1、Unit 2 Out of this worldIntegrated skills 1Creating a story about aliens(1) Jenny saw the film last night. T / F (2) Jenny and Bob both enjoy the film they saw. T / F (3) Jenny believes theres life on other planets, but Bob is not sure. T / F (4) Bob hopes the aliens are friendly. T / F (5) The alie
2、ns in the book come to the Earth to destroy us. T / F (6) Jenny thinks the book is boring. T / F ListeningA1(Jenny Bob, Bob Jenny) (destroy save)(boring interesting)1. Listen to the the conversation and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle the incorrect informati
3、on in the false statements and correct it in the blanks. The Beasts from Mars The aliens are really frightening. The look like huge (1) . (2) bring them to the earth. The aliens just want to (3) . They breathe on something until it is a ball of fire.Listening Strangers from Space The aliens look lik
4、e big jellyfish. They are much more(4) _ than us. People from all over the world work together to (5) and find out their message. With the help of the aliens, we manage to (6) another group of aliens.fire-breathing bearsThose scientistsdestroy everythingintelligenttranslate their languagefight offA2
5、1. Could you read the comic strips and find out the basic elements in the story?ReadingSettingCharactersPlotPaul, a boy, and Alf, a grey alien One spring evening in the park next to Pauls housePaul hears a noise in the park next to his house and goes to investigate. When he arrives, he sees a silver
6、 object land in the park that looks like a spaceship. Suddenly, the door opens and a strange-looking being exits the object. The being is a grey colour and Paul realizes it is an alien. The alien tells Paul that he will take him to a new place. Paul is not afraid because the alien is friendly, so he
7、 enters the spaceship. Paul and the alien fly into outer space in the silver spaceship to travel to another planet in the universe.Whats the style of the passage?A. Narration （记叙）B. Exposition （说明）C. Argumentation (议论）A storywhenwherewhowhathowwhy5w&1hReadingPicture 1: Paul hears a big noise in the
8、park and goes to investigate. A spaceship lands in the park and out steps an alien. 2. Could you summarize the plot in each picture?Picture 2: The grey alien invites Paul to the spaceship. Picture 3: Paul enters the spaceship with the alien. Picture 4: Paul and the alien fly into outer space to visi
9、t another planet.Could you discuss and answer the following questions? Where are the alien and Paul going? What will Paul see? How will he feel? What might happen to Paul on the new planet? Speaking It is likely that they are going to the aliens hometown.Paul will see a strange new world, feeling cu
10、rious and excited.Possibly he comes across un unexpected situation on the new planet.SpeakingFinally, the Monster finds Paul is a visitor invited to the planet and makes friends with Paul.Maybe he will meet a huge space monster and fight with him. What kind of unexpected situation might he come acro
11、ss? How might the unexpected situation be solved?WritingLearning about the languageTo make your story impressive, you need to give vivid descriptions using your observation and imagination. When describing a setting, you can use adjectives to create a mood. Adjectives such as “dark”, “black” or “des
12、erted” can create a mysterious atmosphere in outer space.WritingWhat kind of description should you use to make your story vivid? Scene descriptione.g. Walking out of the spaceship, Paul noticed that this was an unusual planet. He could see strange buildings, trees and animals. Action and expression
13、 description(1) The monster opened its large mouth and was about to attack Paul when Alf came and grabbed the monster by the neck.(2) Embarrassed, Fluffy looked at Paul, smiled and embraced Paul.WritingLearning about writing techniquesThe core of any story is the plot. To create and outline the plot
14、, you can ask these questions: What is the conflict? How does the conflict affect the characters? What is the climax? How do the main characters solve the conflict? What is the ending?Writing1. What is the conflict of the story?2. What is the climax of the story?3. How to push forward the climax?Pau
15、ls desire to explore the new planet vs Pauls ignorance of the new planet.Paul comes across an unexpected situation. Add a twist to the story. For example, Paul is about to be attacked by the monster when Alf stops it. It turns out that the monster is Alfs pet, who mistakes Paul for an invader. Findi
16、ng out the basic elements of the story; Analysing the development of the plot; Predicting the further development of the plot; Adding twists to the story; Making the language vivid with description.WritingChecking your writingRemember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts betwee
17、n you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects.PunctuationSpellingGrammarChoice of wordsStyle (formal/informal)StructureWriting1. Read 2. Ask 6 basic questions (who? When? Where? What? Why? How?)3. Get the main idea4. Infer the ending (the plot, the given two sentences)5. Begin to wr
18、ite (language requirements-structure, style, vocabulary) Steps to complete a story6. Polish your writing7. Handwriting (neat and clear) Steps to complete a storyWriting Self-reviewlDo you create the plot based on the comic strip?lHow do you describe the setting?Peer review lWhat does your partner think of your plot?lHow does your partner think your story can be improved?
