1、Life in the futureReading First pressionsFirst impressionsSkimming + PredictingTip 1: The beginning and the ending and pictures can help us predict the content of a passage.Spacemail: liqiang299AGreatAdventure SpaceS 15/11/3008 (Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad, More news later from your loving son, Li Qi
2、angIts _ from _ to _. an e-mailLi Qianghis parentsLi Qiang got the chance of travelling into the future year 3008 in a _ because he _ a prize.Scanning(Para.1)time capsule /won took upScanning(Para.1)Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I suffered from “time
3、 lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period. So I was very nervous and uncertain at first. However, my friend and guide, Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot. Well-
4、known for their expertise, his parents company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.time lag it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time periodmy friend and guide Wang Pingunsettledsettled/calmintroduction introduce the following Well-known
5、 for their expertise, his parents company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.Feeling:Scanning(Para.2)lead the following I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening. The s
6、eats were comfortable and after a calming drink, we felt sleepy and closed our eyes. The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming. A few minutes later, the journey was completed and we had arrived. I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future. What would
7、 I find?stillrelaxed What would I findthe trip in the capsuleunforgettable / impressiveTip 2: Pay attention to the first and last sentence of each paragraph while reading a passage.Feeling:Scanning(Para.3) At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate. The air seemed thin, as though its co
8、mbination of gases had little oxygen left. Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation. Wang Ping appeared. “Put on this mask,” he advised. “Itll make you feel much better.” newheadache I felt better in no time. Soon I was back on
9、 my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer. was back on my feetfelt betterTip 3: Its a good idea to use different words and expressions to show the same meaning.betterFeeling:differentScanning(Para.3) a hovering carriage driven by computer. These carriages flo
10、at above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly. Wang Ping fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it. Soon I could fly as fast as him. However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages fly
11、ing by in all directions. He was swept up into the centre of them. high technologicaltoo many: crowdedswift and convenientwas swept upTip 4: Pick out some accurate words to make the scene more vivid.Advantages:Disadvantage:Scanning(Para.3) At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate. Jus
12、t at that moment I had a “time lag” flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008. I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown! Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him. lead the followingThen I caught sight of Wang Ping
13、 again and flew after himthe first impressions Scanning(Para.4) Arriving at a strange-looking house, he showed me into a large, bright clean room. It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. Suddenly the wall moved it was made of trees! I found later that their leaves provided the room wit
14、h much-needed oxygen. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic Having said this, he spread some food on the table, and produced a bed from the floor. After he left, I had a brief meal and a hot bath. Exhausted, I slid
15、into bed and fell fast asleep.general (topic sentence)specific (details)strange-lookingamazedexhaustedthe first impressions roseappear / roseFeeling:First impressions The air was difficult to tolerate. (little oxygen, masks to provide oxygen) The transport was swift and convenient but seemed disorde
16、red. (too many hovering carriages flying by in all directions) The house was strange-looking but equipped with advanced facilities. ( trees as walls, furniture rose from under the floor as if by magic)Conclusion?Spacemail: liqiang299AGreatAdventure SpaceS 15/11/3008 (Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad, More
17、 news later from your loving son, Li QiangMore newsFirst impressionsMore impressionsWriting after class:Continue to write an e-mail to his parents about the visitto a school of 3008 instead of Li Qiang by using yourimagination. Spacemail:liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS 12/12/3008 Dear Mum and Dad,On
18、 December 10, Wang Ping showed me around an amazing school._ _ _ _Yours loving son, Li QiangWriting:amazinguseful expressionscatch sight offlash a switchrise from underas if by magicwriting skillsgeneral-specificusing accurate and different words On December 10, Wang Ping showed me around an amazing
19、 school. Arriving at the school, he led me into a large bright clean classroom. The walls in the classroom were still made of trees to provide the room with much-needed oxygen! Our traditional blackboard was gone replaced by digital interactive screen. When the class began, I caught sight of a robot teacher flashing a switch on a computer screen and desks and chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic. Every student was studying with one i-pad in their hand. How advanced and different from our school nowadays. One possible versionThank you
