1. Using Language

2. Complete the phrases with prepositions from the passage First Impressions: 1. __ the earth 2. __ the future 3. __ no time 4. _____ the ground 5. __ bending and pressing down in above by on

3. 6. __ all directions 7. __ a computer screen 8. ____ _____ the floor in on from under

4. I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS

5. key words enormous imitate up-to-date moveable citizen thoughtpad instant limitation efficient dustbin ribbon ecology dispose greedy swallow recycle manufacture motivation

6. Fast Reading Task 1

7. 1. How many stops did they visit? 2. How many inventions did the guide introduce to us? What are they? (What are these amazing things? ) Three inventions. Thoughtpad, a machine and robots. Three.

8. Task 2 Detail Reading Divide the text into four Parts.

9. 1). What is the space station like? It is an enormous round plate. 1. Read the first part 2). Why did the space station spin slowly in space? To imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity.

10. 2. Read the second part True or false 1). Messages can be sent using a thoughtpad. 2). The space citizens could send message clearly at any time. 3).We can blame the tools for the faults of the user. T F F

11. Place the metal band over one’s head, clear one’s mind, press the sending button, think one’s message and the next instant it’s sent. How are the messages sent in the 31st century?

12. 3. Read the third part True or false 1). The rubbish used to be sent to buried or burned. 2). The rubbish is turned into the same grades of material. 3). Nothing is wasted and everything is recycled. F T T

13. 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. How does the waste machine work?

14. 4. Read the fourth part 1).What can be produced in space? Who manufactures them? drugs, clothes, furniture, hovering carriages, etc. Robots manufacture them.

15. 2). How are the goods transported to the earth? By industrial spaceship.

16. Task 2 Careful reading Reading carefully by comparing, and fill the table.

17. Modern Inventions of the 31st Century Only to be seen on the Space Station communicat ion Waste Disposal Manufact uring inventi on thoughtpadmanufact uring robots Use the information from the reading passage to fill in this poster for the Space Station. a waste machine

18. advanta ges 1 2 disadva ntages None efficient Environ mentally friendly Thoughts must be clear or an unclear messages may be sent 1 no waste 2 no pollution 3 no environ mental damage 1 disposes of all waste 2 turns them into several grades of useful material→ nothing is wasted, and everything is recycled. Representatives must trained to live and work on a space station to monitor the robots

19. n. (pron.) 疑问词＋ to do doing sth. wh-clause 1. consider Language points

20. Let me consider. 让我仔细想想。 I am considering the purchase of car. 我在考虑买一辆车。 We must consider giving it a try. 我们应当考虑试一试。 We should consider what to do next. 我们应当考虑一下怎么办。

21. 2. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it’s sent. instant 在这里是名词，意思是 “ 顷刻， 刹那 ” 。如： I'll be back in an instant. 我马上就回来。 I took an instant dislike to him. 我一见他就不喜欢。 I don't like to drink instant coffee. 我不喜欢喝速溶咖啡。

22. 3. A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. greedy adj. 贪婪的 He looked at the shop window with greedy eyes. 他用贪婪的眼光看着商店的橱窗。 The greedy little boy ate all the candy at the party. 那个贪吃的小男孩把宴会 上所有的糖果都吃光了。

23. He is a greedy capitalist. 他是一个贪婪的资本家。 A greedy, rapacious person. 贪心的或贪婪的人 He’s a real greedy guts. 他真是贪吃的大肚汉。

24. Task 4 Summary It was my first visit to a space station. Described as an e 1 round plate, it spins slowly in space to 2 ( 模仿 ) the pull of the earth’s gravity. The g 3 showed us three stops. In the first stop, I saw the thoughtpad used for s 4 messages.

25. Next stop, we are in the environment area. There is a 5 machine which can s 6 all the waste available. The t 7 stop showed us how the goods are m8 by r 9.

26. Answers: 1. enormous 2. imitate 3. guide 4. sending 5. waste 6. swallow 7. third 8. manufactured 9. robots

27. Discussion In pairs discuss the 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.

28. Homework 1. words 2. Top English P55-58 3. review the text