Unit 3Unit 3life in the futurelife in the future

1st period1st period

How do you go to How do you go to school every day?school every day?

Subway Subway

BusBus

Changes Changes from ancient times to modern societyfrom ancient times to modern society

HousingHousing

ClothingClothing

Education Education

EatingEating

CommunicationCommunicationTransportationTransportation

Made fire from drilling tMade fire from drilling the woodhe wood 钻燧取火钻燧取火

Eating raw foodEating raw food

Ancient timesAncient times

Living Living

We are now much richer and happier, for we We are now much richer and happier, for we have many kinds of electric appliances:have many kinds of electric appliances:

————electric electric cookercooker

Electric appliances:Electric appliances:

micro-wavemicro-wave

cookercooker

ClothingClothing

Today’s Food:sandwichsandwich

hamburgerhamburger

roasted duckroasted duck

Raw food

EatingEating

Business & Business & Money:Money:

Online Online shoppingshopping

Education:Education:

——Distance education

CommunicationCommunication::

video video telephonetelephone

TransportationTransportation

cartcart

motorbikemotorbike

FerrariFerrari

Can you tell Can you tell any other any other means of means of transportatiotransportation and its n and its advantages?advantages?

discussion

Space Space traveltravel

A private A private company named company named “ Space “ Space Adventures”, Adventures”, plans 100 million plans 100 million tour around the tour around the moon.moon.

Theory of Relativity,Theory of Relativity, proposed by Einstein, is proposed by Einstein, is the theoretical foundation the theoretical foundation of time traveling.of time traveling.

Now think about what changes you might expect to find in the next one thousand year. Fill in the chart on P17.

AD 200 AD 200 55 :modern China :modern ChinaTransportTransport

HousesHouses

VillagesVillages

TownsTowns

Location of Location of settlementsettlement

Cars, trains, boats, airplanes, Cars, trains, boats, airplanes, hovercraft, helicopterhovercraft, helicopter

On the earthOn the earth

Large modern buildings; old Large modern buildings; old historical buildings; blocks of flatshistorical buildings; blocks of flats

Houses along streets with shops aHouses along streets with shops attached; many services (eg haircutttached; many services (eg haircut ) offered ) offered

Flats in high rise buildings; Flats in high rise buildings; kitchens and bathroomskitchens and bathrooms

AD 300_: your ideasAD 300_: your ideasTransportTransport

HousesHouses

VillagesVillages

TownsTowns

Location of Location of settlement settlement

on the earth; in sp;ace stations; on the earth; in sp;ace stations; under the sea ; on the moonunder the sea ; on the moon

spacecraft, time travel, personal spacecraft, time travel, personal flying cars or bikesflying cars or bikescosy, modern flats, furniture in walcosy, modern flats, furniture in walls and floor; supply of oxygenls and floor; supply of oxygen

produce delivered; many blocks of produce delivered; many blocks of flats together; floating parks for flats together; floating parks for childrenchildren

tall modern building s; many tall modern building s; many parks, everything built in concrete; parks, everything built in concrete; with green trees in houseswith green trees in houses

Fast ReadingFast Reading

Read through the passageRead through the passage

Try to find out the different kindTry to find out the different kinds of changes Li Qiang has mentios of changes Li Qiang has mentioned in the passagened in the passage

Changes mentionedChanges mentioned

ReligionReligion

ScienceScience

EatingEating ClothingClothing

Air qualityAir quality TownsTowns

HousesHouses

TransportTransport

TravelTravel

What ’s the main idea What ’s the main idea of the passage?of the passage?

It’s mainly about Li Qiang’s

future journey.

Now try to find out what happened Now try to find out what happened

to Li Qiang to Li Qiang beforebefore, , duringduring and and afterafter

the journey.the journey.

Detail ReadingDetail Reading

Before Before

the journey the journey

Li felt ______ and Li felt ______ and ______ at first, as a ______ at first, as a result he suffered result he suffered

from _______.from _______.

During During

the journey(1)the journey(1)

Li was transported Li was transported safely into the future safely into the future

in a ________.in a ________.

During During

the journey(2)the journey(2)

__________ by the new __________ by the new surroundings, Li was hisurroundings, Li was hit by the _____ of fresh at by the _____ of fresh air and his head ______.ir and his head ______.

nervousunsettled

time lag

time capsule

Confused

lackached.

After After

the journey(1)the journey(1)

Arriving home Li wasArriving home Li was

______ into a large ______ into a large bright, clean room bright, clean room with a ______ wall, awith a ______ wall, a

_____ floor and _____ floor and _____ lighting._____ lighting.

AfterAfter

the journey(2)the journey(2)

__________, he __________, he slid into bed and slid into bed and _____ fast_____ fast ________.________.

showed

greenbrownsoftExhausted

fellasleep

Detail ReadingDetail Reading

Read the passage in detail Read the passage in detail

Try to fill in the table in Ex. 1Try to fill in the table in Ex. 1

Good changes Good changes Bad changesBad changesTime Time traveltravel

Tran-Tran-sportsport

HousesHouses

TownsTowns

Air Air qualityquality

Can travel to

different times

as you wish

After-effects of travel

Can move swiftlyDisorganized; difficult to find way

Save living

spaceShort of space

Busy; look like

marketsEasy to get lost

Own family

oxygen supply

Poor quality in public places

What’s the writer’s What’s the writer’s attitude towards the attitude towards the future, optimistic or future, optimistic or pessimistic?pessimistic?

How do you know?How do you know?

DiscussionDiscussion

We know that from the We know that from the following sentences:following sentences:

1. Confused by the new 1. Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack surroundings, I was hit by the lack of the fresh air.of the fresh air.

2. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell 2. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.fast asleep.

3. Worried about the journey, I was 3. Worried about the journey, I was unsettle for the first few days.unsettle for the first few days.

Pair workPair work

Make a telephone conversation Make a telephone conversation

between Li Qiang and his mother, between Li Qiang and his mother,

according to the textaccording to the text

Homework:Homework: Finish “ learning about language” Finish “ learning about language” on P19. on P19.