【设计说明】

该部分阅读是上一课阅读材料的延续，主要谈及Li Qiang在太空中遇见的两类令人惊讶的生物。因内容与《星球大战》中形态怪异的太空生物有所类似，故笔者采取影片《星球大战》片段导入，通过对太空生物的生理形态及生活的预测讨论引出课文内容。

Step2 Prediction and understanding of the title

The teacher asks the students to talk about their own understanding of the title, and try to predict what kinds of amazing creatures will Li Qiang come across in AD 3005.

【设计说明】

引出课文内容后，首先让学生就题目发表讨论，预测作者在跨时空旅行中将会遭遇哪些形态各异的生物。

Step3 Reading for details

1.Ask the students to describe the space station.

Q1: What does the space station look like

Q2: How about the inside of the space station

Q3: What can you see inside the station

2.Ask the students to read through the following two passages and finish the following questions:

Q1: What two alien creatures are mentioned in the text

Q2: What are the features of these two amazing creatures

3.Compare the similarities and differences between these two alien creatures in various aspects.

Name of creature Mu-mu Dimpods

Size Tall & thin small

Appearance Face/head/leg Like a cat

Colour Black & white Blue or purple

Personality Friendly Interesting + lovely

Number of arms Six Many

Number of legs One leg / shell Many

How it moves Slowly Skip around fast

Voice Whisper Shout

Food Carrot + cocoa Lemonade + herbs

【设计说明】

由于文章结构清晰，内容简单，主要介绍了Li Qiang在太空中遇见的两类生物以及它们之间的比较。故笔者直接处理课文细节，让学生通过阅读找出文中对两类生物的描述，比较它们的特征。

Step4 Discussion

The teacher asks the students to predict about the future humans by referring to the following questions.

Q1: When do the future humans live

Q2: Where do they live

Q3: What do they eat

Q4: Do their body parts have any other special functions

Q5: What are the features of the future humans

Q6: How do future humans work and live

【设计说明】

文章原先安排的任务是猜测并绘出外星人的模样，并用文字描述将外星人的外形特征;由于考虑到这个任务的难度，笔者将任务改为对未来人类的预测，并提供问题提示，降低难度，将话题从漫无边际的想象转至日常生活，最大程度地调动学生想象的积极性。

Step5 Assignment

Draw a picture of the future humans, then write a deion based on your drawing. 【设计说明】

让学生参考文章结构与内容，用文字表述未来人类在生理、心理、生活、工作等方面的特点与变化，并将自己的设计做成Powerpoint文件，在第四课时中上台展示。

Period 4. Listening and speaking

Teaching Aims:

1. Train the students’ listening ability.

2. Encourage the students to make up a dialogue about what life will be like in their hometowns in 1000 years’ time.

Teaching Methods:

1. Listen to catch the main ideas

2. Individual work and group work

3. Cooperative study

Step1 Display the design of the future humans

The teacher chooses several students to come to the front and display their design of future humans to the class. Appropriate evaluation is required.

【设计说明】

抽取几位学生上台通过Powerpoint文件展示并讲解自己在上节课对未来人类的设计与幻想，教师进行适当的点评，检验学生的设计成果，并进行总结：想象力是人类与生俱来的本能，也是人类进步的动力，人如果没有想象力，世界必然一片空白，人生将会无限的单调乏味，因为有想象才有事实，有想象才能成功。为了拓展我们的生活领域，提高我们的生活品质，使未来的生活美梦成真，让我们利用我们聪明的头脑和灵巧的双手去想象、去创造、去发明吧!

Step2 Lead-in

The teacher displays a picture of the solar system to the students, and asks the following questions:

Q1: Which planet would be the best residence for humans

Q2: What will life on Mars be like

【设计说明】

因听力材料描绘了想象中一个在火星上充满奇迹的wonderworld，在那个世界很多高新科技被应用于日常生活与工作中，故笔者从一张有关太阳系的图片导入，引出听力材料中的planet, oxygen, gravity, space creatures等生词，然后向学生提出问题，太阳系中哪个星球比较适合人类生存，让学生对火星生活作出预测，从而引出听力材料。

Step3 Listening for main ideas

□living on another planet □new discoveries in space □space creatures

□why a space station spins □how to get water on Mars □comets

□houses in a town on Mars □Martian creatures □atmosphere and gravity

Keys: living on another planet, atmosphere and gravity, how to get water on Mars, houses in a town on Mars

【设计说明】

要求学生在听录音的同时提取听力材料的主要内容，并在书中的练习一上打勾。培养学生听取重要信息的能力。

Step4 Listening for details

1. 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

Keys: 1. “Wonderworld” will provide a covered area for people to live in with a special air supply.

2.collect water from under the planet’s surface – cleaned and recycled – bacteria are

used to clean the dirty water.

3.People may become rich and famous.

4.People will be healthy since they have a satisfactory climate, enough water and sufficient accommodation to live comfortably.

【设计说明】

要求学生再听一遍录音，完成文中的细节问题。培养学生听取细节内容的能力。

Step5 Prediction & Speaking

Ask the students to work in pairs and list some questions about what life will be like in their hometown in 1000 years’ time by referring to the following sentence patterns:

Suppose that… Do you imagine that…

I wonder if … Is it possible that…

Is it likely/ unlikely that… Do you suppose that…

【设计说明】

要求学生根据本单元的学习，运用掌握的词汇与句型，预测1000年后家乡发生的变化，学生运用课本中提供的句型编造对话，先两两讨论，然后跟其他小组成员讨论编对话，培养口语及集体协作能力。新课标第一网

Step6 Assignment

Practise asking your classmates what will their hometowns be like in 1000 years’ time.

【设计说明】

要求学生在课后跟自己的同学用英语交谈，讨论预测1000年以后家乡发生的变化，将英语学习融入日常生活，激发学生讲英语的欲望，在实践中锻炼学生的英语能力。

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