Unit 3 Amazing Science

Topic 2 I’m excited about the things that will be discovered in

the future

Section A

1. Let students master the passive voice with simple future tense 让学生掌握一般将来时的被动语态

2. Let students distinguish the difference between the passive voice with simple future tense and the passive voice with simple past tense 让学生辨别一般将来时的被动语态和一般过去时的被动语态

Teaching aims and demands

Let’s review the passive voice we have learnt

Spaceship 6 was sent into space in 2003.

Many spaceships are sent into space by China. Is/am/are+ done 一般现在时态被动语态

was/were + done 一般过去时态被动语态

1. Sugar and bread (make) in this company every day.

exercise

2. Making noise (hate) by people in our daily lives.

3. Disneyland (enjoy) by millions of people from all over the world in the past.

4. Li Ming had a birthday party last night and Xiao Ming (invite) to the party by Li Ming.

are made

is hated

was enjoyed

was invited

New words

1. display2. screen3. alien4. outer space5. describe

显示 , 显露 , 展示屏幕 , 银幕外星人 , 陌生的 ,外国的 , 外星的外层空间描述 , 形容 , 把…称为

Translating Chinese into English

1. 显示 , 显露 , 展示 2. 屏幕 , 银幕 3. 外星人 , 陌生的 ,外国的 , 外星的 4. 外层空间 5. 描述 , 形容 , 把…称为

1. display 2. screen 3. alien4. outer space5. describe

1. Some historical things are in the national museum now. 2. He always his mother as his best

friends. 3. Watching the computer for a long time is bad for our eyes. 4. have you seen before? What do they

look like?

5. there is outside our earth.

Do exercise using the word above

displayed

describes

screen

aliens

outer space

1. When will the movie be shown?

2. What’s the movie about?

3. How do people travel in the movie?

4. What will be built on Mars according to Kangkang?

1b Listen to 1a and answer the questions. Then check the answers in pairs.

It will be shown tonight.

It is about life in space.

All the people travel by spaceship in the movie.

Houses, schools and hospitals will be built on Mars.

Key words will be shownin space sound excitingby spaceship in the future one daywill be built can be done

某一天乘坐宇宙飞船将被放映在太空中听起来令人兴奋在未来能够被做将被建立

1c Read 1a and complete Maria’s diary.

December 8th, Tuesday Cloudy Kangkang and I are excited, because a wonderful movie _____________ tonight. The poster says it’s about ____________. In the movie, all the people travel _______________ and they can visit ____________________. Kangkang thinks we will live ________________ one day. Houses, schools and hospitals ______________ on Mars. We will be able to do ______________ that can be done on earth. I think we will be able to fly everywhere in the future. I hope our dreams of space travel will come true.

will be shown life in space

by spaceshipplanets like mars

In space

will be built anything

2a Study the rules carefully and complete the table. YearItem

2015 2048

Houses and hospitals

are built on the earth

will be built on Mars

Buses and taxis

___________by men (drive).

__________by robots.

Trees and flowers

________________( plant, in the soil).

____________________ (in the air).

are driven will be driven

are planted in the soil will be planted in the air

Talk about what will happen on Mars in 2048.

Look at the picture of what will happen in 2048. Many tall buildings____________ (build) under the sea. A lot of animals _____________(keep) in the water. Now books ____________ (print) on the paper. But in 2048 books ________ _____(display) on soft screens. Schoolbags and pens ___________(use) at schools now. But, computers _________ (use) by teachers and students in the future. Many spaceships __________(send) into space. Some scientists believe that aliens __________(find) in outer space.

will be built

will be kept are printed

will be displayed are used

will be used

will be sent will be found

2b

n.屏幕；银幕

Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about what will happen on Mars in 2048. Then complete the passage with the correct forms of the given words.

1. It’s about life ___________( 在太空 ).2. A wonderful movie ____________ ( 将上映） .3. All the people travel ___________ ( 乘坐宇宙飞船） .4. I think we will live in space _______( 某一天） .5. We will be able to do anything that

__________( 能够被做 )on the earth .

in spacewill be shownby spaceship

one day

can be done

Do you think what will

happen on Mars in 2048?

3 A. Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.

1. Does Kangkang believe there are aliens? What about Maria?

No, he doesn’t. Maria doesn’t believe, either. 2. What does the American scientist think

about aliens? He thinks aliens have already come to the

earth.

3 B. Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Maria: Do you believe there are aliens? Kangkang: I’m ____________. Maria: But some scientists think there

are aliens. One American scientist thinks they have already ________________, and they are reading information ______________ in order to learn about human culture.

Kangkang: Aliens are discussed by many people. But I don’t think aliens __________ in space.

Maria: You’re probably right. I won’t believe

there are aliens until I see them _____________.

afraid not

come to the earthon the Internet

will be found

with my own eyes

(Maria and Kangkang are talking about watching the movie.)

If you can’t follow a certain point in listening, just write down the key words.

We learn:1. Some words: screen, display, alien2. Some phrases: in space, by spaceship, in the

future, one day3.Some sentences: (1) What fun! (2) We will be able to do anything that can be

done on the earth.We can : 1.Use the Passive Voice (Ⅲ) (1)A wonderful movie will be shown tonight. (2)Houses, schools and hospitals will be built on

Mars. 2.Talk about flying to Mars, the outer space and

something about the aliens.

summary

Read 1a.Memorize the useful expressions and key sentences which we learn today.

Finish Section A in your workbook.

Preview Section B.