1、Unit 3Life in the futureUsing language,高二人教新课标版必修五,Reading and discussing,I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS,Just imagine, several thousand years later, the scientific technology is becoming more modern than it is now. What will happen?,Are you me?,Task 1,True or false,1. The space citizens neednt speak any
2、longer. 2. The space citizens could sendmessage clearly at any time. 3. There was no rubbish in the spacestation.,F,F,T,4. Anything could be recycled in thespace station. 5. Man neednt do any work in the31st century. 6. The author was very worried abouthis job.,T,F,F,1. What is the space station lik
3、e?,It is an enormous round plate.,Task 2,Answer these questions.,2. Why did the space station spinslowly in space?,To imitate the pull of the earths gravity.,Three inventions. They are thoughtpad, waste machine and manufacturing robots.,guide introduce us? What are they?,3. How many inventions did t
4、he,Place the metal band over ones head, clear ones mind, press the sending button, think ones message and the next instant its sent.,4. How are the messages sent in the31st century?,5. How was the rubbish dealt with inthe space station?,Theres a system where the waste is disposed of using the princi
5、ples of ecology.,The giant machine swallows all the waste available and the rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as “fertilizer” for the fields and “soil” for deserts.,6. How does the waste machine work?,passage to fill in this poster for the Space Station.,1 In pairs use t
6、he information from the reading,1. efficient 2. environmentally friendly,thoughts must be clear or messages may be mixed up,advantages,a waste machine,1 dispose of all waste 2 turns them into three grades of useful material,1 no waste 2 no pollution 3 no environmental damage,People must live on a sp
7、ace station to monitor the robots,advantages,disadvantages,advantages and disadvantages of living on a space station. For example: would you like to live and work in one? What would you do with your spare time? Prepare to report to the class.,2 Now in pairs discuss the,Do you believe the story of E.
8、T.? Can people really live on Mars? What do you think?,Listening and guess the topic. Then listen to the tape and tick those you hear.,1 Read the phrases before listening,space creatures living on another planet new discoveries in space why a space station spins how to get water on Mars comets house
9、s in a town on Mars Martian creatures atmosphere and gravity,“Wonderworld” will provide a covered area for people to live in with a special air supply.,2 Listen to the tape again and answerthe following questions.,1. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen?,“Wonderworld” will make sur
10、e 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.,2. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water?,Everyone will put their dirty water
11、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.,People may become rich or famous.,3. What is the advantage of living in “Wonderworld”?,I think the people will be quite healthy as they have a satisfactory clim
12、ate, enough water and sufficient accommodation to live comfortably.,4. Do you think people will be healthyliving in “Wonderworld”? Why ?,The new town called: “Wonderworld” will provide a _area for people to _ in with a special air _. The town will make sure there is enough _by collecting some from _
13、the planets surface. After use, this water will be,Listen to tape again and fill in the blank.,covered,live,supply,water,under,拓展练习,_ and _ so that it can be used as _to water crops and provide clean _water. Everyone will put their _ water in special tanks and _ will have to go to the _ in special p
14、laces. _will clean this dirty water so it can be used_. If people live on Mars, they may become _or _.,rain,dirty,animals,toilet,again,drinking,Bacteria,rich,famous,cleaned,recycled,Speaking and writing 1 After you have listened to the tape, in pairs try to think of some benefits and problems in the
15、 future. Talk and write about what life may be like on the earth in 1000 years time. Follow these steps.,1. In pairs prepare 4 to 5 questions about the future. 2. Ask and answer questions using the following expressions.,Suppose that Do you imagine that .? I wonder if Is it likely/unlikely that .? I
16、 imagine that Is it possible that .? Im sure Do you suppose that .? Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly Most likely Probably ,3. Get together with another pair. Hold a discussion and make notes of their answers. 4. Organize the notes you have collected from the discussion. 5. Choose 2 or 3 of the most important
17、ideas and explain each of your ideas in one paragraph.,6. Write a passage of at least 120 words. 7. Swap your writing with your partner and check each others work. 8. Rewrite your passage till you are satisfied with it.,Sample dialogue,S1: What problems do you think ourhometown will have one thousan
18、dyears in the future? S2: Is it possible life will be better thanit is now? S1: Yes, of course. Probably everyonewill be more comfortable. Theyll be provided technologicalimprovement and the robots.,S2: Oh I see. Is it possible that peoplewill have solved the problems oftoday global warming, air and
19、 water pollution, etc? S1: Most likely they will. For example dirty air. It would be easy to solve that. All you would need to do is build a cover over the city. All the air inside would be kept clean.,S2: That sounds fine but is it likely thetemperature will be too hot for usto live on the earth? S
20、1: Maybe, but Im sure someone willhave invented clothes with coolingsystems fitted into them. Perhaps everyone will have a machinewhich pushes water round the bodyand keeps you cool.,S2: Wow! Can you imagine what lifewill be like when the energy runs out? S1: Oh, that will be solved by using theener
21、gy from the sun. Dont worry.Im sure wed enjoy a visit if we couldever visit the future! And now weve had our four questions. Lets findanother pair to discuss their questions.,Sample writing,The benefits and problems of living one thousand years in the future.,I think there will be more benefits than
22、 problems living in the future. Of course things will be different 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 the dust and dirt. If it is too hot people will be provi
23、ded 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. Luckily it will be endless clean energy! So we think that life in the future will be much better than it is now.,Homework,Surf the Internet to find more information about the future.,
