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World of the Future
Teaching Objectives To get students imagine and describe the future world To understand the purpose of writing and organization of the text To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises
Teaching Objectives • To get students imagine and describe the future world. • To understand the purpose of writing and organization of the text. • To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises
Think over Dream the future world of your own Provide examples to prove that the time we are living in now was also a wonderful future to the people who lived 100 years ago
Think Over: • Dream the future world of your own. • Provide examples to prove that the time we are living in now was also “a wonderful future” to the people who lived 100 years ago
What is the theme of the text? Scientists think that wonderful things may come true in the future lI. Which of the wonderful things described do you think are the most wonderful? Scientists will be able to find cures for most diseases Highways of the future will be fully automated Weather control will be realized in the future
I. What is the theme of the text? • Scientists think that wonderful things may come true in the future. II. Which of the wonderful things described do you think are the most wonderful? • Scientists will be able to find cures for most diseases. • Highways of the future will be fully automated. • Weather control will be realized in the future
Structural analysis of the text Main idea of each part Part One(1-4)---a vivid description of the future journey to the wonderful sea world: the theme of the text and definition of the word future Part TWo(5-7)---describing a future journey into space to visit the moon the mars and the venus the descriptions are presented in the chronological order and from the near-to-far space perspective Part Three(8-12)---describing some wonderful things which may come true(the future dolls, special computers flying saucers, future bicycles and skates, telepathy helmets) Part Four(13-21)---describing great wonders will directly influence or be closely related to future life Conclusion part: the last paragraph is a logical and natural conclusion
Structural analysis of the text • Main idea of each part: • Part One (1-4) ---a vivid description of the future journey to the wonderful sea world; the theme of the text and definition of the word future • Part Two (5-7) --- describing a future journey into space to visit the Moon, the Mars and the Venus. The descriptions are presented in the chronological order and from the near-to-far space perspective. • Part Three (8-12)--- describing some wonderful things which may come true (the future dolls, special computers, flying saucers, future bicycles and skates, telepathy helmets) • Part Four (13-21) --- describing great wonders will directly influence or be closely related to future life • Conclusion part: the last paragraph is a logical and natural conclusion
some difficult sentences, words or phrases 1. Down slides the submarine like a shark diving Explain The submarine passes smoothly downwards through water like a diving shark 2. Soon all sunlight is gone Explain There exists no more sunlight in minute 3. they probably will find cure for most diseases. Explain: It is likely for the scientists to discover effective treatments for most diseases 4. You can have secrets with each other that nobody else can tune in on Explain: You have only between you and your friend secrets that are not accessible to anybody else
some difficult sentences, words or phrases 1. Down slides the submarine like a shark diving. • Explain: The submarine passes smoothly downwards through water like a diving shark. 2. Soon all sunlight is gone. • Explain: There exists no more sunlight in minute. 3. They probably will find cure for most diseases. • Explain: It is likely for the scientists to discover effective treatments for most diseases. 4. You can have secrets with each other that nobody else can tune in on! • Explain: You have only between you and your friend secrets that are not accessible to anybody else
know for sure They'll here for sure within half an hour.(肯定地) He couldn 't tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or not Be sure to write to me as soon as you arrive there (一定,千万) She wanted to be sure that he was looked after. He looked behind him to make sure he was not being fo∥owed.(磅定,设法做到) I said it would happen, and sure enough it did happen.(然) She seems very sure of herself, but she isn't really (有信心)
• know for sure • They’ll here for sure within half an hour. (肯定地) • He couldn’t tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or not. • Be sure to write to me as soon as you arrive there. （一定，千万） • She wanted to be sure that he was looked after. • He looked behind him to make sure he was not being followed. （确定，设法做到） • I said it would happen, and sure enough it did happen. （果然） • She seems very sure of herself, but she isn’t really. （有信心）
SUb-构成名词或形容词 在底下: submarine, subway, subconscious 副,次,亚,小 subtitle, subcontinent, subheading ·分,支,下属: ° subcommittee, subbranch subdivision
• sub-构成名词或形容词 • 在底下： • submarine, subway, subconscious • 副，次，亚，小： • subtitle, subcontinent, subheading • 分，支，下属： • subcommittee, subbranch ,subdivision
en-加在形容词前构成动词 enable, enlarge, enrich 加在名词前构成动词 enjoy, endanger, encourage en加在某些形容词后构成动词: brighten, blacken, fasten, broaden, deepen essen, freshen(使变) 加在名词后构成形容词: go/oen, silken, wooden, woollen(h.做成
• en- 加在形容词前构成动词: • enable, enlarge, enrich • 加在名词前构成动词: • enjoy, endanger, encourage • -en 加在某些形容词后构成动词： • brighten, blacken, fasten, broaden, deepen, lessen, freshen（使变） • 加在名词后构成形容词： • golden, silken, wooden, woollen(由…做成)
Translation Exercises 1. a thief pushed the door open, slipped into the house, slid the drawer open, and took all the money away 2. She always gets sick whenever she rides on a bus, so she has to go to school by bike 3. Scientists believe that many wonders that do not exist today will come true in the future 4. Someday in the future, when you ride a submarine to the bottom of a sea, you will Witness a wonderful world 5. In the future you might be able to enter space by riding a huge liner and visit the Moon, Mars, and Venus
Translation Exercises 1.A thief pushed the door open, slipped into the house, slid the drawer open, and took all the money away. 2.She always gets sick whenever she rides on a bus, so she has to go to school by bike. 3.Scientists believe that many wonders that do not exist today will come true in the future. 4. Someday in the future, when you ride a submarine to the bottom of a sea, you will witness a wonderful world. 5. In the future you might be able to enter space by riding a huge liner and visit the Moon, Mars, and Venus
