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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!

First impressions

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:

cc aa bbdd

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?

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Li Qiang’s first impression

future

impressions

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

The passage can be divided into three parts:

• Before the journey

• During the journey

• After the journey

Para 1

Para 2-3

Para 4

Read Para 1 and judge the sentences true or false.

1. The writer’s prize is a future travel. 1. The writer’s prize is a future travel. 2.2. For the first few days the writer felt settledFor the first few days the writer felt settled..

3.3. During his journey he suffered from “ During his journey he suffered from “ jet lag” .jet lag” .

4.4. Wang Ping was his friend as well as his Wang Ping was his friend as well as his guideguide..

5.5. The writer gave Wang Ping some green The writer gave Wang Ping some green

tablets, which helped a lot.tablets, which helped a lot.6. 6. They were transported into the future in a They were transported into the future in a

time capsule. time capsule.

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

capsulcapsuleethrough through

comfortabcomfortable le calmincalmin

g g sleepsleepy y

shook shook relaxerelaxe

dd below below swinginswingin

g g completcomplet

ed ed earth earth

thousand thousand

1. How did I feel as soon as I was in the 1. How did I feel as soon as I was in the new surroundings ?new surroundings ?

2. How did Wang ping solve this 2. How did Wang ping solve this problem?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 Read Para 3 and answer the following questions:questions:

• 3. How did people travel in the year AD 3. How did people travel in the year AD 3005?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.

ComputersComputers..

By bending and pressing down on the

driving stick strongly.

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

Now try to find out

what happened to Li

Qiang before, during

and after the journey.

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 ______.

worriedunsettled

time lag

time capsule

Confused

lackached

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

fell asleep

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. Treasure the sources. Make full use of them.

Find other kinds of sources to replace the short ones.Find other kinds of sources to replace the short ones.

Take measures to deal with the polluted water, air. Take measures to deal with the polluted water, air.

More people to use motorless transportations.More people to use motorless transportations.

Control the birth rate.Control the birth rate.

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