1、1,Contemporary College English Book One,Unit 6 The Monsters are Due on Maple Street,2,Drama,Classroom Discussion Message of the text Background Detailed discussion of the text Word Formation Word Study Play, Act scene,3,Early science fiction: 18th-century Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels格利佛游记, had
2、strange alien creatures, (not in a real sense) Voltaires Micromegas (1752) imagined a trip to the moon. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelleys Frankenstein (1817) merits being called a science-fiction. 法兰肯斯坦(英国女作家 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 1797-1851, 所著小说中主人公, 系一生理学家, 手创一怪物, 但结果自己被怪物所毁。),science fiction,4,
3、In the decades after Frankenstein partly science fictionNathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Herman Melville in the United States; Honore de Balzac in France; and Samuel Butler and Edward Bulwer-Lytton in England.,science fiction,5,Later in the 19th century Jules Verne raised science fiction to
4、 new heights and paved the way for the more innovative writings of H.G. Wells. The novels of H.G. Wells were published between 1895 and 1908.,science fiction,H.G. Wells,6,20th century (until the late 1930s). After this time science fiction went in two directions until the late 1930s. Europe produced
5、 a more pessimistic science fiction because it had just gone through the tragedy of World War I. US, relatively untouched by the war, was more open to optimistic fantasy stories. In the United States most science fiction was published in cheap pulp magazines (so called because of the cheap quality o
6、f their paper) and written by dozens of hack writers for large audiences.,7,By the late 1940s the American pulp magazines had been superseded/replaced by better monthlies. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction was founded in 1949 and Galaxy Science Fiction in 1950. The end of World War II It i
7、naugurated the atomic age, and the space age was shortly to follow. Science fiction burgeoned as literature and soon found its way into movies and television. The television series Star Trek attracted a large following. The Star Wars series of motion pictures gained huge audiences.,8,Science-fiction
8、 clubs had emerged in the 1930s and the first “world“ convention/meeting was held in 1939. By the 1980s the World Science Fiction Conventions were drawing thousands of people yearly. Literary awards are given annually for the best science-fiction works. The Hugo award, named after Hugo Gernsback, wa
9、s established in 1953 and the Nebula award in 1965.,9,Background:,The author: Rod Serling is one of the leading television playwrights today in the United States, best known for his science fiction TV series, The Twilight Zone. His religion is Judaism(犹太教).He married a protestant(新教徒), Carol Kramer,
10、 which disagreed with the intention of both families. He was enlisted in the United States Army after graduation. Beginning in May 1944 he served with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division in New Guinea(几内亚非洲 )and during the invasion of the Philippines he was awarded th
11、e Purple Heart for a severe wound to his knee. The war was also a permanent mental suffering: he would suffer from flashbacks, nightmares, and insomnia for the rest of his life.,10,He co-wrote “Planet of the Apes”(决战猩球)more movie scripts and teleplays. Seven Days in May(五月中的七天), 1964 which showed Se
12、rlings passion for nuclear disarmament（核裁军） and peace. Serling said, “If you want to prove that God is not dead first prove that man is alive.“,11,Detailed discussion of the text,The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Question: Who are the monsters? Are they really responsible for all the troubles tha
13、t happen on Maple Street? Where are the real monsters?,12,Message of the text,Title: Literal meaning of Monsters: alien/ETs (extraterrestrial beings) Implied meaning: monsters actually live in our own hearts.,13,Detailed study of the text,to be due: to be expected to happen or arrive at a particular
14、 time The train is due in 25 minutes. The meeting is due to start at 10 oclock.,飞机定于五点到达伦敦。 The plane is due at London at five.,14,1. a Good Humor man a man who sells Good Humor products or works for Good Humor company,15,2. Another man waters his lawn. (n. v.) The workers are landing goods from a s
15、hip. She slowly backed the car into the garage. Before we move in we have to paper the room first. Would you please book a ticket for me?,16,3. A flash of light plays on his face, If light plays on something, it shines on it and moves about on it. 4. the manstands there speechless. The sun was burni
16、ng hot. He was lying there, fast asleep. Three months later, she came back home, penniless.,17,5. We will get this all straightened out. straighten out: to settle a difficult situation by dealing with the things that cause problems or confusion. We still need to straighten out a few things before we
17、 sign the contract. It will take a while before the two countries can straighten out their difference.,18,6. Whatever gave you that idea? (emphatic) What on earth gave you that idea? A policeman came? Whatever did he want? It cant be done? Whatever do you mean? 7. Why, there is no telling the sort o
18、f stuff it can do. Why: (interjection) His son is so young. Why, he is not yet six. It is impossible to know what has happened or what will happen next.,19,8. Seems that the general impression holds that Most people believe that hold: (formal)a practical joke: a trick that is intended to give somebo
19、dy a surprise or shock and make other people laugh,20,10. I just dont understand it any more than any of you do! I dont earn any more than you do. Why do I have to pay more? I dont like him any more than you do.,21,Episode Summary,After the power goes off on Maple Street, the inhabitants start to be
20、lieve there is some kind of alien invasion, and keep accusing each other of being an invader. Eventually, one of the inhabitants of Maple Street is shot and it turns out nobody on Maple Street was a Martian(火星人), the power cut and other strange events were caused by aliens outside of Maple Street.,2
21、2,Word Formation,Awful adj. Awfulness n. Awe v. n. Comic adj. Comic n. Concern n. Concern v. concerned, concerning adj. Conscious adj. consciousness n. Crash n. Crash v. Criminal n. criminal adj. crime n. Desperate adj. Desperation n. Exchange v. exchange n. exchangeable adj. Gossip v. gossip n. Imp
22、ression n. impress v. Impressive adj. Lighten v. lightening n. Menace v. menacing adj. menace n.,23,Optimistic adj. optimize v. optimism n. Persistently adv. Persistent adj. persist v. persistence n. Precisely adv. Precise adj. precision n. Reluctant adj. reluctance n. reluct v. Residential adj. res
23、ide v. residence n. resident n. Sense n. sense v. Sensitive, sensible, sensual, sensory adj. Space n. Spatial adj. Weird adj. weirdness n. Whirl v. whirl n.,24,Word Study,consciousness, conscience consciousness of responsibility 责任感 collective consciousness 集体意识 lose /recover ones consciousness 失去/恢
24、复知觉， according to ones conscience 凭良心 have a clear good conscience 问心无愧 他拿走了钱以后，他的良心使他不安。 His conscience troubled him after he took the money. A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 谚没做亏心事， 不怕鬼叫门。,25,concern v. to have to do with or relate to:涉及与有关或相关： Attend to what concerns you. 注意与你有关的事物。 an artic
25、le that concerns the plight of homeless people. to be of interest or importance to: 关心有兴趣的或有重要性的： This problem concerns all of us.这个问题攸关我们全部人 This concerns the healthy growth of the children deeply. 这事对孩子们的健康成长关系极大。 to engage the attention of; involve: 参与集中注意力于；卷入： We concerned ourselves with accomp
26、lishing the task at hand. to cause anxiety or uneasiness in: 使担忧引起焦躁或不安： We are all concerned for about her safety. 我们大家都担心着她的安全。,26,concern n. The managing directors only concern was how to improve the quality of their products 总经理心里想的全是如何提高产品质量。,27,crash, gossip, whirl The cars crashed into each o
27、ther. The car hit the tree with a crash. Gossiping and lying go together. You shouldnt listen to gossip. The earth whirls on its axis. 地球绕轴自转。 My brain whirled. 我的头眩晕。,28,residential, resident, residence, reside Their residential building is located next to the park. The real resides in the people.
28、He has a residence in the country. City residents complain that migrant workers have threatened to take already scarce urban jobs. the resident population adj. 现住人口,29,in a sense 在某一方面；就某种意义来说 make sense 有 意义；意思清楚；有道理 make sense of 理解；懂；明白 There is no sense in 是没道理的 He sensed that his proposals were
29、 unwelcome. A sense of humour is a great asset for a person. (喻),30,the senses (=the five senses) 五官 a sense of sight hearing, smell, taste, touch a sense of humour 幽默感 a sense of duty 责任感 sense of righteousness 正义感 the sense of locality direction 对方位向的识别力 a man of sense 有理智的人 common sense 常识理 good
30、sense 通情达理 keen dull sense of smell 敏锐迟钝的嗅觉 have plenty of sense 富有见识,31,sense：sensible, sensory, sensitive, sensual If you are _, you will say nothing to your boss. She is _ to what people think of her. Some religions condemn _ pleasure as evil. There is something wrong with his _ nervous system.,s
31、ensible,sensitive,sensual,sensory,32,Classroom Activities & Discussion,What is the literary genre of this text?Can you name a few other books of science fiction? What do they have in common? Plot and dramatic conflict Climax,33,Message of the text,Three fatal human weaknesses: Our deep suspicion and
32、 distrust of one another, Our eagerness to find a scapegoat, Our readiness to turn into a mob. It implied that if we human beings want to be really safe, we must kill those monsters in our hearts: we should try to understand and trust each other to be less eager to assign blame, and to resist the ki
33、nd of group (mob) mentality which too often results in violence and tragedy.,34,Summary:After a mysterious roar and a flash of light, all the homes on a suburban street lose power. Whats more, the batteries in cars and radios go dead. People come into the street and discuss the situation. A boy says
34、 that in a similar situation hed read about, monsters from outer space were responsible. When one neighbors car starts, people accuse him of being responsible for the blackout or in league with those who are. They begin pointing the finger of blame at one another, and the accusations lead to physica
35、l violence. In this story we will define conflict, identify two forces in the main conflict, and identify other conflicts in the play.,35,the father of science fiction: French authorIn 1863 he achieved his first real success with the publication of Five Weeks in a Balloon, 1869. He forecast with rem
36、arkable accuracy many scientific achievements of the 20th century. He anticipated flights into outer space, submarines, helicopters, air conditioning, guided missiles, and motion pictures long before they were developed.,Verne, Jules (1828-1905),36,His most popular books: Journey to the Center of th
37、e Earth (1864; trans. 1874), From the Earth to the Moon (1865; trans. 1873), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1870; trans. 1873), Mysterious Island (1870; trans. 1875), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873; trans. 1873).,37,Around the World in Eighty Days is a novel about the adventures of Phileas
38、 Fogg and his servant Passerpartout. One day while Phileas Fogg is with some friends, he reads in a newspaper that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days. No one believes this is true, except Phileas. Then Phileas bets them that he could make the journey in eighty or under days, an
39、d then leaves along with his servant immediately.,38,The thing Jules Verne concentrates most on during Around the World in Eighty Days is how precise Phileas Fogg is. In the beginning, Mr. Fogg fires his servant because the water he brought him to shave in was four degrees of the correct temperature
40、. When Mr. Fogg hires Passerpartout, he instructs him exactly when to prepare breakfast, exactly how hot his water should be and many other silly things. When Phileas is talking to his friends after making his bet he told them exactly when he would return and exactly where he would be.,39,One thing
41、about Around the World in Eighty Days, is this entire notion of taking eighty days to travel around the world. When Jules Verne wrote this book, he probably had no idea about how much the world would advance. Today, with the technology we have, we can physically travel around the world in about a da
42、y. But also today, we have the power to travel around the world in about eight seconds with computers.,40,A Journey to the Center of the Earth is about an eccentric/odd old scientist named Professor Hardwigg that finds directions to the center of the earth in a old book. He sets out along with his n
43、ephew Henry, and a Icelandic guide named Hans to Iceland, where he enters a dormant volcano, that supposedly leads to the center of the earth. After many weeks of traveling, they come to a huge sea in the middle of the earth. Eventually they get out, by getting caught in a lava stream of a volcano that is about to erupt. When they come out, they find themselves thousands of miles away from their starting point.,41,The End,
