(共36张PPT)
Unit
Life in the Future
A changing world
hard
poor
better
happier
playing tennis on Mars
Uncertain
Optimistic
Pessimistic
The only limitation is our imagination!
The life in the future may take on different looks according to different people.
Do you want to go traveling to the future like the mechanical cat---“Duo La A Meng”
The time machine can bring you to the future.
Join us! Let’s
travel to the future!
Reading
Predict
1
3
2
A future tour
A time capsule
Writing style
From whom
To whom
Date
General information
Spacemail
Li Qiang
his parents
Nov. 15,3008AD(earthtime)
Main idea
The passage is mainly about:
how Li Qiang was transported to the future.
B. how Li Qiang got to the future and his first impression of it.
C. what the life is like in the future
Divide the passage into 3 parts
Para.( )---Para.( )
Para.( )---Para.( )
Para.( )---Para.( )
Before the journey
During the journey
After the journey
(at home)
1
2
4
3
Para.1---Before the journey
Which year
①
②
Who
③
What
④
Why
Li Qiang Wang Ping
Nov. 15 3008
AD
take up the prize won last year
“time lag”
Time travel
“jet lag”
≈
be similar to
How did Li Qiang feel before the journey
E.g. worried (underline some adjectives)
How did he deal with these feelings
(solution)
para.1
Para. 1
How did he feel before the journey
E.g. worried
unsettled, nervous, uncertain
Take some green tablets
Negative feelings
Start the journey!
They helped a lot.
unbelievable
He has to constantly remind himself that he is really in AD 3008.
para.2 Inside the capsule
What did Li Qiang do inside the capsule (underline the key information)
Para. 2-para.3---During the journey
Para.2 Inside the capsule:
through the opening
①
comfortable seats
a calming drink
lay relaxed
Complete the journey
1000 years later
outside
the capsule
para.3 Outside the capsule
What did Li Qiang think about the new surroundings (surroundings / air)
How did Li Qiang deal with the new surroundings (solution)
What did Li Qiang see outside the capsule (3 things)
1. What did Li Qiang think of the new surroundings
Surroundings:
Air:
Difficult to tolerate
Thin / Little oxygen / A lack of fresh air
Put on a mask
Para.3 Outside the capsule:
②
Take a look at the future world!
He felt much better in no time.
He was back on his feet again.
Wang Ping will show us around!
headache
1.Hovering carriage:
2.“A large market”:
“How”
“What”
fly by in all directions
lost sight of
3.His hometown:
be swept up
a “time lag” flashback
Para.3 Outside the capsule:
②
Driven by computer, float above the ground, bend or press down in the seats
Cause
3. What did Li Qiang see outside the capsule
What happened to Li Qiang when he was
in the large market
Why could he see his hometown
Wang ping will guide us to the future house.
Para.4 At the house
E.g.
a green wall
a brown floor
soft lighting
a table
some chairs
some food
a bed
It is a ______, _______, ______room.
large
bright
clean
What did Li Qiang see in the house
It is a ______________ house.
The wall moved!
flash a switch on a computer screen
A table and chairs rose from under the floor.
It was made of leaves.
strange-looking
They provided the room with much-needed oxygen.
Function:
How:
Why did Li Qiang say that the house is strange (2 things)
How did Li Qiang feel after the journey
“Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.”
过去分词作状语。
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 3008.
D. I have my first try to master a
hovering carriage.
Put the statements into correct order
Dialogue-making
Group 1 Before the journey
Li Qiang & Wang Ping
Group 2 Inside the capsule
Group 3 Outside the capsule
Li Qiang & his parents
Group 4 At the house
Li Qiang & Wang Ping
Li Qiang & the space stewardess
Group 1 Before the journey
Li Qiang & Wang Ping
1. How did Li Qiang feel
2. How would Wang Ping
comfort his friend
Dialogue-making
Group 2 Inside the capsule
Li Qiang & The space stewardess
Group 3 Outside the capsule
Li Qiang & his parents
What did he see
How did he feel
A space telephone
Group 4 At the house
Li Qiang & Wang Ping
Talk about the amazing things in the house.
Ask Li Qiang to have a rest and a brief meal.
Discussion
Do you think that Li Qiang had an optimistic or a pessimistic view of the future.
Try to persuade others to agree with you.
Experience / feelings…
VS
We collect a __________________driven by__________. These carriage ______ above the ground and by ________ or ________ down in your seat, you can ____________. Soon I could _____ very fast. However, I ____________ Wang Ping because it was too ________.
hovering carriage
computer
float
bending
pressing
move swiftly
fly
lost sight of
crowded
Language points
Blank filling