UsingLanguageWriteasci-fishortstoryBook7Unit1

SCIENCEFICTIONTeachingobjectives

Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto：1.KnowthestoryofTheTimeMachinewrittenbyH.G.Wells;2.Analyzethestructureandrhetoricaldevicesofasci-fistory;3.Sharedifferentideasofwhatmighthappennextinthestory.4.Writeastoryaboutatimemachine.01Lead-in1.DoyouknowanythingaboutIsaacAsimovandhisfamousThreeLawsofRobotics?2Haveyoueverseenanyfilmsabouttimetravelling?Backtothefuture《回到未來》Terminator《終結(jié)者》2Haveyoueverseenanyfilmsabouttimetravelling?Hi,Mom《你好，李煥英》Thetimemachine《時間機(jī)器》FreetalkIngroups,discusswhatyouwoulddoifyoucouldtimetravel?IfIcouldtimetravel,Iwouldliketo:seemyoldactualself.seemybelovedoneswhohavepassedaway.experiencemychildhoodlifeagain.beabletopredictthefutureordecidemyfuture.seewhatlife/theworld/earthwillbelikeinmillionsofyearstocome.seethewondersoftheworldinthenearordistantfuture.ThefilmTheTimeTravelwasadaptedfromH.G.Wells’novelwrittenin1895.ThefamoussciencefictionwriterH.G.Wells(1866—1946)whowasreferredtoas

“TheFatherofScienceFiction”,wasanEnglishnovelist,teacher,historianandjournalist.02ReadingLookatthetitleandpictureandguesswhatthetextmainlytalkabout?PredictionAman’sexpriencesintheTimeMachine.1thestartinglevertheleatherseatThemainpanelItlookslikeachair.Whatdoesthetimemachinelooklike?TheTimeTraveler'sfeelingsthroughtimetravel.TheTimeTravelerstoppedthemachineandwentsomewhere.TheTimeTraveler

satinhislaboratorytotestouthismachine.TheTimeTraveler'sfirstexperienceoftravellingthroughtimebyhismachinTheTimeTraveler'sfeelingsthroughtimetravel.TheTimeTravelerstoppedthemachineandwentsomewhere.TheTimeTraveler

satinhislaboratorytotestouthismachine.TheTimeTraveler'sfirstexperienceoftravellingthroughtimebyhismachine.e.2Skimthestoryquicklyandchoosethemainidea:

TheTimeTraveler'sfeelingsthroughtimetravel.TheTimeTravelerstoppedthemachineandwentsomewhere.TheTimeTraveler

satinhislaboratorytotestouthismachine.TheTimeTraveler'sfirstexperiencesandfeelingsintheTimeMachine.Skimming1Matcheachparagraphwiththemainidea.skimmingPara.1A.HowIfeltwhiletimetravellingPara.2B.WhatIthoughtbeforeIstoppedtheTimeMachineandwhathappenedwhenstoppeditPara.3C.HowIgotthefirstofallTimeMachinesstartedandwhathappenedPara.4D.HowIendedupsomewhereinthefutureaftertravellingthousandsofyearsPara.5E.WhathappenedwhileIgottheTimeMachineworkingReadagian,andfindouthowmanytimes

theTimeTravellerstartedthemachine.I

pushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.l

drewa

breath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Ipushedtheleverfurther.Likeanimpatienttool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.Para1Para2Para2Para4TheTimeTravellerstartedthemachinetwice.scanning1.HowdoestheTimeTravellerfirstknow

hehastravelledthroughtime?2.HowdoestheTimeTravellerfeelwhentravellingthroughtime?3.WhyistheTimeTravellerworriedaboutstoppingthemachine?4.WheredoestheTimeMachinearrivewhenthemanfinallystopsit?Anserthequestions:carefulreading1.HowdoestheTimeTravellerfirstknowhastravelledthroughtime?Hesawtheclockmoveforwards.2.HowdoestheTimeTravellerfeelwhentravellingthroughtime?Itfeltstrangeandunpleasant.simile明喻overstatement夸張3.WhyistheTimeTravellerworriedaboutstoppingthemachine?4.WheredoestheTimeMachinearrivewhenthemanfinallystopsit?Post-readingCluefromthefilm2TimeTravelWhatdatehefinallystopsandwhatisdifferentaboutitfromthetimeheleftWhoorwhathewillmeetWhatadventureshewillhaveWillhereturntohisowntimepost-readingDiscusswhatmighthappennextinthestory.Howmanyaspectswouldflashintoyourmindifyoucouldinventatimemachine?appearanceequipmenthowtooperatedestinations(future/past)feelingsthroughtimetravelchangesinthesurroundingseventshappeningthroughtravelcolormaterial(metal/plastic)outershape......leverpanel...mindcontrolvoicecontrol...TimeMachinepost-reading03WritingImagineandwriteyourownstoryaboutatimemachineyouwillinvent,andyourjourneythroughtime.Usethestoryandtheguidebelowtohelpyou.Imagineandwriteyourownstoryaboutatimemachineyouwillinvent,andyourjourneythroughtime.Usethestoryandtheguidebelowtohelpyou.1Thinkaboutwhatyourmachinewilllooklike.Isitavehicleoramachine?2

How

doesyourtimemachinework?Whatdoyouhavetodotomakeitwork?3

Whatperiodintimedoyouwanttotravelto?Thinkaboutinterestingthingsandpeopleyouwouldliketoseethere.4Imaginewhatitmightfeelliketotravelthroughtime.Thinkofwordstodescribethisandmakeyourstoryas

vividaspossible.5Includerhetoricaldevicesinyourstory,likemetaphors,similes,overstatements,etc.Pre-writing一、審題定調(diào)本寫作任務(wù)要求寫一篇關(guān)于時間旅行的英文科幻故事，此類寫作需要大膽發(fā)揮想象力。本文可首先介紹時間機(jī)器的外形和工作原理，其次講述時間旅行的經(jīng)歷，最后談?wù)勀愕母惺堋６r態(tài)人稱：一般現(xiàn)在時，第一人稱。三、謀篇布局本寫作任務(wù)可分為三部分：第一部分：介紹時間機(jī)器的外形和工作原理；第二部分：講述時間旅行的經(jīng)歷；第三部分：表達(dá)時間旅行的感受。Pre-writing在編寫故事時可以使用修辭手法，使語言更加生動形象。(1)simile(明喻)Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurns我的愛人像朵紅紅的玫瑰。——羅伯特·彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)①Hopeisagoodbreakfast,butitisabadsupper.希望是頓美好的早餐，但卻是一頓糟糕的晚餐。②Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.一些書需要“淺嘗輒止”地閱讀，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地閱讀；很少一部分需要“細(xì)嚼慢咽”地閱讀。Translateandadvancethesentences.Writing經(jīng)過一年的研究，我制作了一臺時間機(jī)器。它看起來像一個透明的球，有兩個按鈕，一個按鈕能回到過去，一個能去到未來。一般表達(dá)：Imadeatimemachineafterdoingresearchforoneyear.Itlookslikeacristalballandhastwobuttons.Onecanleadtothepastandtheothercanleadtothefuture.高級表達(dá)：Afterdoingresearchforoneyear,Iinventedatimemachinewhichisintheshapeofacrystalballwithtwobuttons.Onecanleadtothepastandtheotherfuture.在編寫故事時可以使用修辭手法，使語言更加生動形象。(1)simile(明喻)Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurns我的愛人像朵紅紅的玫瑰。——羅伯特·彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)①Hopeisagoodbreakfast,butitisabadsupper.希望是頓美好的早餐，但卻是一頓糟糕的晚餐。②Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.一些書需要“淺嘗輒止”地閱讀，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地閱讀；很少一部分需要“細(xì)嚼慢咽”地閱讀。Translateandadvancethesentences.Writing我感到非常激動和緊張，緊緊地閉上眼睛并緊握雙手。一般表達(dá)：IclosedmyeyesandholdmyhandstightlybecauseIfeltnervousandexcited.高級表達(dá)：Overwhelmedwithexcitementandnervousness,Iclosedmyeyestightlyandheldmyhandsfirmly.

(一般表達(dá))WhenIopenedmyeyes,Iarrivedinabrand-newfloatingcity.Itwaslocatedonaman-madeislandandwas(一般表達(dá))WhenIopenedmyeyes,Iarrivedinabrand-newfloatingcity.Itwaslocatedonaman-madeislandandwasalmostentirelycoveredinthevegetation.almostentirelycoveredinthevegetation.在編寫故事時可以使用修辭手法，使語言更加生動形象。(1)simile(明喻)Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurns我的愛人像朵紅紅的玫瑰。——羅伯特·彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)①Hopeisagoodbreakfast,butitisabadsupper.希望是頓美好的早餐，但卻是一頓糟糕的晚餐。②Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.一些書需要“淺嘗輒止”地閱讀，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地閱讀；很少一部分需要“細(xì)嚼慢咽”地閱讀。我一睜開眼睛的時候我就發(fā)現(xiàn)我來到了一個全新的漂浮城市里，它坐落在一個人造島上，幾乎完全被植被覆蓋著。一般表達(dá)：WhenIopenedmyeyes,Iarrivedinabrand-newfloatingcity.Itwaslocatedonaman-madeislandandwasalmostentirelycoveredwithvegetation.高級表達(dá)：TheinstantIopenedmyeyes，IfoundI’vearrivedinabrand-newfloatingcitylocatedonaman-madeisland,whichwasalmostentirelycoveredwithvegetation.WritingTranslateandadvancethesentences.在編寫故事時可以使用修辭手法，使語言更加生動形象。(1)simile(明喻)Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurns我的愛人像朵紅紅的玫瑰。——羅伯特·彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)①Hopeisagoodbreakfast,butitisabadsupper.希望是頓美好的早餐，但卻是一頓糟糕的晚餐。②Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.一些書需要“淺嘗輒止”地閱讀，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地閱讀；很少一部分需要“細(xì)嚼慢咽”地閱讀。Translateandadvancethesentences.Writing在這個城市里，機(jī)器人隨處可見，人們快節(jié)奏地忙碌于工作。一般表達(dá)：Inthiscity,robotswereeasytoseeeverywhereandpeoplewereworkingbusilyatarapidpace.高級表達(dá)：Peoplewereinthemiddleofworkatarapidpaceinthiscitywhererobotswereeasytoseeeverywhere.在編寫故事時可以使用修辭手法，使語言更加生動形象。(1)simile(明喻)Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurns我的愛人像朵紅紅的玫瑰。——羅伯特·彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)①Hopeisagoodbreakfast,butitisabadsupper.希望是頓美好的早餐，但卻是一頓糟糕的晚餐。②Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.一些書需要“淺嘗輒止”地閱讀，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地閱讀；很少一部分需要“細(xì)嚼慢咽”地閱讀。Afterdoingresearchforoneyear,Iinventedatimemachinewhichisintheshapeofacrystalballwithtwobuttons.Onecanleadtothepastandtheotherfuture.Oneday,afterIpressedthebuttontothefuture,thetimemachinegaveoutcolourfulrays,andcarriedmeintothetimetunnel.Overwhelmedwithexcitementandnervousness,Iclosedmyeyestightlyandheldmyhandsfirmly.Iwonderedwhatthefuturecitywouldlooklike?

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在編寫故事時可以使用修辭手法，使語言更加生動形象。(1)simile(明喻)Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurns我的愛人像朵紅紅的玫瑰。——羅伯特·彭斯(2)metaphor(暗喻)①Hopeisagoodbreakfast,butitisabadsupper.希望是頓美好的早餐，但卻是一頓糟糕的晚餐。②Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.一些書需要“淺嘗輒止”地閱讀，另一些需要“狼吞虎咽”般地閱讀；很少一部分需要“細(xì)嚼慢咽”地閱讀。TheinstantIopenedmyeyes,IfoundI’vearrivedinabrand-newfloatingcity,locatedonaman-madeisland,whichwasalmostentirelycoveredinthevegetation.Inthecity,manystrangecarriage—likesmallplaneswerefloatingabovetheground.WhenIdroveonetovisitthecity,IfeltIwentthroughabeautifulgarden.Therewasahugetowerinthecitycentreactingbothasworkplaceandhousingforitscitizens.Thecityusedsolar,windandwavepowertokeepitfunctioninganduseditslargegardenstosupplyfood.

PeoplewereinthemiddleofworkatarapidpaceinthiscitywhererobotswereeasytoseeeverywhereandAI,ofcourse,becamehelpfulassistants.Afterhangingaroundthecityforseveralhours,thetimemachinetransportedmebacktoreality.Itsoundsalittlefancybutinmymind,withhightechnologydeveloping,oursocietywillbecomemoreandmoreintel