课件41张PPT。Unit 3
Life in the futureWorkbook Amazing inventionsFlying boots
Flight mobiles
Wristwatch computers
Self-cleaning shirts
Thinking quilt with a sensor
Constant temperature jacketsListening(P55)hover and move above the groundadjust thickness according
to the temperaturecan go
swiftly
in any
directionbecome thicker
when cold and thinner when hotcannot
go up
and downsensor must be removed every time you wash the quilt2. Listen again and fill in the chart. Amazing InventionsZoe newman, a talk-show host on Capital Radio, is interviewing to Mr. Xiao Feng about his new inventions.Listening Text (P55)Part 1
ZN: Hello, everyone. Today I’m very
pleased to have a famous inventor,
Mr. Xiao Feng with me. I hear,
Mr. Xiao, that you’ve invented
some really useful things.
XF: Yes, indeed. My first invention is a
pair of flying boots operated by
a small computer chip.ZN: Flying boots? How do they work?
XF: Having put them on and turned the
switch, you rise slightly from the ground
and hover. Then you can move swiftly in
any direction.
ZN: Mm! Can they go up or down?
XF: Sorry. They can't do that yet. At the
moment you can only travel about fifteen
centimetres above the ground.
ZN: Well, it should save us buying so
many new shoes! Part 2
ZN: What’s your second idea?
XF: It’s a quilt which thinks.
ZN: Really?
XF: Well, not really. But it can change its
thickness according to the temperature.
ZN: How does it do that?
XF: This quilt has a tiny sensor and air
pumping set. If you make adjustment
according to changes in temperature, when the temperature is higher, part of the
air set will come out, and the quilt becomes
thinner and feels cooling bed. When the
temperature is lower, the quilt takes in more
air and it becomes thicker. As a result, it gives
a thick, warm cover for the bed.
ZN: Are there any problems for this?
XF: Only one. You must remember to take
the sensor out every time you wash it.
Otherwise it will stop working. As long as
you are careful.
ZN: Sounds great! Where can I buy one…Rising to a challengeReading TaskDiscussion1. Do you think living under the sea
is possible?
2. Where are you going to live under
the sea?
3. In the undersea cities, what
equipments do you think are
necessary?First Reading1. The undersea city is so comfortable
that it is described as ______________.
2. The undersea city has the following
advantages:
A:________________________
B:________________________
C:________________________
D:________________________a silk adventureeasy contact with landmore personal spacecomplete personal securityno housework worriesSecond ReadingOne person
or family shuttle-submarinesAlways ready to take people to the surface, a special
small, computerized
machine to monitor each person during the trip.Get twice as much personal space as in flats on land, your house can float in the water.Computer
sensorCan feel the space left;
only when the robot cleaner touches objects can they be moved.Family
used
robotsFeed your details into the computer hard-drive; answer your commands.1. There will be a computerized machine in
the family shuttle-submarines to monitor
each person during the journey, and people
can contact the land surface easily.
2. Personal space is necessary for healthy
living.
3. People can't get enough space in the
Saturation city.True or False? T T F 4. Computers will be used to protect the
goods of the people in the Saturation city.
5. There will be some household worries
in the underwater city.T F See the value of OUR undersea houses.
Saturation City has:
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Cost:
Date:
Time:
Place:Come to this meetingeasy contact with the land surfacemore personal spacecomplete personal securityno housework worries25,000RMB eachMay 18th8:00 amThe Science Exhibition BuildingListening Task (P59)Discuss: Suppose you live undersea and happen to come across a disaster
(灾难). What should you do?
2. How will you deal with the problems that you meet, if you are the designer of the undersea city? 2 Listen to Part 1 and write down the
two problems mentioned. Air machine was not making a
loud noise.2. Steel gates to the city would not open,
backup system also failed to work.3 Listen to Part 1 again and fill in
the blanks. Then I found that the ______ steel gates
to the ______ wouldn’t open. At first I
wasn’t too _______, as there is a _______
system in case things go _______. When
that didn’t work ______, I realized that
we had two ________ problems. solidcityworriedbackupwrongeitherseriousScreen broke during an undersea stormReplaced screen.4 Listen and fill in the chart. Problem with the air machine.Repaired air machine so the doors worked again.True or False:1. The problem happened about two months ago.
2. The air machines were making a very loud noise.
3. The solid steel doors to the city was open and the backup system worked well.FFF4. A screen broke during an undersea storm and stopped the machine.
5. At last the designer solved the problems.
6. The families had plenty of stored oxygen, so they did not noticed that there was something wrong with their city.TTTTHE DANGERS OF UNDERSEA LIVING
Li Qiang is interviewing the designer of
Saturation City, William Lee, about how
he saved Saturation City from disaster.Listening Text Part 1
LQ: What happened?
WL: Well, about three months ago, I was doing my monthly check of gate when I noticed something strange.
LQ: What did you notice?WL: It was too quiet. When I stepped off the shuttle-submarine the air machines should have been making a loud noise but they weren’t.
LQ: So was that your first feeling that something was wrong?WL: Yes. Then I found the solid steel gates to the city wouldn’t open. At first I wasn’t too worried, as there is a backup system in case things go wrong. When that didn’t work either, I realized we had two serious problems.Part 2
LQ: Did you tell the families in Saturation City?
WL: No. I examined the air machine to see if I could repair it. Almost immediately I found the cause of the problem.
LQ: What was it?WL: A screen broke during an undersea storm and stopped the machine. Luckily I had another screen in my tool-box. Once fixed, the air machine was as good as new.LQ: Did it solve the problem?
WL: Yes, it did. As soon as I repaired the air machine the gate began to open. Then I went inside to check on the families. They were fine. They hadn’t noticed anything wrong. LQ: And now you’ve been made a hero.
WL: Yes, but I don’t feel like one. It’s my job to make them feel safer. LQ: What a modest answer. I think they appreciated your devotion to duty. Thank you and goodbye, Mr. Lee, medal holder of the Red Star, First Class. 这包书的费用是250元, 其中含有邮资和
包装费。请写下收件人的地址, 别忘了邮编。
The parcel of books is 250 yuan, including
postage and packing. Please write down the
receiver’s address and don’t forget the postcode.
2. 数十年前, 人们还用打字机打出正式文件,
但现在我们可以用电脑和打印机做同样的工作。
Decades ago, people used typewriter for
formal document. But now we use computer
and printers to do the work.Translation (P56) 3. 尽管速溶咖啡能够放置很长一段时间,
但是如果不能保持干燥的话很快就会坏掉。
Although instant coffee has a long shelf life,
it may go solid if it isn’t kept dry.
4. 千年之后的地球上的居民可能可以用生态
系统来处理垃圾。
1000 years in the future, citizens of the earth
may be able to dispose of the rubbish using
an ecological system.
5. 这条蛇是如此的贪婪, 一口就吞掉了那只老鼠。
The snake was so greedy that is swallowed
up the rat in one bite.6.与人打交道时商务人员工作的一个重要部分。
Dealing with people is one important aspect
of a businessman’s work.
7. 当我们穿过田野回到家时, 靴子上沾满了泥。
When we came home from our walk across
the fields, we had mud all over our shoots.
8. 在医院呆了六周后, 他终于恢复状态并且
开始工作。
After 6 weeks in hospital, he was back on his
feet and ready to start work.HomeworkFinish exercises 1- 3 on page 56in your workbook.Thank You!