Unit 1 Science Fiction Using Language （ppt课件）-2023新人教版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第四册.pptx

1、Using LanguageUsing LanguageVoice your opinions on robots and AI By the end of this period,you will be able to1.make predictions based on given pictures and words.2.voice your opinions on robots and AI based on your knowledge.3.organize words by using correct discourse markers.4.inspire the consider

2、ation for future development and humans fate.Lead-in Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.1.What jobs are these robots doing?2.What are the pros and cons of robots doing these jobs?playing the instrumentsserving foodplaying footballplaying the pianodoing experimentsWatch a video and answer

3、 the following questions.1.What impressed you most in the video?2.What kinds of robots or Al developments do you hope for?Listen to an interview and put these statements in the correct order.9 1 The host introduces the guest,a sci-fi expert._ The expert has robots in his home._ As robots become more

4、 intelligent,they may also become more dangerous._ The host mentions Asimovs Three Laws of Robotics._ The expert says robots will have occupations such as teaching and nursing._ The line between humans and robots will be more blurred in the future._ The host asks about benefits and problems._ The ho

5、st asks if there are robots in the experts home._ In sci-fi stories,robots often become superior and take over.4 5 2 8 7 3 6 Listen to the interview again and write down the discourse markers that you hear.Make a note of how each discourse marker is used in the interview.Then compare your answers wi

6、th a partner.Listen for discourse markersDiscourse markers are used to organise a text by marking sequence,contrast,opinion,purpose,and so on.Listening for discourse markers can help you understand a text more easily.For example,first,however,above all,in order to etc.just now,so,well,however,above

7、allSpeaking:1 Think and answer these questions1 What do you know about robot technology?What can robots do?2 What benefits do you think robots or AI will bring?Do you think they will cause problems as well?robots2.Brainstorming Do you know anything about Isaac Asimov and his famous Three Laws of Rob

8、otics?What do you think of these laws?Speaking:3 In groups,discuss what the expert thinks of the questions and exchange your own views.You may use the following expressions to help you.Using LanguageWrite a sci-fi short story By the end of this period,you will be able to1.Know the story of The Time

9、Machine written by H.G.Wells;2.Analyze the structure and rhetorical devices of a sci-fi story;3.Share different ideas of what might happen next in the story.4.Write a story about a time machine.Using LanguageWrite a sci-fi short storythe time machinethe starting lever the leather seat The main panel

10、Sometimes referred to as“The Father of Science Fiction”,Herbert George Wells(1866 1946)was an English novelist,teacher,historian and journalist.Look at the pictures,guess what they are.In groups,discuss what you would do if you could time travel.Which time do you want to go to?Why?Can you try to lea

11、ve yourself a message then?What message do you want to tell yourself?The first attempt in a _When the Time Machine speeded upWhen the Time Machine ran even fasterTime MachineThe lab looked like before but about _ hours had passed.The lab went _ and I was invisible to my _.five and a half hazeadj.模糊模

12、糊的的;困惑的困惑的niecen.侄侄女女;外甥女外甥女The walls of the lab _ and I was left in _,with things around me changing fast.fell awaythe open air逐逐渐减少渐减少;消失消失I pushed the starting lever onthe main panel forwards an inch then immediatelybackwards again.l drew a breath,gripped the lever and pushed it forwards.I pushed

13、 the lever further.Like an impatient tool,I pulled the leverbackwards hard.The Time Traveller started the machine twice.Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4Read an extract from The Time Machine,and find out how many times the Time Traveller started the machine.ScanningPara.1 A.How I felt while time travellin

14、gPara.2 B.What I thought before I stopped the Time Machine and what happened when stopped itPara.3 C.How I got the first of all Time Machines started and what happenedPara.4 D.How I ended up somewhere in the future after travelling thousands of yearsPara.5 E.What happened while I got the Time Machin

15、e working SkimmingMatch each paragraph with the main idea.Listen and read the text and answer the questions.What does the time machine look like?How do I operate the machine?(P1)What happened when I first push it forward?(P1)What happened when I push it forward the second time?(P2)What does it feel

16、like during time travel?(P3)What happened when I push it backwards?(P4)Activity 1:Read and summarize the structureAppearance1.What does the time machine look like?How do I operate the machine?(P1)There is a lever on the main panel.There is also a chair.push the lever forward.Experience2.What happene

17、d when I first push it forward?(P1)I saw my lab exactly as before.I thought my mind tricked me.Then I saw the clock.A moment before,it was a minute or so past ten;now it was nearly half past 3.Experience3.What happened when I push it forward the second time?(P2)He moved like a rocket.Night came as i

18、f a lamp was being turned out.Feeling4.What does it feel like during time travel?(P3)It is hard to explain the strange and unpleasant feeling of time traveling.It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road.He was in the rain in some mud next to the machine.5.What happened when I push it bac

19、kwards?(P4)If I stopped and the same space was being occupied by something else,we would be forced together and explode like a bomb!vt.&vi.爆炸爆炸Activity 2:Read and identify the language featuresWhats my feeling when“I drew a breath”?(P2L1)_What the meaning of “she moved like a rocket”?(P2L3)_Can you

20、find out other similar expressions in P3?_Can you say something like that?_nervous and curiousother rhetorical devices：It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road.The sun and the moon looked as if they were being thrown across the sky.I saw huge buildings rise up,then disappear like in a

21、dream.It is an expression of overstatement,which means he moves very fast.I am thin like a piece of feather.More expressions about rhetorical devices：明喻Simile：He drove as if possessed by the devil.他着魔似地驾车狂奔。隐喻/暗喻MetaphorHe has a heart of stone.他铁石心肠。拟人PersonificationNecessity is the mother of invent

22、ion.需要乃是发明之母。（将需求比拟成母亲）夸张夸张overstatementThe older man lived a year in a minute.老人度日如年。老人度日如年。双关双关PunSeven days without water makes one weak.七天不进水，人七天不进水，人就会虚弱。就会虚弱。Activity 3:Discuss and share your ideasShare your story with the rest of the class.We will be divided into 4 groups.Group A外形组外形组Group O

23、操作组操作组Group E经历组经历组Group F感受组感受组Lets see whose time travel plan impresses the most.Activity 4:Write a story of time machineHere is my time machine_When I get to the right time in the right place,I _It feels as if_My versionHere is my time machine which looks like a drone.With all the shining lights

24、indicationg the time I will travel into,my machine can do an awesome job to get me to any place at any time.For me,I want to go back to tell me then that I want to choose more wisely in college,so that I can do better now.When I get to the right time in the right place,I am so obssessed with all the

25、 surroundings I was familiar.My friends,my teachers,my family and my friends are just like befor,which brings me a sense of warth.Surely I want to stay here forver,enjoying all the vigorous and energetic life as before.It feels as if I never left.I fit quickly into the life here like a fish never ri

26、d itself from water.All of this are too real for me;however,I am also aware of my purpose here,which is to find me then and leave me a message to help me choose a better major in college.After I do that,I have to go back to the future.Homework假如你是李华,你的好朋友John发来电子邮件询问你公司最新研制的家用机器人的相关情况，请根据下面提示,给他回复一封

27、电子邮件。(1)可以在固定的时间做饭，做饭时间可以根据个人需要进行调整;(2)可以陪老人聊天、下国际象棋、锻炼身体等;(3)能及时处理紧急情况，例如:在老人突然病倒时及时拨打急救电话等。注意:(1)词数80左右;(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;(3)电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计人总词数。Dear John,Im glad that youre interested in the robot developed by our company.The robot is so advanced that it can cook meals at a fixed time,which c

28、an be adjusted according to individual needs.In addition,it can also accompany the elderly in having a chat,playing chess and doing exercise.Moreover,it can deal with emergencies.For example,if an old man falls ill suddenly the robot will call doctors for help.All in all,AI is changing the world as well as our life.Looking forward to your earliest reply Yours，Li Hua