课件36张PPT。Unit 3
Life in the FutureImagination is more important than knowledge .——Albert Einstein What changes do you expect to see in your life in the future?
some aspects: transport, houses, work, education and so on.Free talka solar energy carWhat vehicle may people use in the future?spaceshipflying ships The Space City Castle in the SkyWhere would you like to live in the future?People might live on Mars or other planets Yesterday is a history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
So we call it present! With the development of science and technology, some of our dream will come true in the future.Everybody wishes a bright future.
Be sure to seize the present.
Make the best of today, and you’ll
succeed tomorrow.Learn from yesterday,
live for today,
and hope for tomorrow.
借鉴昨天
活在今天,
憧憬明天。What will life be like in one thousand years’ time?a time machineLet’s travel to
the future!First ImpressionsReadingskimmingA. 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 futureE-mailLi Qiang’s first impressionGet the general idea of the passage.The passage is mainly about:Li Qianga boy who was given a chance to travel to the year AD3008 as a prize.
He is now writing to his parents about his exciting and unforgettable tour… Fast -readingMatch the main idea
with each paragraph.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Staying in Wang Ping’s home.
( An example of the future life)My first impression on the life in 3008.The experience in the capsule.How I came to take a time travel
journeya. 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.Read the text quickly, then put the following sentences into the correct order:cabdWhich year are they going to travel to?
What is a “time lag”?
Who guides Li Qiang’s trip?
How are they going to travel?
How did he feel when he was in the capsule ?
unbelievable, worried, unsettled, nervous, uncertainperiod 1 paragraph 1Main idea of Para.1: How I came to take a time travel journey and__________________________ the feeling about the journey.What did they do in the capsule?
Where did they arrive in the capsule?Main idea of Para.2:_______________in the capsule.The experienceparagraph 2period 2( ) environment
( ) transport
( ) work( ) education
( ) communication
( ) housingWhat will be para 3-4 mainly about?Environmentthin headacheput on a mask betterlittlea lack ofWhat was the new surroundings like?
Did Li Qiang feel comfortable? What problem did he have?
Who helped him solve the problem, and how?
What was Li Qiang’s feeling then?In the year 3008, the air______________, as though there was ______________. Because of _________________, my head _______. So I had to _____________ and had a rest. was thinlittle oxygen lefta lack of fresh airachedput on a maskWhat do you think has caused this kind of problem?summaryTransportationHow did people travel in the year AD 3008?
Who drove the carriage?
What did he experience in the hovering carriage?
What happened to Li Qiang later? Why?Hovering carriageComputer Float, bend, press, move swiftly, fasten, flyCrowdedWe 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 carriagecomputerfloatbendingpressingmove swiftlyflylost sight ofcrowdedMy first impression on the life in 3008.summaryMain idea of Para. 3HousingWhere did they arrive later?
What did Wang Ping’s house look like?
What were there in the room?
What was the wall made of? And why?A strange-looking houseIt is large, bright and clean.It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.It was made of trees, because their leaves provided the room with much-needed oxygen.summaryWang Ping’s house had a _____, ________ and ______ room. It had a _______ wall made of_______, a ______ _____ and ____ _______. Table, chairs and bed can rise___________________. I had a ______ _____ and __________ and __________ bed to sleep.largebrightcleangreentreesbrown floor softlightingfrom under the floorbriefmeala hot bathslid intoMain idea of Para. 4Wang Ping’s home. ( An example of the future life)Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during and after the journey.Comprehendingnervousunsettledtime lag time capsuleConfusedlackachedshowedgreenbrownsoftExhaustedfellasleep1. During his journey he suffered from “jet lag”.
2. Wang Ping was his friend as well as his guide.
3. The writer gave Wang Ping some green tablets, which helped a lot.FTFTrue or false 4. Wang Ping owns a company named “Future Tours”.
5. Before the trip, we had a calming drink which made us sleepy.
6. I lost sight of Wang Ping because there were too many carriages.FTT7. In the year AD 3008, the air in private
houses was poor quality.
8. Hovering carriages were a fast means
of transport, and people could fly in
them in every direction.FTSummary Li Qiang felt (1)________ (worry) and (2)____________ (settle) at first. As a result, he suffered from (3)_______ . Then he (4)_____________ (transport) safely into the future in a (5)____________.
The air seemed (6)_____ . Li Qiang was hit by a lack of (7)________ and his (8)_____ ached. Then Wang Ping gave Li Qiang a (9)_____ to put on.
Arriving at Wang Ping's home, Li Qiang was shown into a large (10)_____________ room with a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. (11)_________ (exhaust), he (12)________ (slide) bed and fell fast asleep.worriedunsettlededtime lagwas transportedtime capsulethinfresh airheadmaskstrange-lookingExhaustedslid into What’s the writer’s attitude towards the future, optimistic or pessimistic? How do you know?Discussion(Ex3,P19) optimisticpessimisticI think the writer has an optimistic
view of the future. He was very excited
when he traveled to the year AD 3008
and couldn’t believe it was true. From
this, we can see he is eager to go to the
future. Though he was hit by the lack
of fresh air, the problem was
immediately solved by putting on
a mask. And he tells us that the transport in the
future is convenient. When he arrived
Wang Ping’s home, he found there were
many trees after the wall moved, and these
trees provided the house with much-needed
oxygen. Finally he described the automatic
equipment in Wang Ping’s house. All the
above has shown his view of the future.Homework1. Choose one paragraph to read aloud and retell it.
2. Preview the reading on Page 22.