1. Life in the Future

2. If you can live forever, what changes do you expect to see in your life in 1000 years’ time?

3. First Impression Li Qiang ?
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Staying in Wang Ping’s house
Feelings before the time travel
During the journey to the future
First impression of the life in 3008 ?

4. jet lag green tablets time capsule New York Shanghai 20:00 9:00 11:00
24:00
New York
20:00
11:00
15 hours
Departing
Arriving
jet lag
green tablets
time capsule

5. During the journey to the future
Was Li Qiang’s journey to the future pleasant or terrible?
Welcome aboard! Wish you a pleasant journey!
get on a plane
stewardess

6. A “Pleasant” Journey
The seats were comfortable and after a calming drink, we felt sleepy and closed our eyes. The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming. A few minutes later, the journey was completed and we had arrived. I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future. What would I find?
At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate. The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left. …

7. which aspects are mentioned?
“What would I find?”
Air quality
Communication
Work
Houses
which aspects are mentioned?
Finance
Education
Transport
Language

8. What’s Li Qiang’s attitude towards the future?
A. Pessimistic B. Optimistic
At first, my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.
First Impression
the air seemed thin
had little oxygen left
Air quality
hit by a lack of fresh air
float above the ground
Transport
move swiftly
too many carriages
knock on the head
strange-looking
large, bright clean room
Houses
controlled by computer
space-saving

9. Give your reasons whenever you’re making choices.
LEARNING TIP
When you’re going to express your point of view, you must always have some evidence to support your idea.
Give your reasons whenever you’re making choices.
Don’t forget to plan your ideas in a logical order.

10. Homefun Read the passage fluently; Finish up Ex. 1-3 on Page 20-21;
Design your own invention, trying to use the new words and phrases.
In the future, my house can hover in the air and fly everywhere I want to go.

11. Back-up task

12. … but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.
Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation, …
Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.
Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.