1、Unit 3 Tomorrows worldProject:Writing 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 Verne(February 8,1828 March 24,1905)was a French author
2、 and a pioneer of the science fictiongenre.Verne was noted for writing about space,air,and underwatertravel long before they were possible.Herbert George Wells(September 21,1866-August 13,1946)was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time
3、Machine.Science fiction is a type of writing based on fantasy.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 Professor 2.Lindenbrock make the journey?Professor Lindenbrock m
4、ade 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 thingsa large ocean i
5、n 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 fou
6、ght 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 th
7、e 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 o
8、pinion about the future?Journey to the Centre of the EarthParagraph outlineSupporting detailsThe beginning of the journeyIn 1863,Professor Otto Lindenbrock bought an old(1)_,in which he found a secret message about a trip,and then he started his journey with his nephew.bookParagraph outlineSupportin
9、g detailsThe process of thejourneyThey came to Iceland and the professor hired a(n)(2)_ to journey underground with them.Many days later they(3)_ a vast room with a large ocean and forest inside.They set sail in a small boat and saw two dinosaurs(4)_ each other.guidereachedfightingParagraph outlineS
10、upporting detailsThe process of thejourney They sailed to the shore and saw huge insects,many strange creatures and a giant man while(5)_ the forest.They set sail again and made a bomb to blow up the rocks which blocked the(6)_ exit,and then their boat fell into a hole.exploringpossibleParagraph out
11、lineSupporting detailsThe ending of thejourneyThey reached the bottom of the hole,and then the water pushed them out of it.Finally they came to a volcano in Italy.The Time MachineParagraph outlineSupporting detailsThe beginning of the journeyI decided to use the Time Machine I(7)_ to see the future.
12、madeParagraph outlineSupporting detailsThe process of the journeyI pulled one handle of the machine and started my journey.I travelled to the year AD 802,701 and found mankind had evolved into two races,the Eloi and the Morlocks.Paragraph outlineSupporting detailsThe process of the journey I(8)_ fro
13、m the Morlocksand travelled 30 million years into the future and found there seemed to be little life.I went still further into the future and found the Earth had become cold and covered in frost and there was no(9)_ of life.escapedsignParagraph outlineSupporting detailsThe ending of thejourneyI pul
14、led the other handle and came back to my(10)_ in the present day.houseIf 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 creatures.他们遇到了巨型昆虫和很多奇怪的生物。come across （偶然）遇到，发现e.g.She came acro
15、ss 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.Days and nights zipped by and everything changed before my eyes.白天、黑夜飞速交替，
16、一切都在眼前变换。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。3.The Morlocks even tried to catch and kill me,but luckily I was ab
17、le to use the Time Machine to escape.莫洛克人甚至试图抓住并杀掉我，但幸运的是，我可以用时间机器逃跑。escape vi./vt.逃跑，避开，被遗忘e.g.He escaped from prison 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.她设法从燃烧的汽车里逃出来。As they were wanderi
18、ng around,they noticed a man sitting against a tree in the distancehe 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个人至少四米高。句中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
19、墙放着。Writing 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 interesting science fiction 2.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(D1,D2)2.Finish writing a science fiction story.
