2. poor hard

3. happierbetter

4. ?

5. Do you want to go traveling in the future like the mechanical cat---“Duo La A Meng”? Do you want to know what it will be like in AD3008? Let’s travel to the future!

6. First impressions

7. a. We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule. b. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised. c. I won a travel to the year AD 3008. d. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage. Read the text quickly, then put the following sentences into the correct order:cabd

8. What ’s the main idea of the passage? Li Qiang’s travel to the ______and his___________ about it. Writing style Whose first impression is it? E-mail Li Qiang’s first impression future impressions

9. Match each para with its main idea Para1 Para2 Para3 para4 His feelings about the future tour How he arrived at the future His impressions of life one thousand years into future Wang Ping’s home

10. The passage can be divided into three parts: Before the journey During the journey After the journey Para 1 Para 2-3 Para 4

11. Read Para 1 and judge the sentences true or false. 1. The writer’s prize is a future travel. 2. For the first few days the writer felt settled. 3. During his journey he suffered from “ jet lag”. 4. Wang Ping was his friend as well as his guide. 5. The writer gave Wang Ping some green tablets, which helped a lot. tablets, which helped a lot. 6. They were transported into the future in a time capsule. time capsule.

12. The six of us were called to the _____ together and climbed in _______ the round opening. The seats were _______ and after a ______ drink, which made us _____. The capsule ______ as we lay ______ by our dreams. Sounds came from ______ our feet as we slowly from the ground, ______ gently. A few minutes later the journey was ______ and we had arrived. I was still on the _____ but one ________ years in the future. capsule through comfortable calming sleepyshook relaxed below swinging completed earththousand

13. 1. How did I feel as soon as I was in the new surroundings ? 2. How did Wang ping solve this problem? I felt that I was lacking in fresh air. It was very thin. He gave me a mask to put on and hurried me to rest. Read Para 3 and answer the following questions: Read Para 3 and answer the following questions: 3. How did people travel in the year AD 3005? 3. How did people travel in the year AD 3005? 4. Who drove the carriages? 4. Who drove the carriages? 5. How can people control the carriage? 5. How can people control the carriage? By a hovering carriage. Computers. By bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly.

14. Para4 describe the room and furniture room wall floor lighting a table and chairs a bed large, bright,clean green,made of trees brown soft rising from under the floor from the floor a strange-looking house

15. Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during and after the journey.

16. Before the journey Li felt _______ and ________ at first, as a result he suffered from _______. During the journey (1) Li was transported safely into the future in a ___________. During the journey(2) by the new surroundings, Li was hit by the ____ of fresh air and his head ______. worried unsettled time lag time capsule Confused lack ached

17. After the journey (1) Arriving home Li was ______ into a large bright, clean room with a _____ wall, a _____ floor and ___ lighting. After the journey (2) _________, he slid into bed and ___ fast ______. showed green brown soft Exhausted fellasleep

18. Discuss after learning the text: 1. What do you think of the life in the future? 2. We have only one earth. What shall we do to protect it? Treasure the sources. Make full use of them. Find other kinds of sources to replace the short ones. Take measures to deal with the polluted water, air. More people to use motorless transportations. Control the birth rate. ….