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课件网) Using language Write a sci-fi short story UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION To learn about the novel The Time Machine To discuss what you would do if you could time travel To write a sci-fi short story Lead-in Watch the clip of the film The Time Machine. Lead-in Discuss the following questions Have you read stories or watched films about time travelling How would people feel when they travel through time What would you do if you could time travel Lead-in Look at the portrait. Lead-in Discuss the following question What you would do if you could time travel If I could time travel, I could see the results of my actions or other people’s actions, and if the results were bad, I could travel back to the present time, too, and then take another course of action that had a better outcome. But I must learn not to depend on time travel and “cheat” every time when I failed or met something bad. I will choose the most important moment to return and not to change others’ fates without consideration. Reading Discuss the passage The Time Machine was written in 1895 by famous science fiction writer H.G. Wells. Read an extract from this story and find out how many times the Time Traveler started the machine. The Time Traveller started the machine twice. P1 I pushed the starting lever on the main panel forwards an inch then immediately backwards again. P2 I drew a breath, gripped the lever and pushed it forwards. P2 I pushed the lever further. P2 Like an impatient fool, I pulled the lever back hard. Reading Read the text again and answer the questions 1. How does the Time Traveller first know he has travelled through time He saw the clock move forwards. 2. How does the Time Traveller feel when travelling through time What rhetorical devices does the writer use to describe his feelings It felt strange and unpleasant. He uses the simile: “It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road.” Reading Read the text again and answer the questions 3. Why is the Time Traveller worried about stopping the machine If he stopped and the same space was being occupied by something else, they would be forced together and explode like a bomb. 4. Where does the Time Machine arrive when the man finally stops it In some mud in the rain. Reading Guide for writing a science fiction 一、审题定调 本写作任务要求写一篇关于时间旅行的英文科幻故事，此类写作需要大胆发挥想象力，但应以现实为依据，以科学为依托，想象要合情合理，而不是胡思乱想一通。 二、谋篇布局 本写作任务可分为三部分： 第一部分：简单介绍时间机器； 第二部分：讲述自己的时间旅行经历； 第三部分：表达自己的感受。 Reading 第一部分：简单介绍时间机器。 ★I discovered a time machine by chance, which was shaped like ... ★It was a magic machine that could take me to the time and place I wanted to go. ★The machine worked in a magical way by reading my mind and then took me to the time and place I thought of. 三、组织语言 Guide for writing a science fiction Reading Guide for w ... ...
