Unit3LifeinthefutureReadingPartFIRSTIMPRESSIONS 1.To summarize the main idea of the passage and to retell the passage. 2. To learn some information about the future. 3. To master some reading strategies,eg skimming, scaning etc.Join LiQiang! Lets travel to the future! Do you want to travel to the future? Can you guess what it will be like in AD3008?FIRSTIMPRESSIONSWhat is the main idea of the passage? A.ThespaceroomintheyearAD3008 B.LiQiangsfuturejourney C.Thegreatchangesfromthepasttothefuture D.LiQiangsgreatspaceexperienceMatchthemainideawitheachparagraphPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Wang Pings home. ( An example of the future life)My first impression on the life in 3008.The experience in the capsule.How I came to take a time travel journey and the feeling about thejourney.Scanning for specific information1. Why was Li Qiang unsettled for the first few days?A. Because he was uncertain about what might happen during the future tour.B. Because he became so excited whenever he thought of the future tour.C. Because he couldnt wait to make the future tour.D. Because he hadnt decided whether to take the risk of experiencing the future tour.Choose the best answer.2. How did Li Qiang get to the year 3008? A. By airplane. B. By rocket. C. In a time capsule. D. In a spaceship.3. Which is the right order of the incidents happening on Li Qiangs travel to the year AD 3008? a. He was transported into the future in a comfortable time capsule. b. He tried to master a hovering carriage. c. He won a prize to travel to the year AD 3008. d. He arrived at Wang Pings house and everything in it made him surprised. e. He put on the mask and felt better in no time. A. a-b-c-d-e B. b-a-d-c-e C. c-a-e-b-d D. d-e-b-c-a1. Worried about the journey, Li Qiang was unsettled for the first few days?2. Wang ping owns a company named Future tour? 3. Before the trip,they had a calming drink which made them sleepy? 4. The air 1000 years later was as thick as todays.5. In the strange-looking house, the leaves of trees provided the room with much-needed oxygen.TTFTFReadthetextandtrytotellifthesesentencesaretrueorfalseLets have a summary Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during and after the journey.worriedunsettledtime lag time capsuletoleratelackachedshowedgreenbrownsoftExhaustedfellasleepslid intoLi Qiang won a travel to the year AD 3008. He was worried and unsettled at first, so he _ “time lag. To his relief, Li Qiang was transported safely into the future in a time capsule. Confused by the new surroundings, Li Qiang _ by _ fresh air and his head ached.suffered from was hit a lack of Complete the passage with proper words, which will help you retell the text.Wang Ping, Li Qiangs guide and friend, gave him a mask, which _ him feel better. _ his future hometown, Li Qiang was shown into a large room. Exhausted, he _ bed and fell fast asleep.Arriving at slid into madeWhats the writers attitude towards the future, optimistic or pessimistic? How do you know?find some sentences from the passage to support your attitudeDiscussion optimisticpessimisticgroup workWe know that from the following sentences:1. Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.2. However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.PessimisticFor example:Dont forget your homework?学英语报?完型填空和附加题单项选择题两部分 Many thanks!Goodbye!