Module 1 Introduction and Reading

1、Introduction and readingModule 1.根据英文释义及首字母提示写出单词根据英文释义及首字母提示写出单词1 (adj.) available as another possibility or choice2 (v.) (of a person or a gun) to shoot off (bullets)3 (vt.) fasten or join sth. (to sth.)4 (vt.) seize (sb.) with the authority of the law5 (n.) price asked for goods or services6 (n.)

2、 an activity that you do for pleasure or amusement7 (adj.) using the suns energy8 (n.) the state of being disabledalternativefireattacharrestchargedisabilityrecreationsolarRevision.根据所给词性及汉语释义写出单词根据所给词性及汉语释义写出单词1 n罪；罪行罪；罪行 n罪犯；犯人罪犯；犯人2 n预测预测 v预测预测3 adj.危险的；冒险的危险的；冒险的 n& v冒险冒险4 vi.依赖；依靠依赖；依靠 adj.

3、可靠的，可信赖的可靠的，可信赖的5 vt.装；装载装；装载 vt.卸卸(货货)6 n& v限制限制 adj.有限的有限的7 n& v命令；指令命令；指令 n指挥官指挥官8 vt.提供动力提供动力n.权力；力量权力；力量 adj.强大的强大的crimecriminalrelycrimepredictriskyriskreliableloadunloadlimitlimitedcommandcommanderpowerpowerful1.The Olympic champions came back to China _ honors. A. loaded of B. loaded

4、 with C. covered of D. covered with2.Parents _ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift. attach B. pay C. link D. apply3. OK, Ive had enough of it. I give up. You cant _ your responsibilities. A. run off with B. run up againstC. run out of D. r

5、un away from4.As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to _ other musicians to help them. A. rely on B. work onC. focus on D. go on 5.How much did they _ you for blowing up your tyre?Twenty yuan. The price is acceptable. charge B. spend C. cost D. pay6.All the factories _ great i

6、mportance to the car exhibition. A. attached B. affordedC. earned D. brought 7. He was _. If he had followed my advice, he wouldnt have lost his job. A. charged B. employed C. fired D. promoted 8.If I ruled the world, I would _ the world _ everything that is bad. A. get rid of; by B. be rid of; by C

7、. rid; of D. get rid; of 9. The policeman _ that the drunk driver get out of his car. A. commanded B. connected C. said D. thought1. What is it?2. Where do you think it is?3. Would you like to live in it?4. What materials it is made of/from?Look at the buildings!What materials do we need to build th

8、em?Presentationaluminum brick concrete glass mud plastic rubber steel stone wood1. _ is a very light metal.2. _ is a very strong metal.AluminumSteel3. Both _ and _ come form trees.4. _ is light, strong, very popular, and man-made.5. _ are often used to build walls.6. _ is very strong and used in man

9、y modern buildings.rubberwoodPlasticBricksConcrete7. _ is wet earth. 8. _ is a natural hard material.9. _ is used to make windows.MudStoneGlassReading A picture drawn by a child, trying to bring out the imaginary house in the future. What is the house of the future in your mind like? Pre-readingTitl

10、e: The City of the FutureWhat topics do you think will be mentioned in a passage with the title above? (open)Word-guessingGuess the meaning of the following words in the context.Activity 3 on Page 3Do Activity 3 on your own. Then check the answers with your partner.Answers:Fast-reading Read the pass

11、age for the first time. Check whether your answer in Activity 1 is right.Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the passage in Activity 6 on page4.Answers: Careful-readingRead the text again and complete the following chart.In the future, 1. _ will become very important as we will 2. _ ea

12、rths natural resources. And we will use lots of 3. _ and also have to rely on 4. _.How the students would run a city in the year 2025Garbage shipsThe city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun.Batman NetsPolice will use them to 5. _.care for the environment run

13、 out ofrecycled materialsalternative energyarrest criminals Forget smokingIf you want to smoke, you can go outside cities, and outdoors.Forget the mallsAll shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders. Telephones for lifeEveryone will be given a telephone num

14、ber at birth that will never change 6. _ they live.RecreationAll forms of recreation will be provided 7. _ by the city.CarsAll cars will use 8. _, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars.wherever / no matter wherefree of chargeelectricity, solar energy or wind energyTelesurgery It will

15、be common to perform distance surgery.Holidays at homePeople will be able to go anywhere in the world using 9. _.Space travel It will be 10. _ for ordinary people to travel in space.high-tech cameras attached to their headcommonPost-reading Activity 4 on Page 3Work in pairs. Try to match the words a

16、nd phrases in the two boxes.Answers：Activity 5 on Page 3Find the words or phrases in the text which mean these things.Answers: Work in groups. Imagine your house of the future. One draws the picture of the future house while others trying to describe it. Then present it to all.My dream house1. Where

17、 is it?2. What is it made of?/What materials will you use to build your dream house?3. How big is it?4. Why do you choose this kind of materials? Find out the useful phrases in the text and try to retell the passage with the help of the key phrases. 2. Write a short passage about your dream house. W

18、ords and phrases:Work in pairs. Try to find out the useful phrases in the text. My dream house I want to live in a house which is made of glass. It looks like a bottle. Whats more, it can float on the ocean. The reason why I want to live in glass house is that I can see beautiful scenery as well as all kinds of fish. In addition, I can travel aroun