1、Unit 3,Life in the future,Using language (1),I Have Seen Amazing Things,Reading and discussing,What can you see in the picture?How do you feel at first sight of it?,time travel,Free talk before reading,1. Do you think its possible for human being to have a time travel?2. If you had the chance to tak
2、e a time travel to the year AD 3008 as Li Qiang did, what places would you go to visit?,Read the text and find out the information below.,Modern Inventions of the 31st Century Only to be seen on the Space Station,Use the information from the reading passage to fill in this poster for the Space Stati
3、on.,a waste machine,efficient,environmentally friendly,Thoughts must be clear or messages may be mixed up,1. no waste2. no pollution3. no environ- mental damage,1. disposes of all waste2. turns them into three grades of useful material,People must live on a space station to monitor the robots,Discus
4、sion 1,In pairs discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living on a space station. For example, would you like to live and work in one? What would you do with your spare time? Prepare to report to the class.,Try to predict your future life and make a short-term plan and talk about your dreams, a
5、nd then fill in the chart.,Discussion 2,Fill in the chart after your discussion.,1. My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space.,Language points,considered the most modern in space是过去分词短语，在句中作定语，修饰前面的名词。,In judging him you should consider his youth. I consider it a grea
6、t honor to be invited to dinner. I am considering the purchase of car. We must consider giving it a try. We should consider what to do next.,consider 考虑，思考，认为,consider, think, believe, regard这些动词均含有“认为”之意。consider: 指经过考虑和观察后得出的结论。think: 普通用词，指按照自己的意见提出 看法。believe: 通常指根据一定的证据，经思考后 而认为属实。regard: 侧重凭外表
7、或表面现象作判断。多 强调观点。,2. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant its sent. instant n. 顷刻，刹那 Ill be back in an instant. An instant later the explosion occurred. instant adj. 立即的，即时的，紧迫的 I dont like drinking instant coffee.
8、 The flood victims were in instant need of help.,moment, minute, instant这些名词均含“瞬间、片刻”之意。moment: 较minute所表示的时间短，指一 刹那或一段很短时间，有时也含持续 的意味。minute: 指极短的时间，但可觉察到时间的 持续。instant: 常与moment换用，指一瞬间，但 更侧重时间短促，多用于表示紧迫、瞬 变等情况。,3. A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. greedy ad
9、j. 贪婪的 He looked at the shop window with greedy eyes. The dictator was greedy for power.,be greedy to do sth. 渴望做某事be greedy for sth. 渴望,Listening,Read the phrases before listening, and guess the topic. Then listen to the tape and tick those you hear.,space creaturesliving on another planet new disc
10、overies in spacewhy a space station spinshow to get water on Mars,Listen and tick those you hear.,cometshouses in a town on MarsMartian creaturesatmosphere and gravity,1. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen?2. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water?3. What is the ad
11、vantage of living in “Wonderworld”?4. Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wonder world”? Why?,Listen again and answer the questions.,1. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen?,“Wonderworld” will provide a covered area for people to live in with a special air supply.,2. How
12、 can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water?,“Wonderworld” will make sure there is enough water by collecting some from under the planets surface. After use, this water will be cleaned and recycled so that it can be used as rain to water crops and provide clean drinking water. Everyone will p
13、ut their dirty water in special tanks and animals will have to go to the toilet in special places. Bacteria will clean this dirty water so it can be used again.,3. What is the advantage of living in “Wonderworld”?,People may become rich or famous.,4. Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wo
14、nderworld”? Why?,I think the people will be quite healthy as they have a satisfactory climate, enough water and sufficient accommodation to live comfortably.,Speaking,In pairs discuss what life will be like in your hometown in 1,000 years time. Discuss the future of one of the following areas.,1. Co
15、mmunication 2. The human body3. Work 4. Business and money5. The transportation 6. Education,Suppose that Do you imagine that ?I wonder if Is it possible that ?Is it likely /unlikely that ? Do you suppose that ?Perhaps /Maybe /Possibly/ProbablyMost likely Im sure ,These expressions may help you.,Wha
16、t will life be like in the future?,Transportations As peoples life is improving, people prefer to travel to different places. Not only do they enjoy local travel but also they travel abroad. Some even can afford to travel in space.,EducationStudents in the future will be able to receive far better e
17、ducation with the help of the Internet and e-schools. And their subjects will be richer and more personal.,Life in the future,Business and moneyIn the future more companies and individuals prefer to do business on the Internet by using various kinds of smart cards. Even you dont take any cash you ca
18、n also do business, go to the concert or travel abroad. In a word, E-commerce will play a more important role in our daily life.,The human bodyHuman beings will look healthier in the future. In spite of this they still get sick. However, scientists will have a better understanding of how cancer deve
19、lops.,Languages In the future people will speak much fewer languages. Both English and Chinese have become world languages.,Work As to where people work in the future, the answers are divided. Some people will be able to work at home on the Internet, which we call SOHO. More people will work in the
20、companies also related to computers. At that time, there will be more and more new jobs like database managers, sales, engineers and so on.,Houses and buildingsIn the future people will live in different places. As the population is exploding, more people will prefer to live in faraway places, under
21、 the sea or even on the moon.,CommunicationIn the future people will communicate more easily and conveniently. They can talk on the phone and send e-mails on the Internet. They can do almost everything on the Internet, like shopping, reading, borrowing books, depositing money, order meals and ticket
22、s.,Writing Write about what life may be like on the earth in 1,000 years time. Follow these steps. In pairs prepare 4 to 5 questions about the future. Ask and answer questions using the following expressions.,Suppose that I wonder if I imagine that Im sure ,Do you imagine that ?Is it likely / unlike
23、ly that ?Is it possible that ?Do you suppose that ?,Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly,Most likely ,Probably ,I think there will be more benefits than problems living in the future. Of course things will be difficult and there may be many problems. If there is dirty air we will solve that by placing a cover ove
24、r our hometown. That way we can clean the air as it enters the town, and keep out all the dust and dirt.,Sample writing,If it is too hot people will be provided with suits fitted with cooling systems. That way they will keep cool all the time. As for the problem of the energy running out that we fac
25、e today, that will be solved by using the energy from the sun to run all the electrical plants as well as cars. Luckily it will be endless clean energy! So we think that life in the future will be much better than it is now.,Preview “using language” part and read the passage on page 58.Finish your writing passage and read it to the class in next class.,Homework,
