Unit 3 Life In The Future

Taizhou No. 1 High School

Q: Where do you come from?

the countryside the cities

Q: What are the houses made of?

carriage bicycle

motorcycle

trainaeroplane

?space craft

sedan chair

car

time travel

Q: How do you usually go to school?Means of transportation

Air qualityHouses

Religion

Clothing

Time travel

TransportTowns

Eating

CHANGES Air qualityHouses

Time travel

TransportTowns

Find out the changes Li has mentionedGood changes or Bad changes? Prediction: What will the future life be like?

Before the journey

When ① ② Who

③

What ④

Why

How⑤

⑥Where

Li Qiang Wang Ping

Sep. 15 2005 AD 3005

green tablets

take up the prize won l

ast year

“time lag”

future house Li Qiang

Capsule

During the journey

Inside the capsule:

through the

opening

①

comfortable seats

a calming drink

lay relaxed

rose slowly from

ground

Complete the journey

1000 years later

? outside the

capsule

During the journey

Outside the capsule:②Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.

1.Hovering carriage:

2.“A large market”:

“How” float abovebend and press down

“What”fly by in all directions

lost sight of 3.A high building:

swept up

a “time lag” flashback

mask

After the journeyArriving home, he showed me into a large bright, clean room.

Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

green wall

brown floor soft lighting

trees--leaves

a switch on computer screen

tables + chairs

Description

A. We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.B. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised.C. I won a travel to the year AD 3005. D. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage.

Put the statements into correct order

DiscussionHouses Villages Towns Location

AD 1005: China

AD 2007: Modern World

AD 3005: Your ideas ?

Yesterday:

Today:

Tomorrow:

A telephone interview

Problems exist everywhere,

but protection counts.

Take good care of today, and create a better tomorrow.

Creative Inventions

Homework

Design an object which can help you change the world for a better future

Object-designing

Writing tips:

1. Appearance

2. Functions

3. Reasons for your design

2. Worried about…, I was unsettled.

1.Confused by …, I was hit by….

3. Exhausted, I slid into bed….

1. …company named “Future Tours”….

2. …some visits organized by the company.

Optimistic?

Pessimistic

?

Discussion

I was frightened by the loud noise. I went to see what was happening.

He was hit by the lack of fresh air. He got a bad headache.

Frightened by the loud noise, I went to see what was happening.

Hit by the lack of fresh air, he got a bad headache.

I felt very tired after the long journey. I still enjoyed meeting the aliens on the space station.

Tired after the long journey, I still enjoyed meeting the aliens on the space station.

Combine the sentences

The student was given some advice by the famous scientist. The student was not worried about his scientific experiment any more.

The little girl was frightened by the noise outside. The little girl dared not sleep in her bedroom.

Combine the sentences

The museum was built in 1910. The museum is almost 100 years old.

Built in 1910, the museum is almost 100 years old.

Frightened by the noise outside, the little girl dared not sleep in her bedroom.

Given some advice by the famous scientist, the student was not worried about his scientific experiment any more.

Combine the sentences

Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer. He is called Li Qiang.Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer called Li Qiang.

I am going to buy a painting. It is copied from Vincent van Gogh.I am going to buy a painting copied from Vincent van Gogh.

The castle is under repair. It was built in 1432.The castle built in 1432 is under repair.

I like that old private house. It is built of wood and mud.I like that old private house built of wood and mud.

Combine the sentences

The vehicle is mentioned in the book. The vehicle is unknown to me.The vehicle mentioned in the book is unknown to me.

The room is completely empty. The room is connected to the rest of the house by a long passage.The room connected to the rest of the house by a long passage is completely empty.

The queen was sitting in a royal carriage. The carriage was drawn b four horses.

The queen was sitting in a royal carriage drawn by four horses.

Wanted: good workers for space

Many people need to be________of the job opportnities on space stations, which _________ need space cooks, cleaners, teachers, and computer engineers. You can be _____ trained with one-year space course and then be ready to enjoy the benefits of working in space. People are _______ at first but soon feel better as families are encouraged to come. For health reasons, only one stay of three years is allowed. So any ______ experience working in space for this length of time means you cannot apply. Many people ______ to stay longer but the _____ between illness and length of stay on a space station is too strong. It is sad but the rules cannot be ___ for anyone.

remindedconstantly swiftlypressunsettled previous bent link constant remind unsettle previous bend press swiftly link

An Application Letter

Dear Mr. or Mrs.,

I’m a student from _____ school, I’ve read your advertisement in the newspaper……

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, ______

Homework

Design An Application Letter

Writing tips:

1. Personal information

2. Advantages

3. Reasons for applying

Design an application letter of your own for working in space

How many amazing creatures have you seen? Can you describe them?

Amazing creatures in Star War

Where?Where? How?How? What?What?

Language?Language?

Where?

I have seen amazing things

I have seen amazing things

space station

Described as an enormous round plate, it spins alowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity.

Inside, it is divided into zones with extraordinarily different atmospheres and gravities.

I have seen amazing things

Mu-mu

Dimpods

pleiades group of starslive without light of any kind

assist in the discovery of planets

galaxy near NGC 6240same atmosphere as humans

great engineers + travel many light years produce a liquid that melts metal

space station

I have seen amazing things

Name Mu-mu DimpodsSize

Appearance

Colour Personality

ArmsLegs

How it moves

VoiceFood

tall & thin small face/head/leg like a cat

black & white blue or purplefriendly interesting +lovely

six manyone leg/shell many

slowly skip aroundfast

whisper shoutcarrot + cocoa lemonade +herbs

when ① ②

③

where

④

how what

⑤

⑥

functions

future humans

Predict the future humans

features

Task

Predict the future humans

Draw a picture of future humans, then write a description based on your drawing.

?future humans

The solar system

Solar systemSolar systemPlanetsPlanetsComets Comets AtmosphereAtmosphereOxygenOxygenGravityGravityCreaturesCreatures

sun

mercury

Venus

Earth

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

PlutoMars

Changes metioned

space space creaturescreatures

atmosphereatmosphere and and gravity gravity

new new discoveriesdiscoveries in space in space

living on another living on another planetplanet

how to get water on Mars how to get water on Mars

houses in a town on Marshouses in a town on Mars

why a space station why a space station spinsspins

Martian creaturesMartian creatures

cometscomets

Changes metioned

1. How can “Wonderland” make sure there is enough oxygen?

2. How can “Wonderland” make sure there is enough water?

3. What is the advantage of living in “Wonderland”?

4. Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wonderland”? Why?

1. A covered area for people to live in with a special air supply.

4. healthy: a satisfactory climate, enough water and sufficient accomodation to live comfortably.

2. collected under the surface--- cleaned and recycled ---bacteria

3. Living in the “Wonderworld” can make people become rich or famous.

What life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years’ time

?

What life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years’ timeSuppose that…I wonder if…Is it likely/ unlikely that…?Do you imagin that…?Is it possible that…?Do you suppose that…?

Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly…Most likely…Probably…I’m sure…

ASK

ANSWER

homework

Practise asking your classmates what will their hometowns be like in 1000 years’ time.

My hometown in 1000 years’ time

Practice makes perfect.