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Module 4 Discovery
Unit 7 The unknown world
Reading
Lesson Two
Lead-in
01
Complete the sentences with the words you have learnt. The initial letters have been given.
I am looking for a place to live in. Can you r_________ a good hotel
After her parents’ death, her life changed f_________.
You have to forget the past and start living in the p_________.
We should use the most modern t_________ to make such products.
The river is about 20 metres w_________.
I have seen her many times r________ but we haven’t talked much with each other.
Without proper treatment, she will c ________ die.
Mr White likes to r ________ on the sofa with a newspaper.
Nothing can s ________ him. He is always complaining.
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elax
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Revision
02
The Hotel Whale
The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.
Read the first Internet post and answer the following questions.
What is special about the Hotel Whale
What does the hotel have
It is built under the water and it is in the shape of a whale.
It has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.
Forever Green Houses
These houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food.
Read the second Internet post. Then, match the examples with the characteristics.
Match the examples with the characteristics.
Characteristics Supporting details
green _________________ There is glass outside and heat is held under the glass.
The medicine cupboard in the bathroom is connected to your doctor’s computer.
Heat is used as energy for each house.
Your smart fridge is connected to the supermarket’s computer.
smart _________________ a, c
b, d
The CJ3
The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.
Read the third Internet post and complete the following table.
Characteristics Supporting details
a hydrogen car
with an electronic map
computer-driven
The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car.
You tell the computer where to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.
Answer the following questions using information from the Internet posts.
Why can Mrs Peng’s children watch fish swim outside their bedroom window
Why did Mr White say “They will satisfy everyone”
How does the CJ3 help protect the environment
Because the hotel is under the water.
Because Forever Green Houses are green and smart.
It uses hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity and it doesn’t cause pollution.
Do some exercises
03
D2 Read the Internet posts again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
1 Where is the Hotel Whale
__________________________________
2 What is special about Forever Green Houses
_______________________ ___________
3 Why does the driver of the CJ3 not need to drive the car
____________________________________
It is under the water.
They are both “green” and “smart”.
Because it is driven by a computer.
D1 Below are some questions about the Internet posts on page 115. Answer the questions. Write Y (Yes) or N (No).
Y
N
Y
Y
N
This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.
This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.
In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor’s computer.
When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy.
The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car.
1 The shape of something is _____.
a what it is made of b its outside form
2 If something happened recently, it happened _____.
a not long ago b a long time ago
3 To satisfy people means to make them _____.
a angry by not giving them what they want
b pleased by giving them what they want
C1 The words in italics are from the Internet posts on page 115. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.
4 When things are mixed, they _____.
a are put together
b do not go together
5 Relax means to _____.
a do something with a lot of energy
b rest while doing something fun
C2 Complete the conversation with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.
shape
electronic
technology
while
Certainly
Homework
04
What will the following things be like in the future Discuss and complete the following sentences.
In 2050, hotels in our city will .
Computers of the future will
Kitchens in the future will
.
In 2050, people will go on holiday .
Cars of the future will .
be under the water/on the Moon
be smaller than they are now/be able to think for themselves
be controlled by computers/be linked to the supermarkets’ computers
by helicopter/to the Moon
run on hydrogen/not pollute the air
Thank you!

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