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课件网) 选择性必修四 Unit 1 Using Language Preview material Part 1 Pre-reading Herbert George Wells (1886-1946) , “The Father of Science Fiction”, an English novelist, teacher, historian and journalist. The Time Machine the first science fiction about time travelling 1 2 3 4 Main idea: 5 The Time Traveler's first experience of travelling time the time machine. through by Divide the text into 4 parts: start the machine Time speeds up Lose control Land in mud Part 2 While-reading 1 2 3 4 How many times did "I" start the time machine 5 the 1st time I pushed the starting lever on the main panel forwards an inch them immediately backwards again. the 2nd time I drew a breath, gripped the lever and pushed it forwards. the 3rd time I pushed the lever further. the 4th time Like an impatient fool, I pulled the lever backwards hard. Times What I saw How time flew The 1st time (push an inch) The 2nd time (push forward) The 3rd time (push further) The 4th time (pull backwards hard) lab: clock: -- lab: niece: move like a Moon and sun: lab: Trees: Huge buildings: Earth: exactly as before 10:01 3:30 went hazy rocket the walls fell away; in the open air be thrown across the sky grew like puffs of smoke grew, spread and died in moments rose up, disappeared like a dream be being changed, melting and flowing I was sitting in the in some . rain mud night came..., and in another moment came the day a day= 1 moment being pushed through time at hundreds of years a minute 100 years= 1 moment 5 hours= 1 moment Part 3 Appreciating My niece came in to fetch something, maybe her handkerchief, apparently without seeing me. lt probably took her a minute, but to me she moved like a rocket! My heart pounded so violently that I could hear it in my ears like a drum. rhetorical device: contrast & overstatement It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road. I experienced such intense nervousness that it felt like butterflies in my stomach. rhetorical device: similie明喻 Around me I saw trees growing like puffs of smoke... I saw huge buildings rise up, then disappear like in a dream. My spirits rose like a hot-air balloon, colorful and weightless. rhetorical device: similie明喻 I drew a breath, gripped the lever, and pushed it forwards. I took a deep breath, smoothed my dress, and stepped onto the stage. rhetorical device: V.1 , V.2 and V.3 → 连续动作刻画紧张感 "What a perfect ending," he muttered, " for someone who spent months preparing to fail." rhetorical device: Ironic ending 反讽式结局 "A fine welcome," I said, "for a man who has travelled thousands of years to be here!" Part 4 Useful expressions
