Reading(2)
Comprehending
&
Detailed reading
Read the text carefully and in pairs answer these questions.
1. Why did Liu Qiang go into the future?
2. How did he feel when he left his own time?
Because he had won a prize that gave him a tour.
He felt rather anxious when he left his own time but soon got it over.
3. How did he get to the year 3008?
4. What did he notice first when he arrived in AD 3008?
5. What else did he find that was different?
The first thing he noticed was the poor quality of the air and it gave him a headache.
He found several things that were different.
He went by time capsule.
Go through the first two paragraphs quickly, then answer the following questions:
1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?
2. What is a “time lag”?
3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule ?
4. Who guides my trip?
5. Why did my guide give me some tablets?
6. Who transported us to the future?
time capsule
seats in the capsule
comfortable
1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?
I took up the prize I won the year before.
2. What is a “time lag”?
“Time lag’’ means a person gets flashbacks from his previous(先前的) time period.
3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule ?
The seats in the capsule are very comfortable.
4. Who guides my trip?
My friend Wang Ping is my guide to the future.
5. Why did my guide give me some tablets?
The tablets could help me feel less nervous and uncertain.
6. Who transported us to the future?
Wang Ping’s parents’ company transported us to the future.
Find out the Chinese meaning of the expressions
take up my prize
rub my eyes to remind myself that…
be unsettled
as a result,
be similar to
felt nervous and uncertain
be understanding
transport sb. into the future
be comfortable
Please go through the third paragraph, then try to answer the following questions.
1. How did I feel as soon as I landed in the future?
2. How did Wang Ping solve this problem?
3. How to drive a hovering carriage?
new surroundings
lack of fresh air/the air is thin
people fly by in all directions
a hovering carriage
You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.
1. How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he was transported to the year AD 3008?
2. How did Wang ping solve this problem?
3. What do you think has cause this kind of problem?
He felt that he was lack of fresh air. The air was very thin.
He gave me a mask to put on and hurried me to rest.
3. What do you think has caused this kind of problem?
Now we are causing more and more pollution to the nature, this will cause serious problems to the life in the future. This may be the cause of the lack of fresh air in the future.
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
Find out the Chinese meaning of the expressions
Read the fourth paragraph carefully, then answer the following questions:
What did Wang Ping’s house look like?
2. What was the green wall made of ? What’s the purpose of building this kind of green wall?
1. What did Wang Ping’s house look like?
His house is a large bright, clean room. It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.
2. What was the green wall made of ? What’s the purpose of building this kind of green wall?
The green wall was made of trees. The leaves of the trees will provide much-needed oxygen to the house.
soft lighting
much-needed
flash a switch
spread some food on the table
Find out the Chinese meaning of the expressions
Discussion
Have a class discussion and decide whether you think the writer has an optimistic or a pessimistic view of the future. Take a few minutes to read through the passage again. Make notes to help you remember your reasons. Be prepared to join in the discussion. Try to persuade others to agree with you.
optimistic
pessimistic
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
Summary
Write down the main idea for each paragraph in your own words. Then add the important details.
Details: my prize, my excitement
Details: how I felt, the spaceship, the journey
Details: little oxygen, masks to provide oxygen, hovering carriage, how to drive them, a “time lag” moment
Details: appearance of house, trees as walls, where furniture stored, ate meal, prepared for sleep
Retelling
Retell the story briefly after listening again.
Language study
I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD3008.
我得不断来提醒自己，我已经到了公元3008年。
Language points for Reading
constantly adv. / constant adj
As I walked through the town,I was constantly reminded of my childhood.
A thermostat kept the temperature constant.
2.This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying ,but it seams you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.
这种病有些象乘喷气式飞机告诉飞行时所引起的时差反应那样，所不同的是，好像你的脑海里不停地从以前的时间段一直往回闪去。
Similar adj
1)almost the same but not exactly the same.
We have similar taste in music.
2)technical exactly the same in shape but not size.
Similar triangles have equal angles.
3)be similar to
A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.
3. Well-known for their expertise, his parents’ company named “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.
他父母的公司叫“未来之旅”，以其技术高超闻名。他们把我装在一个时间舱里，平安的把我送入了未来。
（1） well-known adj. known by a lot of people
众所周知的，著名的
It is a well-known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.
（2） transport vt. to take goods, people etc.from one place to another in a vehicle. 运输，运送
transport sth /sb to… 把…运往…
You will be transported to the resort by coach.
开放思维：
public transport 公共运输 air transport 空运
rail transport 铁路运输 water transport 水运
ocean transport 海运
4. The air seemed thin as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.
空气似乎很稀薄，好象在混合的气体中剩下的氧气很少。
as though (as if) “好象”，可引导表语从句或方式状语从句，从句的谓语动词常用虚拟语气（也可用陈述语气）。当表示与现在事实相反的虚拟语气时，从句的谓语动词用一般过去时态，be动词用were；如果表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，从句的谓语动词用过去完成时态。
e.g. He likes to talk big as though he were (was) an important person.
他喜欢说大话，就仿佛他是一位要人似的。

He talks as if (though) he had been abroad.
他说起话来就好象是去过国外似的。
5. I felt better in no time.
我立刻感到舒服多了。
in no time: very quickly 立刻，马上
They will be back in no time.
开放思维：
at a time 依次，逐一
from time to time 偶尔，间或
at one time 从前 in good time 提前
for a time 暂时
time after time 屡次，一再
Discovering useful words and expressions
1. Find the words from this unit to fill in these boxes:
Space
travel
People
space guide
…
Machines/equipment
time capsule
opening
…
Effects
time lag happy and optimistic feelings
uncertain …
Visitors,
Steward,
stewardess
Space capsule, hovering carriages, mask, safety belt, jet, flying vehicles
Jet lag pessimistic or depressed feelings, headache exhausted …
1. Where on earth did I put my belt? I am constantly losing it and having to _________ it!
2. When we flew in the space capsule we were __________ into the sky so quickly that I did not even have time to fasten my safety belt.
2. Combine a verb from the left box with a word from the right box. Write down the verb phrases in the blanks. Then use them to complete the sentences.
search take slide
sweep press
for up
down into
1._________
2._________
3._________
4._________
5._________
6._________
search for
take up
slide into
sweep up
press down
search for
swept up
3. When we wanted the hovering carriage to speed up, we _________ hard on the driving pedal and bent over in the direction we wanted to go.
4. After having your dinner, you must __________ all the rubbish on the floor. Let the next group of people have pleasant surroundings to eat in.
5. After he won the competition, Li Qiang _____________ his prize and went on a time tour with his friend and guide Wang Ping.
6.The steward opened the door of the spaceship and Li Qiang _____________ sideways ___________ his seat.
pressed down
sweep up
took up
slid
into
3.Complete this advertisement choosing these words in their proper forms.
Many people need to be reminded of the job ____________ in space stations, which _________need space cooks, cleaners, teachers, stewards and ______________. You can be swiftly trained for your new job from using ___________ skills. At first people may find the ________ to space life difficult to ________________. However, they will be able to overcome the difficulties if their families encourage them to ____________
opportunities
constantly
stewardesses
previous
adjustment
take up constant tolerate previous lose sight of link adjustment stewardess opportunity bend
tolerate
take up
the job. That is why we persuade families not to ________ the advantages that come from a period of time in space. For health reasons only one stay of three years is allowed. People often want to stay longer, but the __________ between illness and length of stay is strong. It is sad, but the rules cannot be ____________ for anyone.
lose sight of
link
bent
take up constant tolerate previous lose sight of link adjustment stewardess opportunity bend
Homework
Finish exercises on page 56.
Review the reading passage and find out the sentences with past participles used as the adverbial.