Unit 3 Life in the future  

   Reading : First Impression

Learning Aims:

1.To illustrate Ss’ imagination of future life.

2.To arouse Ss to pay more attention to the problems that probably appeared in the future life.

Step 1 lead in

As we know, no one can stop the wheel of history. Our society keeps advancing, so what life will be like in one thousand years?

Step 2  Fast reading

1. Match the main idea with each paragraph.

Paragraph 1             A.  My impressions of life 1000 years into the future

Paragraph 2             B.  Staying in Wang Ping’s home

Paragraph 3             C.  How I came to take a time travel journey

Paragraph 4             D.  The journey

Step 3 Careful reading Read the passage carefully and finish the following tasks

Task 1. Read Para. 1 and answer.

1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3005?

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   2. Who transported us to the future?

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Task 2. Read Para. 2 and answer.

1. What did they do in the capsule?

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2. Where did they arrive in the capsule?

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Task 3 Read Para. 3-4  and answer.

 What Para 3-4 will be mainly about?  ___________ , transportation and ____________

The new surroundings were difficult ________. The air seemed ____. Li Qiang was hit by a lack of ________ and his ____ ached.Wang Ping gave Li Qiang a ______ to put on.

It is driven by computer. By _______ and ________down in our seat, you can move ________I _____________ Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by _____________ .

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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 ______.

◆Then Wang Ping ______ a switch on a computer screen. A table and some chairs rose from _____________ as if by magic.

Step 4 Comprehension

1.From this passage, what is “time lag”?

A.It is a kind of feeling that means you are unfit for the present conditions.

B.It is a kind of feeling that means you are confused by the present situation.

C.It is a kind of feeling that means you are unfit for the changes of different time areas.

D.It is a kind of feeling that means you are fond of the present conditions.

2.When and where did this story happen?

A.It happened in outer space in the future.        B.It happened on the earth in the future.

C.It happened in outer space at the present time.   D.It happened on the earth at present.

3.How did the system work?

A.Oxygen was provided by a group of machines.  

B.Oxygen was provided by some chemicals.

C.Oxygen was provided by some green leaves.

D.Fresh air was provided by a mask.

4.Where did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?

A.In a hotel capsule.                           B.In a room.

C.In a large market.                           D.In a hovering carriage.

5.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the future?

A. Optimistic                                 B. Pessimistic 

C. Neutral                                   D. Unknown

Step 5 Discussion

Read and discuss which changes to life in AD 3008 are good and which are bad and give reasons for your choices. Then finish the chart.

Step 6 Home work

1. Finish micro-writing on page 27 of the exercise book.

2. Recite it. (some of the students)