1、Period 2 ReadingFirst ImpressionsMatch each word with its meaningimpressionconstantlypreviouspresslacksurroundingsa.continuously;frequentlyb.everything that is around sb./sth.c.an idea or opinion of what something or someone elsed.be without sth.e.to push sth.closely and firmly against sthf.happenin
2、g or existing before sth.or sb.optimisticg.believing that good things will happen in the futureRevisionA A worldworldcarriage bicyclemotorcycletrainaeroplane?space craftsedan chair cartime capsuletime travelMeans of transportationFirst Impressions1.Whats the text about?A.Li Qiang was surprised at th
3、e Wang pings home.B.How was Li Qiang transported to the future.C.How did Li Qiang get to the future and his first impressions of it.D.The introduction of the“Future Tours”company.fast reading Please read the text quickly and choose the right answers to complete the chart.A.Some details of the tour B
4、.Boarding and taking offC.A brief introduction of the tourD.What happened to Li Qiang during the tourE.What the future home looks likeABDEA.Li Qiang was transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.B.Li Qiang arrived at Wang Pings home and everything in his house made him surprised.C.Li
5、 Qiang won a travel to the year AD 3005.D.Li Qiang had his first try to master a hovering carriage.Put the statements into correct orderBrife introduction of the journey Destination(目的地）目的地）WhoMeans of transportationWhyWhat sufferingHow(to deal with)Li Qiang Wang PingAD 3005“time lag”take up the pri
6、ze won last yeartime capsulegreen tabletsBrife introduction of the journeyCareful readingDuring the journeyInside the capsule:through the_seatsa _ drinkLay_from ground,_the journey1000 years later?outside the capsuleopeningcomfortablecalmingrelaxedrose slowlyswingingcompletedDuring the journeyOutsid
7、e the capsule:1.How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he landed in the future?How did Wang Ping solve this problem?2.In what way did people in the future travel?3.How did people drive a hovering carriage?4.Why did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?1.How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he landed in the future
8、?How did Wang Ping solve this problem?2.In what way did people in the future travel?Li Qiang was hit by the lake of fresh air and his head ached.Wang Ping gave him a mask and ask him to have a rest in a small room nearby.People there travelled in a hovering carriage driven by computer.3.How did peop
9、le drive a hovering carriage?You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.4.Why did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?Because there are so many hovering carriages flying in all directions that Wang Ping was swept up into the center of them and Li Qiang was carri
10、ed up to the top of a high building nearby.It is a large _clean room.It had a _ wall,a brown floor and soft lighting.The wall moved it was made of _!Their leaves provided the room with much-needed _.A table and some chairs rose from _ as if by magic,when Wang Pings mother _ a switch on a computer sc
11、reen.flashedgreentreesoxygenunder the floorbrightDuring the journeyat Wang Pings homeAir qualityHousesReligionClothingTime travelTransportTownsEatingCHANGESAir qualityHousesTime travelTransportTownsFind out the changes Li has mentionedWhats the writers attitude towards the future,optimistic or pessi
12、mistic?How do you know?Discussion Pessimistic?Optimistic?Homework1.Read the text again and find out the important and difficult language points and sentence patterns in this part.2.Do Exx.1-2 on Page 19.time capsuleseats in the capsulecomfortablenew surroundingslack of fresh air/the air is thina hov
13、ering carriageYou can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.people fly by in all directionsWhatre the changes in air quality?The air seemed thin as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.Whatre the changes in transport?People will travel in a hov
14、ering carriage driven by computer.These hovering carriages float above the ground and by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly one can move swiftly.Whatre the changes in houses?The house has tree walls to provide oxygen.The furniture of the house is under the ground and by flashing
15、 a switch the furniture will rose from the floor.Whatre the changes in towns?The town looks like a large market and people flying by in all directions.water pollutionpoor sanitation公共卫生公共卫生air pollutionDeforestation滥砍滥伐滥砍滥伐desertification沙漠化沙漠化starvation Global warmingoverpopulation Nowaday human beings face many problems.Which problems do you think will be settled in the future?Which problems will not be settled in the future?Disscussion
