Module 5 Unit 3 Life in the future
1. Skimming
Read the text and find out in which paragraph you can find the answers to the following questions.
1） How will people shop in the future
2） How will people travel in the future
3） What will schools be like in the future
4） What will the human body be like
5） What will the future be like in general
2. Scanning for details
1） Compared with the past, what is the most important thing in future transportation
2） Why will the maglev train be popular in future
3） What will become more and more popular in the future business
4） What is the store like in the future How can people do in the malls in the future
5） How will people pay for their purchase
6） Will people in the future be able to enjoy a longer and healthier life Why
7） How will the schools of the future be different from what they are today
8） What will be future like in general
9） What is one way to catch a glimpse of the future
3. Listening and discussion
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following things:
future transportation, smart cards, online shopping and e-schools. Then fill in the table （on the screen.）
Read the passage fully and choose the best answer.
1. The new maglev train is a good example of future transportation NOT because ___.
A. it travels faster B. it becomes much cheaper
C. it ensures safety D. It doesn’t pollute the environment
2. What’s the advantages of the future transportation in Paragraph 2
A. Not pollution B. High speed
C. Safety D. All of the above
3. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A. E-learning B. Knowledge
C. Effects D. Education
4. Which of the following will be least likely to help people in the future to enjoy a longer and healthier life
A. Exercises regularly B. A balanced diet
C. Advances in medical science D. A better understanding of smallpox.
5. According to the last paragraph, which of the following will probably take place in the future
A. People will look at education and knowledge differently.
B. Students will not have to do homework.
C. Real classrooms will disappear gradually.
D. The schools of the future will remain the same.
Read the passage to find the English version for these Chinese expressions.
Para. One: 未来的生活（life in future）；对未来发展做出一些预测（make forecasts about future development）；窥测（catch a glimpse of）；主要趋势（major trends）；在当代社会（in contemporary society）。
Para. Two: 当前的趋势（current trends）；公共交通（public transportation）；新型的磁悬浮列车（the new maglev train）；环保（environmentally friendly）；以430公里的惊人时速（at an amazing 430km/h）。
Para. Three: 通常（as usual）；改变方式（reform the way）；网上购物的好处（advantages of online shopping）；保持联系（keep in touch with）；寻找（search for）；生活必需品（basic goods）；把……结合在一起（combine ... with ...）。
Para. Four：更加长寿健康（enjoy a longer and healthier life）；保持积极的生活（remain active）；更加注重（pay more attention to）；定期运动（exercise regularly）；治疗新的疾病（deal with new diseases）。(共16张PPT)
I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS
Just imagine, several thousand years later, the scientific technology is becoming more modern than it is now. What will happen
Are you me
Clone!!
Where:
What amazing things:
A space station
Thoughtpad
A waste machine
Manufacturing robots
An enormous round plate;
Spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of
the earth’s gravity;
The most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century.
Fast-Reading
1) What is the space station like
It is an enormous round plate.
Part 1
2) Why did the space station spin
slowly in space
To imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity.
Detail Reading
Part 2
True or false
1) Messages can be sent using
a thoughtpad .
2) The space citizens could send message
clearly at any time.
3) We can blame the tools for the faults
of the user.
T
F
F
Place the metal band over one’s head, clear one’s mind, press the sending button, think one’s message and the next instant it’s sent.
How are the messages sent in the
31st century
Part 3
True or false
1)The rubbish used to be sent to buried
or burned.
2)The rubbish is turned into the same
grades of material.
3)Nothing is wasted and everything is
recycled.
F
T
T
The giant machine swallows all the waste available and the rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as “fertilizer” for the fields and “soil” for deserts.
How does the waste machine work
Part 4
1)What can be produced in space
Who manufactures them
2)How are the goods transported to
the earth
Answer 1) drugs, clothes, furniture, hovering carriages, etc.
Robots manufacture them.
2)By industial spaceship.
Phrases
show around
up-to-date invention
the latest forms of
communication
blame sb for sth
=blame sth on sb
dispose of
a waste machine
manufacture goods
1. 带某人到处(看看)
2. 最新的发明
3. 最新式的交流方式
4. 因某事而责备某人
5. 处理
6. 废物处理器
7. 大量生产物品
8. 排除杂念
9. 按下发送键
10. 环保的
11. 向前移动
12. 收集废弃物
13. 生态学原理
14. 工作实践
15. 完成任务
clear one’s mind
press the sending button
environmentally friendly
move on
collect waste
the principles of ecology
work practices
perform tasks
Summary
It was my first visit to a space station.
Deacribed as an e_________ round plate,
it spins slowly in space to _______(模仿)
the pull of the earth’s gravity. The
g______ showed us three stops. In the
first stop, I saw the thoughtpad used for
s_______ messages.
normous
imitate
uide
ending
Next stop, we are in the environment
area. There is a ______ machine which
can s______ all the waste available.
The t______ stop showed us how the
goods are m___________ by r______.
wallow
hird
anufactured
obots
waste
Now in pairs think about the
advantages and disadvantages of living
on a space station. For example:
Would you like to live and work in one
What would you do with your spare
time
Prepare to report to the class.(共31张PPT)
Learn from yesterday,
live for today,
and hope for tomorrow.
A changing world
hard
poor
better
happier
Questions:
1. Where will you live in the future
2.What kind of transportation will people use
3. Where will you work and study in the future
4. Will you get sick
5. What do you think people would wear/eat……？
Discussion
carriage
bicycle
motorcycle
train
aeroplane
space craft
sedan chair
car
time travel
Q: How do you usually go to school
Means of transportation
Do you want to go traveling in the future like the mechanical cat---Doreamon
Unit 3 Life in the future
Li Qiang
He is now writing to his parents about his exciting and unforgettable tour…
Try to guess the meaning of new words.
1.When I first met her,she gave me the impression that she was very kind.
2.Now I am the owner of this house.Do you know who was the previous owner
3.The doctor told me to take two tablets three times a day.
(deep feeling of sb).
(coming before in time)
(pills)
4.The accident happened as the jet was about to take off.
5.A train goes more swiftly than a bus.
6.Nowadays it’s imporant for us to master a foreign language.
7.Though he failed again and again,he was optimistic about his life.
(airplane)
(quickly)
(be good at)
(confident)
反义词pessimistic
A. We were transported into the future
by a comfortable time capsule.
B. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and
everything in his house made me
surprised.
C. I won a travel to the year AD 3005.
D. I have my first try to master a
hovering carriage.
Put the statements into correct order
Fast-reading
Before the journey
When
①
②
Who
③
What
④
Why
How
⑤
⑥
Where
Li Qiang Wang Ping
Nov. 15 3005
green tablets
take up the prize won last year
“time lag”
Time capsule
Time travel
Capsule
time capsule
seats in the capsule
comfortable
During the journey
Inside the capsule:
through the opening
①
comfortable seats
a calming drink
lay relaxed
rose slowly from the ground
Complete the journey
1000 years later
outside
the capsule
( Para.2 )
climbed →sat →drank →lay→ rose→ completed
During the journey
Outside the capsule:
②
Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.
( Para.3 )
1.How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the year AD 3005
2.How did Wang ping solve this problem
He gave me a mask to put on and hurried me to rest.
new surroundings
lack of fresh air/the air is thin
3.How did people travel in the year AD 3005
4.How can people control the carriage
by hovering carriage
a hovering carriage
You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.
After the journey
Arriving home, he showed me into a large bright, clean room.
That is a large, bright and clean room. It had a ______floor, _____ lighting and a _____ ____ which is actually trees. The ________ of the trees are used to _________ oxygen. By _______ a _______ on the computer screen, __________such as tables and chairs ____ from under the floor as if by _______. Wang Ping told me to ____________ some visits in the next day, and _________ a bed for me to rest.
green
wall
leaves
provide
flashing
switch
furniture
brown
soft
rose
magic
get ready for
produced
1.Li Qiang got the chance of having this time travel trip because _______.
A. He had passed the final term exam with a very good result
B. He had written a story about a trip to the year AD 3005
C. He had won a prize
D. He had given money to the company of “Future Tours”
2. What do you think of Li Qiang’s trip to the year AD 3005
A. Uninteresting.
B. Very exciting.
C. Very easy.
D. Very cheap.
3. What can we infer from the text
A. Li Qiang felt a bit uncomfortable at first.
B. While traveling, there was no one else besides Li Qiang and Wang Ping.
C. It was the first time travel trip for Li Qiang and Wang Ping.
D. Li Qiang regretted having traveled to the year AD 3005.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text
Wang Ping suffered from “jet lag” when he traveled to the year AD 3005.
B. Wang Ping was Li Qiang’s friend and guide.
C. Li Qiang lost sight of Wang Ping because there were so many carriages around him.
D. Wang Ping was very hospitable. (好客的)
5. Please choose another title for the text.
A. Visiting Wang Ping’s house.
B. Traveling to the future.
C. Company of “Future Tours”.
D. Feeling in the Time Travel Trip.
2. Worried about…, I was unsettled.
1.Confused by …, I was hit by….
3. Exhausted, I slid into bed….
1. …company named “Future Tours”….
2. …some visits organized by the company.
Optimistic
Pessimistic
Discussion
