her children. 這位婦女管不住孩子。
I lost control of my temper at last. 我最終禁不住發(fā)了脾氣。
With the help of the PLA men, they got the floods under control. 在解放軍的幫
助下，他們控制住了洪水。
2) the growing conditions 長勢 condition 作為復(fù)數(shù)一般指總體狀況，如：the working conditions 工作條件 the living conditions 生活狀況
condition 作為一般可數(shù)名詞指“條件”，如：Ability is one of the conditions of success in life. 能力是人生成功的條件之一。
Her parents allowed her to go, but made it a condition that she should go home before midnight. 他的父母允許她去了，條件是她得在半夜之前回來。
condition 作為不可數(shù)名詞指“狀態(tài)”，如：
I'm in no condition to work at present. 我目前的狀態(tài)不宜工作。
My bicycle is in bad condition. 我的自行車很差勁。
合成詞：air-conditioner n. 空調(diào)機
⑵ In glasshouses, computers control the watering of the plants as well as the light and the temperature. 在溫室里，電腦控制植物的澆水以及燈光和溫度。
1) water 既是及物動詞，也是不及物動詞，譯為“(給)澆水”，如：
The gardener is watering the lawn. 那個園工正在給草坪澆水。
The dense smoke made his eyes water. 濃煙使他的眼睛流淚。
2) 注意the watering of the plants 中動詞的-ing 形式和名詞的動賓關(guān)系，又如：the hunting of the animals 捕獵動物 the harvesting of the rice 收割稻子
the practising of the skills 對于技巧的操練
3) as well as 意為“除……以外” 或 “不僅…… (而且)”，如：
Abilities are important as well as knowledge. 不僅知識重要，能力也重要。
We will travel by day as well as by night. 我們將日夜兼行。
The disorder is everywhere, in the cities as well as in the countryside. 到處是一片混亂，鄉(xiāng)村和城市都如此。
Lily as well as her family is on holiday. 莉莉和她的家人正在度假。
注意最后一例中的謂語形式與 as well as 前面的主語一致，而不是與as well as后面的名詞一致。使用時需加以注意。
⑶ It is possible to work out whether you will save or lose money by increasing the temperature by 1℃。你可以計算出增加1攝氏度是省錢還是賠錢。
increase 意為 “增加”，既是及物動詞，也是不及物動詞。increase與by連
用表示“增加了多少”，increase與to連用表示“增加到多少”。如：
Please increase the temperature to 80℃. 請將溫度增加到80℃。
The number of the students in this school increased by 1000 to 4000. 這個學(xué)校
的學(xué)生增加了1,000到4,000名。
⑷ Instead of going to the bank, they will use a computer and a telephone to change money and to pay their electricity bills and so on. 他們不需要去銀行而是使用電腦和電話兌換貨幣或付電費等。
bill 意為“帳單”、“節(jié)目單”或“提案”。如：
It's wrong for you to leave a place without paying all your bills. 離開一個地方
之前不付清帳單是不對的。
Did you see the concert bill? 你看到音樂會節(jié)目單了嗎?
Did the Congress pass the bill? 國會是否已通過了這項提案?
bill 所指的是未經(jīng)通過的提案，如果已經(jīng)通過，則稱為Act，意為“法案”。
在餐館或飯店就餐后付錢，英語中稱為pay the bill。
⑸ Lights will go off if no one is in the room. 如果房間里沒有人，燈會自動熄滅。 go off與lights連用，意為“熄滅”，等于go out，注意與put out的區(qū)
別，put out意為“將……熄滅”或“撲滅”，相當(dāng)于一個及物動詞詞組。
The lights suddenly went off/out. 燈突然熄滅了。
試比較：The fire was put out soon. 火被迅速撲滅了。
She went off into a faint. 她昏過去了。
He has gone off with his girl friend to Leeds. 他與女友私奔到里茲去了。
⑹ The computer will recognize your voice and carry out the instructions. 電腦可
以辨認(rèn)出你的聲音并執(zhí)行你的指令。
recognize 意為“辨認(rèn)”、“承認(rèn)”，如：* As soon as the Baltic countries announced their foundation, the Chinese government recognize them. 波羅的海國家一宣告成立，中國政府便承認(rèn)了它們。
* Didn't you recognize my voice? 難道你沒有辨認(rèn)出我的聲音嗎?
⑺ The possibility that the majority of the labour force will work at home is often
discussed. 人們經(jīng)常討論未來大部分勞動力將有可能在家工作。
1)句中的that從句是一個同位語從句，修飾possibility， 同位語從句中的 that
只是一個連詞，在從句中不擔(dān)任主語、賓語或表語。因此也不可以用關(guān)系代詞which去替代。而在定語從句中，that不是連詞，而是關(guān)系代詞，因而經(jīng)常可用which去替代。試比較：
The fact that/which he told me was really surprising. (定語從句)
The fact that his son was in prison sent the old man mad. (同位語從句)
2) 經(jīng)常接同位語從句的詞有：order, suggestion, proposal, news, information,
idea, word(消息)，message等。如果是表示“命令”、“建議”、“請求”一類的詞，后面的從句中需使用should+原形動詞形式的虛擬語氣，如：
* His suggestion that both sides should cease fire hasn't been accepted. 他所提的雙邊停火的建議尚未被接受。
* It will be much more convenient than spending a lot of time travelling to work every day. 那將會比每天花費許多時間去工作要方便得多。
much more 是程度狀語，意為“……得多”， 可以修飾形容詞、副詞或不可
數(shù)名詞。如果是可數(shù)名詞，則應(yīng)該用many more。如： * This computer can store much more information than that one. 這臺電腦的存儲量比那臺大得多。
* We could see much more clearly than last time. 我們看得比上次清楚多了。
⑻ Computers will be used more and more in transport. 電腦將被越來越多地用
于交通。transport 用作名詞時與transportation 意義相近，作動詞使用時與carry是近義詞，如：The transport/transportation of the troops will be carried out secretly. 這次軍隊輸送將會秘密進行。
⑼ Trains will be operated by computer... 火車將由電腦來操縱……
operate是一個多義動詞，如：
* The pumps are operating day and night to pump water out.為了將水排出去，水泵日夜工作。 * The company operates three factories and a mine. 這家公司經(jīng)營三個工廠和一個礦。 * The new law will operate to the market. 這項新法律將會對市場起作用。 * The doctor decided to operate (on the patient) at once. 大夫決定立即(為病人)做手術(shù)。注意 operate on a patient 的結(jié)構(gòu)中不可以省略on。
試比較名詞的用法： * Is this rule in operation yet? 這條規(guī)則是否還有效?
* The study of the earth will enable us to see the operations of nature. 研究地球
會使我們看到大自然的造化。
* The doctor performed an operation on the wounded man's brain. 大夫給受傷的男子做了腦部手術(shù)。
⑽ As a result, costs will be reduced by as much as 90%.結(jié)果，費用將會被降低
90%。1) reduce可以被看成increase的反義詞，其結(jié)構(gòu)與increase 也相似，如果與by介詞詞組連用，則表示“減少了多少”，如果與to介詞詞組連用，則表示“減少到多少”。如：* We have to reduce the living expenses to buy the house. 為了買房子我們不得不降低生活開支。* He reduced his weight by 10 kilograms within two months. 他在兩個月內(nèi)體重減了10千克。 * She is almost reduced to a skeleton. 她瘦成了一把骨頭。* The wealthy man reduced himself to begging in the end. 那個富人最終淪為乞丐。
2) as much as 在句中意為“多達”，類似的結(jié)構(gòu)還有：
as early as 200 B.C. 早在公元前200年
as high as 1,567 metres 高達1,567米
as many as 2,000 people 多達2,000人
⑾ In the fields of education, health and research, computers will continue to play an important part. 電腦將在教育、衛(wèi)生和研究領(lǐng)域里繼續(xù)發(fā)揮重要作用。
1) play an important part 意為“起重要作用”。play a part也可以用play a role，
如： Electricity is playing an important part/role in our daily life. 電在我們的日常生活中起著重要作用。
The open and reform policy has played an important part/role in the development of the Chinese economy. 改革開放政策在中國的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展中起了重要作用。
2) field作為“領(lǐng)域”或“田野”使用時與介詞in連用，而作為“場地”使用時與介詞on連用，如：She was spraying pesticides in the fields. I believe she can make great achievements in her chosen field. 我相信她會在她所選擇的領(lǐng)域里取得很大成就的。
⑿ The next step is to search the titles for more information. 下一步便是進一步尋找這些標(biāo)題下的信息。
to search 動詞不定式在句中作表語。在 plan, step, measure, idea以及all I want to do結(jié)構(gòu)后面常采用動詞不定式作表語。如：My plan is to climb the mountain from the northern side. 我的計劃是從北邊登山。
My idea is to search for the material first. 我的想法是先找材料。
⒀ They believe that the basic needs of the world's population should be satisfied first, like food and medical care. 他們覺得世界人口的基本需求，如食品和醫(yī)療，應(yīng)首先得到滿足。
satisfy/meet a need 滿足/迎合一種需要need作名詞使用時有時可用名詞demand替換，如：
Electricity is in greater and greater need/demand now. 對電的需求越來越大。
need作為“需求”使用時常用作復(fù)數(shù)。如：
He earns enough to satisfy his needs. 他掙的錢足夠滿足他的需要。
What we should do is to meet his immediate needs. 我們所應(yīng)該做的是迎合他眼下的急需。
need作為“貧窮”使用時常用作不可數(shù)名詞，如：
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難之交是真正的朋友。
He helped me in my hour of need. 在我落難時他幫助了我。
Step 5. Word study
SB P 27 Part 2. Get the students to fill in the blanks with the words given tn the box. Pick out some students to yell out their answers and then check the answers with the class. Answers: See P27 of SB.
Step 6. Note making
SB P27, Part 3. Get the students to make a list of all the ways their can find in the text in which computers can be used. Tell them to fill in the box with proper information from the text and then check the answers with the class. (The italic parts are possible answers.)
Area use
farms Control the growing conditions of plants
Banks Change money, pay bills
Houses Control heating and hot water; recognize one’s voice
Transport Work out the best distance between trains; operate trains
Education Store texts
Health and research Keep information records
Industry Control temperature and growth of the crops
Homework
Get the students to do the wb exercises individually and then check the answers with the class. Answers: Ex1 .1.D 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B
Ex2. 1.central 2.throughout 3.goes off 4.voice 5.convenient 6.transport
Homework
(1) Finish off the exercises of Lesson 66 in the Foundational Ex. Book.
(2) Revise the key points of this lesson.
Evaluation of teaching:
Lesson 67 Life in the future(Ⅱ)
Teaching aims and demands
1.Words and useful expressions: possession; need; satisfy; wealth; fairly; practical; keep fit; drier; meanwhile; telegraph
2. Reading practice
3.Grammar: Noun clauses as appositive
Key points: Useful expressions and grammar
Teaching methods: Reading - practice
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises.
(2) Revise the key points of the previous lesson.
(3) Ask the students to tell each other ten ways in which computers will be used in the
future. Then ask pairs to tell the rest of the4 class.
Step 2. Presentation
Get the students to talk in groups about the different ideas about future. Then tell
them to read the text to find out whether you have the same opinion as showed in
the text.
Step 3. Reading
Read the text and tell the main idea of this text. The students may talk in groups or pairs to help each other.
Step 4. Language points
Tell the students to read the text and underline the language points. Talk about the language difficulties with the ss.
① Possibly in future the wealth of the whole world will be shared more fairly
among countries than it is now. 將來世界財富在國家之間的分配或許會比現(xiàn)在更為公平。
1) share是一個多義詞，既是動詞，也是名詞。作為動詞，可譯為“合用”或“分擔(dān)”。作為名詞，可譯為“份”或“股票”，如：
How can we share five apples among us three? 我們?nèi)齻�人如何分配這五個蘋果?
He hated sharing a bedroom with a stranger. 他討厭與陌生人共住一個房間。
She shares (in) my troubles as well as joys. 她與我同甘苦，共患難。
Please let me take a share in the expenses. 請讓我分擔(dān)一份費用。
Let's go shares with each other in the taxi fares. 讓我們共同分擔(dān)出租車費。
He holds 500 shares in a company. 他持有某公司的500股股票。
2) fairly 在本句中意為“公平地”，它的另一個意思是“相當(dāng)?shù)亍保尚稳菰~fair派生而來。如：
We demanded that we should be treated fairly. 我們要求受到公正對待。
She plays the flute fairly well. 她的長笛吹得相當(dāng)不錯。
② So people will be advised to keep fit in many ways. 所以人們被勸告要從多方面保持身體健康。
advise意為“勸告”、“建議”。 advise可用于下列結(jié)構(gòu)中：advise sth., advise sb. to do sth., advise that sb. (should) do sth., advise sb. on sth., advise with sb., 如： The doctor advised a complete rest in bed. 大夫建議絕對臥床休息。
We advised him to give up smoking. 我們勸他戒煙。
I advised his bringing an umbrella with him. 我勸他帶把雨傘。
Mum advised that I (should) choose a friend carefully. 媽媽勸我小心擇友。
He advised us on how to learn a foreign language. 他就如何學(xué)外語給我們提了建議。 試比較名詞advice的用法：
He gave effective advice. 他提的建議是有效的。
③ Meanwhile, they will do their best to produce more energy from the wind and the sun. 在這期間，他們將盡力利用風(fēng)力和太陽能生產(chǎn)更多的能量。
meanwhile 意為“在這期間”，也可以用作meantime/in the meantime, 它們意義基本相同，如：
My daughter went to see her piano teacher this morning. Meantime/Meanwhile/In the meantime, I went shopping. 我的女兒今天上午去見她的鋼琴老師。在這期間，我去購物。
Step 5. Discussion
SB P27 Part 2. Get the students to talk about the five topics in groups of four or five. Each group chooses one of the topics to talk about and make sure that the five topics are all chosen. Pick out one of the students from each group to report to the rest of the class.
Step 6. Language study
SB P29, Part 3. Get the students to study Part 3 and then do the exercises in Part 4. Check the answers orally with the class.
Step 7. Word puzzle(optional)
SB P29 Part 5. Get the ss to circle the words in the box. Answers: See SB P29.
Step 8. Workbook
Workbook Lesson 67, Ex. 1 and 2. Get the students to do the two exercises and then check the answers with the students.
Answers: Ex.1
1. The writer objects to spending too much money on new possessions. He thinks it a waste of money, energy and materials and also causes pollution.
2. I don't think we should live this expensive way of life. We also think that the basic needs of the world's population should be satisfied first, like food and medical care. Possibly in future the wealth of the whole world will be shared more fairly among countries than it is now.
3. I think it is possible. According to Marx's theories, with the development of societies, the Communist Society will certainly come true in the end.
4. At present developed countries use too much energy. The US has only 6% of the world's population, but uses 30% of its energy. India has 15% of the world's population, but uses only 2% of the world's energy.
5. We can produce energy from the wind, the sun, and the river. For example, we can depend on the heat of the sun, the falling of the river and the power of the wind to produce electricity. And we make researches on different materials to produce energy.
Ex.2. 1.Practical 2.possession 3.satisfy 4.wealth 5.telegraphed 6.such at 7.Meanwhile 8.need 9.keep fit
Ex.3 practical; labor; wealth; population; industry; save; Meanwhile; satisfy
Homework
(1) Finish off the exercises of Lesson 67 in the Foundational Ex. Book.
(1) Finish off the wb exercises.
Evaluation of teaching:
Lesson 68
Teaching aims and demands
1. Words and useful expressions:
youth; toy; passage; talk of; out work; keep fit
2. Listening practice
3. Grammar: noun clause as the appositive
Key points: 1.Useful expressions; 2. Grammar; 3. Listening
Teaching methods: Listening - practice
Teaching procedures
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises.
(2) Revise the content of the previous two lessons about life in the future.
Step 2. Listening
(1) Pre-listening: Tell the students turn to Page 149 and read the instructions to get a gist of the listening passage.
(2) While-listening:
① Play the tape for the students to answer the questions.
② Check the answers with the students.
(3) Post listening activity: get the students to talk about the listening passage.
Step 3. Checkpoint
Go through Checkpoint 17 with the students. Tell the students to make up sentences using the phrases in this checkpoint. Get some students to yell out their sentences to the rest of the class if time permits.
Step 4. Writing
SB P30, Part 2. Read the instructions and get students to fill in the blanks with your own sentences of noun clauses.
Step 5. Writing
SB P30, Part 3. Read the instructions and tell the ss to watch the picture carefully and tell your partner first and then write in your exercise books.
Step 6. Workbook
Workbook Lesson 68, Ex. 1 and 3 and the exercises in Unit 17 Revision. Get the students to do the two exercises and then check the answers with the students.
Ex..1
1. The idea that in the future the computer will be able to think like humans is hard to believe.
2. The message that our manager has persuaded the government to allow us to build a new factory is very encouraging.
3. The fact that our team have been working very hard is known to everybody.
4. The belief that all roads lead to Rome is shared by many people.
5. The possibility that the project is not practical must be discussed.
6. Last night we heard the news that our team had won.
Ex.2 1.that the customer is God 2.that your book will be published
3.that the transport of goods costs too much 4.that students should learn some practical knowledge 5.that the plane would take off on time
6.will come true one day
Ex.3 The use of computers in the future
Computers are very useful machines. Although they can't think by themselves, they can do(or they can remember to do) what people ask them to do. So they will be widely used in the future. They can be used in many ways, such as industry and agriculture, trade and business, communication and transportation, scientific research work, education and health, space travel. They can do a great number of things as good as, if not better than, human beings. They can also help us in our personal lives, such as doing shopping and cooking, going to the bank or hospital, doing all sorts of housework, working at home. All in all, they can be used nearly everywhere. So we must do computer studies well and learn to use computers from practice.
Unit 17 Revision
Ex.1 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.D
Ex.2 1.attract-attracts 2.is (very exciting) 3.surprised-surprising
4.problem of many-problem that many 5.to make-made
6.which-that 7.were-was
Ex.3 The transportation in the future
In the future, the transportation will be automatically controlled. The car will not need a human driver. They will be driven by a special device. The device is composed of an electric eye and a computer. The environment of the car will be put in the computer by the electric eye. And the computer will make a judgment at once. So if the damage will come, the computer will decide to judge how to avoid it.
The managing system of the transportation will not need humans, either. It will be composed of many electric eyes controlling equipment and a man-made satellite a special kind of wireless equipment. The wireless equipment will pass the information that comes from the electric eyes or to the man-made satellite. And the man-made satellite will return the decision to the controlling equipment to control the country's transportation.
The transportation will become more safe and comfortable in the future.
Homework
(1) Finish off the exercises of Lesson 68 in the Foundational Ex. Book.
(2) Revise the key points of this unit.
(3) Finish off the wb exercise.
Evaluation of teaching: