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选择性必修三Unit 4
A Glimpse Of the Future
Writing
Continuing a Sci-fi Story
Teaching Objectives
1. Language aims: Understand the role of connectives in narrative essays and use important words and word blocks that describe the environment;
2. Ability aims: Learn to sort out six elements from the text to summarize the story outline and comment on the character's qualities ;
3. Emotional aims: Inspire students to face difficulties and adversity in life with optimism.
Activity 1 Lead--in
What do you think of robots Will they work for humans in the future
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Read the story and answer the questions.
1 What happened to the prison and what was the cause
2 What kind of job do you think Carolyn has
3 Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what will happen next Underline them.
Activity 2 Reading
根据原材料内容和所给段落开头语续写连段,式之构成一篇完整的短文。
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
Soon, Carolyn arrived at her workplace at flying sppped. _____________________
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Just at the same time everything was about to break down when Todd rushed in and gave her the emergency call device. ________________________________________
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1 What happened to the prison and what was the cause
2 What kind of job do you think Carolyn has
3 Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what will happen next Underline them.
There was a prison breakout, caused by faulty robotics.
She might be a prison governor.
Another prison breakout faulty robotics blamed.
Julius was telling me about it. That place isn’t as advanced as ours.
But the report says that even new, regularly-maintained robots can break down.
Language points in the passage
1. cry out
2. in shock
3. point at
4. breakout
5. chuckle
6. be bound to do
7. soon or later
8. a maximum-secuiry prison
9. grabb
10. It was not until an hour later that he noticed that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table.
大哭,大叫
震惊地
指着
越狱
咯吱咯吱的笑
很可能做某事
迟早
最高安全级别的监狱
强调句。还原为:He didn’t notice that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table until an hour later.
Setting
Time:
Place:
Characters
Plot
Ending
3
Think about what will happen next, based on the examples of foreshadowing you have plete the notes to plan the rest of the story.
Setting Time: During the breakfast
Place: At home
Characters Todd and his wife Carolyn
Plot Another prison breakout (faulty robotics blamed) -----Carolyn, who worked in prison insisted it resulted from an old facility, and theres were advanced. -----Toddy protested that even new, regularly-maintained robots can break down. -----Caralyn rushed to work in an aircar. ----An hour later Toddt noticed Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table.
Endlng 卡罗琳会不会遇到问题?根据原文中的“One small error could cause a lot of problems”推测下面会遇到什么问题?如何解决。
构思:
第一段围绕“Carolyn到了她工作的监狱,看到犯人不受控制的情形,她找不到她的emergency call device的不知所措“。
第二段问绕 “丈夫Toddy送来emergency call device后,问题的解决。Carolyn感谢丈夫,也深深的认识到:正确使用机器人的重要性”.
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遣词造句
1. 令她吃惊的是,一些罪犯已经跑出监狱,殴打值班的机器人和工作人员。
2. 卡罗琳毫不犹豫的在包里找她的紧急呼叫设备。但是她找不到。
3. 就在这一刻,她意识到她把它往在家里了。
4. 她像热锅上的蚂蚁,不知道该怎么办,只是走来走去。
5
To her surprise, some of the criminals had run out of the prison, beating the robot staff at duty.
Without any hesitation; Carolyn was going to search for her emergency call device in her bag, but she couldn’t find it anywhere.
It was at that moment that she realised she had left it at home.
Like a cat on hot bricks, she didn’t know how to do, just walking up and down.
5. 卡罗琳感激不已,双手颤抖地按下按钮,最后一切都变得平静。
6. 卡罗琳终于明白Todd所说的话,眼里饱满了感激的泪水,紧紧的拥抱着他。
7. 这次失败使卡罗琳意识到恰当使用机器人的重要性。
[句式升级] A 用非限制性定语从句改写句2
B 用强调句改写句7
Gratefully, Carolyn pushed the button, with her hands trembling, and everything tended to be quiet at last.
Carolyn finally understood what Todd had said, hugging him tightly with grateful tears in her eyes.
The failure made Carolyn realise the importance of using robots appropriately.
Without any hesitation, Carolyn was going to search for her emergency call device in her bag, which she couldn’t find anywhere.
It was the failure that made Carolyn realise the importance of using robots appropriately.
[连句成篇]
Soon, Carolyn arrived at her workplace at flying sppped. To he surprise, some of the criminals had run out of the prison, beating the robot staff at duty. Without any hesitation, Carolyn was going to search for her emergency call device in her bag, which she couldn’t find anywhere. It was at that moment that she realised she had left it at home. Like a cat on hot bricks, she didn’t know how to do, just walking up and down.
Just at the same time everything was about to break down when Todd rushed in and gave her the emergency call device.Gratefully, Carolyn pushed the button, with her hands trembling, and everything tended to be quiet at last. Carolyn finally understood what Todd had said, hugging him tightly with grateful tears in her eyes. It was the failure that made Carolyn realise the importance of using robots appropriately.
5
Look at the pictures about the future and answer the questions.
1 What are the people doing in each picture
2 Imagine and describe their daily lives. Would you like to live like this
1 What are the people doing in each picture
2 Imagine and describe their daily lives. Would you like to live like this
Picture 1 The robot is displaying some information to a girl. Perhaps
the girl is being taught by the robot.
Picture 2 A girl is sitting on the robot. She looks like she is controlling
the robot with a device. She seems to be playing.
Picture 3 The robot is helping a mother look after her child.
1. What sci-fi stories do you know
2. Talk about your ideal day in the future.
Thank you!