Project(1): Writing a science fiction story教学教案设计

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Tomorrow’s world Project Writing a science fiction story Aims 1.

To read summaries of two scientific fiction novels; 2.

To learn the usage of some important words and expressions; 3.

To learn to write your own science fiction story. Procedures Step 1 Warming up

Step 2 Pre- reading Ask students some questions before reading the passage carefully. Part 1

Journey to the Center of the Earth 1.Do you know what is science fiction?

2.What do science fiction writers often write about?

3.Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to?

4. How do they come back to the world above?

5.What do they see during their journey?

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Part 2 The Time Machine 1. What has the scientist invented?

2. What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701?

3. What is the world thirty million years into the future like?

Step 3 Careful reading Ask the students to read the passage carefully and then fill the blank on the screen. Step 4 Phrases revision and translation 1.关于，至于

2.值得进一步发展

3.偶然遇见

4.紧紧抓住

5.表达某人的观点

6.对……重要的

7.最后但同样重要的

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8.收拾行李

9.突然

10.到处转悠

11.把精力集中在……

12. 调查这些问题

13. be amazed at / by sth.

14. give out

15. give way (to...)

句子翻译

1. 他收拾好自己的东西去Iceland,强迫他外甥Axel和他一起去

2. 他们再次起航，并且看到一个像出口的地方但是它好像已经被从天花板上的岩石堵住。

3. 他们只能害怕地抓住船。

Step 4 Language points come across 还可以表示“被理解”，“使产生……印象”

1) How did it come _______ that you both got lost? I thought

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you had a map.

2) It suddenly came ______ to me where I had seen the boy before.

3) Come ______ now, or else we shall be late.

4) He came ______ me like a tiger.

5) The price of petrol has come _______ since the beginning of this year.

6) The word came ______ use many years ago.

7) When the examination result came ______, he had already got a job.

8) The bill came _____ over a thousand dollars.

9) He came up to me and told me that the security issue came _____ at the meeting just now.

10) The truth is that her new book will come _____ soon. escape vi./vt. 逃跑，避开，被遗忘

escape v．逃跑；逃走；被忘掉；被忽视；

n.逃跑

escape＋n./doing sth.逃脱了/避免了……

escape from/out of...从……逃脱, sth. escape sb.某事被某人遗忘；未被注意

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注意下面两个短语的区别：

escape from prison

越狱

escape prison

逃过牢狱之灾

(1)You are lucky to escape punishment. ＝You are lucky to escape being punished. 你逃过了处罚，真是幸运。

(2)他九死一生。

He had a narrow escape. impression n．印象；感想；影响；效果

给某人留下……的印象

leave/make/create a/an...impression on sb impress v.使钦佩；使敬仰；使铭记；

impress...on...把……印在……上

impress sth. on/upon sb.＝impress sb. with sth.使某人牢记某事

be impressed by/with sth.对某事印象深刻

(1)过去三年里学校发生的巨大变化给我留下了深刻的印象。

I am deeply impressed by the great changes that have taken place in the school over the past three years.

(2)He tried to

impress

me with his extensive knowledge of

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wine. 他试图用他对酒的广博知识影响我。

(3)I think the boss was favorably impressed by/with your presentation. 我认为老板对你的报告相当满意。

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terror

n. U 恐怖

C 可怕的人/事物

terrible

adj. 可怕的；严重的terrify

vt.

使（某人）惊恐

terrified

adj.

恐惧的，受惊吓的terrifying

adj.

令人恐惧的

in/ with terror

惊恐地

terrify sb. into doing sth.

吓唬某人去做某事

be terrified of (doing)…

害怕……

be terrified at/ by …

被……吓了一跳

1. The robber ______________________________________ with a gun.

这个抢劫犯用枪吓唬他拿出所有的钱。

2. They ___________________

his sudden appearance.

他突然出现，他们吓了一跳。

3. On hearing the news, the people fled ___________.

一听

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到这消息，人们惊慌地逃走了。

4.so与such引导的结果状语从句置于句首时，主句要部分倒装。

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________________________that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.

光的速度如此快以致我们很难想象它的速度。

◆ ____________________________that I got confused.

他们有如此多的问题问我，以致我困惑了。

5.The _______look on his face shows that he’s greatly ___________.

A. terrified; terrified

B. terrified; terrifying

C. terrifying; terrifying

D. terrifying; terrified

Step 6 Drill 1. In the accident, he was lucky to escape _______.

A. killing

B. to be killing

C. killed

D. being killed 2. — What was it that made Susan weep?

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______cheating in the exam.

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A. Charged with

B. Being accused of

D. Accusing of

C. Charging with

3. Marie told us that _____ that she was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A.

so successful her business was

B.

so successful was her business C. such successful business had she

D. so her business was successful 4.-Do you mind if I record your lecture?

- ___________. Go ahead. （2008江苏卷）

A.

Never mind

B. No way

C. Not at all

D. No, you'd better not

5.---- Do you mind my opening the window? It’s a bit hot in here .

- ______, as a matter of fact.

A. Go ahead

B. Yes, my pleasure

C. Yes, I do

D. Come on (2009 全国

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Step 7 Homework

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