M4U3-Project

Unit3Tomorrow’sworldProject:Writingasciencefictionstory•Whatelementsmakeupastory?Time,place/setting,characters,plot/storylineReadthefirststorywrittenbyJulesVerne.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WithwhomdidProfessorLindenbrockmakethejourney?ProfessorLindenbrockmadethejourneywithhisnephewAxelandHans,theguidehehiredinIceland.2.Whatwasthedestinationofthejourney?Howdidtheygothere?TheywenttothecentreoftheEarth.Theywentthereintheboattheybuilt.3.Whatdidtheyseeduringtheirjourney?Theysawmanystrangethings---alargeoceaninavastroom,hugemushrooms,twodinosaursfightingeachother,hugeinsectsandmanystrangecreatures,includingaman,whowasatleastfourmetrestall.4.Whichdoyouthinkwasthemostthrillingexperienceduringtheirjourney?Why?Thetwodinosaursrosetothesurfaceoftheoceansuddenlyandfoughteachother.Becausetheydidn’texpectthattheywouldseedinosaursthere,sincedinosaursdiedoutmillionsofyearsago.•Haveyoueverreadaboutorseenafilmaboutatimemachine?•Whatdoyouthinkatimemachinecanbeusedtodo?•Manypeopleareinterestedinsuchamachine.Canyouthinkofthereason(s)?JourneytotheCentreoftheEarth1.WheredotheGermanprofessorandhisnephewtravelto?2.Whatdotheyseeduringtheirjourney?3.Howdotheycomebacktotheworldabove?1.TheytraveltothecentreoftheEarth2.Theyseeabigundergroundocean,abeautifulforest,ancientanimals.3.AvolcanoinsouthernItalybringsthembacktotheEarth’ssurface.TheTimeMachine1.Whathasthescientistinvented?2.WhatdoeshefindwhenhetravelstoyearAD802,701?3.Whatistheworldthirtymillionyearsintothefuturelike?1.Hehasinventedamachine.2.Hefindstwokindsofcreatures—theEloiandtheMorlocks.3.Thesunnolongershinesinthatworld,soitiscoldandscary.Readthesecondstoryandanswer.1.Whatdidthewriterdecidetoseeusingthetimemachinethewriterhadmade?2.Whichyeardidthewritergoto?Whatdidthewriterfindthere?3.Thewriterdescribedapictureaboutthefuture.Whatishisideaaboutthefutureoftheworld?Whatisyouropinionaboutthefuture?1.Theycameacrosshugeinsectsandmanystrangecreatures.(P58,lines14-15)comeacross（偶然）遇到，发现e.g.Shecameacrosssomeoldphotographsinadrawer.她在抽屉里偶然发现了一些旧照片。comeacross还可以表示“被理解”，“使产生……印象”e.g.Hespokeforalongtimebuthismeaningdidn’treallycomeacross.他讲了很久，并并没有人真正理解他的意思。Shecomesacrosswellininterviews.她在面试中常给人留下很好的印象。2.Daysandnightszippedbyandeverythingchangedbeforemyeyes.(P59,lines4-5)zipvi./vt.(使沿某方向）快速移动,拉上拉链e.g.I’mjustzippingintotowntobuysomefood.我正急着到镇上买点吃的。Asportscarzippedpastus.一辆跑车从我们身边呼啸而过。Thisjacketzipsuprighttotheneck.这件夹克的拉链一直拉到脖子。zip还能作名词，表示“拉链”e.g.Myzipisstuck.我的拉链卡住了。3.TheMorlockseventriedtocatchandkillme,butluckilyIwasabletousetheTimeMachinetoescape.(P59,lines17-18)escapevi./vt.逃跑，避开，被遗忘e.g.Heescapedfromprisonthismorning.他早上从监狱里逃跑了。Asachildhewouldoftenescapeintoadreamworldofhisown.小时候他常常躲进自己的梦幻世界中。Shemanagedtoescapefromtheburningcar.她终于从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。Astheywerewanderingaround,theynoticedamansittingagainstatreeinthedistance---hewasatleastfourmetrestall.(P58,lines15-17)当他们到处转悠时，发现远处有一个人背靠树坐着----那人至少四米高。句中astheywerewanderingaround用作时间状语；sittingagainstatreeinthedistance是现在分词短语，用作宾语aman的补足语。介词against意思为“靠着”e.g.Mydadplacedthepianoagainstthewall.我爸爸把钢琴靠着墙放着。WritingasciencefictionstoryNowyouaregoingtowriteyourownsciencefictionstory.Youwillbeabletostartyourprojectafteryouanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatinterestingsciencefictionstorieshaveyouread?2.Whichonedoyoulikebest?Why?3.Whatwouldbeagoodsettingforastory?4.Whowillbeyourmaincharacters?5.Whatdothemaincharactersdo?6.Howmanyparagraphswillyourstoryhave?7.Whowillwriteeachparagraph?8.Whowillreadthestorytoyourclassmates?Todaywehave•readtwopiecesofsciencefictionstories•discussedthebasicelementsofastory•writetheoutlineofourownstoryHomework1.FinishtheWBexercises(D1,D2)2.Finishwritingasciencefictionstory.