1、Unit3LifeinthefutureUnit 3 Life in the futureEnjoy a Video When is the time?What is happening in it?What will future life be like in one thousand years time?a robotic doga solar energy carspaceshipflying shipsLight and fast travelingLight and fast travelingFuture motorbike The Space CityThe Space Ci
2、ty The Space HouseThe Space HouseReadingFirst Impressions1.Whats the text about?An e-mail written by a man who has taken up a trip to the futureB.The man have his first try to master a hovering carriage.C.The man are surprised at the Wang pings home.D.The preparation of the trip.Fast reading A Li Qi
3、anga 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 Careful ReadingWrite down the main idea for each paragraph and then add the details.Paragraph 1-main idea:details:Paragraph 2-main idea:details:Paragraph
4、 3-main idea:details:Paragraph 4-main idea:details: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 journey Paragraph 3:-main idea:details:My impressions of life one thousand years into
5、 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 Pings homeappearance of house;trees as walls;where furniture stored;ate meal;prepared for sleep Read the last paragraph aloud.Pay particular attentio
6、n to the rhythm and intonation.Think about the problems human beings are facing today.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 warmingpoverty war violenceOther issuesoverpopulationTraffic jamHelpGroup work Imagination and creatio
7、nAn Important Invention to change the life,change the world!Making predictions Suppose thatI imagine thatIt is likely/unlikely that.It is possible that.Im surePerhaps/Maybe/PossiblyThank you!Present TimeIn One Thousand Years TimeTransportWork Finance and currencyAirplanes,cars,bicyclesOffice,factory
8、,construction,landscape,serviceBanks,offices,insurances,businesses.No longer by air because of environmental pollution;bicycle and horses will come backAt home using advanced,interactive computers.Meetings can be conducted on the computer and people will see each other speak.One global currency-mayb
9、e the yuan as China will be the largest global exporter.Present TimeIn One Thousand Years TimeLanguagesEnviron-mentEnglish,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
10、,methods to improve poor air qualities;climate of the earth being very hot is making problems of water resources.EducationHousesCommuni-cationNursery,schools,universityFlats,houses,concrete,woodPost office,internetLonger than now possibly until 25 years of age so that students can learn all the new
11、technologies.By thought pad,telephone,computer,mobiles,Morse code,etc Built into the ground as the surface of the earth is so hot.Below are some of the main aspects of life today.下面是今天生活的一些主要方面。下面是今天生活的一些主要方面。本句是个倒装句。本句是个倒装句。below为表示方位的副词为表示方位的副词,位于句首时位于句首时,句子要采用全倒装。句子要采用全倒装。以下情况句子需要全倒装：以下情况句子需要全倒装：
12、1)表示方位的副词表示方位的副词out,in,up,down,below,above等位于句首时等位于句首时:Up went the rocket.火箭升空了。火箭升空了。Language Points 2)表示地点的介词短语位于句首时表示地点的介词短语位于句首时:At the foot of the mountain lies a beautiful lake.山脚上有一个美丽的湖泊。山脚上有一个美丽的湖泊。3)以以there,here开头的存在句开头的存在句:There lived a teacher in that house.一位老师住在那间房子。一位老师住在那间房子。4)such位于
13、句首时位于句首时:Such were his last words.这些就是他的遗言。这些就是他的遗言。即时活用即时活用1)At the foot of the mountain _.a village lie B.lies a village C.does a village lie D.lying a village2)There _ some stone bridges across the river.A.is B.exists C.stand D.lies特别提示特别提示倒装句中的谓语动词单复数形式的选择倒装句中的谓语动词单复数形式的选择,取决于对句子主语的正确判断。取决于对句子主语
14、的正确判断。On the wall are several traditional Chinese paintings.此句中主语为此句中主语为paintings,所以谓语所以谓语动词用复数。动词用复数。B C Yesterday is a history.Tomorrow is a mystery.Today is a gift.So we call it present!With the development of science and technology,some of our wildest dreams could come true in the future.Everybody wishes a bright future.Be sure to seize the present.Make the best of today,and youll succeed tomorrow.Learn from yesterday,live for today,and hope for tomorrow.Homework 1.Learn all the new words by heart.2.Preview the reading passage:The First Impression.
