1、Unit 3Tomorrows world Project 2U n i t 3 P r o j e c t 2Learning aims1.To know some background information about science fiction and writers.2.To learn how to read science fiction effectively.3.To know the story lines and useful expressions in the two stories.4.To be able to work out a fiction story
2、 in groups.L e a r n i n g a i m s 1.T o k n o w s o m e bLets read summaries of two famous science fiction.Do you know what is science fiction?What do science fiction writers often write about?-It is a type of writing based onfantasyimagination-What will happen in Tomorrows World.Leading-inL e t s
3、r e a d s u m m a r i e s o f t w o f aHave you ever read any science fiction stories?Can you name some famous science fiction writers?Jules VerneH.G.WellsLiu cixin Leading-inH a v e y o u e v e r r e a d a n y s c i e n c eJules Verne(1828-1905)As a popular French writer,Jules Verne is regarded as
4、the father of science fiction.His famous science fiction stories are:Journey to the Centre of the Earth,Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,Around the World in Eighty Days,Five Weeks in a Balloon,and From the Earth to the Moon.J u l e s V e r n e (1 8 2 8 -1 9 0 5)H.G.Wells.(1866-1946).As an Engli
5、sh novelist,H.G.wells is well-known for his science fiction stories,among which are The Time Machine,The Invisible Man,The War in the Air and The war of the Worlds.H.G.We l l s.(1 8 6 6 -1 9 4 6).Liu Cixin As a famous science fiction writer,won the Hugo Award（雨果奖）（雨果奖）for his fiction Three-Body Prob
6、lem（三三体体）.He is better known for the film The Wondering Earth.L i u C i x i nJourney to the Centre of the Earth地心游记地心游记The Time Machine时间机器时间机器J o u r n e y T h e T i m e Step 1 Reading 2S t e p 1 R e a d i n g J o u r n e y t o t h e Read the passage quickly and make out the structure of the story.
7、Part 1(Para._)The _ why Professor Otto started the journey.Part 2(Para._)The exciting _ during the journey.Part 3(Para._)The _ of the journey.Task 1 Fast reading1reason2-5adventure6end R e a d t h e p a s s a g e q u i c k l y a n d1.Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to?They travel
8、 to the centre of the Earth.2.What do they see during their journey?During the journey,they see a big underground ocean,a beautiful forest,ancient animals that have already disappeared in the world above.3.How do they come back to the world above?A volcano in southern Italy brings them back to the E
9、arths surface.Task 2 Careful reading1.Wh e r e d o t h e G e r m a n p r o f e s sStep 1 Reading 2S t e p 1 R e a d i n g T h e T i m e Ma c h i n1.What has the scientist invented?2.What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701?3.What is the world thirty million years into the future like?1.W
10、h a t h a s t h e s c i e n t i s t i n v e1.What has the scientist invented?He has invented a machine that can take him into the future.1.Wh a t h a s t h e s c i e n t i s t i n v e2.What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701?He finds two kinds of creaturesthe Eloi and the Morlocks.The E
11、loi are gentle and lazy people who are served by the Morlocks.The Morlocks are a group of people who work very hard and come out in the evening to eat the Eloi.2.Wh a t d o e s h e f i n d w h e n h e t3.What is the world thirty million years into the future like?The sun no longer shines in that wor
12、ld,so it is cold and scary.3.Wh a t i s t h e w o r l d t h i r t y m iStep 2 Appreciating 2S t e p 2 A p p r e c i a t i n g 2 1.Analysis of Genre:Narration(记叙文记叙文)Exposition(说明文说明文)Argumentation(议论文议论文)2.Clue of stories:_ and _ 3.Attitudes of Authors:Objective Subjective Time Space1.A n a l y s i
13、s o f G e n r e:T i m e S p 4.Features of language:(1)when the three of them reached,as they were wandering around._ (2).and saw what looked like an exit._ Adverbial clause Object clause 4.F e a t u r e s o f l a n g u a g e:A d v e r bStep 3 Writing Lets write our own science fiction story2S t e p
14、3 Wr i t i n g L e t s w r i t e o u r Writing a science fiction storyUse your imagination and try to make up your own science fiction story.Be as creative as you can!Below are some steps for you to follow.Wr i t i n g a s c i e n c e f i c t i o n s tPlanning 1.Discuss the two questions first.What
15、do you imagine the future will be like?What would make an interesting story?2.In the groups of four,choose a topic for their groups science fiction story.(e.g.Future farming)P l a n n i n g 1.D i s c u s s t h e t w o q uTake notes of the story:Time and place(setting):e.g.Preparingin 3000,on a farm
16、land of the moonhuman beings,the aliens and the robots plan to explore the Moonhuman beings,the aliens and the robotsStoryline:Characters:T a k e n o t e s o f t h e s t o r y:P r e p aProducing1.Write the story,please.Each group member should write one paragraph.2.After finishing the story,you shou
17、ld proofread it together and make any necessary changes.P r o d u c i n g 1.Wr i t e t h e s t o r y,p lPresentingReport your story to the whole class now.And make sure that you can answer their questions.P r e s e n t i n g R e p o r t y o u r s t o r y t oDiscussion What good characteristics does
18、a good science fiction story have?D i s c u s s i o n Wh a t g o o d c h a r a ctopictimeplace(setting)storylinecharactersFuture transportation,Future education,Future farmingt o p i c t i m e p l a c e (s e t t i n g)s t o r y lHomework 1.Finish the science fiction story and read it out for your classmates.2.Review what is learned in the unit.H o m e w o r k 1.F i n i s h t h e s c i e n c e
