Unit 3Warming up and Reading1. How do you usually get to school?2. What kind of vehicle will people use in the future? 3. Where would you like to live in the future?4. What kind of housing would you like to have in the future?Free talkTalking about the future, what do you care about most?populationtrafficpollutionglobal warminghousinghungerworld peaceImagine what changes will happen in the next century in housing, transport, jobs, families, communication, environment and education.a solar energy carWhat vehicle may people use in the future?What kind of houses may people live in the future?What changes do you expect to see in our life in one thousand years time?l What problems do you think people in the future will have overcome in one thousand years? l Which ones will still be there or even worse in AD 3008?Para 1Para 1Para 3Para 3The last ParaThe last ParaRead and find out in which paragraph you can find answers to the questions.1.Who transported Li Qiang into the future?2.What will home be like in the future?3.Why did Li Qiangs head ache?Fast readinga. We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.b. I arrived at Wang Pings home and everything in 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.Put the following sentences into the correct order.cabdGo through the first two paragraphs quickly and answer the following questions.1. What is a “time lag”? 2. How did Li Qiang feel when he was in the capsule ? 3. Who guided Li Qiangs trip? 4. Why did Li Qiangs guide give him some tablets? 5. Who transported them to the future?Careful reading1. What is a “time lag”? “Time lag means a person gets flashbacks from his previous time period.2. How did Li Qiang feel when he was in the capsule ?The seats in the capsule were verycomfortable.3. Who guided Li Qiangs trip? His friend.4. Why did Li Qiangs guide give him some tablets? The tablets could help him feel less nervous and uncertain. 5. Who transported them to the future? Wang Pings parents company.Go through the third paragraph, then try to answer the following questions.1. How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he landed in the future? 2. How did Wang Ping solve this problem? 3. What do you think has cause this kind of problem? 1. How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he was transported to the year AD 3008?2. How did Wang Ping solve this problem?He felt that he was lack of fresh air. The air was very thin.He gave Li Qiang a mask to put on and hurried him to rest. 3. What do you think has caused this kind of problem? Now we are causing more and more pollution to the nature, and this will cause serious problems to the life in the future. This may be the cause of the lack of fresh air in the future.Read the fourth paragraph carefully and then answer the following questions.1.What did Wang Pings house look like?2. What was the green wall made of ? Whats the purpose of building this kind of green wall?1. What did Wang Pings house look like? His house was a large, bright clean room. It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. 2. What was the green wall made of ? Whats the purpose of building this kind of green wall? The green wall was made of trees. The leaves of the trees will provide much-needed oxygen to the house.ComprehendingAnswer the questions.1.Why did Li Qiang go into the future?2. How did he feel when he left his own time?3. How did he get to the year 3008?Because he had won a prize that gave him a tour.He felt rather anxious but soon got it over.By time capsule.4. What did he notice first when he arrived in AD 3008?5. What else did he find that was different?The first thing he noticed was the poor quality of the air and it gave him a headache.A mask to give him enough oxygen, a hovering carriage, having a “time lag” experience, a strange-looking house that belonged to Wang Pings parents; trees that acted as walls and provided oxygen for the room, tables, chairs and a bed that were stored under the floorRead and discuss which changes to life in AD 3008 are good and which are bad and give reasons for your choices. Then finish the chart.Good changes Bad changesTime travelTransportHousesTowns Air qualitycan travel to different times as you wishcan move swiftlysave living spacebusy; look like markersown family oxygen supplyafter-effects of traveldisorganized; difficult to find wayshort of spaceeasy to get lostpoor quality in public placesWrite down the main idea for each paragraph and important details.Summary Para-graphMain idea and important details12Main idea: How I came to take a time travel journeyDetails: my prize; my excitementMain idea: The journeyDetails: how I felt; the spaceship; the journey34Main idea: My expressions of life 1,000 years into the futureDetails: little oxygen; masks to provide oxygen; hovering carriage; how to drive them; a “time lag” momentMain idea: Staying in Wang Pings homeDetails: appearance of house; trees as walls; where furniture stored; ate meal; prepared for sleepDiscussionDoes the writer have an optimistic or a pessimistic view of the future? Give your reaons.What is your view of the future and why do you think so?1. Review the reading passage and find out the difficult language points to you.2. Finish exercises 1-3 on page 20.Homework同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全