1、Project:Writing a science fiction storyPre-readingHave you ever read any science fiction stories?Can you name some famous science fiction writers?Jules VerneH G WellsZheng Wenguang Reading1.Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to? 2.What do they see during their journey?3.How do they

2、come back to the world above? Journey to the Centre of the earthThey travel to the centre of the Earth.1.Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to? 來源:Z|xx|k.Com During the journey, they see a big underground ocean, a beautiful forest, ancient animals that have already disappeared in th

3、e world above.2.What do they see during their journey? A volcano in southern Italy brings them back to the Earths surface.3.How do they come back to the world above? The Time Machine1.What has the scientist invented? 2.What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701? 3.What is the world thirty

4、million years into the future like? 1. What has the scientist invented ? He has invented a machine that can take him into the future.2.What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701? He finds two kinds of creatures-the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are gentle and lazy people who are served b

5、y the Morlocks. The Morlocks are a group of people who work very hard and come out in the evening to eat the Eloi.3.What is the world thirty million years into the future like? The sun no longer shines in that world, so it is cold and scary.Flying to Centaurus1.What has happened to the three young p

6、eople? They are trapped in a lost spaceship which is traveling towards the planet Centaurus, at a speed of 40,000 kilometres per second.2.How do they come back to the Earth? They teach themselves astrophysics and after this, with the help of force from a black hole they are able to guide the lost sp

7、aceship safely back to the Earth.Lets write our own science fictionDiscussionStep 11.Have you read any of the stories mentioned in the reading?2.Which story sounds the most/least interesting to you? Why?3.What do you imagine the future will be like?4.What do you think would make an interesting scien

8、ce fiction story?topictimeplace (setting)storylinecharactersStep 2Language points base. vt. base on/upon: 建立于之上，以為根你把希望建立在他的承諾上真是太愚蠢了。 Youre foolish enough to base your hopes upon his promise. 稅收一般取決于收入。 Direct tax is usually based on income.2.base vt.把基地設(shè)在;以為基地The computer company based its ten bra

9、nches in ten different countries.這個電腦公司在10個不同的國家設(shè)立了分部.Can you tell me where the company is based?你能告訴我這個公司總部在哪兒嗎?3. base n.基礎(chǔ),根基;基地,基地,總部;After we had reached to the top of the mountain, we returned to our base camp.到達(dá)山頂之后,我們便返回基地.Karl Marx made London a base for his revolutionary work.馬克思將倫敦變成革命根據(jù)地

10、. a military/naval/cruise missile base 軍事基地/海軍基地/巡航導(dǎo)彈基地 come across meet by chance 偶遇 The man I came across on board the plane ten years ago is now my best friend. What are the meanings of “come phrases” in the following sentences?1.When your friends come over for tea, you should greet them at the d

11、oor.2.The song comes down to us from the 10th century.3.The meaning of his speech doesnt come out well.4.I came out first in the examination.來源:Z|xx|k.Com phrases of COME: come about 發(fā)生，出現(xiàn) come at 撲向 come down 下跌/落/降傳下來 come in/ into 進(jìn)來 come into (sight/being/existence/use/notice/effect) come on 來臨/

12、 快點(diǎn) (表激勵)/得了(表厭煩) come out (書被)出版，(消息,秘密被)傳出,結(jié)果是 come along 一道來，趕快 come to 達(dá)到 (an end/an agreement/a stop/a conclusion),蘇醒，合計(jì)，總共是 come over 走過來 come up 走近 ,被提出(討論) come up with 某人提出 come across 偶然碰到 come back 回想起 come from 來自，源自 1) How did it come _ that you both got lost? I thought you had a map. 2

13、) It suddenly came _ to me where I had seen the boy before. 3) Come _ now, or else we shall be late. 4) He came _ me like a tiger. 5) The price of petrol has come _ since the beginning of this year. 6) The word came _ use many years ago. 7) When the examination result came _, he had already got a jo

14、b. 8)The bill came _over a thousand dollars. 9) He came up to me and told me that the issue security came_ at the meeting just now. 10)The truth has come out that her new book will come_ soon. aboutbackonatdown intoouttoupoutScared and cold, the Time Traveller starts back towards the present. 又驚又冷，時(shí)

15、光旅游者踏上了回到現(xiàn)在的旅程。 scared, cold 是形容詞作伴隨狀語。形容詞和形容詞短語都可作伴隨狀語，表示主語實(shí)施謂語動作時(shí)伴隨的狀態(tài)。一位婦女躺在床上，沒有睡著，靜聽著那急急的風(fēng)聲。 One woman was lying in bed, awake, listening to the rushing winds. 他們強(qiáng)行沖進(jìn)叔父的臥室，發(fā)現(xiàn)那個男人躺在地板上，已經(jīng)死了。They broke into the uncles bedroom and found the man lying on the floor, dead. After this,with the help of force from a black hole,they are able to force n.力,力量,自然力;武力,暴力; 軍隊(duì)1.The three kids took the money from the old man by force. 三小子武力搶走了老人的錢2.The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. 爆炸力震碎了窗玻.3.land and sea forces 陸軍和海軍force vt.強(qiáng)行,強(qiáng)迫;勉強(qiáng),強(qiáng)作.4.She wont