Unit 3 Life in the FutureFirst Impressionscarriage bicyclemotorcycletrainaeroplane?space craftsedan chair cartime travelQ: How do you usually go to school?Means of transportationhard poorbetterhappier?Have you ever imagined travelling through time?Do you think it will be possible or can only exist in science fiction? nAccording to Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity, the faster you travel, the more time slows down!Therefore, if human beings can approach the speed of light, we can make it!抽水马桶 Now lets watch a video to see what life will really be like in the future?Pre-reading1.Make a list of the problems human beings are facing today.Helpwater pollutionThe disposal of rubbish air pollutionDestruction of forestsThe spreading desertsstarvationpovertywarviolenceThey will pollute the environmentAnd they also take up too much room traffic jamoverpopulationproblems the earth is facing:air pollutionwater pollutionnoise pollutionsoil erosionRubbish disposaloverpopulationpoverty war &violencePlease skim through the passage and arrange the events in correct order:A.We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule. B. I arrived at Wang Pings home and everythingin his house made me surprised. C. I won a travel to the year AD 3008. D. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage. C-A-D-BFor the first two paragraphs:1. Why did Li Ping go into the future? 2. What is a “time lag”? 3. How did he feel when he left his own time ? 4. How did he get to the year 3008?1.Why did Li Ping go into the future?1.2.What is a “time lag”?2.3.How did he feel when he left his own time?Because he won a prize last year.“Time lag” means a person gets flashbacks from his previous time period.4. How did he get to the year 3008?He was transported to the future by a time capsule.For the third paragraph:1.How did he feel as soon as he was transported tothe future?2.How did Wang Ping solve this problem?1.3.What do you think has caused this kind of problem?After he was transported to the future, he washit by the lack of fresh air and his head ached.Wang Ping gave a mask to Li Qiang and hurried himthrough to a small room nearby to have a rest.Now we are polluting the air with our factories. In the future, this will become a serious problem.For the fourth paragraph: 1.What did Wang Pings house look like?2.What was the green wall made of? Whats thepurpose of building this kind of green wall?3. How can you produce a TV set in Wang Pings house?His house is a large bright, clean room with a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.The green wall was made of trees. The leaves of the trees will provide much-needed oxygen to the house.You can just flash a switch on the computer screenand a TV set will rise from the floor.Please sum up the main idea for each paragraph.nPara 1: How I came to take a time travel journey.nPara 2: _nPara 3: my first im_ of future life with its _ and _nPara 4: _the process of my travel pressions poor air quality convenient transportthe future house with its modern conveniences Judge whether the following statements are true or false1.In the year AD 3008,the air in private houses was of poor quality.2.Hovering carriages were a fast means of transport,and people could fly in them in every direction.3.Li Qiang arrived in a busy town where he got lost.4.This text is an introduction not only to the more advanced forms of transport in AD 3008 but also to the advantages and problems of life in the future.What does “tolerate” in line 19 mean?nA. allownB. acceptnC. recognizeWhich word can take the place of “adjustment” in line 22?A.A. changechangeB.B. preparation preparationC.C.acquaintanceacquaintance3. What can we infer from the text?A. Li Qiang felt a bit uncomfortable at first. B. While traveling, there was no one else besides Li Qiang and Wang Ping.C. It was the first time travel trip for Li Qiang and Wang Ping.D. Li Qiang regretted having traveled to the year AD 3008.4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? A. Wang Ping suffered from “jet lag” when he traveled to the year AD 3008. B. Wang Ping was Li Qiangs friend and guide. C. Li Qiang lost sight of Wang Ping because there were so many carriages around him. D. Wang Ping was very hospitable. (好客的)5. Please choose another title for the text.A. Visiting Wang Pings house.B. Traveling to the future.C. Company of “Future Tours”.D. Feeling in the Time Travel Trip.