1、Period 10ProjectWriting a science fiction storyThe General Idea of This PeriodThis period aims at helping the students improve their English through doing a project.And help the students to understand what a science fiction story is like and learn how to write a science fiction story.It also aims at
2、 encouraging the students to use their imagination to think about what will happen in the future with the rapid development of science and technology.Teaching Important PointsGet the students to imagine what will happen in the future.Help the students to write a science fiction story.Teaching Diffic
3、ult PointHow to write a science fiction story.Teaching MethodsPresent the reading material with some basic information about the science fiction story.Ask the students to cooperate with each other to do the project.Create a proper situation for the students to present their projects.Teaching AidsA m
4、ultimedia computer and blackboard.Three Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge and SkillsGet the students to learn what a science fiction story is like.Encourage the students to use their imagination to think about what will happen in the future.Help the students to write a science fiction story.Process
5、 and StrategiesReadingLanguage points and difficult sentencesProjectFeelings and ValueStudents can improve their English through doing a project.Students will learn how to write a science fiction story.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Revision1.Greetings 2.T:Last class, I have told you to write a proposal
6、for a new computer room.Now, Id like some of you to present your proposals to the whole class.Any volunteer?(Ask 3 to 4 students to present their proposals.After presenting, give them some comments and suggestions.)Step 2 ReadingT:In order to know what a science fiction story is like, lets read thre
7、e science fiction stories first and then find out what a science fiction story is through reading.Read the first storyJourney to the centre of the Earth.Answer the following questions.1.Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to?2.What do they see during their journey?3.How do they come
8、back to the world above?(After the students finishing reading, ask for the answers one by one.)Suggested answers:1.They travel to the centre of the Earth.2.During the journey, they see a big underground ocean, a beautiful forest, ancient animals that have already disappeared in the world above.3.A v
9、olcano in southern Italy brings them back to the Earths surface.T:Read the second storyThe time machines.Answer the following questions.1.What has the scientist invented?2.What does he find when he travels to the year AD802 701?3.What is the world thirty million years into the future like?Suggested
10、answers:1.He has invented a machine that can take him into the future.2.He finds two kinds of creaturesthe Eloi and the Morlocks.The Eloi are gentle and lazy people who are served by the Morlocks.The Morlocks are a group of people who work very hard and come out in the evening to eat Eloi.3.The sun
11、no longer shine in that world, so it is cold and scary.T:Read the third storyFlying to centaurus.And answer the following questions.1.What has happened to the three young people?2.How do they come back to the Earth?Suggested answers:1.They are trapped in a lost spaceship which is traveling towards t
12、he planet Centaurus, at a speed of 40 000 kilometers per second.2.They teach themselves astrophysics and with the help of force from a black hole, they are able to guide the lost spaceship safely back to the Earth.T:After reading the three science fiction stories, can you tell me what a science fict
13、ion story is like, in your opinion? You can discuss with your partners.(Two minutes later)T:.,Can you tell me what the science fiction story usually talks about?S:It usually talks about something happen in the future.S:It usually talks about something which doesnt exist in our life.T:Quite good.In f
14、act, science fiction story is a type of writing based on fantasy and imagination.It often writes about what will happen in “tomorrows world”.Step 3 Writing a science fiction storyT:Since we have learnt a lot about how to write a formal writing and we have get some basic knowledge of what a science f
15、iction story is like, it is time for us to cooperate with each other to write a science fiction story.T:First, would you please discuss the following questions in groups of 4.Take some notes if necessary.Later, I will ask some of you to report to the whole class.After discussing, choose one topic fo
16、r your writing.The topics are on the blackboardFuture transportation, Future education and Future farming.Of course, you can write down your own topic.Now, discuss the questions on the screen first.Questions:1.Have you read any of the stories mentioned in the reading?2.Which story sounds the most /
17、least interesting to you? Why?3.What do you imagine the future will be like?4.What do you think would make an interesting science fiction story?(Five minutes later)T:., which story sounds the most / least interesting to you? And why?S:I think the first one is the most interesting, because I cant ima
18、gine how to travel to the centre of the Earth and how to return just by a volcano.T:What about you?S:I think the second is the most interesting, because I always dream to return to the ancient time and see how our ancestors life is like.T:So, what do you think would make an interesting science ficti
19、on story?S1:The topic should be attractive.S2:Try to write something between believable and unbelievable.S3:Use some humorous words and expressions and an unexpected ending is better.T:OK, now that you have known what makes an interesting science fiction story, I hope you can cooperate with each oth
20、er and write an interesting and attractive science fiction story.Now, you can discuss how to write your own story and assign the task for each other.(Five minutes later.)T:Since time is limited in the class, you can go on discussing after class.I hope I can enjoy some attractive science fiction stor
21、ies in the next class.At last, we will choose who is the best writer in our class.Step 4 Homework1.Cooperate with your partners to write out a science fiction story and prepare to present it to the whole class in the next class.2.Preview for the next class.The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
22、Unit 3 Tomorrows worldPeriod 10 ProjectWriting a science fiction storya science fiction story:based on fantasy and imaginationSomething happen in “tomorrows world”Topic:Future transportationFuture educationFuture farmingReference for TeachingLanguage points in projecte across(1)发现e.g.I came across a
23、 wallet under your chair.Is it yours?我在你的椅子下发现了一只钱包，是你的吗？(2)（偶然）遇见，碰见，发现eg.Yesterday, I came across my old classmates in junior high school when I went shopping with my husband.昨天和我丈夫逛街时，我偶然遇见了我初中里的老同学。She comes across some old photographs in a drawer.她在抽屉里偶然发现了一些旧照片。(3)被理解，被弄懂e.g.He spoke for a lon
24、g time but his meaning didnt really come across.他讲了很久，但并没有人真正理解他的意思。(4)给人以印象；使产生印象eg.She comes across well in interviews.她在面试中常给人留下很好的印象。She comes across as a warm hearted person.她给人的印象是一个热心的人。2.journey(1)动词，解释为“旅行”(尤指长途)e.g.The travelers journeyed through three mountains and got to their destinatio
25、n.游客走过三座大山，终于到达了目的地。(2)名词，解释为“旅行，旅途”(尤指长途)eg.In this summer vacation, I will take a journey to Hainan.这个暑假，我要去海南旅游。I made a friend in my journey to Tibet.在去西藏的途中，我结识了一个朋友。注：journey / trip / travel的区别journey意为从一地到另一地的旅行，(尤指长途)e.g.to go on a 6 000-mile journey作行程6000英里的旅行trip(尤指短途)旅行eg.to go on a trip
26、 to Disneyland去迪斯尼游玩a business trip出差travel不可数名词，泛指旅行，游历 eg.She loves travel. 她喜欢旅游。3.experience(1)名词(不可数)，解释为“经验，体验”eg.We all learn by experience.我们都从经验中学习。(2)(可数)解释为“经历；阅历”eg.He had many interesting experiences in his journey to Tibet.他在去西藏的途中有很多有趣的经历。(3)动词，解释为“经历；体验”eg.experience pleasure, pain,
27、difficulty, etc.体验愉快，痛苦和困难等(4)experienced,形容词，解释为“有经验的；有见识的”eg.The experienced doctor is operating on a patient.那个有经验的医生正在给一个病人动手术。Background InformationJules Verne(1828-1905)As a popular French writer, Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction, whose famous science fiction stories, s
28、uch as “Journey to the Center of the Earth”“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”“Around the World in Eighty Days”“Five Weeks in the Balloon” and “From the Earth to the Moon”, are liked by not only children but also adults all over the world.H.G.Wells(1866-1946)As an English novelist, H.G.Wells is well known for his science fiction stories, among which are “The Time Machine”“The Invisible Man”“The War of Worlds”.Zheng Wenguang(1929-2003)Beginning to write science fiction stories in the 1950s, Zheng Wenguang is regarded as the father of Chinese science fiction.
