课件54张PPT。人教课标
高二 必修 5
Unit 3Unit 3 Life in the FutureReadingflying to other planetsthe Spaceship to MarsPeople on Marsliving on the Marsa house in the futureAlien CreaturesWarming UpAs far as you know, what’s the difference between a space travel and a time travel?A space travel is a travel where you visit some other planets, the Mars, for example.
A time travel is a travel where you stay where you are but go to the future or the past.Group DiscussionIf you can have a time travel, do you want to go back to the past or the future? Why? What change do you expect to see in your life in one thousand years’ time? Choose two of them to have a discussion and then finish the chart below. by horse or by simple
vehicle such as a carriagecars, trains, boats, airplanes,
helicopterspaceship, time travel
personal flying carsThe Change of Lifefarming or handicraft working on the farm, factories or offices with help of modern machinesIntelligent robots help people do most of work.The Change of Lifegold, silver or coins, private bank (钱庄) paper banknotes, coins, credits, banks, internet banksno currency at all, credit cards, cell phone banks, internet banks …The Change of Lifeless polluted global warming,
greenhouse effect, serious pollutedmaybe more, maybe less pollutedThe Change of Lifeprivate schools
(私塾) Public and private schoolsInternet schoolsThe Change of Lifemade of wood and mud; no bathroomsflats in high rise buildings
kitchens and bathroomsintelligent houses, furniture in walls and floor; supply of airThe Change of LifeLetters, telegraphs laterLetters, emails, telephones, on-line chatting toolsFull internet communicationThe Change of LifeFirst
ImpressionsPre-reading Think about following questions before reading the passage.
If you have a time travel to the world in 1000 years, how can you get there?
What will you see?
What problems will you face?
How to solve these problems?Reading 1. Skim over the passage and find the
main idea of the passage.
It’s about Li Qiang’s journey to the future and his first impression of the life in the future.Task 1: Skimming2. In your opinion, can the present title “First Impressions” summarize the passage perfectly? If not, try to substitute it with a new one. Read the passage more carefully and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Li Qiang have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?
He is taking up his prize that was won last year.Task 2: Scanning2. What does “time lag” mean?
“Time lag”means a person gets flashbacks from his previous (先前的) time period.3. What’s “Future Tours”?
It’s Wang Ping’s parents’ company, which is well known for sending people safely into the future in a time capsule.4. When Li Qiang’s head ached, how did Wang Ping help him?
Wang Ping handed him a mask to put on and immediately hurried him through to a small room nearby for a rest.5. How did they get to the market?
By a hovering carriage which can
float.6. How did a hovering carriage work?
It was driven by computer. They floated above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you could move swiftly.7. Why was there a green wall in the room?
Because it could provide the house with much-needed oxygen.8. Is there anything else special in the room?
When Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.1. Read the passage carefully and guess the meaning of the underlined words according to the context.
1) Well-known for their expertise, his parents company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.Detailed readingTask 3expertise
A. possibility
B. experience
C. efficiency
D. special skills and knowledge2) I Still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.
A. occupying
B. accepting
C. picking up
D. going on3) Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.
A. occurred to
B. puzzled
C. struck
D. stuck2. Listen to the tape of the passage
carefully, please find out the
main idea for each paragraph.Paragraph 1- main idea:
Paragraph 2- main idea:main idea: How I came to take a time
travel journey.
details: my prize; my excitement main idea: The journey.
details: how I left; the spaceship; the journeyParagraph 3- main idea:main idea: My impressions of life one
thousand years into the future
details: little oxygen; marks to provide
oxygen; hovering carriage; how to
drive them; a “time lag” momentParagraph 4- main idea:main idea: Staying in Wang Ping’s home
details: appearance of house; trees as walls;
where furniture stored; are meal;
prepared for sleep3. Read the text carefully and fill in
the blanks.? Before the journey:
◆ I felt unsettled, nervous and 1.________ at first.
◆ Green 2._______ Wang Ping helped me a lot.uncertain tablets In _______________:
◆ The seats were ___________ and we slept after a calming drink.
◆ The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.the time capsulecomfortable In the hovering carriage:
◆It is driven by computer.
◆By bending and ________ down in our seat, you can move swiftly.
◆I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by ______________.pressingin all directions At home:
◆It is a large bright clean room.
◆It had a _____ wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.
◆The wall was made of _____!
◆ The house was controlled by a computer.greentrees◆A table and some chairs rose from _____________ as if by magic. when Wang Ping _______ a switch on a computer screen. under the floorflashed At the end of the passage, Li Qiang promised to give his parents more news in the next letter. Guess what Li Qiang would tell them?
(open)Task 4Post Reading The reading passage describes some good and bad changes to life in AD 3008. In pairs, discuss which changes are good or bad and give reasons for your choices. Then write down your ideas in the chart. There is no right or wrong answer.ComprehendingComprehending can travel to different times as you wishcan move swiftlyafter-effects of traveldisorganized; difficult to find waysave living space short of spacebusy; look like markerseasy to get lostown family oxygen supplypoor quality in public places Use the first person to summarize the passage with the help of following tips.Summary In the time capsule:
1) How did I feel before entering it?
2) How did Wang Ping help me?3) How long did it take me to stay in the capsule?
4) How did I feel during the journey?
5) After getting out of the capsule, what happed to me? In hovering carriage:
1) How did a hovering carriage work?
2) Where did we reach?
3) What happened there? At home:
1) What did the house look like?
2) Anything special about the furniture?
3) what did I do in the room?Homework1. Ex.1-3 on page 20.
2. Read the passage one more time and try to understand the difficult sentences.