1、Reading Task Reading Task Rising to a challenge The hotel under the sea The hotel under the seaThe restaurant under the seaThe wonder landThe future city The future city Discuss1.Do you think living under the sea is possible?2.Where are you going to live under the sea?3.In the undersea cities,what e
2、quipments do you think are necessary?1.The under city is so comfortable that it is described as _.2.The undersea city has the following advantages:a._ b._ c._ d._a silk adventureeasy contact with the land surfacemore personal spacecomplete personal securityno housework worriesAdvantagesSpecial equip
3、mentsHow does it become realized?Easy contact with landOne personal or family shuttle-submarinesAlways ready to take people to the surface,a special small,computerized machine to monitor each person during the trip.AdvantagesSpecial equipmentsHow does it become realized?More personal spaceGet twice
4、as much personal space as in flats on land,your house can float in the water.AdvantagesSpecial equipmentsHow does it become realized?Complete personal securityComputer sensorCan feel the space left;only the robot cleaner will be able to move objects.AdvantagesSpecial equipmentsHow does it become rea
5、lized?No housework worriesFamily used robotsFeed your details into the computer hard-drive;answer your familys commands.Which four parts make up the upper part of the Saturation City?The floating island includes 4 parts as followed:a hotel with many rooms for families to relax while their bodies ret
6、urn to normal;a large classroom with all kinds of educational aids for children of school age;a huge sports stadium;a very big hall for entertainment.This passage is written in the style of an advertisement to sell houses under the sea.As people are not used to living under the sea,the company must
7、encourage people to move there by giving them some extra advantages.Writing Style The aim of this task is for students to imagine what it would be like to live under the sea:its advantages and disadvantages.The name,Saturation City,comes from science.After people have stayed for some time under the
8、water they need to come up to the surface.They are“saturated”or have stayed as long as their health will allow.At the moment it is difficult to stay for one full day under water except under special conditions.In key Largo,Florida,scientists have devised an undersea laboratory,which means that peopl
9、e can live and work under water for up to ten days at a time before returning to the surface.By the year AD 3008 it will undoubtedly be possible to stay under water even longer.Living underwater is similar to going into space.Both affect the human body badly.In space,the lack of gravity makes a pers
10、on grow taller and his/her bones become more brittle.Under water,the pressure pressing down on the person is too great.So,people living underwater have to come back up to the surface to restore their bodies to normal.In the reading,three man-made islands have been provided for this purpose for the p
11、eople of Saturation City.People are asked to move and live under the sea in AD 3008.It is assumed that the population on earth has become so great that it is impossible for them all to find a place to live on land.Perhaps global warming has melted the ice in the North and South Poles and raised the
12、sea level.If that were the case,the land would be needed to grow food for the growing population.Speaking Task on Page 60Whats the purpose of building these parts?These four parts provide the necessary“home space”for families on their regular leave so that no island is too crowded and everyone gets
13、a break from underwater life.1.Who has the right to go to the education part?2.When will the education part be open to the people?3.Where will the education part be built?4.What kind of service will you provide?5.What problem will you come across?How will you solve the problem?How to write a report?
14、The writing style of reportThe first paragraph(why you write a report?)Body(your own ideas on the item)Conclusion(how you think it will help)StructureA sample versionThe wonderful facilities in the sports stadium of No.3 Floating Island,Saturation City,means that the company can offer a full program
15、me of sports.There are coaches for all areas of sport so that everyone will be able to improve their health.All sports are offered.There are opportunities to improve skills in running and all field events,high and long jump,swimming,and throwing events.There is also a fully equipped gym for exercise
16、 and gymnastics.There are two kinds of coach:specialist ones to improve a particular skill to international level;generalones to improve fitness and encourage healthy exercise.Both kinds of coach are available at all times for those who live in Saturation City.The fitness programme is intended to en
17、courage personal improvement.The specialist programme is intended for competitions(which will be held once a month).The winners in each event will have to enter the trials for the Olympic Games in AD 3008 which will take place in the Sahara Desert,North Africa.We hope that you feel that these facili
18、ties and programmes will help raise your fitness level and specialist expertise.We hope you will come and try our sports centre for yourselves.Suppose a press conference and exhibition is going to be held to make the undersea city known among people.If you work in the company,can you design a specia
19、l poster to draw visitors attention so that they will come to the press conference?Design a posterCome to this meeting See the value of OUR undersea houses.Saturation City has:frequent shuttle-submarines to the surface large personal space good security for each familyno household worries:own robotC
20、ost:Date:Time:Place:2000 RMB each17/8/30086:30 pmHall of the school 1.Among its many advantages we include:easy contact with the land surface,more personal space,complete personal security,and no housework worries.在它所有的优点中包括:轻松与地面联系,更多的自由空间,完全的个人安全和不用担心做家务。Language pointsbe/stay/get in contact with
21、与保持联系/与取得联系make/lose contact with 与(某人)取得/失去联系put sb.in contact with 使某人得以(与)取得联系1).We stay in contact with each other by telephone.我们通过电话保持联系。2).Ive lost contact with most of my school friends.我已与大部分校友失去了联系。keep in touch with 与保持联系get in touch with 与取得联系lose touch with 与失去联系be in/out of touch with与
22、保持/失去联系2.They will be equipped with a special small,computerized machine.他们被安装上一个特别小的,由计算器控制的机器。vt.to provide a person,group,building,etc,with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work.装备,配备equip sb.with be equipped with be equipped to doequip equip sb./sth.well/poorly/ful
23、ly ect.equipped The boys equipped themselves with torches,rope and set off.男孩子们带上火把和绳索出发了。3.Only the robot cleaner will be able to move objects.只有当机器人清洁工才能够被移动。only+状语从句放于句首时,句子用倒装语序。如：1).Only then did they realize the importance of learning English.只有那时,他们才意识到英语的重要性。2).Only yesterday did he find that his watch was missing.就是昨天他发现手表不见了。3).Only by working hard did he succeed.就是靠努力工作他才取得了成功。
