1、Achangingworld What will my future life be like?Whatever will be will be Warming Up Discussion and fill in the chart.hard poorbetterhappier modern houseMaglev trainEnvironmentally friendlyEnvironmentally friendlyenergy-savingenergy-savingAmazing speed:Amazing speed:4430 kmh30 kmhenginesComputer syst
2、emsaferfastercleaner?a solar energy carLight and fast travelingFuture motorbikeThe Space City The Space Housea robotic dogAmphibious houseSpace fruitAD1005:ChinaAD2005:m-odern worldAD3005:Your ideasTrans-portby horse or by simple vehicle such as a carriageHouses made of wood and mud;no bathroomscars
3、,trains,boats,airplanes,hovercraft,helicopterspacecraft,time travel,personal flying cars or bikesflats in highrise buildings with kitchens and bathroomscomfortable,modern flats,furniture in walls and floor;supply of oxygenAD1005:ChinaAD2005:mod-ern worldAD3005:Your ideasVillagesmany small houses rou
4、nd a temple and a pondTownsstreets with markets,small shops and privatehousesLocation of settle-menton the earth;on landhouses along streets with shopsmany blocks of flats together;floating parks for childrenlarge modern buildings;old historical buildings;blocks of flats modern buildings;many parks,
5、everything built in concrete;with green trees in houseson the earthon the earth;in space station;under the sea;on the moonPre-reading1.Make a list of the problems human beings are facing today housing population pollution global warming traffic hunger literacy acid rain,growing areas of desert,overl
6、arge world population,lack of enough drinking water Reading:First Impressions1.When I first met her,she gave me the impression that she was very kind.2.Now I am the owner of this house.Do you know who was the previous owner?3.The doctor told me to take two tablets three times a day.(deep feeling of
7、sb).(coming before in time)(pills)Task 1Try to guess the meaning of new words.4.The accident happened as the jet was about to take off.5.A train goes more swiftly than a bus.6.Nowadays its important for us tomaster a foreign language.7.Though he failed again and again,he was optimistic about his lif
8、e.(airplane)(quickly)(be good at)(confident)反义词:pessimisticRead this passage quickly,then finish these exercises.1.Whats the text about?A.An e-mail written by a man who has taken up a trip to the futureB.The man have his first try to master a hovering carriage.C.The man are surprised at the Wang pin
9、gs home.D.The preparation of the trip.fast reading2.Arrange the order according to the text.A.we were transported into 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 3005.D.I have my first try to m
10、aster a hovering carriage.Careful reading1.Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD3005?2.What is a“time lag”?3.How did they travel to the year AD3005?4.Who guided my trip?5.Why did my guide give me some tables?6.Who transported us to the future?1.Why did I have the chance to travel to the
11、 year AD3005?2.What is a“time lag”?3.How did they travel to the year AD3005?I took up the prize I won the year before.“Time lag”means a person gets flashbacks from his previous time period.In a time capsule.4.Who guided my trip?5.Why did my guide give me some tablets?6.Who transported us to the futu
12、re?My friend Wang Ping is my guide to the future.The tablets could help me feel less nervous and uncertain.Wang Pings parents company transported us to the future.Bright,clean,green,moving walls,brown floor and soft lighting,trees inside room,movable furniture.7.What was the air like there?In what w
13、ay did people there travel?8.What were houses like there?The air seemed thin as if it had little oxygen left;people there travelled in a hovering carriage driven by computer.Judge whether the following statements are true or false.1.In the year AD 3005,the air in private houses was poor quality.2.Ho
14、vering carriages were a fast means of transport,and people could fly in them in every direction.3.Li Qiang arrived in a busy town where he got lost.4.This text is an introduction both to the more advanced forms of transport in AD 3005 but also to the advantages and problems of life in the future.Tas
15、k 4:DiscussionDo you think Li Qiang feels comfortable in the future?What words does he use that he gives you that impression?Task 5Have a discussion and fill in the chart on page 19Good changesBad changesTime travelTransportHousesTownsAir qualitycan travel to different times as you wishafter-effects of travelcan move swiftlydisorganised;diffi-cult to find waysave living spaceshort of spacebusy;look like marketseasy to get lostown family oxygen supplypoor quality in public placesHomeworkFinish 0ff the comprehending exercise 2 and 3 Try to retell the text in your own words
