1.will die　2.will run　3.leaves　4.will improve　5.will be having

　　T:More exercises.

　　(Show the following on the screen.)

　　Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the most appropriate forms:the future simple,or the future continuous

　　Example:By the year 2050,people will be traveling (travel) outside our solar system.

　　1.I hope scientists __________(find) a cure for cancer.

　　2.By the middle of this century,more people __________(live) in cities than in the country.

　　3.Ten years from now,people __________(wear) smart clothes.

　　4.No one __________ever __________(live) on Mars.

　　5.Humans __________(live) on another planet five billion years from now.

　　6.A Chinese astronaut__________(reach) Mars by 2050.

　　Suggested answers:

　　1.will find　2.will be living　3.will be wearing　4.will,live　5.will be living　6.will reach

　　Step 2 Writing

　　T:So much for the check up.Before we begin to write first let's read a passage,which is about the predictions of the future.Please work in pairs and answer the following questions.

　　(Show the following on the screen.)

　　1.Which student:

　　a.wants to work in a job that will help sick people?

　　b.would like to live in a different country?

　　c.hopes to have a family?

　　d.doesn't have any future plans?

　　2.Find words or phrases that mean:

　　a.I don't know exactly I'm not really sure

　　b.it's certain__________ __________

　　c.I hope this will happen__________ __________

　　d.it's possible__________ __________

　　e.after a long time__________ __________

　　3.What different ways of talking about the future can you find?

　　(Give the students a few minutes to read the passage and then call back their answers.)

　　Suggested answers:

　　1.a-Ken　b-Emma　c-Mary　d-Thomas

　　2.a.I'm not really sure　b-definitely　d-maybe/probably　e-eventually

　　3.I will be doing/I will definitely study/I'm going to go/I guess that I will

　　T:Now please write about what you will be doing in ten years in 100 words.You may follow the following steps:first make an outline and write down some key words;the next step is to exchange their works with their deskmates for suggestions;the last step is correction.

　　The four paragraphs on Page 8 are good models,though they are all around 80 words long,rather than the 100 words the students are asked to write.Encourage the students to use:

　　1.the future continuous tense(I'll be doing/I won't be doing)

　　2.the introductory verbs:I hope/I guess/I imagine/I'd like to.

　　3.the introductory words:hopefully/eventually/maybe/definitely.

Step 3 Everyday English