21 st Century Junior 3 Edition

Tomorrow’s World

Which year is it in the science fiction movie?

Can robots do the same things as us ?

It’s not realistic for me to have a robot now. But I think it will be a______ by the year 2035.

science fiction (sci-fi )movies:

science fiction (sci-fi )books:

e/

e/ /e/ realityn. 现实

Harry PotterDoraemon

n.imagination /ei/

( 想象 )

imaginative (adj. 有想象力的 )/e/ ideas

Last month, I attended (v. 参加 )

an important meeting .

Name of the meeting

Place where it was held

People who attended

Information about the meeting:

Chengdu, Sichuan

lots of world famous scientists

science, imagination and the future

Listen to the tape and fill in the chart:Listen to the tape and fill in the chart:

Science, imagination (n.想像 ) and the future. This was the name of an international meeting about

science in the future recently held in Chengdu, Sichuan.Lots of world famous scientists attended(v.参加 ) it.

submarine n. 潜水艇

/e/

Some scientists predict:

By the year 2035, _______at home will be a reality.

surfing

By the year 2035, you won’t carry a backpack. It will ______ you.

Some scientists predict:

carry

By the year 2035, cars will always have to____ for stop signs.

Some scientists predict:

stop

Some scientists predict:

take

By the year 2035, a special machine (n.机器 ) will

____care of your runny nose when you have a cold.

/e/

/ /

By the year 2035, the four-legged jeans will make you have a place to____ everywhere you go.

Some scientists predict:

sit

… …

Chen TingtingXi Jin Jin Zhongzhi

F

A B

C D

E

Listen and choose:

F

A

B

C

D

E

1 movable house

2 invisible cloak(隐形衣 )

3 time machine

4 flying car

5 computer like a watch

6 magic pocket(魔法口袋 )

Match:

/e/

/e/

/i/

/ e/

u

e/

e/ /c/

/e/button( 按钮 )/ /

wrist/rist/

“I like 20000 Leagues Under the Sea ( 《海底两万里》 )

best. The author created a submarine (n. 潜艇 ) more than 100 years ago. And now it’s reality (n. 现实 )!” My sci-fi: I will build movable (adj. 变动的 ) houses. If you want to have a holiday in the countryside or on the beach, just press a button (n. 按钮 ). The house will move there in a minute.

Xi Jin, 13, of Wugang No 11Middle School, Wuhan

( )1.The submarine is created by people now.

Choose T (for true) or F (for false).

( )2.20000 Leagues Under the Sea is Xi Jin’s favorite.

T

T

“Once I read a sci-fi online （ adj. 在线的 ). In the story a little kid invents a time machine (n. 机器 ). With it, he can go back to the past and also travel to the future.” My sci-fi: In the future people will wear a computer on their wrist (n. 手腕 ) like a watch. The computers will read their owner's minds. Think of an idea and the computer will understand it and get to work.

Jin Zhongzhi, 15, of Anshan No 48 Middle School, Liaoning

Choose T (for true) or F (for false) .

( )2. He invented a time machine.

( )1. Once he read a story on computer.T

F

"Doraemon's pocket (n. 口袋 ) is exactly what I need. You can get many amazing things from it. Remember the magic (adj. 魔 法 的 )door? Open it and you can go to anywhere you want." My sci-fi: I want an invisible cloak (n. 隐形衣 ) like Harry Potter. I can wear it when I want to be alone, or when I want to give a surprising birthday gift to my parents.

Chen Tingting 14, of Shenzhen No 2 Middle School, Guangdong

Choose T (for true) or F (for false).

( )2.You can get many amazing things from the invisible cloak.

( )1.Doraemon has a magic pocket.T

F

Circle the things they want and underline what the things can do.

Xi Jin, 13, of Wugang No 11 Middle School, Wuhan "I like 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (《海底两万里》 ) best. The author created a

submarine (n.潜艇 ) more than 100years ago. And now it's a reality (n.现实 )!" My sci-fi: I will build movable(adj.变动的 ) houses. If you want to have a holiday

in the countryside or on the beach, just press a button （ n.按钮） The house will movethere in a minute.

Jin Zhongzhi, 15, of Anshan No 48 Middle School, Liaoning "Once I read a sci-fi online （ adj.在线的） . In the story a little kid invents a time machine(n. 机器 ). With it, he can go back to the past and also travel to the

future." My sci-fi: In the future people will wear a computer on their wrist (n.手腕 )

like a watch. The computers will read their owner's minds. Think of an idea and thecomputer will understand it and get to work.

Chen Tingting, 14, of Shenzhen No 2 Middle School, Guangdong "Doraemon's pocket(n.口袋 ) is exactly what I need. You can get many amazing things from it. Remember the magic （ adj.魔法的） door? Open it and you can

go toanywhere you want."My sci-fi: I want an invisible cloak (n.隐形衣 ) like Harry Potter. I can wear it when I want to be alone, or when I want to give a surprising birthday gift to my parents.

hope to do…; would like to do…

want to do…; dream that…;

invent; create…

Useful phrases:

Imagination is important in science. In history , scientists have made many _______ ideas come true. Edison’s invention of the light bulb ______ a bright world for us. It is now easy to

find a telephone or a TV. Computers also become more and more important and _______.With the help of the Internet ,

people know each other very well . The world itself is becoming smaller and ______.Thanks to the scientists’ achievements. We

now live comfortably and ______in houses with air conditioners ,fridges and washing _____.

As for teenagers, they can see the most imagination in some sci-fi books or sci-fi movies. They have got so _____sci-fi

ideas and hope to become scientists or inventors .

small, imagine, popular, machine, convenient, create, much

1. Complete the news report made by Xiaoya from the meeting :

2. Write down your sci-fi ideas and send the E-mail to Wang Xiaoya.

(Xiaoya@yahoo.com)

Talk freely:

dreams come true.

There’s no greater happiness than making your

Hold on to your dreams.

Don’t put off what you should do today till tomorrow.

Put your heart to do it .

Imagination is important in science. In history , scientists have made many imaginative ideas come true. Edison’s

invention of the light bulb created a bright world for us. It is now easy to find a telephone or a TV. Computers also become more and more important and popular .With the help of the

Internet , people know each other very well . The world itself is becoming smaller and smaller .Thanks to the scientists’

achievements. We now live comfortably and conveniently in houses with air conditioners ,fridges and washing machines.

As for teenagers, they can see the most imagination in some sci-fi books or sci-fi movies. They have got so many sci-fi

ideas and hope to become scientists or inventors .

small, imagine, popular, machine, convenient, create, much

A news report for the meeting from Wang Xiaoya:

name favorites things they want

how can they work

Xi Ji

Jin Zhongzhi

Chen Tingting

…

20000 Leagues

Under the Seamovable houses

Press a button, the house will move there in a minute.

reading a sci-fi

online

a computer like

a watch

The computers will read

their owner's minds.

Think of an idea and the

computer will understand it and get to work.

Doraemon's pocket

an invisible cloak

watching sci-fi

movies

she can get many amazing things from it.

She can wear it when she want to be alone, or when she wants to give a

surprise birthday gift to her parents

Circle the things they want and underline how the things can work.

If I were … I would …

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