Check your writing
( using language)
The benefits and problems of living one thousand years in the future

I think there will be more benefits than problems living
in the future. Of course things will be different and
there may be many problems.
If there is dirty air we will solve that by placing a
cover over our hometown. That way we can clean the
air as it enters the town, and keep out all the dust and
dirt.
If it is too hot people will be provided with suits fitted with cooling systems. That way they will keep cool all the time.
As for the problem of the energy running out that we face today. That will be solved by using the energy from the sun to run all the electrical plants as well as cars. Luckily it will be endless clean energy!
So we think that life in the future will be much better than it is now.
Read the list of the household goods below. Then listen and tick those that were mentioned as the future products.
Listening (WB, page 55)
flying boots
flight mobiles
Wristwatch computers
self-cleaning shirts
thinking quilt with a sensor
constant temperature jackets
√
√
Listen to part 1 and fill in the information about the first invention.
hover and
move above
the ground
can go
swiftly in
any
direction
cannot go up
and down
Listen to part 2 and fill in the information about the first invention.
adjust
thickness
according to
the
temperature
become
thicker
when cold
and thinner
when hot
sensor must
be removed
every time
you wash
the quilt
The wonder land
The future city
Using Language-
Reading task
Rising to a challenge
The hotel under the sea
The restaurant under the sea
Discuss
1. Do you think living under the sea is possible?
2. Where are you going to live under the sea?
3. In the undersea cities, what equipments do you think are necessary?
1. The under city is so comfortable that it is described as ______________.
2. The undersea city has the following advantages: a. _____________________________ b. __________________ c. _______________________ d. ____________________
a silk adventure
easy contact with the land surface
more personal space
complete personal security
no housework worries
Easy contact with land
One personal or family shuttle-submarines
Always ready to take people to the surface, a special small, computerized machine to monitor each person during the trip.
More personal space
Get twice as much personal space as in flats on land, your house can float in the water.
Complete personal security
Computer sensor
Can feel the space left; only the robot cleaner will be able to move objects.
No housework worries
Family used robots
Feed your details into the computer hard-drive; answer your family’s commands.
Which four parts make up the upper part of the Saturation City?
The floating island includes 4 parts as followed: a hotel with many rooms for families to relax while their bodies return to normal; a large classroom with all kinds of educational aids for children of school age; a huge sports stadium; a very big hall for entertainment.
Design a poster
Come to this meeting
See the value of OUR undersea houses.
Saturation City has:
frequent shuttle-submarines
to the surface
large personal space
good security for each family
no household worries: own robot
Cost:
Date:
Time:
Place:
2000 RMB each
17/8/3008
6:30 pm
Hall of the school
1. Among its many advantages we include: easy contact with the land surface, more personal space, complete personal security, and no housework worries.
在它所有的优点中包括:轻松与地面联系,更多的自由空间,完全的个人安全和不用担心做家务。
Language points
be/stay/get in contact with 与……保持联系/与……取得联系
make/lose contact with 与(某人)取得/失去联系
put sb. in contact with 使某人得以(与……)取得联系
1). We stay in contact with each other by telephone. 我们通过电话保持联系。
2). I’ve lost contact with most of my school friends. 我已与大部分校友失去了联系。
keep in touch with 与……保持联系
get in touch with 与……取得联系
lose touch with 与……失去联系
be in/out of touch with与……保持/失去联系
2.They will be equipped with a special small, computerized machine.
他们被安装上一个特别小的, 由计算器控制的机器。
vt. to provide a person, group, building, etc, with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work. 装备, 配备
equip sb. with
be equipped with
be equipped to do
equip
equip sb./sth.
well/poorly/fully ect. equipped
The boys equipped themselves with torches, rope and set off.
男孩子们带上火把和绳索出发了。
3. Only the robot cleaner will be able to move objects. 只有当机器人清洁工才能够被移动。
only+状语从句放于句首时,句子用倒装语序。如：
1). Only then did they realize the importance of learning English. 只有那时,他们才意识到英语的重要性。
2). Only yesterday did he find that his watch was missing. 就是昨天他发现手表不见了。
3). Only by working hard did he succeed. 就是靠努力工作他才取得了成功。
Discussion
If you were living in an undersea city, what kind of problems do you think you would have?
Listening task
Listen to part 1 and write down the two problems mentioned.
No noise from the air machines.
Steel gates to the city wouldn’t open.
Listening task
Listen to part 1 again and fill in the blanks.
Then I found that the ______ steel gates to the
_________ wouldn’t open. At first I wasn’t too
____________, as there is a ____________
system in case things go _______. When that
didn’t work _________, I realized that we had
two _________ problems.
solid
city
worried
backup
wrong
either
serious
Listen to part 2 and fill in the chjart.
no noise from
the air
machines
replaced it
broken
screen
City doors
would not open
None as doors opened
when air machines
repaired
Air
machines
not working
Speaking Task and writing Task
The entertainment and sports for the people of Saturation City
What’s the purpose of building these parts?
These four parts provide the necessary “home space” for families on their regular leave so that no island is too crowded and everyone gets a break from underwater life.
1. Who has the right to go to the education part?
2. When will the education part be open to the people?
3. Where will the education part be built?
4. What kind of service will you provide?
5. What problem will you come across? How will you solve the problem?
Choose one of the programmes that you are interested in.
Write down your ideas in a chart like the one below.
Be ready to explain your ideas, problems and how you would solve them.
example
Write a report to the company
that built Saturation City and put
forward your ideas on
entertainment or sports.
How to write a report?
The writing style of report
The first paragraph
(why you write a report?)
Body (your own ideas on the item)
Conclusion (how you think it will help)
Structure
A sample version
The wonderful facilities in the sports stadium of No.3 Floating Island, Saturation City, means that the company can offer a full programme of sports. There are coaches for all areas of sport so that everyone will be able to improve their health.
All sports are offered. There are opportunities to improve skills in running and all field events, high and long jump, swimming, and throwing events. There is also a fully equipped gym for exercise and gymnastics.
There are two kinds of coach: specialist ones to improve a particular skill to international level; general
ones to improve fitness and encourage healthy exercise. Both kinds of coach are available at all times for those who live in Saturation City. The fitness programme is intended to encourage personal improvement. The specialist programme is intended for competitions (which will be held once a month).
The winners in each event will have to enter the trials for the Olympic Games in AD 3008 which will take place in the Sahara Desert, North Africa.
We hope that you feel that these facilities and programmes will help raise your fitness level and specialist expertise. We hope you will come and try our sports centre for yourselves.
Homework
Review the whole unit and finish the exercises in ELL paper.
Preview unit 4.