Unit3 Life in the future using language,I have seen amazing things,zxxk,Skimming: 1. What amazing things has the writer seen on his first visit to a space station?,a thoughtpad for communication; a waste machine to dispose of waste; manufacting roots to produce goods,2. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.,1.The space station which is considered the most modern is an enormous square. 2.The typists are no longer necessary there. 3.An unclear message may be sent if the user does not think clearly. 4.People collect waste in dustbins and then try to reuse them. 5.Manufacturing exists on space stations, which is very useful.,T,T,F,F,F,Read the text and find out the information below.,a waste machine,efficient,environmentally friendly,Thoughts must be clear or messages may be mixed up,1. no waste 2. no pollution 3. no environ- mental damage,1. disposes of all waste 2. turns them into three grades of useful material,People must live on a space station to monitor the robots,zxxk,1. My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space.,Language points,considered the most modern in space是過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)，在句中作定語(yǔ)，修飾前面的名詞。,In judging him you should consider his youth. I consider it a great honor to be invited to dinner. I am considering the purchase of car. We must consider giving it a try. We should consider what to do next.,consider v. 考慮，思考，認(rèn)為,2. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant its sent. instant n. 頃刻，剎那 Ill be back in an instant. An instant later the explosion occurred. instant adj. 立即的，即時(shí)的，緊迫的 I dont like drinking instant coffee. The flood victims were in instant need of help.,3. A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. greedy adj. 貪婪的 He looked at the shop window with greedy eyes. The dictator was greedy for power.,be greedy to do sth. 渴望做某事 be greedy for sth. 渴望,greed n. 貪心, 貪婪 Its the tempter of greed that led him into crime. His greed for money was his ruin. Greed led to his downfall.,鏈接：,settle v. 解決, 定居, 安頓, 平靜 The question has been settled. The family has settled in Canada. He settled his child in a corner of the compartment. After the excitement I tried to settle myself.,鏈接：,Would you please take care of the table _ for the dinner party? A. entertainment B. settlement C. encouragement D. arrangement 解析：此題沒(méi)有較大難度，完全看這幾個(gè)詞的詞根認(rèn)識(shí)與否。 entertainment (娛樂(lè))， settlement( 解決，清算，殖民地)， encouragement(鼓勵(lì))， arrangement (安排)，故選D。,小試身手,zxxk,Listening ( P 23),Read the phrases before listening, and guess the topic. Then listen to the tape and tick those you hear.,space creatures living on another planet new discoveries in space why a space station spins how to get water on Mars,Listen and tick those you hear.,comets houses in a town on Mars Martian creatures atmosphere and gravity,How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen? 2. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water? 3. What is the advantage of living in “Wonderworld”? 4. Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wonderworld”? Why?,Listen again and answer the questions.,1. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen?,“Wonderworld” will provide a covered area for people to live in with a special air supply.,2. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water?,“Wonderworld” will make sure there is enough water by collecting some from under the planets surface. After use, this water will be cleaned and recycled so that it can be used as rain to water crops and provide clean drinking water. Everyone will put their dirty water in special tanks and animals will have to go to the toilet in special places. Bacteria will clean this dirty water so it can be used again.,4. Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wonderworld”? Why?,I think the people will be quite healthy as they have a satisfactory climate, enough water and sufficient accommodation to live comfortably.,3. What is the advantage of living in “Wonderworld”?,People may become rich or famous.,Write about what life may be like on the earth in 1,000 years time. Follow these steps. In pairs prepare 4 to 5 questions about the future. Ask and answer questions using the following expressions.,Writing,zxxk,I think there will be more benefits than problems living in the future. Of course things will be difficult and there may be many problems. If there is dirty air we will solve that by placing a cover over our hometown. That way we can clean the air as it enters the town, and keep out all the dust and dirt.,Sample writing,If it is too hot people will be provided with suits fitted with cooling systems. That way they will keep cool all the time. As for the problem of the energy running out that we face today, that will be solved by using the energy from the sun to run all the electrical plants as well as cars. Lu