Teaching objectives:

1. to discuss what people could do in the future.

2. to imagine what tomorrow' s world would be like.

3. to practise students' spoken English.

Teaching focus and difficulties:

1. the vocabulary of future and technology.

2. describing a future world.

Teaching methods:

1. individual work, pair work and group work to get students to take an active part in classroom activities.

2. discussion to help students to be cooperative.

Teaching aids：The multimedia

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Brainstorm

1. Show students the famous film poster ET and ask them to think about:

　Would you think it would come true some day?

2. Ask students to think about what life would be like in 3000.

　　After watching some fantastic animations, ask them to discuss in pairs and give opinions to the whole class.

Step 2 Discussion (pair work)

Ask students to describe to their partners the four pictures in the textbook.

Some questions are given to check their understanding of the pictures.

Step 3 Discussion (group work)

Ask students to discuss the three questions in the textbook one by one.

They are divided in groups of four and choose a speaker to report to the whole class.

Step 4 Further discussion

Show some pictures of human cloning and star wars and ask students:

would you like to see these things happen in the future?

Ask them to discuss:

How to protect the earth and human beings while developing science and technology?

Step 5 Homework: