1、Unit 3Life in the future constant jet previous uncertain guide tablet capsule stewardessadj.时常发生的;连续不断的n.喷气式飞机adj.在前的;早先的adj.不确切的;无把握的n.指导;向导;导游vt.指引;指导n.药片n.太空仓;胶囊n.女乘务员Words previewopening sideways surrounding tolerate lack adjustment maskn.通路;出口;开端adv.一侧;侧着;侧面朝前n.周围的事物;环境adj.周围的vt.容忍;忍受vi.&vt.缺乏;
2、没有n.缺乏;短缺的东西n.调整;调节n.面具;面罩;伪装Words preview carriagepressfasten safety belt flash switch timetable n.四轮马车;客车vt.&vi.按;压;逼迫n.按;压;印刷;新闻vt.系牢;扎牢n.安全n.腰带;皮带vt.&vi.闪光;闪现n.开关vt.转换n.时间表;时刻表Words previewtake up be back on ones feetlose sight ofsweep upslide into拿起;接受;开始;恢复;完全复原看不见打扫;横扫移动溜进Expressions preview1
3、 make a list of the problems human beings are facing today.Housing Population Pollution Global warming(greenhouse effect)Traffic Hunger Literacy.Pre-reading2 Which problems do you think people will have overcome in one thousand years?3 Which ones do you think will still exist in AD 3008?Give your re
4、asons.ReadingFIRST IMPRESSIONS Listen to the tape of the passage carefully while reading.Try to the main idea.What s the main idea of the passage?Its mainly about Li Qiangs future journey.Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before,during and after the journey.a.We were transported into the
5、 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 had my first try to master a hovering carriage.c-a-b-dRead the text quickly,then put the following sentences into the correct order:Go through t
6、he text again,then answerthe following questions:1 Why did Li Qiang go into the future?2 How did he feel when he left his own time?3 How did he get to the year 3008?4 What did he notice first when he arrived in AD 3008?5 What else did he find that was different?1 Why did Li Qiang go into the future?
7、2 How did he feel when he left his own time?Li Qiang went into the future becausehe had won a prize that gave him a tour.He felt rather anxious when he lefthis own time but soon got it over.3 How did he get to the year 3008?4 What did he notice first when he arrived in AD 3008?He went by time capsul
8、e.The first thing he noticed was the poor quality of the air and it gave him a headache.5 What else did he find that was different?He found several things that were different:a mask to give him enough oxygen.Go through the first two paragraphs quickly,then answer the following questions:1.Why did I
9、have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?2.What is a“time lag”?3.Why did my guide give me some tablets?4.Who transported us to the future?Careful readingI took up the prize I won the year before.“Time lag means a person gets flashbacks from his previous(先前的)time period.1.Why did I have the chan
10、ce to travel to the year AD 3008?2.What is a“time lag”?3.Why did my guide give me some tablets?4.Who transported us to the future?The tablets could help me feel less nervous and uncertain.Wang Pings parents company transported us to the future.Please go through the third paragraph,then try to answer
11、 the following questions.1.How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the future?2.How did Wang Ping solve this problem?I was hit by the lack of fresh air.Wang Ping gave a mask to me and hurried me through to a small roomnearby to have a rest.3.What do you think has caused this kind of problem?N
12、ow we are causing more and more pollution to the Earth,which will cause serious problems to the life in the future.This may be the cause of the lack of fresh air in the future.Read the fourth paragraph quickly,then answer the following questions:1.What did Wang Pings house look like?His house wass a
13、 large,bright,clean room.It had a green 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.How I came to take a time travel
14、journey.Write down the main idea for each paragraph in you own words.Then add the important details.Paragraph 1-main idea:details:my prize;my excitement My impressions of life one thousand years into the futureThe journeyParagraph 2-main idea:details:how I felt;the spaceship;the journeyParagraph 3-m
15、ain idea:details:little oxygen;masks to provide oxygen;hovering carriage;how to drive them;a“time lag”moment Staying in Wang Pings homeParagraph 4-main idea:details:appearance of house;trees as walls;where furniture stored;ate meal;prepared for sleepThe reading passage describes some good and bad ch
16、anges to life in AD 3008.In pairs,discuss which changes are good or bad and give reasons for your choices.Then write down your ideas in the chart.There is no right or wrong answer.DiscussionGood changes Bad changesTime travelTransportHousesTownsAir qualityGood changes Bad changesTime travelTran-spor
17、tHousescan travel to different times as you wishafter-effects of travelcan move swiftlydisorganized;difficult to find waysave living space short of spaceGood changes Bad changesTownsAir qualitybusy;look like marketseasy to get lostown family oxygen supply poor quality in public placesWhats the write
18、rs attitude towards the future,optimistic or pessimistic?How do you know?DiscussionoptimisticpessimisticWe know that from the following sentences:1.Worried about the journey,I was unsettled for the first few days.2.Confused by the new surroundings,I was hit by the lack of the fresh air.3.Exhausted,I
19、 slid into bed and fell fast asleep.PessimisticWhat should we do to make sure we will have a bright future?We should try to learn to accept changes and appreciate what is new and different.And we should learn more knowledge to fit in with the needs of the society“E-learning”means to learn on the Int
20、ernet.That is to say,we can study by watching educators on TV or on a computer screen,whenever we have time and wherever we are1.Can you explain the meaning of E-learning?Questions2.How will people shop in the future?People can do online shopping(on the Internet)and they can go to a pleasant mall us
21、ing smart cardsE-commercemallsmart cards3.Why is e-commerce becoming more and more popular?People discover the advantages of online shopping.The Internet also makes it easier for companies to keep in touch with customers and companies in other countries.4.How will people travel in the future?Well tr
22、avel by cartaxibustrain that burns new fuels and uses new engines that will let us travel without worrying about whether we are polluting the environment.maglev traincleanerfastersaferwell-developed5.What will schools be like in the future?In the future,there may be more“schools on the air”and“e-sch
23、ools”.We can study at home by watching educators on TV or on a computer screen.Instead of being students only when we are young,well become life-long learners.6.What will the future be like in general?to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society.If we learn to accept change and apprec
24、iate what is new and different,we will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.In general,the future will be brighter and our life will be more convenientMake a telephone conversation between Li Qiang and his mother according to the text.Pair work1.take up 1)to accept an offer or
25、challenge that someone has made 接受(建议或挑战)Language pointsAre you going to take up the challenge of lasting a whole week without arguing?坚持一周内不争吵,你打算接受这一挑战吗？2)to become interested in a particular activity or subject 对.开始喜欢Glenn has taken up pottery.格伦已经开始喜欢陶艺。3)to start a new job or have a new respons
26、ibility 开始从事开始承担She took up her first teaching post in 1950.1950年她走上第一个教学岗位。take for 把错认为take in 包括;理解;参观;欺骗take off 脱下;起飞take on 雇佣;呈现;接受take up with 开始与亲密交往take out 带(某人)出去;取出;除去take over 接管;接手;接任take to 喜欢上;对产生好感The area was constantly hit by drought.这地区经常遭到旱灾。His report was constantly interrupte
27、d by applause.他的报告频频为掌声所打断。2.constantly adv.经常地;不断地3.surrounding adj.in surrounding areassurroundings n.只用复数surroundings 周围的事物;环境;气氛The house is situated in very pleasant surroundings.He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert.他忍受不住沙漠的酷热.I cant tolerate your bad manners any longer.我再也不
28、能容忍你无礼的行为。4.tolerate v.忍受;容忍;容许;宽恕 1)看不见It was so dark he lost sight of him at once.Ive lost sight of Smith.5.lose sight of2)忘记;忽略No matter how rich and famous he became,he never lost sight of the fact that he had been born in the slums.拓展：catch sight of 望见，看到in sight 在视线内out of sight 看不见了set ones s
29、ights(on)为求;志在take sight 瞄准within sight of 已能看到，在在望S subject 主 语P predicate 谓语O object 宾语Att attribute 定语Adv adverbial 状语Com complement 补语Pre predicative 表语C clause 从句Short Forms 缩略语1.Worried about the journey,I was unsettled for the first few days.Difficult sentences analysis S.V.Adv.我很担心这次旅行,所以头几天
30、心里总是不踏实。Adv.worried about the journey 为过去分词作状语,在此处作原因状语。worried adj.焦虑的;烦恼的;担忧的worrisome adj.使人烦恼或焦虑的2.This is similar to the“jet lag”you get from flying,but it means you keepgetting flashbacks from your previous time period.这种病有些像乘喷气式飞机高速飞行时所引起的时差反应那样，所不同的是,它意味着你的脑海里不停地从以前的时间段一直往回闪去。keep doing sth.继续做某事It kept raining for a week.接连下了一星期雨。辨析:keep doing sth.与keep on doing sth.这两个短语都表示每隔一段时间就发生的动作,这时可互换;keep doing sth.强调动作的连续性和客观性,而keep on doing sth.强调动作的重复性或动作执行者的决心,常含有一定的感情色彩。1.Review the key sentences in the text.2.Review the new words in Unit 3 and get ready for the dictation.Homework
