Unit 4 World of the Future

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Unit 4 World of the Future

• If you dont think about the future, you cant
  have one.
• --- John Galsworthy

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Text I World of the future

• Pre-reading questions
• Words and expressions
• Overview of Text I

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Pre-reading questions

• Have you ever read some science fiction books or
  watched movies of this kind? If so, what are
  their names? And what are their main stories?

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Pre-reading questions

• What do you think world of the future will be
  like? You can approach this question from
  different aspects of your life such as your
  clothing, food, shelter and transportation.

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Words and expressions

• Turn to Pages 50-51 in Students Book I
• Ask students to take turns to read words and
  expressions
• Make explanations and additions

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Submarine or sub-marine

• Marine ?????Aquatic?????
• Sub as a prefix has several different meanings.
• ???submarine, subsoil, submerge
• ??,??subtropical, subtitle
• (?????)?????,?subdivide

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Shaped

• Be shaped like sth.

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Purr

• ???,???????

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Slide

• Slide????,? glide,????,??
• Slide????,??(1)??,(2)??,(3)???

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Diving

• China is a diving powerhouse.
• Nose dive

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Jet

• Jet liner
• Jet boat

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Skim

• ??...????? ?...????? ??, ?? ??(?? skimmed
  milk)
• ??,??
• ??,??

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Sight

• In sight
• Out of sight
• Sight-seeing

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Cliff

• Steep/stiff cliff
• Precipice

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Valley

• Field
• Flatland
• Plateau

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Come true

• Come adjective, e.g. come alive

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Wonder

• Do wonders for

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Liner

• Ocean liner
• Airliner
• Liner vs. linear

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Suit

• Noun Wear a suit and a tie for the interview.
• Verb Find a job that suits you.
• suit vs. suite

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Observatory

• Laboratory
• Factory

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Giant

• Noun giant
• Giant panda
• Dont be a giant in words, but a dwarf in
  actions.
• Adjective gigantic
• Synonyms Huge, enormous, colossal

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Telescope

• Scope ??
• Telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope
• Tele ???
• Television, telecommunication, telegraph

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Planet

• There are seven planets in the solar system.
• ??????????????(Mercury)???(Venus)???(Earth)???(Ma
  rs)???(Jupiter)???(Saturn)????(Uranus)????(Neptune
  )????(Pluto)?
• ???????????????????????(terrestrial
  planets)??????????????????????????????(jovian
  planets)??????????100000???????(asteroid)(????????
  ??????)?

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Arithmetic

• Mathematics

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Telepathy ????

• Pathy, as a suffix, is related to peoples
  feelings, e.g. apathy and sympathy.

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Helmet ??

• Hermit ??

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Tune

• Tune as a noun
• Synonym melody
• Tune as a verb
• Tune in
• Tune in vs. turn in

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Playmate

• Classmate
• Workmate
• Soul mate

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Wrench ??

• Ranch ???,??,???

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Artificial

• Synonyms Manmade, unnatural, false, unreal
• Antonyms Genuine

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Blend ??

• Mix ??
• Mingle ??,??,??
• Merge ??,??,??

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delicious

• tasty

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screen

• screen as a noun
• TV screen, silver screen, big screen
• screen as a verb
• screen out

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Steer  ??, ?? ?? ?? ??

• Steer vs. drive
• When you are in control of a car, you drive it.
  When you direct its, you steer it.
• She got into the car and drove (it) home. She
  steered the car carefully through the narrow gap.
• ????????steering wheel,???driving wheel

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Dome

• Roof

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smash

• n.  ??, ??, ??
• v.  ??, ??, ?? ??, ??, ??
• adj.  ?????, ????? ??? ???, ????

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Freshen

• Fresh
• refresh

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Overview of Text I

• Do you find this essay interesting and therefore
  attractive to you? And why?
• What is the theme of this essay? And what is its
  genre?
• What are the language features of this essay?

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A Detailed Study of Text I

• Comprehension check
• Structure analysis
• Language points and highlights

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Comprehension check

• Turn to Page 53 in Students Book I
• Ask students to answer the questions on this page
  one by one

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Structure analysis

• Part 1 Paragraphs 1 to 4
• Part 2 Paragraphs 5 to 7
• Part 3 Paragraphs 8 to 12
• Part 4 Paragraphs13 to 21
• Part 5 Paragraph 22

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Part 1 Paragraphs 1 to 4

• Paragraphs 1 to 4 constitute the beginning part
  of the text. The first two paragraphs present a
  vivid description of the future journey to the
  wonderful sea world. The third paragraph brings
  up the theme of the text, around which the whole
  descriptive essay develops .This paragraph also
  defines the key word future. The last sentence of
  Paragraph 4 is a question that puts forward the
  topic to be described or related. It is a
  transitional sentence, linking the preceding with
  the following.

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Part 2 Paragraphs 5 to 7

• Paragraph 5 is a transitional paragraph,
  connecting the preceding part with the following
  part. Paragraphs 6 and 7 describe a future
  journey into space to visit the Moon, the Mars
  and the Venus, with more details about a visit to
  the Moon. The descriptions are presented in the
  chronological order and from the near-to-far
  space perspective. It is to be noted that the
  proper nounsthe Moon Camp, the Mars Colony and
  the Venus Exploration Outpostare very important
  places which deserve our attention.

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Part 3 Paragraphs 8 to 12

• Paragraph 8 also serves as a transitional
  paragraph. From Paragraph 9 to Paragraph 12, the
  author describes some wonderful things that may
  come true in the far future. These things include
  the future dolls in Paragraph 9, special
  computers with remarkable functions in Paragraph
  10, flying saucers as well as future bicycles and
  skates in Paragraph 11, and the fantastic
  function of telepathy helmets in Paragraph 12.

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Part 4 Paragraphs13 to 21

• Paragraph 8 also serves as a transitional
  paragraph. From Paragraph 9 to Paragraph 12, the
  author describes some wonderful things that may
  come true in the far future. These things include
  the future dolls in Paragraph 9, special
  computers with remarkable functions in Paragraph
  10, flying saucers as well as future bicycles and
  skates in Paragraph 11, and the fantastic
  function of telepathy helmets in Paragraph 12.

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Part 4 Paragraphs 13 to 21

• Paragraph 13, a transitional paragraph, is
  followed by Paragraphs 14 to 21 that describe
  such great wonders of future as will directly
  influence or be closely related to future life.
  The descriptions are arranged in the following
  order.
• Paragraph 14 robot playmates ? Paragraphs 15-16
  skillfully blended artificial food ? Paragraph
  17 other ways to make life last longer,
  including cures for most diseases ? Paragraph 18
  television of the future
• Paragraph 19 highways of the future ? Paragraph
  20-21 weather control in the future
• These paragraphs all begin with a topic sentence,
  three of them in the form of a question. The
  questions asked attract the readers attention
  and draw their concentration on the paragraph
  topic.

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Part 5 Paragraph 22

• This paragraph, the last part of the text, is a
  logical and natural conclusion. It also points
  out a solid historical fact the time we are
  living in now was also a wonderful future to
  the people who lived 100 years ago.

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Word and phrase explanations

• Jet boat ?????
• Rocket liners ????
• Mars Colony ?????
• The Venus Exploration Outpost ????????
• Jet power ????
• Telepathy helmet ?????
• Thought waves ????
• Body bank ????
• Steer (??)???
• Brake (?)??

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Sentence explanations

• See Exercise IV. on Page 53 in Students Book I.

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Exercises

• After-reading questions
• Pronunciation exercises
• Vocabulary dictation
• Translation exercises
• Passage dictation
• Comprehension check of Text II (Optional)

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After-reading question 1

• Text I shows us that world of the future is
  technologically better off than todays world.
  However, it does not touch upon the other aspects
  of the world such as the ecological environment
  and peoples moral standard. Therefore, it is
  worth asking whether world of the future will
  always be better than todays world. Whats your
  opinion?

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After-reading question 2

• What is your attitude toward world of the future?
  Are you optimistic, pessimistic, or whatever? And
  why?

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Pronunciation exercises

• Exercise I Read the following words aloud with
  correct pronunciation and stress. (See Page 58 in
  Students Book I)
• Exercise II Read the following sentences aloud,
  paying special attention to sentence stresses.
  (See Page 58 in Students Book I)

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Vocabulary dictation

• The words to be dictated are to be decided by the
  teacher or the student picked by the teacher.

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Translation exercises

• See Page 57 in Students Book I.

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Passage dictation

• See Pages 67-68 in Teachers Book I.

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Comprehension check of Text II

• See Page 63 in Students Book I.

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• Thank you!