Unit3Lifeinthefuture英语组龙科Step1.Greetingandpre-readingGoodmorningeveryone.Nicetoseeyouagain.Howareyou?DoyouknowtherewasstoryintheprogramcalledMr.Cuitellsstories?Whatisthenameofthestory?Andwhatitisabout?(asktheSstoanswer)(Yesterday,Today,andTomorrow)Clever!Anddoyouknowthemeaningof“Tomorrow”intheprogram?Yes.Itmeansthefuture.Mr.CuiwantstoknowthefutureofMr.ZhaoBenshan.Sodoyouwanttoknowthefutureofyourselves?Whatdoyouthinkisyourlifeinonethousandyears’timelike?Nowdiscusswithyourpartnerwiththehelpofthefollowingtips:1.Everydaytransportation(now:cars,buses;inthefuture:mini-airplanes)2.Financeandcurrency(dollarsandRMB)3.Language(ChineseandEnglish)4.……Nowlet’smakeadialoguebyusingyourdiscussions:A:Hi,LiLei.Nicetoseeyouagain.Howwasyourweekend?B:Hi,Nancy.Theweekendwaswonderful.MyfamilywenttoCaliforniainmyfather’ssuper-plane.ItonlytookthirtyminutestogettherefromBeijing.A:Californiaismyhometown.Whatdidyoudothere?B:WeboughtsonicegiftsbyusingtheRMBwecarriedwithus.A:Wasthereanytroubleincommunicatingwiththelocalpeople??B:No.PeopleinCaliforniacanalsospeakChinese.So,thereisnotroubleincommunicating.A:Yes.BothChineseandEnglishareinternationallanguagesnow.Howdoyoucometoschooltoday?B:Icometoschoolbymymini-airplanetoday.Howaboutyou?A:Icomeherebymyspaceship.It’stimeforclass.Seeyou!B:Seeyou!Goodjob.Yourlifeinthefutureseemsveryinteresting.Todaywearegoingtolearnmoreaboutthelifeoffuture.Step2:while-reading1)Fastreading:Pleaseturntopage17andgothroughthepassagequicklytofindthemainideaofeachpara.Para.1Thetimetraveljourney.Para.2Myimpressionsofthelifeonethousandyearsinthefuture.Para.3MystayinWangPing’shome.Para.4HowIcametotakeatimetraveljourney.2)Carefulreading:Readthetextcarefullyandfinishthefollowingtasks.1.WhatkindofprizedidLiQiangwinlastyear?.A.TheprizewastomakeatriptotheyearAD3008B.TheprizewasahoveringcarriageC.TheprizewastovisitaspacestationD.Thetextdoesn’tmentionit2.LiQiang’sheadachedbecause.A.hewashitbyalackoffreshairB.hecaughtabadcoldC.hesufferedfrom“timelag”D.hewasverytired3.ItisobviousthatLiQiangwrotethisE-mailtohisparents.A.beforetravelingintotheyearAD3008B.duringthejourneytotheyearAD3008C.whenhewontheprizelastyearD.aftertravelingintotheyearAD30084.Theauthorandhisfriendweresafelytransportedintothefutureina.A.timecapsuleB.hoveringcarriageC.spacecraftD.planeKeys:AADAStep3post-readingWorkwithyourpartnersandtrytoretellthestory.AlettertoMomandDadIwontheprizelastyear,sonowIamtakingmytimetraveljourney.Iwasverynervousandunsettledatfirst,butlatermyfriend,WangPing,helpedmealotandweweresafelytransportedintothefutureinatimecapsule.Isleptinthecapsuleafteracalmingdrinkandafewminuteslaterwearrivedatourdestination---theworldonethousandyearsinthefuture.Therelittleoxygenintheairandmyheadached.Afterputtingonamask,Iwasbackonmyfeetinnotimeandwewenttocollectthehoveringcarriage.Weflewtothefutureofmypresenthometown.ThenIflewafterWangPingtohisstrange-lookinghouse.Theyusetreesaswallsandthefurniturewasstoredunderthefloor.Afterheleft,Ihadbriefmealandtookahotbath.Atlast,Iwenttosleep.Step4HomeworkUnderlinethewordsthatareunfamiliartoyouandlookthemupinthedictionary.
