1、Reading Task Rising to a challenge The hotel under the seaThe restaurant under the seaThe wonder landThe future city Discuss1.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
2、 is so comfortable that it is described as _.2.The undersea city has the following advantages:a._ b._ c._ d._a silk adventureeasy contact with the land surfacemore personal spacecomplete personal securityno housework worriesAdvantagesSpecial equipmentsHow does it become realized?Easy contact with la
3、ndOne personal or family shuttle-submarinesAlways ready to take people to the surface,a special small,computerized machine to monitor each person during the trip.AdvantagesSpecial equipmentsHow does it become realized?More personal spaceGet twice as much personal space as in flats on land,your house
4、 can float in the water.AdvantagesSpecial equipmentsHow does it become realized?Complete personal securityComputer sensorCan feel the space left;only when the robot cleaner touches objects can they be moved.AdvantagesSpecial equipmentsHow does it become realized?No housework worriesFamily used robot
5、sFeed your details into the computer hard-drive;answer your 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 e
6、ducational aids for children of school age;a huge sports stadium;a very big hall for entertainment.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 familyno household worries:own robot
7、Cost:Date:Time:Place:20,000 RMB each 17/8/30036:30 pmHall of the school This passage is written in the style of an advertisement to sell houses under the sea.As people are not used to living under the sea,the company must encourage people to move there by giving them some extra advantages.Writing St
8、yle The aim of this task is for students to imagine what it would be like to live under the sea:its advantages and disadvantages.The name,Saturation City,comes from science.After people have stayed for some time under the water they need to come up to the surface.They are“saturated”or have stayed as
9、 long as their health will allow.At the moment it is difficult to stay for one full day under water except under special conditions.In key Largo,Florida,scientists have devised an undersea laboratory,which means that people can live and work under water for up to ten days at a time before returning
10、to the surface.By the year AD 3005 it will undoubtedly be possible to stay under water even longer.Living underwater is similar to going into space.Both affect the human body badly.In space,the lack of gravity makes a person grow taller and his/her bones become more brittle.Under water,the pressure
11、pressing down on the person is too great.So,people living underwater have to come back up to the surface to restore their bodies to normal.In the reading,three man-made islands have been provided for this purpose for the people of Saturation City.People are asked to move and live under the sea in AD
12、3005.It is assumed that the population on earth has become so great that it is impossible for them all to find a place to live on land.Perhaps global warming has melted the ice in the North and South Poles and raised the sea level.If that were the case,the land would be needed to grow food for the g
13、rowing population.Speaking Task on Page 60Whats 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.
14、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?How to write a report?The writing style of reportThe first paragraph(why you write a report?)Body(you
15、r own ideas on the item)Conclusion(how you think it will help)StructureA sample versionThe 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
16、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 parti
17、cular skill to international level;generalones 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 competiti
18、ons(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
19、.We hope you will come and try our sports centre for yourselves.Suppose a press conference and exhibition is going to be held to make the undersea city known among people.If you work in the company,can you design a special poster to draw visitors attention so that they will come to the press conference?Design a poster
