Unit 3《Life in the future》 Warming up and reading.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6. How did a hovering carriage work? It was driven by computer. They floated above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you could move swiftly. 7. Why was there a green wall in the room? Because it could provide the house with much-needed oxygen. 8. Is there anything else special in the room? When Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic. Detailed reading 1. Read the passage carefully and guess the meaning of the underlined words according to the context. 1) Well-known for their expertise, his parents company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule. Task 3 expertise A. possibility B. experience C. efficiency D. special skills and knowledge 2) I Still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year. A. occupying B. accepting C. picking up D. going on 3) Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. A. occurred to B. puzzled C. struck D. stuck 2. Listen to the tape of the passage carefully, please find out the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph 1- main idea: Paragraph 2- main idea: main idea: How I came to take a time travel journey. details: my prize; my excitement main idea: The journey. details: how I left; the spaceship; the journey Paragraph 3- main idea: main idea: My impressions of life one thousand years into the future details: little oxygen; marks to provide oxygen; hovering carriage; how to drive them; a “time lag” moment Paragraph 4- main idea: main idea: Staying in Wang Ping’s home details: appearance of house; trees as walls; where furniture stored; are meal; prepared for sleep In _______________: ◆ The seats were ___________ and we slept after a calming drink. ◆ The capsule began swinging gently sideways a