Warmingupandreading(1).ppt

1、Unit 3,Life in the future,Life in the future,Life in the future,Life in the future,Life in the future,Life in the past,Life at present,life in the future,?,Earth,Mars,What changes do you expect to see in your life in one thousand years time?,horse or simple vehicle such as a carriage,cars, trains, a

2、irplanes,spaceship, personal flying cars,Transport,Communication,videophone,made mud small houses,flats in high buildings houses along the street with many shops,modern flats, floating ;,Houses,On-line shopping,Shopping,streets with markets, small shops,large modern buildings, blocks of flats,tall m

3、odern buildings; with green trees in houses,Villages,distance education,The school of the future,e-schools,Education,Life,Any disease can be cured in the future. People can live longer.,on the earth; on land,on the earth,in space stations; under the sea; on other planets,Location of settlement,Make

4、a list of the problems human are facing today.,Housing Population Pollution Global warming (greenhouse effect) Traffic Hunger Literacy.,poverty,violence,war,Do you want to go traveling like the man in the movie? And Do you want to know what it will be like in AD3008?,Li Qiang,a boy who was given a c

5、hance to travel to the year AD3008 as a prize. He is now writing to his parents about his exciting and unforgettable tour,First impressions,Reading,What problems do you think people in the future will have to overcome? Which ones will still be there or even worse in AD 3008?,a. We were transported i

6、nto the future by a comfortable time capsule. b. I arrived at Wang Pings 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.,Skim the text quickly, then put the following sentences into the correct order:,c,

7、a,d,b,Scan the text to find out in which paragraph you can find answers to the questions.,Who transported him into the future? What will home be like in the future? Why did Li Qiangs head ache?,Para 1,Para 3,The last Para,Read the passage again, discuss which changes to life in AD3008 are good or ba

8、d and give reasons for your choices. Then please finish the chart.,Careful reading,Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks about the details of Li Qiangs future tour.,In _: The seats were _ and we slept after a calming drink. The capsule began sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.,com

9、fortable,the time capsule,swinging gently,Please go through the third paragraph, then try to answer the following questions.,1. How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the future? I was hit by the lack of fresh air. 2. How did Wang Ping solve this problem? Wang Ping gave a mask to me and hurr

10、ied me through to a small room nearby to have a rest.,Environment,3. What do you think has caused this kind of problem? Now we are causing more and more pollution to the nature, this will cause serious problems to the life in the future. This may be the cause of the lack of fresh air in the future.,

11、new surroundings,lack of fresh air/the air is thin,people fly by in all directions,a hovering carriage,You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.,In the hovering carriage: It is driven by computer. By bending and _down in our seat, you can move swiftly. I lo

12、st sight of Qang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by _ .,in all directions,pressing,Read fourth paragraph quickly, then answer the following questions:,1. What did Wang Pings house look like? His house is a large bright, clean room. It had a g

13、reen wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.,2. What was the green wall made of ? Whats the purpose of building this kind of green wall? The green wall was made of trees. The leaves of the trees will provide much-needed oxygen to the house.,At home: It is a large bright clean room. It had a _ wall, a

14、 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.,flashed,green,trees,oxygen,under the floor,1.Li Qiang got the chance of having this

15、time travel trip because _. A. He had passed the final term exam with a very good result B. He had written a story about a trip to the year AD 3008 C. He had won a prize D. He had given money to the company of “Future Tours”,Choose the best answer,2.What can we infer from the text? A. Li Qiang felt

16、a bit uncomfortable at first. B. While traveling, there was no one else besides Li Qiang and Wang Ping. C. It was the first time travel trip for Li Qiang and Wang Ping. D. Li Qiang regretted having traveled to the year AD 3008.,3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

17、Wang Ping suffered from “jet lag” when he traveled to the year AD 3008. B. Wang Ping was Li Qiangs friend and guide. C. Li Qiang lost sight of Wang Ping because there were so many carriages around him. D. Wang Ping was very hospitable. (好客的),4. Please choose another title for the text. A. Visiting W

18、ang Pings house. B. Traveling to the future. C. Company of “Future Tours”. D. Feeling in the Time Travel Trip.,Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during and after the journey.,Detail Reading,nervous,unsettled,time lag,time capsule,Confused,lack,ached,showed,green,brown,soft,Exhausted,fell,asleep,Whats the writers attitude towards the future, optimistic or pessimistic?H