1、Do you know the man?Liu CixinHe is one of the most famous science-fiction novelists all over the world.His Three Body Problem has become such an international cultural phenomenon that business and government leaders have read the books and drawn lessons from it.Warming upThree Body Problem won the H
2、ugo Award,the first for an Asian authorBarack Obama:“wildly imaginative,really interesting”.L e i J u n,C E O o f Xiaomi,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 wr
3、iter Liu Cixin,the Earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun.In response,humans around the world 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.Using LanguageWrite a
4、 sci-fi short storythe time machinethe starting lever the leather seat The main panelSometimes 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.1 In groups,discuss what would
5、 do if you could time travel?If I could time travel,I would like to:lsee my old actual self.lsee my beloved ones who have passed away.lexperience my childhood life again.lbe able to predict the future or decide my future.lsee what life/man the world/earth will be like in millions of years to comelse
6、e the wonders of the world in the near or distant future.lsee what the future hold in store for us.Pre-readingReadingI 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 the lever further.Like
7、an impatient tool,I pulled the leverbackwards hard.The Time Traveller started the machine twice.Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 42 Read an extract from The Time Machine,and find out how many times the Time Traveller started the machine.Scanning3 Read the text again and anser the questions.1.How does the T
8、ime Traveller first know he has travelled through time?He saw the clock indicate a time in the future.(Para.1,the last two sentences)2.How does the Time Traveller feel when travelling through time?What rhetorical devices does the writer use to describe his feelings.It felt strange and unpleasant.The
9、 writer uses all kinds of rhetorical devices,such as simile and overstatement.Detailed readingSimile:It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road.The sun and moon looked as if they were being grouwn across the sky,.Around me I saw trees growing like puffs of smoke;.I saw huge buildings ris
10、e up,then disappear like in a dream.Overstatement:I calculated that I was being pushed through time at hundreds of years a minute.3.Why is the Time Traveller worried about stopping the machine?If he stopped and the same space was being occupied by something else,they would be forced together and exp
11、lode like a bomb.(Para.4,Sentence 4)4.Where does the Time Machine arrive when the man finally stops it?In the rain in some mud next to the machine.(Para.5,Sentence 2)Para.1 A.How I felt while time travellingPara.2 B.What I thought before I stopped the Time Machine and what happened when stopped itPa
12、ra.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 Machine working SkimmingMatch each paragraph with the main idea.Post-readingClue from the film Time
13、Travel What date he finally stops and what is different about it from the time he leftWho or what he will meet What adventures he will haveWill he return to his own time4 Discuss what might happen next in the story.Post-readingThe Time Traveller stops in the year 802701.the whole earth looks like a
14、garden with beautiful,happy people called Eloi who play all the time,but this hides a horrible truth;there is a whole world of people called Morlocks who live underground in a dark,mechanised society who use the Eloi as a source of food.The Time Traveller meets an Eloi woman and falls in love with h
15、er.The Time Traveller and the Eloi woman are attacked by Morlocks.He is able to escape,but he loses contact with the woman and perhaps she is killed.The Morlocks then steal the Time Machine and use it as bait to capture and kill the Time Traveller.However,once he is in the Time Machine,he pulls the
16、lever and begins to travel in time again and is able to make his escape.He travels 30 million years into the future to see the sun cool and the earth turn into a lifeless planet.He then travels back to the time from where he started out,only to find that three hours have passed.如何写科幻故事如何写科幻故事【写作任务写作
17、任务】某科幻文学杂志的某科幻文学杂志的Time Travel栏目正在面向中学生征稿，请你栏目正在面向中学生征稿，请你写一篇英文科幻故事投稿。写一篇英文科幻故事投稿。注意：注意：1.词数词数120左右；左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_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出想象性作文。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、自主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发挥的空间较大,因此需要灵活的思维和丰富的想象力。因此需要灵活的思维和丰富的想象力。科幻故事是
18、用幻想的形式科幻故事是用幻想的形式,表现人类在未来世界的物质精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神文化生活和科学技术远景,其内容交织着科学事实和预其内容交织着科学事实和预见、想象。特点是内容丰富、奇特见、想象。特点是内容丰富、奇特,并且情节合理。并且情节合理。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
19、神奇，启迪智慧，激励人们不断探索求知，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。一、审题定调一、审题定调本写作任务要求写一篇关于时间旅行的英文科幻故事，此类写本写作任务
20、要求写一篇关于时间旅行的英文科幻故事，此类写作需要大胆发挥想象力。本文可首先介绍时间机器的外形和工作作需要大胆发挥想象力。本文可首先介绍时间机器的外形和工作原理，其次讲述时间旅行的经历，最后谈谈你的感受。原理，其次讲述时间旅行的经历，最后谈谈你的感受。二、谋篇布局二、谋篇布局本写作任务可分为三部分：本写作任务可分为三部分：第一部分：介绍时间机器的外形和工作原理；第一部分：介绍时间机器的外形和工作原理；第二部分：讲述时间旅行的经历；第二部分：讲述时间旅行的经历；第三部分：表达时间旅行的感受。第三部分：表达时间旅行的感受。三、组织语言三、组织语言第一部分：介绍时间机器的外形和工作原理。第一部分：介
21、绍时间机器的外形和工作原理。普通表达普通表达高级表达高级表达I made a time machine after one year of study.It looks like.and has three automatic doors.I can go in and out freely.After doing research for one year,I invented a time machine,which is shaped like.with three automatic doors,through which I can go in and out freely.It i
22、s a magic machine that can obey my thoughts and reach a place of dreams without any energy.It is so magical that it works just by reading my mind and doesnt consume any energy,taking me to the places of my dreams.普通表达普通表达高级表达高级表达.when I thought of.in it,I was immediately sent to.and met my favourite
23、 boy wizard(魔法师魔法师).the moment I thought of.,in no time did I meet my best-loved boy wizard at.flashed into my mind,I instantly encountered with.we became close friends,had adventures together and fought against bad magicians bravely.we developed close ties,experienced adventures together and confro
24、nted(对抗对抗)with the evil wizards heroically.第二部分：讲述时间旅行的经历。第二部分：讲述时间旅行的经历。第三部分：表达时间旅行的感受。第三部分：表达时间旅行的感受。普通表达普通表达高级表达高级表达I was happy/excited/shocked at this special /wonderful experience and learned the value of friendship.This fantastic/thrilling(刺激的刺激的)/marvelous(不可思议的不可思议的)experience taught me that
25、 friendship was the light in the soul that changed hardship into hope and fear into bravery.Thanks to.,I could have such an unforgettable experience!Without.,I couldnt have had such a unique experience.普通范文普通范文I made a time machine after one year of study.It looks like a star and has three automatic
26、 doors.I can go in and out freely.It is a magic machine that can obey my thoughts and reach a place of dreams without any energy.One day,when I thought of Harry Potter in it,I was immediately sent to his magic school and met my favourite boy wizard.There we became close friends,had adventures togeth
27、er and fought against bad magicians bravely.I was excited at this special experience and learned the value of friendship.Thanks to my time machine,I could have such an unforgettable experience!高级范文高级范文After doing research for one year,I invented a time machine,which is shaped like a star with three
28、automatic doors,through which I can go in and out freely.It is so magical that it works just by reading my mind and doesnt consume any energy,taking me to the places of my dreams.One day,the moment I thought of Harry Potter,in no time did I meet my best-loved boy wizard at his magic school.Soon we d
29、eveloped close ties,experienced adventures together and confronted with the evil wizards heroically.This thrilling experience taught me that friendship was the light in the soul that changed hardship into hope and fear into bravery.Without my time machine,I couldnt have had such a unique experience.
30、5 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 to make it work?3 W
31、hat period in time do you want to travel to?Think about interesting things and people you would like to see there.Writing4 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 your story,like m
32、etaphors,similes,overstatements,etc.Time MachineA few weeks ago on a cold and rainy day Professor William was reading a non-fiction book.It was about how 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 h
33、e 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 few 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 boo
34、sters 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 the 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
35、 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 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.M
36、ost of the troops got shot.While Professor William was watching he saw General William Birdwood running back to the ship to take 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
37、 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 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
38、 went looking for a bullet shell and found one in the sand.Then he raced back to his time machine and covered the hole with the bullet shell.Then he turned the machine on and cranked the lever back to 2015.This time it worked.Exchange your draft with a partner and revise the draft using your partner
39、s comments.Share your story with the rest of the class.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 Sea1.Finish your short story.(Required)2.What would you do if you could time travel back to the Tang/Song Dynasty?List at least 5 points.(Optional)
