Life in the future(Period 4 Reading and Writing)
s: there is another creature, which is very small with many hands, compared with the big one.ss: ...step 4 fast readingt: now let us read the title together.t: can you predict what the passage may be about?s: it may be about what he had seen, especially about the amazing things in the future.t: you are right.as we all know, the best title is the one which can show the main idea of the reading passage.as a consequence, we should read the title when we begin to read one, which will help us to understand a passage.now, read the passage quickly to find what amazing things are mentioned in it.(after one minute.)s: a pace station, some alien creatures, mu-mu, dimpodst: yes.please look through it again and find out main idea for each paragraph.you’d better finish it in two minutes.(two minutes later, ask the students to show their opinion to the whole class.then discuss it and decide the best answer.the teacher should tell them the answer in the end.)suggested answers: para.1 a space station considered the most modern in this part of spacepare.2 the friendliest creatures, mu-mupara.3 the most interesting creatures, dimpodspara.4 the differences and similarities between themstep 5 careful readingt: please read para.one and answer the questions: where did he first visit?describe the place.(after one minute.)s: his first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in this part of space.it is an enormous round plate, and it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity.inside of it, it is divided into zones with extraordinarily differ atmospheres and gravities.t: right.what other strange things can be found?s: there live the alien creatures while they work with human space scientists searching for new worlds.t: now please read the next two paragraphs to tell the following sentences true or false.1.the friendliest creatures are the tiny dimpods, while the most interesting creatures are the mu-mu.2.the mu-mu must wear red nightlights on the helmets so that they can see in the dark.3.the world space agency will send a spaceship to examine the fourth star in the pleiades system next year.4.the mu-mu can skip around the pipes and between the wooden walls of the space station.5.the tiny dimpods are great engineers, which require the same the same atmospheres as humans.6.the tiny dimpods van produce a liquid from their bodies, which melts metal and very useful for the outside for spaceships.