Unit 3 Life in the future
Using language
I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS
1. Though ______ money, his parents managed to send him to a key university.
lacked B. lacking of
C. lacking D. lacked in
2.(2010北京卷21). at my classmates' faces, I read the same excitement in their eyes.
A. Looking B. Look
C. To look D. Looked
3.(2010北京卷25). I'm calling to enquire about the position in yesterday's China Daily.
A. advertised B. to be advertised
C. advertising D. having advertised
Revision
What questions can you raise from the title?

The text is about the writer’s first visit to a space station and some amazing things he saw there.
Prediction
I have seen amazing things
Presentation
Fast reading
How many stops did they visit? Your evidence?
How many inventions did the guide introduce to us?
What are they?
3 stops.
Thoughtpad, a waste machine and manufacturing robots.
thoughtpad
What is thoughtpad?
One of the latest forms of communication.

How does it function?
You place the metal band over your head, clear
your mind, press the sending button, think
your message and the next instant it is sent.
It is stored on the “Thoughtpad” of the
receiver.
Detail reading
What are the advantages and disadvantages of
thoughtpad?

Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Quick, efficient,
environmentally friendly
The user must think his/ her message clearly or an unclear message may be sent
A waste machine
What is it used to do?
It is used to dispose of waste using
the principles of ecology.

What are the advantages?
①Dispose of all waste
②Turn them into several grades of useful material
③Nothing is wasted
④Everything is recycled
Manufacturing robots
What are the advantages and disadvantages of manufacturing robots?

Advantages:

Disadvantages:
No waste, no pollution, no environmental damage
People must live on a space station to monitor the robots
Language points for reading II
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* amazing 令人惊异的 in space 在太空
described as 被描述为，说成是
enormous adj. 巨大的；庞大的
* imitate vt. 模仿；仿照
* up-to-date adj. 现代的，最新的（latest）
show sb around领着某人参观
* moveable adj. 可移动的；活动的
form of communication通讯方式
* citizen n. 公民；居民；市民
* thoughtpad n. 思想仪
key words
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clear your mind清除杂念，
sending button发送键
environmentally friendly环保的，有利于环境的
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 be disposed of被处理
ribbon n. 丝带； 带状物
ecology n. 生态；生态学
dispose vt. 布置；安排
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* 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
work practice 工作实践
* manufacture vt. （用机器）大量生产；成批制造
* motivation n. 动机
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n. (pron.)
疑问词＋to do
doing sth.
wh-clause
consider
考虑
Language points
14
Let 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 consider 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。
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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 him as a politician.
1.Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity. (Para.1; line 1)
太空站像一个巨大的圆盘，在太空中缓缓的旋转，以仿照出地球重心的引力。
( 过去分词伴随作状语 )
= ______________ described as an enormous round plate, _____it spins slowly to imitate the pull…gravity.
Key points:
(be ) described as… 像…, 被描绘成…
enormous: huge , large or giant 庞大的
the pull of … … 拉力
the earth’s gravity 地心吸引力
It was
and
Para.1
2. Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. ( Para.1; line 2) 太空站里展出了31世纪一些最前沿的发明。
本句是个完全倒装句，表语inside（the space station) 位于句首，引起完全倒装。正常语序为：
= An exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century was inside（the space station) .
可以改写为There be 句型：
= There was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century inside.
an exhibition of …: …展览
the most up-to-date: 最前沿的
Key points:
用倒装句改写成there be 句型。
Eg.
1）他们中间有著名的科学家。
__________ them are many famous scientists.
=______________________________________
2）屋前有一颗很高的树。
___ ____ ___the house is a tall tree.
= ______________________________________
Among
There are many famous scientists among them.
There is a tall tree in front of the house.
In front of
3. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it’s sent.
①instant: a very short period of time
Eg. She was told to clean the room in an instant.
她被吩咐立刻打扫房间。
I gave the book to him the instant I met him.
我一见到他就马上把书给他了。
搭配：in an instant 立即，马上
for an instant 一瞬间
还有哪些n.短语可用作连词？
②happening immediately
Eg. His book became an instant success.
他的新书立刻成为畅销书。
n. 瞬间,片刻
adj. 立即的,立刻的
Para.2
4.I stared at the moving model of the waste machine, absorbed by its efficiency.
我注视着缓缓移动的垃圾分解机器模型，为它的成效所吸引。
过去分词作伴随状语
= I stared at the moving model of the waste machine __________ absorbed by its efficiency.
stare at... 凝视…
(be) absorbed by…= (be) attracted by 被…吸引
move on 继续向前移动
and I was
Para.5
Step5： Consolidation （5’）阅读以下段落，归纳概括文段的中心主旨
A
Rats are still almost as big a danger to people as they were long ago. They still spread disease and eat crops. Much of the hunger we have today is caused by rats. They eat half of the grain harvested in the world.

1. From the passage we know _________.
A. why rats are an enemy of people
B. how rats destroy our food
C. why rats cause disease
D. why rats were dangerous to people long ago
A
B
What are the tallest plants in the world? Many people would say that giant redwood trees of California. Actually, the tallest plants are in the oceans. These are seaweeds that grow almost seven hundred feet tall. Compared to this height, the giant redwoods are pygmies of only four hundred feet. To get some idea of these heights, consider the Statue of Liberty. This huge figure rises only three hundred feet.
2. The passage can be entitled __________.
A. Redwoods in California
B. The Statue of Liberty
C. Seaweed
D. The Tallest Plants
D
Step6： Summing-up （3’）
Reading skills

归纳概括中心主旨的题目是常考题目，主要考查通过阅读理解, 总结归纳，找出文章中心意思的能力。
要做好这类题, 必须区分主要信息和次要信息；既看到树木, 更看到森林；要跳出一词一句，而俯瞰全文；要通读全文，通篇理解。
Language points
1.Described as an enormous round plate…… ( 过去分词伴随作状语 )
Key points:
(be ) described as… 像…, 被描绘成…
enormous: huge , large or giant 庞大的
the pull of … … 拉力
the earth’s gravity 地心吸引力
2. Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century.
本句是个完全倒装句，表语inside（the space station) 位于句首，引起完全倒装。当句首为表示地点的介词词组或副词词组时，引起完全倒装，可以改写为There be 句型.
3. ① instant: a very short period of time
n. 瞬间,片刻
搭配：in an instant 立即，马上
for an instant 一瞬间
②happening immediately adj. 立即的,立刻
Homework
1. 完成学海导航P54-55同步精讲部分及 p55第1、3题。
2. 预习语法并完成学海导航p51”实践1&2”。