1、Write a sci-fi short storyTo know some famous science fiction writers.To read for the main idea of the passage.To discuss what you would do if you could time travel.To write a sci-fi short story.Do you know the man?Liu CixinHe is one of the most famous science-fiction novelists all over the world. H
2、is Three Body Problem has become such an international cultural phenomenon that business and government leaders have read the books and drawn lessons from it.Three Body Problem won the Hugo Award, the first for an Asian authorBarack Obama: “wildly imaginative, really interesting”.Lei Jun, CEO of Xia
3、omi, said the book gave him ideas about marketing competition.Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, recommends it.The Wandering Earth In the film, based on a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, the Earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun. In response, humans around the world
4、work together to build a giant engine system that will push the Earth away from the sun. Instead of abandoning the Earth, this time were taking it with us.Watch the video.Look at the pictures, guess what they are.In groups, discuss what you would do if you could time travel.What would you do if you
5、could actually time travel back to 2010? Would you relive your childhood? Would you make some investments? Or would you spend the whole time worrying about how your unnatural presence in the 2010s could change the history?The Time Machine was written in 1895 by famous science fiction writer H.G. Wel
6、ls. Read an extract from this story and find out how many times the Time Traveler started the machine.4 timesI pushed the starting lever on the main panel forwards an inch then immediately backwards again.I drew a breath, gripped the lever and pushed it forwards.I pushed the lever further.I pulled t
7、he lever backwards hard.n.操纵杆操纵杆n.仪表盘仪表盘n.英寸英寸adv.向向后后;往回往回vt.&vi.紧握紧握;抓紧抓紧Listen and read the text again and answer the questions.1. How does the Time Traveler first know he has travelled through time?2. How does the Time Traveler feel when travelling through time? What rhetorical devices does the
8、writer use to describe his feelings?3. Why is the Time Traveler worried about stopping the machine?4. Where does the Time Machine arrive when the man finally stops it?He found the time was different.1. How does the Time Traveler first know he has travelled through time?Then I saw the clock. A moment
9、 before, it was a minute or so past ten; now it was nearly half past three!Similes, overstatements2. How does the Time Traveler feel when travelling through time? What rhetorical devices does the writer use to describe his feelings?It is hard to explain the strange and unpleasant feeling of time tra
10、veling. It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road. I calculated that I was being pushed through time at hundreds of years a minute.n.夸张夸张He had thought about the risk of stopping the Time Machine.3. Why is the Time Traveler worried about stopping the machine?I had thought about the risk
11、 of stopping the Time Machine many times. But 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He was in the rain in some mud next to the machine.4. Where does the Time Machine arrive when the man finally stops it?I
12、was sitting in the rain in some mud next to the machine.n.泥泥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.模糊模糊的的;困惑的困惑
13、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The Time Machine came to a stopRemarks on my time travelIt was a _ to stop the Time Machine. Eventually, it was _ on its side.riskflippedThe traveler has traveled _ ye
14、ars into the future.vt.&vi.使快速翻转使快速翻转thousands of Choose the best answers.1. What makes the traveler think that the time machine works? A. The change of time on a clock. B. The lab that looks different. C. The strange feeling in mind. D. The trick the machine plays on him.2. Why is the author invisi
15、ble to his niece? A. Because he is hidden from her. B. Because they are not in the same time. C. Because there is no lamp in the room. D. Because he moves like a rocket.n.灯灯;台灯台灯3. How does the time traveler feel when travelling through time? A. Excited B. Relaxed C. Unfortunate D. Uncomfortable4. W
16、hy is the time traveler worried about stopping the machine? A. An accident can happen. B. The machine will turn over. C. An explosion may take place. D. The machine has no brakes.Discuss what might happen next in the story. Use the following questions to help you and make brief notes. Then present y
17、our story to the class.What date do you think it is when the Time Traveler finally stops?What do you think is different about that time from the time he left?Who or what do you think the Time Traveler will meet?What adventures do you think he will have in the future? Do you think he will ever return
18、 to his own time?Imagine and write your own story about a time machine you will invent, and your journey through time. Use the story and the guide below to help you.1 Think about what your machine will look like. Is it a vehicle or a machine?2 How does your time machine work? What do you have to do
19、to make it work?3 What period in time do you want to travel to? Think about interesting things and people you would like to see there.4 Imagine what it might feel like to travel through time. Think of words to describe this and make your story as vivid as possible.5 Include rhetorical devices in you
20、r story, like metaphors, similes, overstatements, etc.Exchange your draft with a partner and revise the draft using your partners comments.Share your story with the rest of the class.Time Machine A few weeks ago on a cold and rainy day Professor William was reading a non-fiction book. It was about h
21、ow to make a time machine. He decided he would try making a time machine. He decided he would go to the science mall to get some equipment. After that he went back to his science lab. Then he started making the time machine. He put together different machinery to make laser boosters. Over the next f
22、ew days he created the engine, time boost and lots of other equipment. When he finished creating all the pieces he put them together.He turned the lasers boosters on and then walked onto the time machine. He set the time machine to year 1915, World War I. Then he stepped on to the pad that was on th
23、e floor and suddenly arrived at the beach in Anzac Cove. It was April 25th. When he walked off the time machine he saw troops dodging bullets. It was like that for a half an hour. After a while it started to settle. Then the troops were walking back to their camp thinking it was all better. Then out
24、 of the corner of a troops eye he saw a bullet coming towards them. He shouted “Get down, a bullet is coming.” After the bullet passed they quickly ran back to the camp. Most of the troops got shot. While Professor William was watching he saw General William Birdwood running back to the ship to take
25、 cover, so he followed him up the ramp and disappeared into the hull. After a few hours of watching the fight the Professor decided it was getting too dangerous to stay. So he went back to the time machine. He stood on the pad and pulled the lever to 2015. It suddenly cranked and then shut down. He
26、looked around to figure out what had happened and found a bullet hole in the machine. He wondered how he was going to fix the time machine.Suddenly an idea popped into his head. He went looking for a bullet shell and found one in the sand. Then he raced back to his time machine and covered the hole
27、with the bullet shell. Then he turned the machine on and cranked the lever back to 2015. This time it worked.科幻故事科幻故事科幻故事科幻故事写作属于写作属于想象性作文。这类题目要求学生创造想象性作文。这类题目要求学生创造出从未接触甚至根本不存在的新形象。允许自由想象、出从未接触甚至根本不存在的新形象。允许自由想象、自主发挥的空间较大自主发挥的空间较大, , 因此需要灵活的思维和丰富的想因此需要灵活的思维和丰富的想象力。科幻故事是用幻想的形式象力。科幻故事是用幻想的形式, , 表现人类在
28、未来世界表现人类在未来世界的物质精神文化生活和科学技术远景的物质精神文化生活和科学技术远景, , 其内容交织着科其内容交织着科学事实和预见、想象。特点是内容丰富、奇特学事实和预见、想象。特点是内容丰富、奇特, , 并且情并且情节合理。节合理。科幻类作文包括两个主要因素：科学、幻想。科学科幻类作文包括两个主要因素：科学、幻想。科学既既要有科学要有科学依据，要遵循科学原理。幻想是指对现实中不可能或者目前不依据，要遵循科学原理。幻想是指对现实中不可能或者目前不可能发生的事情的奇特想象。能够展示科学世界的无限奥秘和可能发生的事情的奇特想象。能够展示科学世界的无限奥秘和神奇，启迪智慧，激励人们不断探索求
29、知，但不是无限制地夸神奇，启迪智慧，激励人们不断探索求知，但不是无限制地夸张与虚构。因此在写作时要注意：可以有新奇大胆的想象但要张与虚构。因此在写作时要注意：可以有新奇大胆的想象但要有一定的科学知识作基础，要科学幻想而不是胡思乱想。可以有一定的科学知识作基础，要科学幻想而不是胡思乱想。可以从自己的生活出发进行幻想，寻找题材，可以就如何解决现实从自己的生活出发进行幻想，寻找题材，可以就如何解决现实或者未来世界中会出现的问题进行合理想象。或者未来世界中会出现的问题进行合理想象。怎怎样写科幻作文呢？可按以下步骤进行：样写科幻作文呢？可按以下步骤进行：一一、确定主题、确定主题 把把生活中碰到的、电视上
30、或书上看到的各种科幻形象特生活中碰到的、电视上或书上看到的各种科幻形象特点揉合，充分发点揉合，充分发挥想挥想象象力，力，创造一个生动创造一个生动的角的角色，确定作文色，确定作文的主题。的主题。二二、构思情节、构思情节 情情节内容的设定要新奇节内容的设定要新奇，吸，吸引人引人。充。充分发分发挥想挥想象力，在象力，在科科学基学基础上合理想象。比础上合理想象。比如写如写未来生活中的机器人，可以未来生活中的机器人，可以写写外外貌特征貌特征、功、功能，也可以写机器人的思想情感等。能，也可以写机器人的思想情感等。你校校报英语角举办科幻故事征文比赛你校校报英语角举办科幻故事征文比赛, 请你写一个关于飞请你写
31、一个关于飞碟的故事参加比赛。内容包括碟的故事参加比赛。内容包括: 1. 时间时间, 地点地点; 2. 主要情节主要情节; 3. 你的感受。你的感受。注意注意: 1词数词数80左右左右; 2. 故事题目已经给出故事题目已经给出, 不计入总词数。不计入总词数。The Saucer_明确话题：科幻故事，飞碟明确话题：科幻故事，飞碟明明确时态人称：一般过去时，第一人称确时态人称：一般过去时，第一人称文文章架构：背景；发生的过程；想法和感受章架构：背景；发生的过程；想法和感受列出要点：时间、地点、主要情节、感受列出要点：时间、地点、主要情节、感受The Saucer It was hot at nigh
32、t and I couldnt fall asleep in the tent, so I crawled out of the tent and walked around to cool down. The sky was clear and stars were shining. Suddenly a bright light flashed across the sky and then near my tent appeared a flying saucer, which looked just like the one in the book I had read during
33、the day. I quickly hid behind a stone and saw an alien come down through a round door. He walked into my tent and came out with something in his hand. The UFO then flew away. I immediately ran into my tent and found that my Pad was gone. I was so puzzled that I couldnt believe what I had seen. But I
34、 decided that the next time the alien came, I would talk to him.The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaFinish your short story.What would you do if you could time travel back to the Tang/Song Dynasty? List at least 5 points.
