1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world Project Writing a science fiction story,Just Another Pandoras Box,Matrix,The Characteristics of Science Fiction,Advanced technology A setting in the future or in the past, or a setting in outer space or other planet or involving aliens New or mysterious superpowers or senses,t
2、echnology,setting,superpowers,Do you know what is science fiction?,What do science fiction writers often write about?,It is a type of writing based on,fantasy,imagination,What will happen in tomorrows world.,Pre-reading,What elements make up a story?Time, place/setting, characters, plot/storyline,Di
3、scussion,1. Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to?2. How do they come back to the world above?,Journey to the Centre of the Earth,They travel to the centre of the Earth.,A volcano in southern Italy brings them back to the Earths surface.,During the journey, they see a big undergroun
4、d ocean, a beautiful forest, ancient animals that have already disappeared in the world above.,3. What do they see during their journey?,Have you ever read about or seen a film about a time machine?What do you think a time machine can be used to do?Many people are interested in such a machine. Can y
5、ou think of the reason(s)?,H G Wells H.G.威尔斯,1866-1946,English writer,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?,The Time Machine,He has invented a machine that can take him into the fut
6、ure.,The sun no longer shines in that world, so it is cold and scary.,He finds two kinds of creaturesthe Eloi and the Morlocks.,短语 1.关于，至于 2.值得进一步发展 3.偶然遇见 4.紧紧抓住 5.表达某人的观点 6.对重要的 7.最后但同样重要的 8.收拾行李,as to,deserve to be developed further,come across,hold on to,express ones views,be of importance to,la
7、st but not least,get the things packed,9.突然 10.到处转悠 11.把精力集中在 12. 调查这些问题 13. be amazed at / by sth. 14. give out 15. give way (to.),all of a sudden,wander around,concentrate on,look into the problems,对某事感到惊讶,释放出 气味,让路，让步,句子,1. 他收拾好自己的东西去Iceland,强迫他外甥Axel和他一起去2. 他们再次起航，并且看到一个像出口的地方但是它好像已经被从天花板上的岩石堵住。
8、3. 他们只能害怕地抓住船。,They set sail again, and saw what looked like an exit, but it was blocked by rocks which had fallen down from the ceiling.,They could only hold on to the boat in terror.,He got his things packed and went to lceland, forcing his nephew Axel to go with him.,Language points,1. They came
9、across huge insects and many strange creatures. (P58, lines 14-15)come across （偶然）遇到，发现 e.g. She came across some old photographs in a drawer.她在抽屉里偶然发现了一些旧照片。,come across 还可以表示“被理解”，“使产生印象” e.g. He spoke for a long time but his meaning didnt really come across.他讲了很久，并并没有人真正理解他的意思。She comes across we
10、ll in interviews.她在面试中常给人留下很好的印象。,come about 发生 come at 扑向come down 下跌/下落/传下来come on 加油/ 快点 come out (书被)出版, (消息,秘密被)传出,结果是 come to 达到 (an end / an agreement / a stop /a conclusion),苏醒,合计,总共是 come over 走过来come up 走近,被提出(讨论)come up with 某人提出come across 偶然碰到 come back 回想起come into (sight/being/existen
11、ce/use/notice/effect),come,1) How did it come _ that you both got lost? I thought you had a map.2) 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.,about,b
12、ack,on,at,down,6) The word came _ use many years ago.7) When the examination result came _, he had already got a job.8) The bill came _ over a thousand dollars.9) He came up to me and told me that the security issue came _ at the meeting just now.10) The truth is that her new book will come _ soon.,
13、into,out,to,up,out,2.The Morlocks even tried to catch and kill me, but luckily I was able to use the Time Machine to escape. (P59, lines 17-18)escape vi./vt. 逃跑，避开，被遗忘 e.g. He escaped from prison this morning.他早上从监狱里逃跑了。,escape v逃跑；逃走；被忘掉；被忽视； n.逃跑 escapen./doing sth.逃脱了/避免了 escape from/out of.从逃脱,
14、sth. escape sb.某事被某人遗忘；未被注意 注意下面两个短语的区别： escape from prison 越狱 escape prison 逃过牢狱之灾 (1)You are lucky to escape punishment. You are lucky to escape being punished. 你逃过了处罚，真是幸运。 (2)他九死一生。 He had a narrow escape.,impression n印象；感想；影响；效果 给某人留下的印象 leave/make/create a/an.impression on sb impress v.使钦佩；使敬仰
15、；使铭记；给留下深刻印象 impress.on.把印在上 impress sth. on/upon sb.impress sb. with sth.使某人牢记某事 be impressed by/with sth.对某事印象深刻 (1)过去三年里学校发生的巨大变化给我留下了深刻的印象。 I am deeply impressed by the great changes that have taken place in the school over the past three years. (2)He tried to impress me with his extensive knowl
16、edge of wine. 他试图用他对酒的广博知识影响我。 (3)I think the boss was favorably impressed by/with your presentation. 我认为老板对你的报告相当满意。,Days and nights zipped by and everything changed before my eyes. (P59, lines 4-5)zip vi./vt. (使沿某方向）快速移动, 拉上拉链 e.g. Im just zipping into town to buy some food.我正急着到镇上买点吃的。A sports ca
17、r zipped past us.一辆跑车从我们身边呼啸而过。,This jacket zips up right to the neck. 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. My zip is stuck.我的拉链卡住了。,难句解析,As they were wandering around, they noticed a man sitting against a tree in the distance- he was at least four metres tall. (P58, lines 15-17) 当他们到处转悠时，发现远处有一个人背靠
18、树坐着-那人至少四米高。,句中as they were wandering around用作时间状语；sitting against a tree in the distance 是现在分词短语，用作宾语a man的补足语。介词against意思为“靠着” e.g. My dad placed the piano against the wall.我爸爸把钢琴靠着墙放着。,terror n. U 恐怖 C 可怕的人/事物 terrible adj. 可怕的；严重的terrify vt. 使（某人）惊恐 terrified adj. 恐惧的，受惊吓的terrifying adj. 令人恐惧的,i
19、n/ with terror 惊恐地 terrify sb. into doing sth. 吓唬某人去做某事 be terrified of (doing) 害怕 be terrified at/ by 被吓了一跳,1. The robber _ with a gun. 这个抢劫犯用枪吓唬他拿出所有的钱。2. They _ his sudden appearance. 他突然出现，他们吓了一跳。3. On hearing the news, the people fled _. 一听到这消息，人们惊慌地逃走了。,terrified him into taking out all of his
20、 money,were terrified by/ at,in terror,so与such引导的结果状语从句置于句首时，主句要部分倒装。 _that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed. 光的速度如此快以致我们很难想象它的速度。 _that I got confused. 他们有如此多的问题问我，以致我困惑了。,So many questions did they ask me,So far does light travel,The _look on his face shows that hes greatly _.A. terrifi
21、ed; terrified B. terrified; terrifying C. terrifying; terrifying D. terrifying; terrified,A,1. In the accident, he was lucky to escape _.A. killing B. to be killingC. killed D. being killed 2. What was it that made Susan weep?一 _cheating in the exam.A. Charged with B. Being accused of C. Charging wi
22、th D. Accusing of 3. Marie told us that _ that she was able to set up new branches elsewhere. so successful her business was so successful was her business C. such successful business had she D. so her business was successful,D,B,B,4.-Do you mind if I record your lecture? - _. Go ahead. （2008江苏卷） Ne
23、ver mind B. No way C. Not at all D. No, youd better not 5.- Do you mind my opening the window? Its a bit hot in here . - _, as a matter of fact. A. Go ahead B. Yes, my pleasure C. Yes, I do D. Come on (2009 全国 ),C,C,对 mind 提问的句子，回答时应该针对 mind 表态。 如果介意，常用的回答是 Yes, I do（是的，我介意），或者用委婉说法，找一个借口拒绝，经常用“Yes,
24、 Im afraid.” 。 如果表示不介意，可以用 Of course not（当然不介意），或者 Certainly not, go ahead（当然不介意，做吧）。,Writing a science fiction story,Now you are going to write your own science fiction story. You will be able to start your project after you answer the following questions.,What interesting science fiction stories h
25、ave you read? 2. Which one do you like best? Why? 3. What would be a good setting for a story? 4. Who will be your main characters?,5. What do the main characters do? 6. How many paragraphs will your story have? 7. Who will write each paragraph? 8. Who will read the story to your classmates?,Today we have read two pieces of science fiction stories discussed the basic elements of a story write the outline of our own story,Summary,Homework,1. Finish the WB exercises(D1, D2) 2. Finish writing a science fiction story.,
