unit 3 life in the future
FIRST IMPRESSION
reading
skimming
A. how Li Qiang was transported to the future.
B. how Li Qiang got to the future and his first impression of it.
C. what the life is like in the future
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Li Qiang’s first impression
Get the general idea of the passage.
The passage is mainly about:
a. We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.
b. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised.
c. I won a travel to the year AD 3008.
d. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage.
c-------a-------d------b
After reading the text , then put the following sentences into the correct order:
Which year are they going to travel to?
What is a “time lag”?
Who guides Li Qiang’s trip?
How are they going to travel?
What are his different feelings?
period 1 paragraph 1
Main idea of Para.1：
How I came to take a time travel journey and__________________________
the feeling about the journey.
unbelievable
worried unsettled
nervous, uncertain
What did they do in the capsule?
Where did they arrive in the capsule?
Main idea of Para.2：
_______________in the capsule.
The experience
paragraph 2
time capsule
period 2
( ) environment
( ) transportation
( ) work
( ) education
( ) communication
( ) housing
What will be para 3-4 mainly about?
Environment
thin
headache
put on a mask
better
little
a lack of
What was the new surroundings like?
Did Li Qiang feel comfortable? What problem did he have?
Who helped him solve the problem, and how?
What was Li Qiang’s feeling then?
In the year 3008, the air______________, as though there was ______________. Because of _________________, my head _______. So I had to _____________ and had a rest.
was thin
little oxygen left
a lack of fresh air
ached
put on a mask
summary
new surroundings
lack of fresh air/the air is thin
Transportation
How did people travel in the year AD 3008?
Who drove the carriage?
What did he experience in the hovering carriage?
What happened to Li Qiang later? Why?
Hovering carriage
Computer
Float, bend, press, move swiftly, fasten, fly
Crowded
We collect a __________________driven by__________. These carriage ______ above the ground and by ________ or ________ down in your seat, you can ____________. Soon I could _____ very fast. However, I ____________ Wang Ping because it was too ________.
hovering carriage
computer
float
bending
pressing
move swiftly
fly
lost sight of
crowded
My first impression on the life in 3008.
summary
Main idea of Para. 3
people fly by in all directions
a hovering carriage
You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.
Housing
Where did they arrive later?

What did Wang Ping’s house look like?

What were there in the room?

What was the wall made of? And why?
A strange-looking house
It is large, bright and clean.
It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.
It was made of trees, because their leaves provided the room with much-needed oxygen.
summary
Wang Ping’s house had a _____, ________ and ______ room. It had a _______ wall made of_______, a ______ _____ and ____ _______. Table, chairs and bed can rise___________________. I had a ______ _____ and __________ and __________ bed to sleep.
large
bright
clean
green
trees
brown floor
soft
lighting
from under the floor
brief
meal
a hot bath
slid into
Main idea of Para. 4
Wang Ping’s home. ( An example of the future life)
What’s the writer’s attitude towards the future, optimistic or pessimistic?How do you know?
Discussion 2
Optimistic
乐观
Pessimistic
悲观
We know that from the following sentences:
1. Worried about the journey, I was unsettle for the first few days.
2. At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.
3. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.
Pessimistic
Undeline the following phrases in the text.
take up my prize
remind myself that…
be unsettled
as a result,
be similar to
felt nervous and uncertain
be understanding
transport sb. into the future
be comfortable
new surroundings
be hit by the lack of fresh air
as though
hurry me though to a room
in no time
in all directions
just at that moment
catch sight of
soft lighting
much-needed
flash a switch
spread some food on the table
短语回闪 Unit 2 Phrases Flashback
remind…of speed up
as though/as if shake from side to side
in all directions catch sight of
lose sight of be described as
sweep up mix with
be back on one’s feet assist in/with sth.
a lack of slide into
in no time safety belt
在各个方向
看不见
清扫，打扫
恢复，复原
似乎,好像
使…想起
缺少(n.)
很快，马上
看见
被描绘成
与…混合在一起
帮助,协助某人
溜进
安全带
加速
两边摇晃
Read the passage again, discuss which changes to life in AD3008 are good or bad. Then please finish the chart.
can _____to different
times as you wish
after-effects
of travel
can move _____
_____living space
_____ look like
_____
own family _____
supply
___organized;
difficult to ___ way
_____ of space
easy to get ___
______ quality
in public places
travel
swiftly
save
busy
markets
oxygen
dis
find
short
lost
poor
fill in the chart
Homework
1. Choose one paragraph to read aloud and retell it.
2. Preview the reading on Page 22.
seats in the capsule
comfortable
单词回闪 words Flashback
aspect adjustment
impression press
constant fasten
previous optimistic
guide desert
opening citizen
surrounding instant
torelate material
lack settlement
方面；层面 n.
印象；感想 n.
经常发生的 adj.
先前的,早先的 adj.
导游;指导 n./v.
开口,开端 n.
环境;周围的 n./adj.
调整,调节 n.
按;压;印刷 v.
乐观的 adj.
系牢,扎牢 vt.
沙漠,荒原 n.
市民 n.
瞬间;立即的 n./adj.
材料;原料 n.
忍受;承受 vt.
缺乏,缺少 n./v.
定居;解决 n.
1.In the year AD 3008,the air in private houses was poor quality.
2.Hovering 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 3008 but also to the advantages and problems of life in the future.
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T
T
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can travel to different times as you wish
after- effects of travel
can move swiftly
disorganized; difficult to find way
save living space
short of space
busy; look like markers
easy to get lost
own family oxygen supply
poor quality in public places
Unit 3 Life in the future
Language points
1. What changes do you expect to see in your life in one thousand years’ time.一千年之后你料想会发生什么变化。
Important words and phrases.
2. 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。
office
apart
in
it easy
take back
down
notes
away
aim
就职
拆开
吸收，留宿
别着急
收回
取下,记下
作笔记
拿走
瞄准
out
　notice of
　it for granted
　hold of
take steps to do sth
　sb as..,
　advantage of…
　a deep breath
拿出
注意
想当然的认为
抓住
采取措施做某事
把某人当作
利用
深呼吸
pride in
one’s chance
trouble to do sth
take over
pity on sb
turns to do sth
以……为荣
碰运气
不辞劳苦去做某事
接管
怜悯某人
轮流去做某事
3. I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008. 我得不断提醒自己, 我真的到了公元3008年。
remind sb. Of sth. 使某人想起某事
remind sb. to do sth
提醒某人做某事
2) constantly adv. 不断地
Fashion is constantly changing.
4. As a result, I suffered from “time lag”. 结果我得了时间滞后症。
as a result (of): because of something that has happened 作为……的结果,由于
It snowed, as a result, she was late. 天下雪, 因此她迟到了。
result from 起因于……
result in 导致某事,造成某事(=lead to)
suffer from: 患有(疾病等);为……所苦,因……而吃苦头。She suffers from headache. 她患头痛病。
辨析: suffer与suffer from
suffer 意为遭受苦痛,损失,忍受侮辱等,其宾语为pain, lose, grief, punishment, wrong, hardship, injustice,
suffer from 遭受战争,自然灾害带来的苦难及患病之意。
suffer from the war / the flood/ a headache… 遭受战争,洪水之苦/患头病；suffer (from) cold and hunger 遭受寒冷和饥饿
5. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.
keep away from 不接近;避开
keep back 留在后面,不上前;隐瞒
keep off 不接近,挡住
keep out (of) 使在外
keep up 跟上;赶上;保持
keep up with 跟上;不落人之后
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.
surroundings n. 只用复数
2）tolerate 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。
过去分词hit在句中作状语，
hit: to have a bad effect on…
对……有不良的影响
How will the new law hit the
unemployed?
9. ache
He has an ache in his back.

My body was all aches and pains.

cure an ache 治好疼痛 feel aches 感到疼
suffer from an ache 遭受疼痛
His back aches/ is aching.
My body ached all over.
n.
n.
v.
v.
9. I felt better in no time.
in on time: 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
at all times 随时,永远
at one time 从前
at times 有时
behind the times 过时的,落伍的
for the time being 暂且, 眼下
from time to time 不时,偶尔,间或
in good time 不消多久
no time to lose 刻不容缓
on time 按时
10. I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market….
拓展：
catch sight of 望见，看到
in sight 在视线内
out of sight 看不见了
set one’s sight 目标，想达到
take sight 瞄准
within sight of 已能看到，在…在望
IV. 列句子均有一处错误，请指出并改正。
1. John took down art while at school.
2. A letter has been written to him, invites him to the party.
3. The professor came into the classroom, following by his students.
4. Taking good care of, the old man is liv