1、,Life in the future,First impressions,Skimming + Predicting,Tip 1: The beginning and the ending and pictures can help us predict the content of a passage.,Q1: Whats the main idea of this passage?A. Li Qiangs dream of the life in the futureB. What life looks like in the futureC. The reason why Li Qia
2、ng went into the futureD. The change of life between now and the futureQ2: This passage is written in the order of _. (time/ space/ importance),Fast Reading,space,Main idea of each paragraphy:,Group Work:,Para.1,Para.2,Para.4,Para.3,LQs stay in Wang Pings house,LQs first impressions of the future li
3、fe,LQs feeling about the journey,How LQ came to take a time travel journal,Spacemail: liqiang299AGreatAdventure SpaceS 15/11/3008 (Earthtime) Dear Mum and Dad,More news later from your loving son,Li Qiang,Its _ from _ to _.,an e-mail,Li Qiang,his parents,Li Qiang got the chance of travelling into th
4、e future year 3008 in a _ because he _ a prize.,Scanning(Para.1),time capsule,/won,took up,Scanning(Para.1),Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I suffered from “time lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting
5、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-known for their expertise, his parents company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safel
6、y into the future in a time capsule.,time lag,it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period,my friend and guide Wang Ping,unsettled,settled/calm,introduction,introduce the following,Well-known for their expertise, his parents company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safel
7、y into the future in a time capsule.,Feeling:,time capsule,seats in the capsule,comfortable,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 seats were comfortable and after a cal
8、ming 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 I find?,still,relaxed,What would I f
9、ind,the trip in the capsule,unforgettable / impressive,Tip 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 combination of gases had little
10、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.”,new,headache,I felt better in no time. Soon I was back on my feet again and following
11、him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.,was back on my feet,felt better,Tip 3: Its a good idea to use different words and expressions to show the same meaning.,better,Feeling:,different,new surroundings,lack of fresh air/the air is thin,Scanning(Para.3), a hovering carriage driven by
12、computer. These carriages float 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 beca
13、use of too many carriages flying by in all directions. He was swept up into the centre of them.,high technological,too many:crowded,swift and convenient,was swept up,Tip 4: Pick out some accurate words to make the scene more vivid.,Advantages:,Disadvantage:,people fly by in all directions,a hovering
14、 carriage,You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down in your seat.,Scanning(Para.3),At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate. Just 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 i
15、nto the future of what was still my hometown! Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.,lead the following,Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him,the first impressions,Scanning(Para.4),Arriving at a strange-looking house, he showed me into a large, bright clean ro
16、om. 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 with 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 magi
17、c 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 into bed and fell fast asleep.,general (topic sentence),specific(details),strange-looking,amazed,exhausted,the first impressions,rose,appear /
18、rose,Feeling:,First impressions, The air was difficult to tolerate. (little oxygen, masks to provide oxygen) The transport was swift and convenient but seemed disordered. (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,Thank you,
