1、Warming Up 1As far as you know,whats the difference between a space travel and a time travel?In the pastNowIn the futureCommuni-cationsLetters,telegraphs laterLetters,emails,telephones,on-line chatting toolsFull internet communicationPre-reading Think about following questions before reading the pas
2、sage.If you have a time travel to the world in 1000 years,how can you get there?What will you see?What problems will you face?How to solve these problems?Reading 1.Skim over the passage and find the main idea of the passage.Its about Li Qiangs journey to the future and his first impression of the li
3、fe in the future.Skimming2.In your opinion,can the present title“First Impressions”summarize the passage perfectly?If not,try to substitute it with a new one.Read the passage more carefully and answer the following questions:1.Why did Li Qiang have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?2.What doe
4、s“time lag”mean?3.Whats“Future Tours”?4.When Li Qiangs head ached,how did Wang Ping help him?Scanning1.Why did Li Qiang have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?He is taking up his prize that was won last year.2.What does“time lag”mean?“Time lag”means a person gets flashbacks from his previous(
5、先前的)time period.3.Whats“Future Tours”?Its Wang Pings parentscompany,which is well known for sending people safely into the future in a time capsule.4.When Li Qiangs head ached,how did Wang Ping help him?Wang Ping handed him a mask to put on and immediately hurried him through to a small room nearby
6、for a rest.1.Read the passage carefully and guess the meaning of the underlined words according to the context.1)Well-known for their expertise,his parents company,called“Future Tours”,transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.Detailed readingexpertiseA.possibilityB.experienceC.efficie
7、ncyD.special skills and knowledge2)I Still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.A.occupyingB.acceptingC.picking upD.going on3)Hit by a lack of fresh air,my head ached.A.occurred toB.puzzledC.struckD.stuck2.Listen to the tape of the passage carefully,please find out the
8、main idea for each paragraph.Paragraph 1-main idea:Paragraph 2-main idea:main idea:How I came to take a time travel journey.details:my prize;my excitementmain idea:The journey.details:how I left;the spaceship;the journeyParagraph 3-main idea:main idea:My impressions of life one thousand years into t
9、he futuredetails:little oxygen;marks to provide oxygen;hovering carriage;how to drive them;a“time lag”momentParagraph 4-main idea:main idea:Staying in Wang Pings homedetails:appearance of house;trees as walls;where furniture stored;are meal;prepared for sleep Use the first person to summarize the pa
10、ssage with the help of following tips.Summary In the time capsule:1)How did I feel before entering it?2)How did Wang Ping help me?3)How long did it take me to stay in the capsule?4)How did I feel during the journey?5)After getting out of the capsule,what happed to me?SummaryImportant Words Important
11、 Words&Phrases&Phrases Language points1.What changes do you expect to see in your life in one thousand yearstime.一千年之后你料想会发生什么变化。expect(sb.)to do sth.预期，希望(某人)做某事You cant expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.造句：不要指望在几个月内就能学会一门外语造句：我没想到他会成为一个成功的作家。I didnt expect him to become a successf
12、ul writer.2.First impressions.第一印象.impression n.c 印象;感想我对他的印象很好.I had a very good impression of him.give sb.a favourable impressionmake an impression on sb.给某人以好印象给某人留下印象,产生影响这演说给我们留下了深刻的印象.The speech made a strong impression on us.impress vt.给.极深的印象;使感动The teacher impressed us with his sense of hum
13、our.be impressed with/by:对.印象深刻,为.所感动造句：这座城市的古建筑给了我很深的印象。I was impressed with the ancient buildings in this city.3.I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。take up(1)接受(建议或挑战)(2)对.产生兴趣Tom has taken up pottery(陶艺).(3)开始从事,开始承担(4)着手处理,着手进行(5)占去(时
14、间或空间)He took up challenge with courage.He decided to take up photograph as his career.Im going to take this matter up with my lawyer.Writing the paper took up most of the weekend.4.I have to remind myself constantlythat I am really in AD 3008.我得不断提醒自己,我真的到了公元3008年。(1)remind vt.使记住,提醒;使想起;使记起使某人想起某人/
15、某事提醒某人做某事提醒某人.这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切请提醒他迟些吃药他提醒了我没有给妈妈写信Please remind him to take this medicine later.The film reminded him of what he had seen in China.He reminded me that I hadnt written to Mother.remind sb.of sb./sth.remind sb.to do sth.remind sb.that(2)constantly adv.经常地，反复地constant adj.经常的，不变的，忠贞的老
16、人的手不停的颤抖.我是周杰伦的忠实粉丝和拥护者The old mans hands shook constantly.I am Jays constant fan and supporter.5.Worried about the journey,I was unsettled for the first few days.我很担心这次旅行,所以头几天心里总是不踏实。worried about the journey 为过去分词作状语,在此处作原因状语。例如：Well known for his expert advice,he received many invitations to giv
17、electures.Frightened by the loud noise,I went tosee what was happening.Broadcasted in all the media,Phelps hasbecome a hero for the people all over theworld as well as the USA.6.At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。1）surrounding adj.周围的surroundings n.专指自然环境,用复数.en
18、vironment可指自然环境,也可指精神环境,用单数.eg:The boy grew up in beautiful surroundingsbut not in a happy home environment.We simply cannot tolerate cheating in exams.我们就是不能容许考试作弊行为。I cannot tolerate her rudeness.我不能容忍她的粗鲁无礼。2）tolerate vt.容忍；忍受7.Hit by a lack of fresh air,my head ached.由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。1)过去分词hit在句中作
19、状语，表示与主句中动作伴随发生的状况Hit 对有不良的影响How will the new law hit the unemployed?新颁布的法令将使失业者遭受什么样的打击？2)lack n./v.缺乏；不足。由于缺钱，他没有上大学。He did not enter university because of lack of money.他擅长自己的工作，但有时似乎缺乏信心。_He is good at his job but sometimes he seems to lackconfidence.8.I felt better in no time.我立刻感到舒服多了。in no ti
20、me:very quickly 立刻;马上They will be back in no time.他们马上就会回来。all the time 一直,始终at a time 依次,逐一,每次9.Soon I was back on my feet again be back on ones feet 站起来，恢复健康，东山再起Im back on my feet.我已经好了（痊愈了）。He cant wait to get back on his feet.他实在按耐不住了，想重振旗鼓。Is she back on her feet?她好了吗？It was so dark he lost sight of him at once.Ive lost sight of Smith.10.lose sight of 看不见;忘记;忽略拓展：catch sight of 看见,望到at first sight 在第一眼at(the)sight of 一看见in/out of sight 在视线内、外
