Project(1): Writing a science fiction storyPPT专用教学设计内容

Module 4

Unit 3

Project Writing a science fiction story Teaching aims: 1. Students are expected to grasp main idea about these two science fiction stories.. 2. Students are required to write a a science fiction story. 3. Students are provided with a chance to cooperate and work together while writing.

Teaching procedures: Step one Warming up Task 1 Questionnaires:

1.Do you like seeing films?

yes

no

2.How often do you see a film?

sometimes

usually

seldom

never 3.Where do you often see a film?

at home

in a cinema

on the Internet /cellphone 4.What kinds of films do you like?

action

horror

comedy

science fiction

romance

adventure

war

others 5.Is a film of science fiction exciting and stimulous?

yes

no 6.Do you know any science fiction film?

Task 2 Show students some pictures about science fiction films and think about the question:

What is science fiction (story)?

What are the characteristics of science fiction?

Step Two Reading the first story—Journey to the Centre of the Earth Task 1 The introduction of the author of the first story and his works Task 2 Fast reading: read the story and answer questions (1). Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to? A. To Iceland

B. To Italy

C. To the Centre of the Earth

D. To Ireland (2). What do they see during their journey?

A. They see a big undergroumd valley, a beautiful forest and some ancient creatures. B. They see a big undergroumd ocean, a beautiful park and some ancient creatures. C. They see a big undergroumd ocean, a beautiful forest and some ancient creatures. D. They see a big undergroumd valley, a beautiful park and some ancient creatures. (3). How do they come back to the world surface?

A. A volcano in southern Italy brings them back to the surface. B. It is the strange animals that drive them up to the surface. C. They come back to the surface, crossing the exit of the cave by themselves. D. They come back with some Italians helping them.

Task 3 Careful reading: fill in the blanks

Place 1

Where

A vast room with large ____

What happened

There was a forest and huge ______ on the shore

Place 2

Place 3

On a boat made by themselves

In the fores

Two ________ rose and ______ each other

They saw huge insects, strange _____ and a huge man______ ______ a tree.

They made a bomb to ____ ___ rocks and their boats ______ forward wildly.

Place 4

At the _____

Place 5

From the ______ of the hole to the outside world

The water ____ them ____ until into the sunlight

Task 4 Enjoy a part of movie adapted from the story

Step Three Reading the second story—The Time Machine Task 1 The introduction of the author of the second story and his works Task 2 Fast reading: read the story and answer questions

(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?

Task 3 retell the story to the classmate according to the route of the scientist travels

Step Four Post Reading Group work:

Use your imagination and try to make up your own science fiction story. Write the story with these procedures: 

Planning

Choose a topic for your group’s science fiction story 

Preparing

Take notes of the story: characters, time and place(setting), storyline... 

Producing

Make it in turns to write the story. Each group member should write one paragraph. 

Presenting

Put your story up on the display wall of the classroom for everyone to see and let the class vote for their favourite.

Step Five Presentation

Present your science fiction story to the class.

Step Six Summary & Homework polish your science fiction story