4. take pills 服药
you are on ly having a cold and don’t have to take any pills. 你只是感冒,不必服药。
5. be able to 能够,与can/could 同义,但较之can /could,它可用于各种时态,且表示经过努力所能够达到的。
he is able to draw chinese paintings. 他 会画国画。
she wasn’t able to fly a light plane then. 那时她不会开轻型飞机。
they will soon be able to repair a fridge. 他们将很快就会修理冰箱。
ii. language structure
1. 一般将来时:用will+动词原形表示
perhaps they will./ won’t live under the sea.
2. 同意和不同意:i (don’t) think so. 我(不)这样认为。
愿望:i hope so /not. 我希望/不希望这样。
3. 宾语从句
i hope that there will be no wars in the world. 我希望世界上没有战争。
i think that i’ll possibly b e a policeman . 我认为我可能会成为一名警察。
do you think (that) people will still use cars?你认为人们还将使用车吗?
动词hope, think 等后面可以跟句子作它的宾语,叫 做宾语从句。在这些从句中常会出现一般将来时,尤其是在i hope后。
4. either
perhaps there won’t be enough room for everybody on earth, either.
可能地球上也没有足够的空间。either表示 “也”,用于否定句,肯定句用too。
i don’t like rice dumplings , either.
i like rice dumplings, too.
iii. notes
write down what you think may happen in twenty years’ time. 写下你认为二十年后可能会发生的事。
unit 3 in the future
period 1 课型:新授
教学目标
using the simple present tense to express thoughts
using the future tense to talk about future events
教学重点
1. learn to use formulaic expressions to show disagreement
2. do you think…..?
i thi nk so./ i don’t think so.
i hope so./ i hope n ot.
3. be able to 和 can 的区别。
be able to do sth.能够做 某事,意思与 can do sth.接近,但be able to有时态的变化,而can作为情态动词,两者用法不一样。
教学难点
1.the future tense
肯定形式:will + do 否定形式:will not ( won’t ) + do
疑问形式will………do ?
2.in the future
take pills
under the sea
air pollution
on the moon
wo n’t go to school a ny longer
learn from computers at home
in twenty years’ time
in twenty years
seal the box
课前预习
preview the new words
听力训练
recognize differences in the use o f intonation in questions and statements ( including approval and disapproval )
课后巩固
i. choice:
1.last sunday he saw ______ bull. _____bull was running after a man.
a. the, the b. a, a c. a, the d. the, a
2. a:i wish you happiness forever.]
b:__________.
a. not at all b. i agree with you c. yes, i do. d. thank you.