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1、 Pre-reading questions Words and expressions Overview of Text I Have you ever read some science fiction books or watched movies of this kind? If so, what are their names? And what are their main stories? What do you think world of the future will be like? You can approach this question from differen

2、t aspects of your life such as your clothing, food, shelter and transportation. Turn to Pages 50-51 in Students Book I Ask students to take turns to read words and expressions Make explanations and additions Marine 和海有关的;Aquatic和水有关的 Sub as a prefix has several different meanings. 在下面:submarine, sub

3、soil, submerge 次于,亚于:subtropical, subtitle （用在动词中）第二次重复,再:subdivide Be shaped like sth. 呜呜叫,发出低沉震颤声 Slide作动词时,同 glide,意为“滑动,滑落” Slide作名词时,意为“（1）滑道,（2）滑动, （3）幻灯片” China is a diving powerhouse. Nose dive Jet liner Jet boat 撇去.表面的浮物; 从.中取得精华; 撇去, 去除; 提取（例如 skimmed milk） 略读,快读 擦过,滑过 In sight Out of sigh

4、t Sight-seeing Steep/stiff cliff Precipice Field Flatland Plateau Come + adjective, e.g. come alive Do wonders for Ocean liner Airliner Liner vs. linear Noun: Wear a suit and a tie for the interview. Verb: Find a job that suits you. suit vs. suite Laboratory Factory Noun: giant Giant panda Dont be a

5、 giant in words, but a dwarf in actions. Adjective: gigantic Synonyms: Huge, enormous, colossal Scope 范围 Telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope Tele 是前缀 Television, telecommunication, telegraph There are seven planets in the solar system. 行星由太阳起往外的顺序是:水星（Mercury）、 金星（Venus）、地球（Earth）、火星（Mars）、 木星（Jupit

6、er）、土星（Saturn）、天王星 （Uranus）、海王星（Neptune）和冥王星 （Pluto）。 离太阳较近的水星、金星、地球及火星称为类地 行星（terrestrial planets）。离太阳较远的木星、 土星、天王星、海王星及冥王星称为类木行星 （jovian planets）。在火星与木星之间有100000 个以上的小行星（asteroid）（即由岩石组成的不 规则的小星体）。 Mathematics Pathy, as a suffix, is related to peoples feelings, e.g. apathy and sympathy. Hermit 隐士

7、Tune as a noun Synonym: melody Tune as a verb Tune in Tune in vs. turn in Classmate Workmate Soul mate Ranch 大牧场,农场,饲养场 Synonyms: Manmade, unnatural, false, unreal Antonyms: Genuine Mix 混合 Mingle 混合,交往,往来 Merge 合并,同化,融合 tasty screen as a noun TV screen, silver screen, big screen screen as a verb scr

8、een out Steer vs. drive When you are in control of a car, you drive it. When you direct its, you steer it. She got into the car and drove (it) home. She steered the car carefully through the narrow gap. 英语中的“方向盘”是steering wheel,而不 是driving wheel Roof n. 打碎, 猛击, 粉碎 v. 打碎, 击溃, 粉碎; 碎裂, 破产, 猛撞 adj. 轰动一时

9、的, 极为成功的; 出色的; 非常 的, 了不起的 Fresh refresh Do you find this essay interesting and therefore attractive to you? And why? What is the theme of this essay? And what is its genre? What are the language features of this essay? Comprehension check Structure analysis Language points and highlights Turn to Pag

10、e 53 in Students Book I Ask students to answer the questions on this page one by one Part 1: Paragraphs 1 to 4 Part 2: Paragraphs 5 to 7 Part 3: Paragraphs 8 to 12 Part 4: Paragraphs13 to 21 Part 5: Paragraph 22 Paragraphs 1 to 4 constitute the beginning part of the text. The first two paragraphs pr

11、esent a vivid description of the future journey to the wonderful sea world. The third paragraph brings up the theme of the text, around which the whole descriptive essay develops .This paragraph also defines the key word future. The last sentence of Paragraph 4 is a question that puts forward the to

12、pic to be described or related. It is a transitional sentence, linking the preceding with the following. Paragraph 5 is a transitional paragraph, connecting the preceding part with the following part. Paragraphs 6 and 7 describe a future journey into space to visit the Moon, the Mars and the Venus,

13、with more details about a visit to the Moon. The descriptions are presented in the chronological order and from the near-to-far space perspective. It is to be noted that the proper nounsthe Moon Camp, the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpostare very important places which deserve our attent

14、ion. Paragraph 8 also serves as a transitional paragraph. From Paragraph 9 to Paragraph 12, the author describes some wonderful things that may come true in the far future. These things include the future dolls in Paragraph 9, special computers with remarkable functions in Paragraph 10, flying sauce

15、rs as well as future bicycles and skates in Paragraph 11, and the fantastic function of telepathy helmets in Paragraph 12. Paragraph 8 also serves as a transitional paragraph. From Paragraph 9 to Paragraph 12, the author describes some wonderful things that may come true in the far future. These thi

16、ngs include the future dolls in Paragraph 9, special computers with remarkable functions in Paragraph 10, flying saucers as well as future bicycles and skates in Paragraph 11, and the fantastic function of telepathy helmets in Paragraph 12. Paragraph 13, a transitional paragraph, is followed by Para

17、graphs 14 to 21 that describe such great wonders of future as will directly influence or be closely related to future life. The descriptions are arranged in the following order. Paragraph 14: robot playmates Paragraphs 15-16: skillfully blended artificial food Paragraph 17: other ways to make life l

18、ast longer, including cures for most diseases Paragraph 18: television of the future Paragraph 19: highways of the future Paragraph 20- 21: weather control in the future These paragraphs all begin with a topic sentence, three of them in the form of a question. The questions asked attract the readers

19、 attention and draw their concentration on the paragraph topic. This paragraph, the last part of the text, is a logical and natural conclusion. It also points out a solid historical fact: the time we are living in now was also “a wonderful future” to the people who lived 100 years ago. Jet boat 喷气式游

20、艇 Rocket liners 火箭客机 Mars Colony 火星移民区 The Venus Exploration Outpost 金星开发前哨基地 Jet power 喷气动力 Telepathy helmet 心灵感应帽 Thought waves 思想电波 Body bank 身体银行 Steer (控制)方向盘 Brake (踩)刹车 See Exercise IV. on Page 53 in Students Book I. After-reading questions Pronunciation exercises Vocabulary dictation Translation exercises Passage dictation Comprehension check of Text II (Optional) Text I shows us that world of the future is technologically better off than todays world. However, it does not touch upon the other aspects of the world such as the ecological environment and pe