1、 By the end of this period,you will be able to：1.Know the story of The Time 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.1.Do you know anything about I
2、saac Asimov and his famous Three Laws of Robotics?2Have you ever seen any films about time travelling?2Have you ever seen any films about time travelling?Hi,Mom你好，李焕英你好，李焕英Free talkIn groups,discuss what you would do if you could time travel?If I could time travel,I would like to:lsee my old actual
3、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/the world/earth will be like in millions of years to come.lsee the wonders of the world in the near or distant future.The film The Time Travel was adap
4、ted from H.G.Wells novel written in 1895.The famous science fiction writer H.G.Wells(1866 1946)who was referred to as“The Father of Science Fiction”,was an English novelist,teacher,historian and journalist.Look at the title and picture and guess what the text mainly talk about?PredictionA mans expri
5、ences in the Time Machine.1the starting lever the leather seat The main panelIt looks like a chair.What does the time machine look like?A.The Time Travelers feelings through time travel.B.The Time Traveler stopped the machine and went somewhere.C.The Time Traveler sat in his laboratory to test out h
6、is machine.D.The Time Travelers first experience of travelling through time by his machinThe Time Travelers feelings through time travel.E.The Time Traveler stopped the machine and went somewhere.F.The Time Traveler sat in his laboratory to test out his machine.G.The Time Travelers first experience
7、of travelling through time by his machine.H.e.2 A.The Time Travelers feelings through time travel.B.The Time Traveler stopped the machine and went somewhere.C.The Time Traveler sat in his laboratory to test out his machine.D.The Time Travelers first experiences and feelings in the Time Machine.Skimm
8、ing1Match each paragraph with the main idea.skimmingPara.1 A.How I felt while time travellingPara.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
9、future after travelling thousands of yearsPara.5 E.What happened while I got the Time Machine working Read agian,and find out how many times the Time Traveller started the machine.I pushed the starting lever onthe main panel forwards an inch then immediatelybackwards again.l drew a breath,gripped th
10、e lever and pushed it forwards.I pushed the lever further.Like an impatient tool,I pulled the leverbackwards hard.Para 1 Para 2 Para 2 Para 4The Time Traveller started the machine twice.scanning1.How does the Time Traveller first know he has travelled through time?2.How does the Time Traveller feel
11、when travelling through time?3.Why is the Time Traveller worried about stopping the machine?4.Where does the Time Machine arrive when the man finally stops it?Anser the questions:careful reading1.How does the Time Traveller first know has travelled through time?He saw the clock move forwards.2.How d
12、oes the Time Traveller feel when travelling through time?It felt strange and unpleasant.3.Why is the Time Traveller worried about stopping the machine?4.Where does the Time Machine arrive when the man finally stops it?Post-readingClue from the film 2Time TravelWhat date he finally stops and what is
13、different about it from the time he leftWho or what he will meet What adventures he will haveWill he return to his own timepost-readingDiscuss what might happen next in the story.How many would flash into your mind if you could invent a time machine?appearanceequipmenthow to operatedestinations(futu
14、re/past)feelings through time travelchanges in the surroundingsevents happening through travelcolormaterial(metal/plastic)outer shape.leverpanel.mind controlvoice control.Time Machinepost-readingImagine and write your own story about a time machine you will invent,and your journey through time.Use t
15、he story and the guide below to help you.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?Wha
16、t do you have to do 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 rhetori
17、cal devices in your story,like metaphors,similes,overstatements,etc.Pre-writing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、时态人称：二、时态人称：一般现在时，第一人称。一般现在时，第一人称。三、谋篇布局三、谋篇布局本写作
18、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。Pre-writing在编写故事时可以使用修辞手法，使语言更加生动形象。(1)simile(明喻)My love is like a red,red rose.Robert Burns我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰。罗伯特彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)Hope is a good breakfast,but it is a bad supper.希望是顿美好的
19、早餐，但却是一顿糟糕的晚餐。Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书需要“浅尝辄止”地阅读，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地阅读；很少一部分需要“细嚼慢咽”地阅读。Translate and advance the sentences.Writing一般表达：I made a time machine after doing research for one year.It looks like a cristal ball and has two but
20、tons.One can lead to the past and the other can lead to the future.高级表达：After doing research for one year,I invented a time machine which is in the shape of a crystal ball with two buttons.One can lead to the past and the other future.在编写故事时可以使用修辞手法，使语言更加生动形象。(1)simile(明喻)My love is like a red,red r
21、ose.Robert Burns我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰。罗伯特彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)Hope is a good breakfast,but it is a bad supper.希望是顿美好的早餐，但却是一顿糟糕的晚餐。Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书需要“浅尝辄止”地阅读，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地阅读；很少一部分需要“细嚼慢咽”地阅读。Translate and advance the sentences.Writing一般
22、表达：I closed my eyes and hold my hands tightly because I felt nervous and excited.高级表达：Overwhelmed with excitement and nervousness,I closed my eyes tightly and held my hands firmly.(一般表达)When I opened my eyes,I arrived in a brandnew floating city.It was located on a manmade island and was(一般表达)When I
23、 opened my eyes,I arrived in a brandnew floating city.It was located on a manmade island and was almost entirely covered in the vegetation.almost entirely covered in the vegetation.在编写故事时可以使用修辞手法，使语言更加生动形象。(1)simile(明喻)My love is like a red,red rose.Robert Burns我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰。罗伯特彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)Hope i
24、s a good breakfast,but it is a bad supper.希望是顿美好的早餐，但却是一顿糟糕的晚餐。Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书需要“浅尝辄止”地阅读，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地阅读；很少一部分需要“细嚼慢咽”地阅读。一般表达：When I opened my eyes,I arrived in a brandnew floating city.It was located on a manmade island
25、 and was almost entirely covered with vegetation.高级表达：The instant I opened my eyes，I found Ive arrived in a brandnew floating city located on a manmade island,which was almost entirely covered with vegetation.WritingTranslate and advance the sentences.在编写故事时可以使用修辞手法，使语言更加生动形象。(1)simile(明喻)My love is
26、 like a red,red rose.Robert Burns我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰。罗伯特彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)Hope is a good breakfast,but it is a bad supper.希望是顿美好的早餐，但却是一顿糟糕的晚餐。Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书需要“浅尝辄止”地阅读，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地阅读；很少一部分需要“细嚼慢咽”地阅读。Translate and advance the se
27、ntences.Writing一般表达：In this city,robots were easy to see everywhere and people were working busily at a rapid pace.高级表达：People were in the middle of work at a rapid pace in this city where robots were easy to see everywhere.在编写故事时可以使用修辞手法，使语言更加生动形象。(1)simile(明喻)My love is like a red,red rose.Robert
28、Burns我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰。罗伯特彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)Hope is a good breakfast,but it is a bad supper.希望是顿美好的早餐，但却是一顿糟糕的晚餐。Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书需要“浅尝辄止”地阅读，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地阅读；很少一部分需要“细嚼慢咽”地阅读。After doing research for one year,I invented a time mach
29、ine which is in the shape of a crystal ball with two buttons.One can lead to the past and the other future.One day,after I pressed the button to the future,the time machine gave out colourful rays,and carried me into the time tunnel.Overwhelmed with excitement and nervousness,I closed my eyes tightl
30、y and held my hands firmly.I wondered what the future city would look like?A sample 在编写故事时可以使用修辞手法，使语言更加生动形象。(1)simile(明喻)My love is like a red,red rose.Robert Burns我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰。罗伯特彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)Hope is a good breakfast,but it is a bad supper.希望是顿美好的早餐，但却是一顿糟糕的晚餐。Some books are to be tasted,others
31、 to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书需要“浅尝辄止”地阅读，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地阅读；很少一部分需要“细嚼慢咽”地阅读。The instant I opened my eyes,I found Ive arrived in a brandnew floating city,located on a manmade island,which was almost entirely covered in the vegetation.In the city,many strange carriagelike s
32、mall planes were floating above the ground.When I drove one to visit the city,I felt I went through a beautiful garden.There was a huge tower in the city centre acting both as work place and housing for its citizens.The city used solar,wind and wave power to keep it functioning and used its large ga
33、rdens to supply food.People were in the middle of work at a rapid pace in this city where robots were easy to see everywhere and AI,of course,became helpful assistants.After hanging around the city for several hours,the time machine transported me back to reality.It sounds a little fancy but in my m
34、ind,with high technology developing,our society will become more and more intelligent.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 J
35、ohn,Im glad that youre interested in the robot developed by our company.So advanced is the robot that it can cook meals at a fixed time,which can be adjusted according to individual needs.In addition,it can also accompany the elderly in having a chat,playing chess and doing exercise.Furthermore,it c
36、an deal with emergencies.For instance,if an old man falls ill suddenly the robot will call doctors for help.To put it in a nutshell,AI is making an enormous difference to the world as well as our lives.Looking forward to your earliest reply Yours，Li Hua1.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)
