课件18张PPT。Unit3 life in the future
Reading:
First Impressions
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.c-------a-------d------bRead the text quickly, then put the following sentences into the correct order:Go through the first two paragraphs quickly, then answer the following questions:1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?
2. What is a “time lag”?
3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule ? 4. Who guides my trip?
5. Why did my guide give me some tablets?
6. Who transported us to the future?1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?
I took up the prize I won the year before.
2. What is a “time lag”?
“Time lag’’ means a person gets flashbacks from his previous(先前的) time period.3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule ?
The seats in the capsule are very comfortable.
4. Who guides my trip?
My friend Wang Ping is my guide to the future.5. Why did my guide give me some tablets?
The tablets could help me feel less nervous and uncertain.
6. Who transported us to the future?
Wang Ping’s parents’ company transported us to the future.Read paragraph 3&4 in detail and find out the information in the chart.thinoxygenhoveringcarriagecomputermarketgotlostflieddirectionsbrightcleanmovinglightingoxygencontrolledRead the text carefully and then fill in the blanks about the details of Li Qiang’s future tour.In ______________:
◆ The seats were ___________ and we slept after a calming drink.
◆ The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.comfortable the time capsuleIn 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 _____________ .in all directions pressingAt home:
◆It is a large bright clean room.
◆It had a _____ wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.
◆The wall moved — it was made of _____! Their leaves provided the room with much-needed ______.
◆A table and some chairs rose from _____________ as if by magic. when Wang Ping ______ a switch on a computer screen. flashedgreentreesoxygenunder the floorcomprehending : choose the best answers.
1. According to the passage, why did Li Qiang take this future tour?
A. Because he was curious about the year AD 3008.
B. Because he won a prize last year which offered this trip.
C. Because his parents were good friends with Li Mengxi.
D. Because his parents offered him a lot of money.2. What is the purpose of having the green tablets?
A. To forget one’s past experience.
B. To help one fly to the future.
C. To help one calm down.
D. To provide one with much oxygen.Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during and after the journey.nervousunsettledtime lag time capsuleConfusedlackachedshowedgreenbrownsoftExhaustedfellasleepWhat’s the writer’s attitude towards the future, optimistic or pessimistic?How do you know?Discussion optimisticpessimisticWe know that from the following sentences:1. Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.
2. At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.
3. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.PessimisticHomeworkFinish “ Learning about language” on P20.
2. Review the key sentence in the text.
3. Review the new words of Unit 3 and get ready for the dictation.