外研版 选修八 Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe Cultural Corner The war of the world 课件-(18张ppt)

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Cultural Corner
高考考点课文改编题—阅读选择题
What will the passage talk about
set a panic across the country in motion;
make great impact on
a wave of mass hysteria
(歇斯底里)
1.What did Orson Welles do
An English writer. B. An American terrorist.
C. An Alien invader. D. An American broadcasting practitioner.
Check answers
1.D
2.D
3.A
4.C
5.C
6.B
7.D
A dramatic story about an invasion of the Earth by alien from Mars
invade (invasion)
in panic and mass hysteria
about the author:
H.G.Wells (1866~1946) Father of the modern sci-fi novels
1904 《诸神的食粮》Food of the Gods
1901 《登上月球的第一批人》The First Men in the Moon
1899 《当沉睡者苏醒》When the Sleeper Wakes
1898 《世界大战》The War of the Worlds
1897 《隐形人》The Invisible Man
1896 《莫洛博士岛》The Island of Dr. Moreau
1895 《时光机》The Time Machine
1895 《奇异的探访》The Wonderful Visit
Language Points
1.在…的 历史上
2. 从那时起
3. 造成影响、轰动
4. 打开
5. 成功尝试做某事
6. 使…开始
7. 恐慌
8. 交通阻塞
9. 开始做
1. in the history of
2. ever since
3. make a great impact on
4. turn on
6. set in motion
5. manage to do
7. in panic
8. traffic jams
9. set out to do
Comprehend the following sentences:
But when, in 1938, the American actor and director, Orson Welles set a radio drama in the real life New Jersey town of Grover’s Mill, little did he know what impact he was going to make.
= But ..., he _________________________________.
set (a novel/ story …) in 把(小说，故事的)背景设置在
make an impact (on/upon...) 对…产生(巨大的)影响
[C] strong effect/impression on sb./sth.
巨大的影响；强烈的印象
have an influence on
have a good/ bad effect on
knew little what impact he was going to make
2. Incredible as it may seem, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that those strange beings who landed in ... are the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.
1) 将划线部分变成陈述语序 _________________________________, ...
Although it may seem incredible
由as 引导的让步状语从句要用__________句，即把表语或部分谓语提前。
____________ as he was, he was unwilling to wait three hours.
他虽有耐心，但也不愿意等三个小时。
__________as / though he was, he had a good command of English.
他虽然是个孩子，但已经熟知英语。
若表语是可数名词单数，
前置时要省略不定冠词
倒装
Patient
Child
… lead to the inescapable assumption that ...
the inescapable assumption
assumption 假定，假设；想当然；
1.Your argument is based on a completely false assumption.
2.People often tend to make assumptions about you based on your appearance.
3. When people heard that an invasion by aliens from Mars are underway, there was a wave of mass hysteria.
be underway:
= be on the way/ be in motion / in preparation
调查正在进行之中，目前尚不能做出确切结论。
Investigations are underway and no firm conclusions can be made at present.
a wave of sth. 大批/大量的…; 突然激增的某种情绪
The last wave of zombies are approaching.
4. The sleepy town of Gover’s Mill for an hour became the center of the universe.
Paraphrase:
Within one hour, the quiet town of Gover’s Mill became the focus of the universe (for a war between humans and Martians was to break out).
5. Did Orson Welles deliberately set out to terrify the nation
deliberately adv.
= on purpose/ by design
set out to do... 开始做…
= set about doing
Today we have accomplished what we set out to do.
We have a lot to do before we set out for our holiday.
出发= set off
set/put sth. in motion = get sth. started 使…开始(运转)
set the machine in motion
1. set off
1). 出发,动身=_________
_______________________________________他们出发寻找失踪的孩子。
2. 使爆炸
set off an explosion ____________
set out
引起爆炸
They set off in search of the lost child.