文档介绍：World of the Future
Teaching Objectives
To get students imagine and describe the future world.
To understand the purpose of writing anization of the text.
To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises.
Think Over:
Dream the future world of your own.
Provide examples to prove that the time we are living in now was also “a wonderful future” to the people who lived 100 years ago.
The World 100 Years Ago vs. the World Now
Dressing:
i. Material:
thin, light, comfortable, healthy
cotton, wool, silk
ii. Fashion
Fashion Show
Sportswear (Sneakers)
iii. The same dress all over the world
Eating and Drinking
i. Transportation
“一骑红尘妃子笑,无人知是荔枝来。”
ii. Native restaurants in every country
Restaurants from other countries
Pizza Hut, KFC, MacDonald
Housing
i. Automatic:
Air-conditioner
Washing machines
ii. Privacy
Private Bathroom, toilet and bedrooms
Walking
Carriages to autos
On the same street of New York City
In 1900 36 carriages 1 car
In 1908 Henry Ford sold the 1st Model T.
In 1924 40 cars 1 horse
In 1950 59% American families had one car.
In 2005 100% American families had more than one car.
Society
I. Mass Media (Sound picture digitalization)
i. Phonograph (Record Player) in 1877
ii. Telephone in 1876
In 1940 40% American families had one.
In 2005 most of Chinese families have more than one.
iii. TV
In 1945 nobody had TVs. (USA)
In 1960 86% families had one. (USA)
In 2005 advanced TVs popular.
Society
iv. Computers
Shopping
BBS
Blogs
v. Laptop
vi. Digitalization
digital camera, digital TV, DV
Society
II. Liberation and freedom
love, homosexuality
Welfare mother
=unemployed mother
III. Education
i. Compulsory education
ii. Subjects
iii. Girls’ education
iv. Glasses: Contact lens
v. Exam-oriented to quality-oriented