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Schools in the future

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How to talk about life in the future?

一般将来时：will 如果要表达“将来不会……”在will后面加not，构成 will not，可以缩略为won’t。例如： Maybe students won’t use books in the future. We will not have a party for Lily’s birthday.

一般将来时：will 如果要询问将来的事，把will提到主语前面，变成疑 问句。一般疑问句回答用will或者won’t。例如： — Will students go to school in the future? — Yes, they will. / No, they won’t. How will things change in the future?

What does Daming think of schools in the future? Maybe there won’t be any schools. Everyone will study at home.

What does Tony think of future life? The weather will be quite warm or even hot all year.

What does Tony think of future life? Every family will have a small plane. It will be cheap to travel everywhere by plane.

What does Tony think of future life? Maybe there’ll be traffic jams in the air.

Find out the differences. 1. Maybe there won’t be any schools. 2. Everyone will study at home. 3. The weather will be quite warm or even hot all year. 4. Every family will have a small plane. 5. It will be cheap to travel everywhere by plane. 6. Maybe there’ll be traffic jams in the air.

Complete these sentences with will /won’t and the verbs in the box. do live be(x 3) go travel 1. Many people will have planes in the future, so they will travel faster. 2. People will be healthier and will live longer in the future.

do live be(x 3) go travel 3. People won’t go to work five days a week. They will spend more time at home. 4. Paper will be expensive because there won’t be many trees. 5. I think I will do a lot of interesting things in the future and I will be very happy.

Complete the questions about the future. Will students go (go) to school in the future? 1. Will people use (use) pens and paper? 2. Will people read (read) books? 3. Will people travel (travel) by small planes? 4. Will students send (send) emails to teachers?

Will students go to school in the future? Yes, but maybe students won’t see their teachers every day. Robot teachers will teach them with the big screens on the walls. Ben

Will people use pens and paper? Yes, they will. But they won’t use pens and paper a lot. They will mainly read and write on the computer. Mike

Will people read books? Yes, they will. And they will read both paper books and E-books. Amy

Will people travel by small planes? Yes, they will. Many people will have small planes, and some people will go to work by plane. Jack

Will people travel by small planes? No, they won’t. People will travel by flying car. The cars will be able to fly in the sky and run on the road. They will be very convenient. John

Will students send emails to teachers? No, they won’t. They will send messages and documents in other ways. Lucy

Where will people live in the future? Maybe some people will live on the moon. Emma

What will our homes be like in the future? I think the furniture in our homes will be high-tech and there will be helpful robots in our homes, too. Sam

What can robots do in Japan?

What will robots be able to do in the future? They will be able to do shopping.

What will robots be able to do in the future? They will be able to cook.

What will robots be able to do in the future? Maybe they will be able to use the computer to work.

Listen to the dialogue and complete the notes about dream jobs.

Name Alice Work places in the future with trees and flowers around Tom Peter or somewhere near the sea

Name Alice Work places in the future A big, clean and modern office with trees and flowers around Tom At home, a really beautiful place Peter A beautiful park or somewhere near the sea

Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions. 1. What will Alice’s job be like in the future? 2. How will Tom talk to people at work and friends?

Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions. 1. What will Alice’s job be like in the future? It will be interesting and exciting. Everyone there will enjoy their job and it will be interesting and exciting.

Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions. 2. How will Tom talk to people at work and friends? By using computers. It will be easy to talk to people at work and friends by using computers.

What will my life be like in 20 years? Alan

Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What will Alan be in 20 years? 2. Where will he work? 3. Where will he live? 4. What will he do in his free time? 5. Will he enjoy his future life? Why?

Read the passage and answer the questions. What will my life be like in 20 years? In twenty years, I will be a businessman and will set up my own website. I won’t go to the office very often. Instead, I will work at home on the Internet. I will live in a big and beautiful flat with my family. Every year, we will have a family trip together.

Read the passage and answer the questions. In my free time, I will read books and travel around. I like sports, so I will also play football with my friends and go swimming at the swimming pool near my home. I will enjoy my life a lot because it will be so exciting and comfortable.

Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What will Alan be in 20 years? He will be a businessman. In twenty years, I will be a businessman and will set up my own website. I won’t go to the office very often. Instead, I will work at home on the Internet.

Read the passage and answer the questions. 2. Where will he work? He will work both in his office and at home. In twenty years, I will be a businessman and will set up my own website. I won’t go to the office very often. Instead, I will work at home on the Internet.

Read the passage and answer the questions. 3. Where will he live? He will live in a big and beautiful flat. I will live in a big and beautiful flat with my family. Every year, we will have a family trip together.

Read the passage and answer the questions. 4. What will he do in his free time? He will read books, travel around, play football and go swimming. In my free time, I will read books and travel around. I like sports, so I will also play football with my friends and go swimming at the swimming pool near my home.

Read the passage and answer the questions. 5. Will he enjoy his future life? Why? Yes, he will. Because it will be exciting and comfortable. I will enjoy my life a lot because it will be so exciting and comfortable.

What will you be?

What will your home be like?

What will you do in your free time?

Jobs Travel Homes Life in the future Weather … Free-time Activities

Task A: Make a poster about life in the future. u Draw some pictures. u Write down your ideas.

Life in the future will be very different. We'll have robots to do everything. They will cook and clean the house and drive buses. People will travel by plane a lot. Children will have a lot of free time. At school, we won't have books or pens and we won't have teachers. We'll learn from robots and the Internet. Working hours will be

Life in the future short and people will have long holidays. In the future, the weather will change, it will be hotter and there will be more rain. Life in the future will be very interesting.

Task B: Write about your life in 20 years.

My life in 20 years In 20 years, I will be a doctor because it’s my dream job. I will work in a big hospital in Beijing. I will help my patients so my job won’t be light or easy. I will live in a comfortable flat near the hospital. There will be helpful robots in my home. During the holidays, I will travel with my parents by flying car. My life will be busy but happy.

Homework Make your poster about life in the future. OR Write about your life in 20 years.

Thank you!