Unit 12 Fact and fantasy

1. Unit 12 Fact and fantasy 陈雪芳

2. Warming up Have you read any books or seen the films about science fictions?

3. Have you ever read the above books?

9. Scientific development is predicted, often based on present-day results that seem to make such developments possible in the future.

10. A small quiz 1 The highest mountain on earth is 2 The deepest point in the ocean is 3 The longest river on earth is Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest,in the Chinesepart of the Himalaya, with an elevation of 8848 metres. In the Marianas .马里亚纳群岛(位于西太平洋) The River Nile.

11. 4. What is the distance from the earth to the moon? A. 149 million km B. 384,401 km C. 40,075.16 km The distance to the planet Mars ranges from 56 million km to 375 million km. The average distance to the nearest star, our own sun, is 150 million km.

12. 5.Which is the biggest ocean on earth? A. the Pacific ocean B. the Atlantic ocean C. the Indian ocean

13. 6. How far is it to the center of the earth? A. 7 x 105 km B. 6378 km C. 10000 km

14. 7. What is the longest distance around the world? A. 40,075.16 km B. 24,901.55 km C. 15000 km Traveling around the world the longest distance is along the equator.

15. 8. How fast does a space shuttle travel? A. 200 mph B. 900 mph C. 17,600 mph

16. Pre-listening Have you see or experience anything extraordinary? What does it look like?

17. Note making Place: Time: Size: Description: A lake 11:35 am More than 20 metres long One part looks like the trunk of an elephant pointing out of the water and it looks like three round wheels, half out of the water.

18. speaking What principle do science fictions work on? 1.suspense 2. belief 3.Suggestions on technological and scientific developments in a certain direction.

19. What is science fiction? Science fiction is often about things we believe may be possible in the far future.

20. Do you often have some fantastic ideas? What are they?

21. Let’s enjoy ! Dr Feng Wu has spent several days on the island and is wondering about the strange things he has seen. There is this strange man. Under his black hair he has pointed ears, covered with a fine brown fur! His huge half-open mouth showed big white teeth as Dr Feng has never seen in a human mouth. There is a green flash in his eyes as he glances at the doctor from the shadow of the trees.

22. Now let’s try to be a science fiction writer: Task 1 Pair work : fill in the gaps Read the suggested beginnings of possible dialogues and think in which way the gaps could be filled in.

23. Dialogues about Space travel Life in 3098 Young forever Creatures from outer space

24. I believe … I suppose … I’m sure that … I doubt … I’m (not) certain … It could be … but … It’s likely … I can’t believe my eyes … I can’t imagine … Pay attention to using the following expressions when doing the task:

25. PRE-READING 1.Ask the students to look at the three pictures and guess when these inventions were made.

26. Picture 1: The first electric railway was built by the German Werner von Siemens in 1879.

27. Picture 2: The electric light bulb was invented in 1879 simultaneously by Thomas Alva Edison in the United States and Sir Joseph Wilson Swan in England.

28. Picture 3: in 1769 James Watt built a steam-powered boat.  

29. Match the name of the scientist and the application of electricity :

30. invention year scientist 1844 – Morse: the radio 1876 – Bell: the electric battery 1821 – Faraday: the electric motor 1752 - Franklin: the telegraph 1904 – Tesla: the television 1928 – Farnsworth: the lightening rod 1800 – Volta: the telephone

31. 3. What does the inside of the earth look like? 剖面图

32. READING JULES VERNE: THE FATHER OF SCIENCE FICTION

33. Jules Verne The Father of Science Fiction

34. JULES VERNE

35. Jules Verne 1828 Born in:_________ Died in:__________ Nationality:_________ Interested in:__________________ Remembered as:_________________ Famous novel:___________________ _________________________ 1905 French botany and applied science the father of science fiction 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Journey to the Center of the Earth

36. Fast reading Read the passage fast and then try to summarize the main idea of each part

37. General information about Jules Verne Part 1(para 1): Part 2(paras2-5): Part 3(para 6): Information about his famous novel---20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Information about another novel---Journey to the centre of the Earth.

38. Careful reading Part 1: Paragraph 1 1.To make a living, what did Jules Verne have to do? 2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of? 3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction?

39. 1.To make a living, what did Jules Verne have to do? To make a living, Jules Verne had to write and sell stories. 2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of? They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklin’s experiment with electricity.

40. 3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction? By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further.

41. Part 2 : paragraphs 2-5

42. Read paragraph two to paragraph four carefully and try to find the answers to the following questions: • Why do Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster? • What does the monster turn out to be? • 3What does Nautilus look like?

43. Why do Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster? Because ships are disappearing all over the world and it is believed to be caused by a sea monster. 2.What does the monster turn out to be? The monster turns out to be a submarine.

44. 3.What does Nautilus look like? The Nautilus is an extraordinary ship. The furniture is precious and huge glass windows that can be opened and closed give a view of the underwater world. The ship is also very strong and protected with thick iron plates. Electricity is used for light, heating, power and to defend the ship against attacks.

45. Activity Retell the story of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea according to the above three questions and answers

46. Ships are disappearing Set out to find the monster An extraordinary ship submarine Precious furnitureHuge glass windowsProtected with thick iron platesElectricity is used for light, heating , power ,etc.All that is needed for life comes from the ocean

47. Para 5 Describe the character of Captain Nemo Captain Nemo is the kind of person of whom it is difficult to say whether you like him or not. You may think he is hard and cruel, but he also has a soft and gentle side.

48. Part 3 : paragraph 6 Journey to the Center of the Earth

49. Read paragraph six and answer the following question: How does the story Journey to the Centre of the Earth begin and end up? The story begins with the discovery of an ancient document in an old book and in the end, their raft is drawn into a fast stream and with ever increasing speed they are shot out of a volcano in Southern Italy.

50. List what the two men do in the adventure of going to the centre of the earth. • travel to Iceland • enter…through a chimney in a dead volcano • through a narrow passage deep into… • Pass through layers of coal and marble • reach a huge lake or underground ocean • through forests of mushrooms and plants • cross the sea in a raft • drawn into a fast stream • shot out of a volcano in southern Italy