1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world ProjectWriting a science fiction story1.Have you ever read any science fiction stories?Do you like them?2.Do you know about some science fiction writers?Who are they?3.Have you ever heard of Jules Verne or H.G.Wells?Jules Verneju:l ven 儒勒、凡尔纳Jules Verneju:lz ven(February 8,182
2、8 March 24,1905)was a French author and is regarded as the father of science fiction.Verne was noted for writing about space,air,and underwater travel long before they were possible.儒勒、凡尔纳Herbert George Wells(September 21,1866-August 13,1946)was an English writer best known for his science fiction n
3、ovels such as The War of the Worldsand The Time Machine.Science fiction is a type of writing based on fantasyfntsi(幻想;梦想).Science fiction writers often write about what will happen in tomorrows world.Read the first story written by Jules Verne.Then answer the following questions.1.With whom did Prof
4、essorLindenbrock make the journey?2.What was the destination of the journey?How did they go there?3.What did they see during their journey?4.Which do you think was the most thrilling experience during their journey?Why?1.With whom did Professor Lindenbrock make the journey?Professor Lindenbrock made
5、 the journey with his nephew Axel and Hans,the guide he hired in Iceland.2.What was the destination of the journey?How did they go there?They went to the centre of the Earth.They went there in the boat they built.3.What did they see during their journey?They saw many strange things-a large ocean in
6、a vast room,huge mushrooms,two dinosaurs fighting each other,huge insects and many strange creatures,including a man,who was at least four metres tall.4.Which do you think was the most thrilling experience during their journey?Why?The two dinosaurs rose to the surface of the ocean suddenly and fough
7、t each other.Because they didnt expect that they would see dinosaurs there,since dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.Have you ever read about or seen a film about a time machine?What do you think a time machine can be used to do?Many people are interested in such a machine.Can you think of the
8、reason(s)?Read the second story and answer.1.What did the writer decide to see using the time machine the writer had made?2.Which year did the writer go to?What did the writer find there?3.The writer described a picture about the future.What is his idea about the future of the world?What is your opi
9、nion about the future?If you had a time machine,what would you like to see,the future or the past?Why?What would you expect to see there?1.They came across huge insects and many strange e across （偶然）遇到，发现e.g.She came across some old photographs in a drawer.她在抽屉里偶然发现了一些旧照片。come across 还可以表示“被理解”，“使产生
10、印象”e.g.He spoke for a long time but his meaning didnt really come across.他讲了很久，并并没有人真正理解他的意思。She comes across well in interviews.她在面试中常给人留下很好的印象。2.As they were wandering around,they noticed a man sitting against a tree in the distance-he was at least four metres tall.当他们到处转悠时，发现远处有一个人背靠树坐着-那人至少四米高。句
11、中as they were wandering around用作时间状语；sitting against a tree in the distance 是现在分词短语，用作宾语a man的补足语。介词against意思为“靠着”e.g.My dad placed the piano against the wall.我爸爸把钢琴靠着墙放着。against 介词 prep.1).反对;违反The fight against inflation has been going on for almost two years.抑制通货膨胀的战斗已展开近两年了。2).倚;靠His desk is aga
12、inst the wall.他的办公桌靠墙放着。3).以.为背景，衬托The little red house looks so beautiful against the green woods.那座红色的小屋在翠绿的森林衬托下显得很美。4).不利于She has said nothing against you.5).防备;预防We bought some warm clothes against the coming winter.我们添置了一些御寒的衣服以迎接即将来临的冬季。3.Days and nights zipped by and everything changed befor
13、e my eyes.zip vi./vt.(使沿某方向）快速移动,拉上拉链e.g.Im just zipping into town to buy some food.我正急着到镇上买点吃的。A sports car zipped past us.一辆跑车从我们身边呼啸而过。This jacket zips up right to the neck.这件夹克的拉链一直拉到脖子。zip 还能作名词，表示“拉链”e.g.My zip is stuck.我的拉链卡住了。4.I came to see that I had the wrong impression名词 n.1.印象CU(+on)The
14、 new teacher made/left a good impression on the students.新教师给学生留下了一个好印象。2.模糊的观念;感想C+thatI have the impression that Ive seen that man before.我觉得我以前见过那个人。5.The Morlocks even tried to catch and kill me,but luckily I was able to use the Time Machine to escape.escape vi./vt.逃跑，避开，被遗忘e.g.He escaped from p
15、rison this morning.他早上从监狱里逃跑了。As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own.小时候他常常躲进自己的梦幻世界中。She managed to escape from the burning car.她终于从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。She managed to escape from the burning car.她终于从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。escape doing sthHe narrowly escaped being killed.他险些丧命。escape n.I had a na
16、rrow escape.=I was lucky to have escaped.我是死里逃生。vWhat elements make up a story?Time,place/setting,characters,plot/storylineWriting a science fiction storyNow you are going to write your own science fiction story.You will be able to start your project after you answer the following questions.1.What i
17、nteresting science fiction stories have you read?2.Which one do you like best?Why?3.What would be a good setting for a story?4.Who will be your main characters?5.What do the main characters do?6.How many paragraphs will your story have?7.Who will write each paragraph?8.Who will read the story to your classmates?Homework1.Finish the WB exercises(B1,B2and D1,D2)2.Finish writing a science fiction story.
