2. Settlement the small town that we are living

3. Our factory will manufacture a lot of production efficiently to make goods in large quantities, using machines doing sth well and quickly without wasting time and money

4. In our home,we just minitor the robots to do most of housework for us keep an eye on sb

5. Nowadays we will just press the button to send and receive information instantly immediately

6. Besides, the advanced ( 先进的） dustbin in the future which can swallow and recycle all the materials go down your throat into your stomach reuse things needed for making sth

7. Moreover, the robots will do a lot of work for us, even represent human beings to fight against aliens( 外星人） take the place of sb

8. settlement manufacture efficiently minitor instantly swallow recycle material represent 定居，定居点 大量生产 高效地 监视 立刻地 吞下，咽下 回收利用 材料 代表

9. Fast Reading Task 1: Read Para. 1 quickly, and find answers to the following questions. 1. How does Li Qiang describe the space station? 2.Why did the space station spin slowly in space? It is an _________ round plate which is considered the most _______ in space. To imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity. enormous modern

10. Fast Reading Task 2: Read the rest of the article quickly and find answers to these two questions. 1. How many stops did Li Qiang make? 2. What amazing things did he see at each stop?

11. Careful Reading Task: Let’s read the article carefully, and get more details about these three amazing things.

12. Paras. 2 & 3 1.How do you use an iPad to send messages? 2.What do you use to operate the “thoughtpad”? Communicating by “thoughtpad”

13. Paras. 2 & 3 Task 1: Find out the verbs about how to use the “thoughtpad”. Communicating by “thoughtpad” _______ the metal band _______ your mind _______ the sending button _______ your message place clear press think

14. Paras. 2 & 3 Task 2: Find out 3 words that tell the advantages of the “thoughtpad”. Communicating by “thoughtpad” quick efficient environmentally friendly

15. Paras. 2 & 3 Task 3: Find out the only disadvantage mentioned. Communicating by “thoughtpad” Thoughts must be ______ or an __________ message may be sent clear unclear Communicating by “thoughtpad”

16. Paras. 2 & 3 What does Li Qiang think of the “thoughtpad”? Communicating by “thoughtpad” So ordinary but so powerful!

17. Paras. 4&5 Waste Disposal 1.What did we usually do with rubbish in 2008? 2.How do people deal with the waste on the space station?

18. Paras. 4&5 Waste Disposal 1.What did we usually do with rubbish in 2008? We collected rubbish in _________, and then we ______ and _______ the waste. dustbins buried burned

19. Paras. 4&5 Waste Disposal 2.How do people deal with the waste in the space station? swallow turn … into … recycle Purpose

20. Paras. 4&5 Waste Disposal Is Li Qiang amazed by this invention? How do you know? He is absorbed by its ______________. All the waste is _____________________. Nothing is ______________. Everything is ____________. swallowed / disposed of wasted recycled efficienc y

21. Paras. 6&7 Manufacturing goods 200831st C where produce r on the earth on the space station humans robots What do humans do?

22. Paras. 6&7 Manufacturing goods have to... have to … 1. What do humans do?

23. Paras. 6&7 Manufacturing goods 2. What are the advantages of manufacturing in space? no waste no pollution no environmental damage

24. Paras. 6&7 Manufacturing goods 3. Why does Li Qiang’s motivation increase?

25. Wonderful future Further Thinking What is it like? Task : Describe an amazing invention using 5 sentences How does it work? Do you like it? Why? (advantages / disadvantages) What is its name?

26. My robotic dog

27. My robotic dog is called Eric considered as the most modern one in the 1000 years’ time. It is as white as snow, and middle-sized without fur. Eric can perform amazing tasks, such as watching out my house day and night by its implanted( 内置的） digital camera. My favorite one is that my little smart dog can comfort me whenever I feel down or lonely. The only limitation is that it needs to be in the sunshine at least one hour every day. My robotic dog