Unit3Lifeinthefuture课件.ppt

Unit 3Life in the futureWhatever will be will behard poorbetterhappierWhat about now? TransportIn the past Maglev trainEnvironmentally friendlyenergy-savingAmazing speed: 430 km∕hComputer systemsaferfastercleanercarriage bicyclemotorcycletrainaeroplane?space craftsedan chair cartime travelMeans of transportationCurrencymodern houseWhat will future life be like?a robotic doga solar energy carspaceshipflying shipsLight and fast travelingFuture motorbikeThe Space City The Space HousePeople might live on Mars or other planets Amphibious house (水陆两用的)Space fruitPresent TimeIn One Thousand Years’ TimeTransportWork Finance and currencyAirplanes, cars, bicyclesOffice, factory, construction, landscape, serviceBanks, offices, insurances, businesses.No longer by air because of environmental pollution; bicycle and horses will come back At home using advanced, interactive computers. Meetings can be conducted on the computer and people will see each other speak.One global currency- maybe the yuan as China will be the largest global exporter.Present TimeIn One Thousand Years’ Time LanguagesEnviron- ment English, Russian, ChineseAir: could be improved in citiesOne global language--- perhaps Chinese or still EnglishVery poor, need to recycle all the waste, control on the use of cars, no airplanes, methods to improve poor air qualities; climate of the earth being very hot is making problems of water resources.Education HousesCommuni -cationNursery, schools, universityFlats, houses, concrete, woodPost office, internetLonger than now possibly until 25 years of age so that students can learn all the new technologies.By thought pad, telephone, computer, mobiles , Morse code, etc Built into the ground as the surface of the earth is so hot.ReadingMake a list of the problems human being are facing today.Discussion:Housing Population Pollution Global warming Traffic Hunger Literacy….acid rain, growing areas of desert, overlarge world population, lack of enough drinking water …water pollutionpoor sanitation 公共卫生air pollutionDeforestation 滥砍滥伐Desertification 沙漠化starvation• Global warmingpovertywarviolenceOther issuesoverpopulationTraffic jamHelpWhat will life be like in one thousand years’ time?Li Qianga boy who was given a chance to travel to the year AD3008 as a prize.He is now writing to his parents about his exciting and unforgettable tour… ReadingFirst ImpressionsWhat’s the text about?Fast reading Paragraph 1- main idea:details: Paragraph 2 - main idea: details: How I came to take a time travel journey.The journey.my prize; my excitementhow I felt; the spaceship; the journeyWrite down the main idea for each paragraph. • Paragraph 3:- main idea:• details:My impressions of life one thousand years into the future.little oxygen; masks to provide oxygen; hovering carriage; how to drive them; a “time lag” moment • Paragraph 4:- main idea: • details:Staying in Wang Ping’s homeappearance of house; trees as walls; where furniture stored; ate meal; prepared for sleepDivide the passage into three parts• Before the journey (par.1)• During the journey (par.2-3)• After the journey (par.4)Before the journeyWhen ①②W ho③What ④WhyHow⑤⑥ WhereLi Qiang Wang PingNov. 15, 3008green tabletstake up the prize won last year“time lag”Li QiangCapsuleDuring the journey Inside the capsule:through the opening ①comfortable seatsa calming drinklay relaxedComplete the journey1000 years later?outsidethe capsuleOutside the capsule:②Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.1. Hovering carriage:2. “A large market”:“How”float abovebend and press down“What”fly by in all directionslost sight of 3. The area in 2008:swept up a “time lag” flashbackmask After the journeyArriving home, he showed me into a large bright, clean room.Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.green wallbrown floorsoft lightingtrees--leaves a switch on computer screentables + chairsDescriptionVisiting Wang Ping’s Home That is a large, _____ and ____ room. It had a brown floor, soft lighting and a _____ ____ which is actually trees. The _____ of the trees are used to ______ oxygen. By ______ a ______ on the computer screen, ________ such as tables and chairs ____ from under the floor as if by ______. Wang Ping’s mother told me to ____ _____ ____ some visits in the next day, and _________ a bed for me to rest. ________, I ____ into the bed and fell ____ _____.brightclean green wall leaves provideflashingswitch furniture rose magic get readyfor produced Exhaustedslidfast asleepThe seats in the capsule are very comfortable.“Time lag” means a person gets flashbacks from his previous time Period.I took up the prize I won the year before.3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule? 2. What is a “time lag”?1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?Read and answer. seats in the capsuletime capsulene。