I have seen amazing things

I have seen amazing things

Using Language by 曾小梅

Several hundred years later, the scientific technology is becoming more advanced(先进 ) than it is now. What will happen?

Future Inventions

Future Inventions

I have seen amazing things

I have seen amazing things

Fast Reading

1. Where was the writer? Who showed the writer around?

The writer was in a space station.A guide showed the writer around.

(2 points)

Fast Reading

2. How many amazing inventions has the writer seen? (Tip: key words/sentences in the guide’s words)When visiting a place, a guide should

first introduce the information • Good morning to all our visitors from 2008.

First we’re going to examine one of the latest form of communication.

• And now ladies and gentlemen, we are in the “environment area”.

• Our third stop shows the changes that what have happened to work practices.

thirdThre

e!

First

(2 points)

Main idea:

The passage is mainly about the writer’s ________ ________ to a ________ ________ in the 31st century and the ________ __________ of the 31st century on the space station.

first visit space

inventions threestation

(3 points)

Part 1 The first invention is _______________.1. True or false? 1) Messages can be sent using a thoughtpad .2) The space citizens could send message clearly at any time.3) We can blame the tools for the faults of the user.

Detailed Reading

thoughtpad(思想仪 )

T

F

F

(1 point for each answer)

_______ the _______ band

over one’s _______ _______ one’s mind _______ the _________ button _______ one’s message and the next

instant it’s _______.

2. How are the messages sent in

the 31st century?

Place metal

head

Clear

Press sending

Think

sent

Detailed Reading

(3 points)

Part 2

The second invention is

________________.

Detailed Reading

a waste machine (1 point)

Part 2

1. True or false?

1)The rubbish used to be sent to be buried

or burned.

2) The rubbish is turned into the same

grades of material.

3) Nothing is wasted and everything is

recycled.

F

T

T

Detailed Reading

(1 point for each answer)

2. We can know that ______.

A.everything can be turned useful in the

environment area

B.not everything can be recycled

C.everything can be turned into fertilizer

D.all the rubbish is buried under the

ground on the space station

Detailed Reading

(1 point)

Part 3

The third invention is

____________________.

Detailed Reading

manufacturing robots(1 point)

Part 31. What can be produced in space?

Who manufactures them?

2. How are the goods transported to the earth?

Drugs, clothes, furniture, hovering

carriages(汽垫车 ), etc. Robots manufacture them.

By industrial spaceship.

Detailed Reading

(1 point for each answer)

Modern Inventions of the 31st Century

Only to be seen on the Space Station

Communication

invention ___________

disadvantages

1. __________2. ______________ _______Thoughts must be ______, or messages may be ____ ______

advantages

Fill in the poster(海报 ).

Thoughtpad

efficientenvironmentally friendly

clearsent unclearly

(5 points)

Modern Inventions of the 31st Century

Only to be seen on the Space Station

Waste Disposal

invention _____ ________

advantages

disadvantages None

Waste machine

1 ________ _____ all waste2 turns them into_____________ _ _____ ________

dispose of several

grades of useful material

(5 points)

Modern Inventions of the 31st Century

Only to be seen on the Space Station

Manufacturing

invention Manufacturing ______1 ___ __________2 ___ ___________3 ___ ____________ ______________ must live on the ________ ________ to ________the robots

advantages

disadvantages

no wasteno pollutionno environmental damage

robots

Peoplespace station

monitor

(5 points)

Oral Discussion

Choose one back to the earthThe following expressions can be used: If I could take one back to the earth, I would choose … Because it offers us lots of advantages. Firstly, … Secondly, … It will help/ make …(your own opinion) That’s why I want to take it back.

(5 points)

Poster DIY

Show us your opinions about the future inventions! Tell us something about the products that you designed (name, appearance, advantages…)

(10 points)

Poster DIY

It is called ________.It is ________(color, size, and material)It has many advantages. For example, it helps __________. What’s more, it ____.…

Homework

Make a better description of the product you drew and write the passage down. Hand it in tomorrow.

Thank You

Thank You