Unit 3 Life in the future Comprehending 1 The reading passage describes some good and bad changes to life in AD 3005. In pairs, discuss which changes are good or bad and give reasons for your choices. Then write down your ideas in the chart. There is no right or wrong answer. Good changes and reasons Bad changes and reasons Time travel Transport Towns Air quality 2Have a class discussion and decide whether you think the writer has an optimistic or a pessimistic view of the future Take a few minutes to read through the passage again Make notes to help you remember your reasons. Be prepared to join in a class discussion. Try to persuade others to agree with you 3 What three visits would you ask to go on if you were Li Qiang? Make a list of them below. Later you can compare your list with Li Qiangs choices 3 Learning about Language Discovering useful words and expressions 1 Complete this advertisement choosing these words in their proper forms constant remind unsettle previous bend press swiftly link Wanted: good workers for space Many people need to be of the job opportunities on space stations, which need space cooks, cleaners, teachers, and computer engineers. You can be trained with a one- year space course and then be ready to enjoy the benefits of working in space. People at first but soon feel better as families are encouraged to come. For health reasons, only one stay of three years is allowed. So any experience working in space for this length of time means you cannot apply. Many people to stay longer but the between illness and length of stay on a space station is too strong. It is sad but the rules cannot be for anyone
Unit 3 Life in the future 2 Look at the boxes below the left box contains the verbs which change their meanings slightly when you add a preposition or adverb from the right box to them. Write them down. This will help you remember them search take sweep press carry down Write down the phrases: Now use the above phrases in these sentences to show you understand their meanings. "where on earth is that cat? You will have to her everywhere again " said my father. 2 When the wind blew the kite. it was high into the sky 3If you want to speed up, you must harder on the pedal, "said the instructor at the driving school 4 After you have had your dinner, you must the rubbish on the floor so the room is clean for the next group of people 5 After you have collected your prize, you will be able to your place at university. Discovering useful structures 1 Can you find the following sentence in the reading passage? Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first feww days. In this sentence the past participle is used as an adverbial phrase. It is a way of joining two clauses together: As I was worried about the journey, I was Unsettled for the first few days. Please pick out three more sentences from the reading passage with past participles used as the adverbial 2 2 Now combine these two sentences using the past participle as the adverbial I I was frightened by the loud noise. I went to see what was happening 2 He was hit by the lack of fresh air. He got a bad headache. 3 I felt very tired after the long journey. I still enjoyed meeting the aliens on the space station 4 The little girl was frightened by the noise outside. The little girl dared not sleep in her bedroom 5 The museum was built in 1910. The museum is almost 100 years old 6 The student was given some advice by the famous scientist. The student was not worried about his scientific experiment any more
Unit 3 Life in the future 3 Can you find the following sentence in the reading passage? .. a hovering carriage driven by computer In this sentence the past participle is used as an attribute after the word it describes Please pick out two more sentences from the reading with the past participle used as the attribute 2 4 Now combine these two sentences using the past participle as the attribute I Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer. He is called Li Qiang 2 I am going to buy a painting. It is copied from Vincent van Gogh 3 I like that old private house. It is built of wood and mud 4 The room is completely empty. The room is connected to the rest of the house by a long passage 5 The queen was sitting in a royal carriage. The carriage was drawn by four horses 6 The vehicle is mentioned in the book. The vehicle is unknown to me. 7 The castle is under repair. It was built in 1432 abenbue7 buis Reading, speaking and writing I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in this part of space. Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth's gravity Inside, it is divided into zones with extraordinarily different atmospheres and gravities. Here the alien creatures live while they work with human space scientists searching for new worlds, So you can imagine how exciting that is The friendliest creatures are the mll-m,a family from the Pleiades group of stars. They see in the dark S so they live in an area without light of any kind. If you go there, you must wear red nightlights on your helmets G器 so that you can see. but the imti-imu 21
Unit 3 Life in the future won't be disturbed. They have assisted in the discovery of planets round the fourth star in the Pleiades system. Next year the World Space Agency will send a spaceship to examine this star and its planets The most interesting creatures are the tiny dimpods from a galaxy near NGC 6240. They skip around the pipes and between the wooden walls of the space station. They require the same atmosphere as humans and are great engineers. If you give them a drawing of a new spaceship, they can build it in twenty-four hours! Then it will be able to travel many light years away from the earth They can also produce a liquid from their bodies, which melts metal. If you cover something with a little of that liquid it will go soft and, with a lot, it will change into a kind of rubber that sets very hard. It is wonderful for the outside of spaceships! Neither of these creatures is easy to talk to. You have to use a language-changer to help. The mit-mmt only speak in whispers but the dimpods shout loudly in your ear. Both eat food that contains carbon. The m-m drink a strange mixture of carrot juice and cocoa, while the dimpods drink lemonade mixed with herbs. The mt-Imut are tall and thin with black and white faces. They have six"arms" which they wave about when they talk. They move forward by slowly shaking from side to side on a shell-covered"". The dimpods have so many arms and legs you cannot tell which is which They are small, just the size of a little cat. They are purple or blue and the colour changes depending on their mood 1 In pairs, use the information from the reading passage to fill in the chart.Add two extra characteristics of the creatures on the last two lines then discuss what an alien creature of your own might be like and write down your ideas in the third column Name of creature Mu-mu Dimpods Appearance ersonality Number of arms Number of legs How it moves
Unit 3 Life in the future 2 With your partner, draw a picture of your alien. Then write a description based on your drawing and the notes in the chart. show your drawing to your classmates and read your description to them Listening and speaking 1 Read the phrases before listening to the tape for the first time. Tick the things that you hear on the tape □ pace creatres □ ving on another planet□ ew discoveries in space □ why a space station spins口 how to get water on Mars□ comets D houses in a town on Mars L Martian creatures □ atmosphere and gravity 2 Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions I How can"Wonderworld"make sure there is enough oxygen? 2 How can"Wonderworld"make sure there is enough water? 3 What is the advantage of living in"Wonderworld"? 4 Do you think people will be healthy living in"Wonderworld"? Why? In pairs, list some questions about what life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years'time. These expressions may be useful Suppose that… Do you imagine that… I wonder if. Is it possible that…? Po s it likely/ unlikely that… Do you suppose that… 23