课件22张PPT。M4unit3 projectWatch a movie previewJourney to the center of the earthby Jules Verne Jules Verne[?ju:lz ‵ve?n ] was a French author and is regarded as the father of science fiction . Verne was noted for writing about space, air, and underwater travel long before they were possible. What is science fiction?
Science fiction is a type of writing based on fantasy and imagination. Science fiction writers often write about what will happen in ‘tomorrow’s world’.Do you know any science fiction stories?
Can you share with us?
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
1. How many characters are there?
2. Where do they travel to?
3. What do they see during their journey?
Three. they are Professor Otto, his nephew
and Hans.They travel to the centre of the Eartha large ocean, two dinosaurs, a forest, insects and many strange animals, a manWhat do you think was the most thrilling experience during their journey?Dare you try this kind of journey?Maybe another choice is safer.
That is a travel with the time machine.The time machine Herbert George Wells was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine.
The Time Machine
1.What has the scientist invented?
2.What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701?
3.What is the world thirty million years into the future like?
1. He has invented a machine.
2. He finds two kinds of creatures—the Eloi and the Morlocks.
3.There was neither wind nor waves, and there seemed to be little life .If you had a time machine, what would you like to see, the future or the past? Why?
What would you expect to see there?Discussion:What elements make up a story?
Time
place
setting
characters
plot
ending
……
Each group should read one of the two stories again and find out the basic elements of each story.
Divide the class into two groups.Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Time:19th century
Place: the centre of the Earth
Characters:
A German professor his nephew and a guide
Plot: They travel to the centre of the earth through a dead volcano and experienced a lot of unusual things there.The Time Machine
Time:
AD 802, 701 millions of years later
thirty million years into the future
Place: on the earth
Characters: the Time Traveler
Plot: The Time Traveler invented a time machine that can take him into the future. On his trip, he sees a lot of surprising and even frightening people and things.Some useful words or phrases :
all of a sudden/when/after/as/immediately/finally
----time
found/come across/come to/ reach/rise to the surface/run back to/set sail /rush forward to/reach the bottom/ push them out –some verbs to express the result
Hold on to /pull the handle---action
In terror/become afraid/---moodSome good sentences:
Immediately, he got his things packed and went to Iceland, forcing his nephew Axel to go with him.
As they were wandering around, they noticed a man sitting against a tree in the distance—he was at least four meters tall.
There was a city in front of me that appeared very old and worn.
Let’s write our own science fiction!On May 13, a lot of Chinese people witnessed the unknown flying objects in the sky.
What is it in your opinion?
Do you believe in the existence of UFO?Tips for writing:Choose the topic—you can choose the topic that interest you, so that your imagination can be fully developed.
Decide the title, setting and the main characters and how many parts their story will have.
Draft the outline.
Divide the tasks among your group members.
Every one should participate in the group work.
Each one can write the different part.
Put them together and proofread the story.Complete your science fiction stories.
present your story to your classmates.
ResourcesFor more information you can visit the following website
Jules Verne (1828-1905)
http://www. online-literature.com/verne
H.G.Wells(1866-1946)
http://www. online-literature.com/wellshg