Unit 6 life in the future

课文中的词组：

1.catch a glimpse of sth 瞥见

2.The major trends in contemporary society当代社会的主要趋势

3.Environmentally friendly环保

4.Ensure safety确保安全

5.As usual 像往常一样

6.Keep in touch with sb与某人保持联系

7.Get in touch with sb与某人取得联系

8.Lose touch with sb 与某人失去联系

9.Be out of touch with sb与某人失去联系，脱离，不了解

10.Combine shopping with fun把购物和乐趣结合起来

11.Pay more attention to sth更注重...

12.Draw / attract/ catch /invite ones's attention吸引某人的注意力

13.Devote one's attention to 专心于...

14.Bring sth to one's attention吸引某人注意某事

15.Fix / focus/ centre one's attention on /upon把注意力集中在...

16.Be careful about sth对...细心

17.Allow sb to do sth允许某人去做某事

18.Deal with new diseases解决新的疾病

19.With a better understanding of sth对...有个更好的了解

20.Be quite air在广播，在播送

21.Off the air停业

22.In the air在空中，未决

23.In the open air在户外

24.Put on air摆架子

25.Be well-prepared for为...作充分的准备

26.Have ..in store准备着...，将来到

27.Be faced with 面临...

28.In the next ten years or 在接下来大约十年内

29.Major in sth主修...

30.Make a good purchase买得便宜东西。

31.Make a bad purchase买得贵东西

32.Keep sb company=keep company with sb陪伴某人

33.In the company of sb 在某人的陪伴下

34.Fall into company with sb 偶然和某人相识

35.Part company with sb 和某人分手，断绝往来

36.In company with陪伴某人，和某人在一起

37.After all毕竟，然而

38.At all 全然，真的，竟然

39.All but ＝almost

40.All the same 仍然还是

41.All in all总而言之

课文中的重点句子：

1.what life will be like in the future is difficult to predict.

2.New technology is being used to make sure that the cares,taxis,buses and trains we use do not pollute the air.

3.The Internet also makes it easier for companies to keep in touch with customers and companies in other countries.

4.To pay for their purchases, people will use smart cards,which contain a tiny chip, instead of cash.

5.Perhaps more importantly, new discoveries in genetics and biochemistry may lead to changes in the way diseases are cured and medicines are made.

6.But the schools of the future will probably be quite different from what they are today.

7.It is certain that things will change.

8.We will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.

9.She is fond of surfing the Internet.

10.We cannot be sure whether our dreams will come true, but we can at least be hopeful that our efforts to improve the world will be successful.

11. His memory brought him back to the spring of 1998 when he met her for the first time.

12. For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company.

13.marketing people for large companies will find that the need for their services is not as strong as it once was.

14.school and teachers are also facing difficulties as they try to adapt to the new needs of their students.

15.but we can try to turn challenges into opportunities.

We can find ways to create a future where there is room for all of us to do what we are good at and enjoy.