1、Unit 3Using language(1)What can you see in the picture?How do you feel at first sight of it?time travelFree talk before reading1.Do you think its possible for human being to have a time travel?2.If you had the chance to take a time travel to the year AD 3008 as Li Qiang did,what places would you go
2、to visit?Read the text and find out the information below.Modern Inventions of the 31st Century only to be seen on the Space StationCommunica-tionWaste DisposalManufactur-inginventionthoughtpadManufactur-ing robotsadvantagesdisadvantagesNoneCome and see how they work today!Modern Inventions of the 3
3、1st Century Only to be seen on the Space StationCommunica-tionWaste Disposal Manufactur-inginventionthoughtpadmanufactur-ing robotsUse the information from the reading passage to fill in this poster for the Space Station.a waste machine advantages 1.2.disadvantages Noneefficientenvironmentally frien
4、dlyThoughts must be clear or messages may be mixed up1.no waste2.no pollution3.no environ-mental damage1.disposes of all waste2.turns them into three grades of useful materialPeople must live on a space station to monitor the robotsDiscussion 1 In pairs discuss the advantages and disadvantages of li
5、ving 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.Try to predict your future life and make a short-term plan and talk about your dreams,and then fill in the chart.Discussion 2timeWhat will you do?Where wil
6、l you be?How will you prepare for it?1 year later5 years from now10 years from nowFill in the chart after your discussion.1.My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space.Language pointsconsidered the most modern in space是过去分词短语，在句中作定语，修饰前面的名词。In judging him you should con
7、sider his youth.I consider it a great honor to be invited to dinner.I am considering the purchase of car.We must consider giving it a try.We should consider what to do next.consider 考虑，思考，认为consider,think,believe,regard这些动词均含有“认为”之意。consider:指经过考虑和观察后得出的结论。think:普通用词，指按照自己的意见提出看法。believe:通常指根据一定的证据，
8、经思考后而认为属实。regard:侧重凭外表或表面现象作判断。多强调观点。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 n.顷刻，刹那 Ill be back in an instant.An instant later the explosion occurred.instant adj.立即的，即时的，紧迫的 I dont like drinking inst
9、ant coffee.The flood victims were in instant need of help.moment,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。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.The dictator was greedy for power.be greedy to do sth.渴望做某事be greedy for sth.渴望
