Unit 3 Using language I Have Seen Amazing Things

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Prediction: What is the text probably about?

I. Fast reading 1. Where has he been? 2. How do they visit there? 3. What amazing things has he seen?

1. Where has he been? --A space station.

2. How do they visit there? --They visit there along a moveable path.

3. What amazing things has he seen? --A thoughtpad, a waste machine and manufacturing robots

II. Detailed Reading 1.What is the space station like? It is an enormous round plate. It spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity.

Part 2 1. What is the “thoughtpad” like? 2. Which is the most important step when using the “thoughtpad”? A. Place the metal band over your head. B. Clear your mind. C. Press the sending button. D. Think your message clearly.

1.What is the “thoughtpad” like? It looked like a metal ribbon and looked small and ordinary, but powerful.

2. Which is the most important step when using the “thoughtpad”? A. Place the metal band over your head. B. Clear your mind. C. Press the sending button. D. Think your message clearly. D

Part 3 Read carefully and fill in the blanks. Waste disposal In 2011 People used to_____________________. Then the rubbish was sent to be______ or _________. collect waste in dustbins buried burned

In the 31st century A giant machine ________ all the waste and the rubbish is ____________several grades of_____________. advantage Nothing is _______, and everything is_______. swallows turned into useful material wasted recycled

Part 4 (T or F?) 1. Engineers on the earth don’t have to control the robots to perform tasks in space. 2.The robots produce goods such as drugs, clothes, furniture, hovering carriages, etc. 3. When the goods are ready, they are transported by hovering carriage back to earth. 4. Manufacturing on space stations damages the environment a lot! T T F F