1、Unit 3 Life in the future Teachers words: Learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow. Learning aims: 1Talk about Life in the future. 2Have a better understanding of the text. 3Improve studentslistening,speaking,reading and writing. Learning procedures: Step .Leading in Enjoy some pic
2、tures about a changing world Some changes in means of transportation sedan chair, carriage, bicycle, motorcycle, train, aeroplane, space craft, car,time capsule,time travel Step .Listening and Fast reading Listen to the tape and answer the following questions 1 .Whats the text about? A.Li Qiang was
3、surprised at Wang Pings home. B.How was Li Qiang transported to the future. C.How did Li Qiang get to the future and his first impressions of it. D.The introduction of the “Future Tours” company. 2.According to the passage, why did Li Qiang take this future tour? A. Because he was curious about the
4、year AD 3008. B. Because he won a prize last year which offered him this trip. C. Because his parents were good friends with Wang Ping. D. Because his parents offered him a lot of money. Please read the text quickly and choose the right answers to complete the chart. Part 1 _ Part 2 _ A. Some detail
5、s of the tour B. Boarding and taking off C. How Li Qiang came to take a time travel journey D. What happened to Li Qiang during the tour E. What the future home looks like Step .Careful reading Fill in the blanks according to the text(Para1-2) Before the journey I felt unsettled, nervous and _at fir
6、st. Green _ from Wang Ping helped me a lot. Inside the capsule The seats were comfortable and we slept after _ The capsule began as we relaxed and dreaming. Para. 2 _ Para. 3 _ Para. 4 _ time capsuleseats in the capsule comfortable Outside the capsule(Para3) 1.How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he lan
7、ded in the future? How did Wang Ping solve this problem? 2. In what way did people in the future travel? 3. How did people drive a hovering carriage? 4. Why did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping? at Wang Pings home(Para4) It was a large _clean room. It had a _ wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. T
8、he wall moved it was made of _! Their leaves provided the room with much-needed _. A table and some chairs rose from _ as if by magic, when Wang Ping _ a switch on a computer screen. Step .Discussion Whats the writers attitude towards the future, optimistic or pessimistic? How do you know? We know t
9、hat from the following sentences in the text: 1. . 2. . 3. . Nowadays human beings are facing many problems. Which problems do you think will be settled in the future? Which problems will not be settled in the future? water pollution poor sanitation 公共卫生 air pollution deforestation 滥砍滥伐 desertification 沙漠化 starvation global warming overpopulation Step.Homework 1.Read the text again and retell the story briefly in your own words. 2.Do Exercises 1-3 on Page 20.
