Period 2 Reading ——First Impressions

Match each word with its meaning ① impression ② constantly ③ previous ④ press ⑤ lack ⑥ surroundings a. continuously; frequently b. everything that is around sb./sth. c. an idea or opinion of what something or someone else d. be without sth. e. to push sth. closely and firmly against sth f. happening or existing before sth. or sb. ⑦ optimistic g. believing that good things will happen in the future Revision

changing A changing world

carriage bicycle motorcycle train aeroplane ? space craft sedan chair car time capsule time travel Means of transportation

First Impressions

1.What’s the text about? A.Li Qiang was surprised at the Wang ping’s home. B.How was Li Qiang transported to the future. C.How did Li Qiang get to the future and his first impressions of it. D.The introduction of the “Future Tours” company. fast reading

First impressions Please read the text quickly and choose the right answers to complete the chart. Part 1 ___ Part 2 ___ Para. 2 __ Para. 3 __ Para. 4 __ A. Some details of the tour B. Boarding and taking off C. A brief introduction of the tour D. What happened to Li Qiang during the tour E. What the future home looks like A B C D E

A. Li Qiang was transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule. B. Li Qiang arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made him surprised. C. Li Qiang won a travel to the year AD D. Li Qiang had his first try to master a hovering carriage. Put the statements into correct order

Brife introduction of the journey Destination ( 目的地） ① ② Who ③ Means of transportation ④ Why What suffering ⑤ ⑥ How (to deal with) Li Qiang Wang Ping AD 3005 “time lag” take up the prize won last year time capsule green tablets Brife introduction of the journey Careful reading

During the journey Inside the capsule: through the______ ① _________ seats a _____ drink Lay______ _________ from ground, _________ _________ the journey 1000 years later ? outside the capsule opening comfortable calming relaxed rose slowly swinging completed

During the journey Outside the capsule: ② 1.How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he landed in the future? How did Wang Ping solve this problem? 2. In what way did people in the future travel? 3. How did people drive a hovering carriage? 4. Why did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?

1.How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he landed in the future? How did Wang Ping solve this problem? 2. In what way did people in the future travel? Li Qiang was hit by the lake of fresh air and his head ached. Wang Ping gave him a mask and ask him to have a rest in a small room nearby. People there travelled in a hovering carriage driven by computer.

3. How did people drive a hovering carriage? You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly. 4. Why did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping? Because there are so many hovering carriages flying in all directions that Wang Ping was swept up into the center of them and Li Qiang was carried up to the top of a high building nearby.

◆ It is a large _______clean room. ◆ It had a _____ wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. ◆ The wall moved — it was made of _____! Their leaves provided the room with much-needed ______. ◆ A table and some chairs rose from _____________ as if by magic, when Wang Ping’s mother ______ a switch on a computer screen. flashed green trees oxygen under the floor bright During the journey ③ at Wang Ping’s home

Air qualityHouses Religion Clothing Time travel Transport Towns Eating CHANGES Air qualityHouses Time travel Transport Towns Find out the changes Li has mentioned

What’s the writer’s attitude towards the future, optimistic or pessimistic? How do you know? Discussion Pessimistic ? Optimistic ?

Homework 1.Read the text again and find out the important and difficult language points and sentence patterns in this part. 2.Do Exx. 1-2 on Page 19.

time capsule

seats in the capsule comfortable

new surroundings lack of fresh air/the air is thin

a hovering carriage You can drive it swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.

people fly by in all directions

What’re the changes in air quality? The air seemed thin as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.

What’re the changes in transport? People will travel in a hovering carriage driven by computer. These hovering carriages float above the ground and by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly one can move swiftly.

What’re the changes in houses? The house has tree walls to provide oxygen. The furniture of the house is under the ground and by flashing a switch the furniture will rose from the floor.The house has tree walls to provide oxygen. The furniture of the house is under the ground and by flashing a switch the furniture will rose from the floor.

What’re the changes in towns? The town looks like a large market and people flying by in all directions.The town looks like a large market and people flying by in all directions.

water pollution poor sanitation 公共卫生 air pollution Deforestatio n 滥砍滥伐 desertification 沙漠化 starvation Global warming overpopulation

Nowaday human beings face many problems. Which problems do you think will be settled in the future? Which problems will not be settled in the future? Disscussion