1、 Unit 3 Life in the future-using languageJust imagine,several thousand years later,the scientific technology is becoming more modern than it is now.What will happen?Are you me?Clone!Lead inI HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS I have seen amazing things.*enormous adj.巨大的；庞大的*imitate vt.模仿；仿照*up-to-date adj.现代的
2、，最新的*moveable adj.可移动的；活动的*citizen n.公民；居民；市民*thoughtpad n.思想仪 instant n.瞬间；片刻adj.立即的；立刻的 limitation n.限制；局限，极限 efficient adj.有能力的；效率高的 dustbin n.垃圾箱 ribbon n.丝带；带状物 ecology n.生态；生态学 dispose vt.布置；安排*greedy adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；贪心的*swallow vt.吞下；咽下*recycle vt.回收利用；再利用*manufacture vt.（用机器）大量生产；成批制造*motivation
3、 n.动机Fast Reading1.How many stops did they visit?2.How many inventions did the guide introduce to us?What are they?Three inventions.Thoughtpad,a machine and robots.Three.Detail Reading Divide the text into four Parts.1)What is the space station like?It is an enormous round plate.1.Read the first par
4、t2)Why did the space station spin slowly in space?To imitate the pull of the earths gravity.2.Read the second partTrue or false1)Messages can be sent using a thoughtpad.2)The space citizens could send message clearly at any time.3)We can blame the tools for the faults of the user.TFFPlace the metal
5、band over ones head,clear ones mind,press the sending button,think ones message and the next instant its sent.How are the messages sent in the31st century?3.Read the third part True or false1)The rubbish used to be sent to be buried or burned.2)The rubbish is turned into the same grades of material.
6、3)Nothing is wasted and everything is recycled.FTTThe giant machine swallows all the waste available and the rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material,such as“fertilizer”for the fields and“soil”for deserts.How does the waste machine work?4.Read the fourth part1)What can be produced in
7、 space?Who manufactures them?drugs,clothes,furniture,hovering carriages,etc.Robots manufacture them.2)How are the goods transported to the earth?By industrial spaceship.Analyze and compare.Fill the table.Modern Inventions of the 31st Century Only to be seen on the Space StationcommunicationWaste Dis
8、posal Manufacturing inventionthoughtpadmanufacturing robotsUse the information from the reading passageto fill in this poster for the Space Station.a waste machineadvantages12disadvantages None efficientEnvironmentally friendlyThoughts must be clear or messages may be mixed up1 no waste2 no pollutio
9、n3 no environmental damage1 disposes of all waste2 turns them into three grades of useful materialPeople must live on a space station to monitor the robotsn.(pron.)疑问词to dodoing sth.wh-clause1.consider考虑Language pointsLet me consider.让我仔细想想。I am considering the purchase of car.我在考虑买一辆车。We must consi
10、der giving it a try.我们应当考虑试一试。We should consider what to do next.我们应当考虑一下怎么办。all things considered 从各方面考虑起来，就各方面而言All things considered,we are doing quite well.consider认为that从句作宾语doing sth.复合宾语(to be/as)I consider it a great honor to be invited to dinner.I consider that you are wrong.I considered hi
11、m as a politician.2.You place the metal band over your head,clear your mind,press the sending button,think your message and the next instant its sent.instant在这里是名词，意思是“顷刻，刹那”。如：Ill be back in an instant.我马上就回来。I took an instant dislike to him.我一见他就不喜欢。I dont like to drink instant coffee.我不喜欢喝速溶咖啡。mo
12、ment,minute,instant这些名词均含“瞬间、片刻”之意。moment:较minute所表示的时间短，指一刹那或一段很短时间，有时也含持续的意味。minute:指极短的时间，但可觉察到时间的持续。instant:常与moment换用，指一瞬间，但更侧重时间短促，多用于表示紧迫、瞬变等情况。【词义辨析】3.A giant machine,always greedy for more,swallows all the waste available.greedy adj.贪婪的 He looked at the shop window with greedy eyes.他用贪婪的眼光看
13、着商店的橱窗。The greedy little boy ate all the candy at the party.那个贪吃的小男孩把宴会上所有的糖果都吃光了。He is a greedy capitalist.他是一个贪婪的资本家。A greedy,rapacious person.贪心的或贪婪的人 Hes a real greedy guts.他真是贪吃的大肚汉。SummaryIt was my first visit to a space station.Described as an e 1 round plate,it spins slowly in space to 2 (模仿
14、)the pull of the earths gravity.The g 3 showed us three stops.In the first stop,I saw the thoughtpad used for s 4 messages.Next stop,we are in the environment area.There is a 5 machine which can s 6 all the waste available.The t 7 stop showed us how the goods are m8 by r 9.Answers:1.enormous 2.imitate 3.guide 4.sending 5.waste 6.swallow 7.third 8.manufactured9.robotsDiscussion In pairs discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living on a space station.For example:would you like to live and work in one?What would you do with your spare time?Prepare to report to the class.Thank you!
