with some money．When we pay for goods．the retailer w1l insert our smart card into a payment terminal and money w．1l be transferred from our card to the retailer\'s card．When all the money is used up，we will be able to“re-load”it by inserting it into a telephone，dialing our bank account and transferring money to the card from the account．1f we want to transfer money from our card to a bank ac-count．we will use the same method．Smart cards will be able to hold several different currencies at the same time．so if we go aboard．we will use our smart cards in the same way．
Interactive telephones Human telephone operators will be sharply replaced by talking computers．These computers will recognize speech．ask us what information we need，access the information from a database，and convert it to speech．If we want to book a flight or pay a bill by phone，we will interact with a talking computer to do SO．Of course，this won\'t happen until all the technology is
in place，but when it is we will soon get used to interacting with computers in this way．Human telephone operators will be used only for more complex operations
such as dealing with complaints or solving concrete problems．
Intelligent cars Traffic congestion in cities will be reduced because drivers will use electronic route maps to find the quickest route to their destination and avoid traffic jams．Congestion will also decrease when electronic systems start changing motorists for driving in cities．As soon as motorists have to pay to drive in cities，they will stop Using their cars and use public transport instead．
Speed control systems will be built into cars．These systems will automatically regulate the speed of the car to take account of traffic and weather conditions and prevent accidents．It will be many years before these changes bring results but when they do，there will be a titanic improvement in road safety．
The First Period
Teaching Aims：
1.EnCoLlrage the students to use their imagination to talk about life in the future．
2.Train the students\'1istening ability．
3.Improve the students’ speaking ability by practising making predictions．
Teaching Important Points：
1. Train the studcnts\'1istening ability．
2. Let the students give free rein to their1 imagination.
Teaching Difficult Points：
1．How do improve the students\' listening ability．
2．How to finish the task of speaking.
Teaching Methods:
1．Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through the listening material．
2．Individual，pair or group work to make every student work in class．
Teaching Aids：
1．some pictures
2．a tape recorder
3，a projector
4．the blackboard
Teaching Procedures：
Step I Greetings and Lead—in
T：Good morning／afternoon，everyone.
Ss：Good morning／afternoon，teacher.
T：Sit down，please．Now we\'re having a class in a bight and spacious class-room with modern equipment such as radios and computers．And we all live a happy life today．We can get whatever we want．Do you know how did people live in the past?