Unit3LifeintheFutureLifeinthepasthardpoorLifeatpresentbetterhappierlifeinthefuture?pastBuildingNowEducation—distanceeducationCommunicationvideotelephoneToday’sFood:sandwichhamburgerroastedduckRawfoodEatingFuturetheSpaceshiptoMarsPeopleonMarsplayingtennisonMarsDoyouwanttogotravelinginthefuturelikethemechanicalcat“DuoLaAMeng”?Thetimemachinecanbringyoutothefuture.Fillintheform:TransportAirplanes;cars;bicyclesNolongerbyairbecauseofenvironmentalpollution;bicyclesandhorseswilltakeacomebackWarmingupWordsandexpressionsWorkOffice;factory;construrction;landscape;serviceAthomeusingadvanced,interactivecomputers;meetingscanbeconductedonthecomputerandpeoplewillseeeachotherspeak.FinanceandcurrencyBanks;offices;insurance;businessOneglobalcurrency–maybetheyuanasChinawillbethelargestglobalexporterLanguagesEnglish;Russian;ChineseOnegloballanguage–perhapsChineseorstillEnglishEnvironmentAir;couldbeimprovedincitiesVerypoor;needtorecycleallwater;controlontheuseforcars;noairplanes;methodstoimprovepoorairquality.Climateoftheearthbeingveryhotismakingproblemsoverwaterresources.EducationNursery;schools;universityLongerthannowpossiblyuntil25yearsofagesothatstudentscanlearnallthenewtechnologiesHousesFlats;houses;concrete;woodBuiltintothegroundasthesurfaceoftheearthissohot.CommunicationPostoffice;InternetBythoughtpad,telephone,computer,mobiles,Morsecode,etc.Pre-readingThinkaboutfollowingquestionsbeforereadingthepassage.Ifyouhaveatimetraveltotheworldin1000years,howcanyougetthere?Whatwillyousee?Whatproblemswillyouface?Howtosolvetheseproblems?AD3008Whatwillitbelike?LifeinthefutureReading:FirstImpressionsReading1.Skimoverthepassageandfindthemainideaofthepassage.

It’saboutLiQiang’sjourneytothefutureandhisfirstimpressionofthelifeinthefuture.Task1:Skimminga.Weweretransportedintothefuturebyacomfortabletimecapsule.b.IarrivedatWangPing’shomeandeverythinginhishousemademesurprised.c.IwonatraveltotheyearAD3008.d.Ihavemyfirsttrytomasterahoveringcarriage.cadbReadthetextquickly,thenputthefollowingsentencesintothecorrectorder:1.IntheyearAD3008,theairinprivatehouseswaspoorquality.2.Hoveringcarriageswereafastmeansoftransport,andpeoplecouldflyinthemineverydirection.3.LiQiangarrivedinabusytownwherehegotlost.4.ThistextisanintroductionbothtothemoreadvancedformsoftransportinAD3008butalsototheadvantagesandproblemsoflifeinthefuture.FTTTGothroughthefirsttwoparagraphsquickly,thenanswerthefollowingquestionsonpage19:WhydidLiQianggointothefuture?Howdidhefeelwhenhelefthisowntime?LiQiangwentintothefuturebecausehehadwonaprizethatgavehimatour.Hefeltratheranxiouswhenhelefthisowntimebutsoongotitover.Thefirstthinghenoticedwasthepoorqualityoftheairanditgavehimaheadache.Howdidhegettotheyear3008?WhatdidhenoticefirstwhenhearrivedinAD3008?Hewentbytimecapsule.Whatelsedidhefindthatwasdifferent?Hefoundseveralthingsthatweredifferent:

amasktogivehimenoughoxygenAhoveringcarriageHavinga“timelag”experienceAstrange–lookinghousethatbelongedtoWangPing’sparentsTreesthatactedaswallsandprovidedoxygenfortheroomtables,chairsandabedthatwerestoredunderthefloorPleasegothroughthethirdparagraph,thentrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.HowdidIfeelassoonasIwastransportedtothefuture?

Iwashitbythelackoffreshair.2.HowdidWangPingsolvethisproblem?

WangPinggaveamasktomeandhurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearby

tohavearest.3.Whatdoyouthinkhascausedthiskindofproblem?

Nowwearecausingmoreandmorepollutiontothenature,thiswillcauseseriousproblemstothelifeinthefuture.Thismaybethecauseofthelackoffreshairinthefuture.Readfourthparagraphquickly,thenanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatdidWangPing’shouselooklike?

Hishouseisalargebright,cleanroom.Ithadagreenwall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.

2.Whatwasthegreenwallmadeof?What’sthepurposeofbuildingthiskindofgreenwall?

Thegreenwallwasmadeoftrees.Theleavesofthetreeswillprovidemuch-neededoxygentothehouse.ReadthetextcarefullyandthenfillintheblanksaboutthedetailsofLiQiang’sfuturetour.In______________:◆Theseatswere___________andwesleptafteracalmingdrink.◆Thecapsulebeganswinginggentlysidewaysaswelayrelaxedanddreaming.comfortablethetimecapsuleInthehoveringcarriage:◆Itisdrivenbycomputer.◆Bybendingand________downinourseat,youcanmoveswiftly.◆IlostsightofQangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingby_____________.inalldirectionspressingAthome:◆Itisalargebrightcleanroom.◆Ithada_____wall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.◆Thewallmoved—itwasmadeof_____!Theirleavesprovidedtheroomwithmuch-needed______.◆Atableandsomechairsrosefrom_____________asifbymagic.whenWangPing______aswitchonacomputerscreen.flashedgreentreesoxygenunderthefloorNowtrytofindoutwhathappenedtoLiQiangbefore,duringand

afterthejourney.BeforethejourneyLifelt_______and________atfirst,asaresulthesufferedfrom_______.Duringthejourney(1)Liwastransportedsafelyintothefutureina___________.Duringthejourney(2)

_________bythenewsurroundings,Liwashitbythe____offreshairandhishead______.nervousunsettledtimelag

timecapsuleConfusedlackachedAfterthejourney(1)ArrivinghomeLiwas______intoalargebright,cleanroomwitha_____wall,a_____floorand___lighting.

Afterthejourney(2)_________,heslidintobedand___fast