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课件网) Period 3 Using Language (2) Unit 1 Science Fiction What can you see in the picture Can you guess what are they doing Time machine and time traveling Lead in Can you name some films about time travelling Hi ,Mom 你好，李焕英 The film Hi, Mom is about a daughter who went back to the 1980s and met her mother, who had died in an accident. Back to the future 《回到未来》 Terminator 《终结者》 Some other films about time travelling The time machine 《时间机器》 . H.G. Wells, in full Herbert George Wells, English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds and such comic novels as Tono-Bungay and The History of Mr. Polly. Pre-reading Task 1 Read the passage quickly and get the general idea of the passage. What’s the main idea of the passage A.A time traveller’s experience through the time machine. B.An introduction to the time machine. C.The reasons for the time travel. D.A biography of the science fiction writer H.G.Wells. √ Fast reading While-reading Task 2 Read the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 A.The time travel at hundreds of years a minute. Para.2 B.A strong urge to look at random things. Para.3 C.The beginning of the time travel. Para.4 D.Changes caused by the time travel within several days. Para.5 E.Being stunned by bad weather in the time travel. Task 1 Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1.How did the time traveller first know he had travelled through time A.The laboratory remained exactly as before. B.His niece told him. C.He realized from the clock on the wall. D.The time machine told him. √ Careful reading 2.What happened to the time traveller’s niece A.She moved like a rocket in the lab. B.She came to help the time traveller. C.She saw the author travel in the time machine. D.She was looking for something in the lab for a little while. √ 3.Why did the time traveller feel strange and unpleasant during the time travel A.The time machine had been poorly designed. B.He was travelling through time at such a high speed. C.He suffered from the time lag. D.He was feeling the time travel sick. √ 4. How does the Time Traveller feel when travelling through time A. Excited. B Nervous. C. Embarrassed. D Strange and unpleasant. √ Task 2 Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1.What rhetorical devices does the writer use to describe his feelings 2.Why is the Time Traveller worried about stopping the machine He uses the simile:“It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road.” If he stopped and the same space was being occupied by something else, they would be forced together and explode like a bomb. Work in groups. Discuss what might happen next in the story. Use the following questions to help you and make brief notes. Then present your story to the class. ·What date do you think it is when the Time Traveller finally ... ...
