【课件】Unit 1 Reading for Writing 课件人教版选择性必修第四册

BYYUSHENUnit1ScienceFictionUsingLanguageWriteasci-fishortstory人教版（2019）选择性必修四LearningobjectivesBytheendofthissection,youwillbeableto:1.readatextabouttimetravel;2.graspthemainideaofthistextandit’slanguagefeatures;3.continuetowritethestorywiththehelpofsomequestions;4.useguidetowriteasci-fishortstoryabouttimetravel;5.cooperatewithgroupmatesactivelythroughcheckingyoursci-fistoriestogether.Lead-inThinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Haveyoureadstoriesorwatchedfilmsabouttimetravelling?Howwouldpeoplefeelwhentheytravelthroughtime?IfIcouldtimetravel,Icouldseetheresultsofmyactionsorotherpeoplesactions,andiftheresultswerebad,Icouldtravelbacktothepresenttime,too,andthentakeanothercourseofactionthathadabetteroutcome.ButImustlearnnottodependontimetraveland“cheat”everytimewhenIfailedormetsomethingbad.Iwillchoosethemostimportantmomenttoreturnandnottochangeothersfateswithoutconsideration.Whatwouldyoudoifyoucouldtimetravel?SuggestedAnswerPre-writingLearnthebackgroundofthetextwewillread.H.G.Wells(1866-1946)is—alongwithJulesVerne—mostoftencreditedwith

beingtheinventorofthesciencefiction

genre.

HewasborninKent,

England.

Whenhewaseightyearsold,

hislegwas

brokeninanaccident,

andthisforcedhim

tostayinbedforalongperiodoftime.

Thiswaswhenhefellinlovewithbooks

anddecidedtobecomeawriter.

Hisfamily

sufferedgreatfinancialtroubleswhen

hewasyoung,andasaresulthewasnot

abletoattendschoolbutwasforcedto

work.

Despitethis,

hestudiedonhisown

andintheendwonascholarshipwhichallowedhimtogotocollege.Eventually,hereceivedadegreeinzoologyfromtheUniversityofLondon.Wellshadtrouble

findingandkeepingworkuntiltheearly

1890s,

whenhefoundgreatsuccesswriting

articlesformagazines.Thisledtohimwritinghisfirstnovel,TheTimeMachine,in1895.HewentontowritemanyLearnthebackgroundofthetextwewillread.othersuccessfulstoriesandnovels,includingTheWaroftheWorlds,TheInvisibleMan,andTheIslandofDoctorMoreau.TherehadbeenmanywritersbeforeWellswhowrotefantasticalstoriesofscientificadvances.Well’scontributionwastheideathatallofthedetailsinthestoryshouldbeascloselygroundedinrealityaspossible,withtheexceptionofoneelementwhichwasfantastical.Byhavingeverythingelsegroundedinreality,audiencesaremorewillingtoacceptthefantasticalelementastrue.Thisphilosophyisbehindmuchofsciencefictiontoday,wherebyeverythinginastorymustbepossibleaccordingtotheLawsofPhysics(comparedtosciencefantasy,wheretheLawsofPhysicsusuallydonotapply).Wellswroteinanumberofdifferentgenresbesidessciencefictionandwasenormouslypopularandsuccessful.Predictwhatwillbereadinthefollowingtext.Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutthetimemachine?Howtooperate?Whatcanbedonewithit?...ReadanextractfromTheTimeMachine,andfindouthowmanytimestheTimeTravellerstartedthemachine.thefirsttimeIpushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.thesecondtimeIdrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Ipushedtheleverfurther.Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackhard.Hesawtheclockmoveforwards.Itfeltstrangeandunpleasant.Heusesthesimile:“ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.”Ifhestoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,theywouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb.Insomemudintherain.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.HowdoestheTimeTravellerfirstknowhehastravelledthroughtime?HowdoestheTimeTravellerfeelwhentravellingthroughtime?Whatrhetoricaldevicesdoesthewriterusetodescribehisfeelings?WhyistheTimeTravellerworriedaboutstoppingthemachine?WheredoestheTimeMachinearrivewhenthemanfinallystopsit?SuggestedAnswerWorkingroups.Discusswhatmighthappennextinthestory.Usethefollowingquestionstohelpyouandmakebriefnotes.Thenpresentyourstorytotheclass.TheTimeTravellerstopsintheyear802701.Thewholeearthlookslikeagardenwithbeautiful,happypeoplecalledEloiwhoplayallthetime,butthishidesahorribletruth;thereisawholeworldofpeoplecalledMorlockswholiveundergroundinadark,mechanisedsocietywhousetheEloiasasourceoffood.TheTimeTravellermeetsanEloiwomanandfallsinlovewithher.TheTimeTravellerandtheEloiwomanareattackedbyMorlocks.Heisabletoescape,

buthelosescontactwiththewomanandperhapssheiskilled.TheMorlocksthenstealtheTimeMachineanduseitasbaittocaptureandkilltheTimeTraveller.However,onceheisintheTimeMachine,hepullstheleverandbeginstotravelintimeagainandisabletomakehisescape.Hetravels30millionyearsintothefuturetoseethesuncoolandtheearthturnintoalifelessplanet.Hethentravelsbacktothetimefromwherehestartedout,onlytofindthatthreehourshavepassed.SampleAnswer

While-writingImagineandwriteyourownstoryaboutatimemachineyouwillinvent,andyourjourneythroughtime.Usethestoryandtheguidebelowtohelpyou.1.Thinkaboutwhatyourmachinewilllooklike.Isitavehicleoramachine?2.Howdoesyourtimemachinework?Whatdoyouhavetodotomakeitwork?3.Whatperiodintimedoyouwanttotravelto?Thinkaboutinterestingthingsandpeopleyouwouldliketoseethere.4.Imaginewhatitmightfeelliketotravelthroughtime.Thinkofwordstodescribethisandmakeyourstoryasvividaspossible.5.Includerhetoricaldevicesinyourstory,likemetaphors,similes,overstatements,etc.Writeyouroutlinewiththehelpofthefollowingchart.ContentRhetoricaldeviceBeginningDevelopingClimaxEnding________(Title)Post-writingExchangeyourdraftwithapartnerandrevisethedraftusingyourpartner’scomments.Andsharestorywiththerestoftheclass.IthoughtthissummervacationatAuntJenny’swouldgoasinterestingaswatchingpaintdry.Herswasanoldhouse,builtbeforetimebegan,itseemed.Onehundredyearsagoitwasoftenfilledwithpeoplecomingtostayforthesummer—itwassuchlarge,grandhousethattherewouldbethirtyorfortyguestsatatime,andthehostbarelyknewwhosomeofthemwere.Thentherewasthehosthimself—mygreatgrandfather.Hewaswidelythoughtofasthesmartest,funniestmanofhisage,andpeoplewouldcomefromallovertheworldtoseehim.Butthatwasallinthepast.NowtheonlypersonwholivedherewasAuntJenny,wholivedinonesmallpartofthehouseandkepttherestclosedup.ThenIcaughtthesunshininginmyeyesfromatallmirrorinthehallway.“Howpretty!Itmustbeahundredyearsold.IfonlyIcouldgobackandseemygreatgrandfather!”Isaid,cleaningthedirtoffthemirrorwithmyhand.Suddenly,theshinymirrorbecameaseaofcloudsandIfeltmyselfbeingpulledinsideit.Theworldbegantospin,andIfeltconfused.Then,justlikethat,everythingstopped.Ilookedaround,andthereIwaswiththemirrorandinthesamehall,butthingsweredifferent.ThefamilyphotosonthewallwerenowreplacedbypaintingsofpeopleIdidnotSampleWritingrecognise.Thefurniturealllookednewbutold-fashionedatthesametime.“Imustbeonehundredyearsintothepast!”Ithoughttomyself.Thenawomanwearingold-fashionedclothingcamedownthehall.Drawingnear,shefrownedandsaid,“Oh,thatwon’tdo!Thepartystartsintwentyminutesandyouarestillincasualclothes!What?Youdidn’tbringanything?I’vegotalovelydressyoucanborrow.Ithinkitwilljustfit.”SheledmeawaytoherroomandhelpedmegetdressedlikeIwasanoldfriend,andthentogetherwewentdowntotheparlour,whichwasfilledwithpeopledressedinfineclothesgatheringaroundmygreatgrandfather,listeningtoeverywordhesaid.Ispentthesummerthere,pretendingtobeadistantcousinfromthecitywhowasthereonholiday.Nooneseemedtomindorcare,asmygreatgrandfatherwasquitewealthyandalwayshadlotsofguests.Itriedtospendasmuchtimeaspossiblewithmygreatgrandfatherandhisfriends,anditwasthemostwonderfultimeofmylife.Thenwhentheendofsummerdrewnear,Iwentbacktothemirrorandrubbeditwithmyhandagain.Ifoundmyselfbackinthesamehall,butinmoderntime.Notaminutehadpassed.ThenIrealisedthatIstillhadafullsummeraheadatboringAuntJenny’s.“NowwhatamIgoingtodo?”Iaskedmyself.SampleWritingWordsandExpressionsNightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.

(P8)

夜幕降临了，仿佛一盏灯正在熄灭，转眼间，白昼就来临了。turnout关掉；熄灭；在场；使朝外；结果是

例句Pleaseturnoutthelightswhenyouleavetheroom.你离开房间时，请把灯关掉。Thewholevillageturnedouttowelcomethehero.全村人都出来欢迎这位英雄。搭配turnup调高（音量等）；出现，到来turndown调低（音量等）；拒绝turnon打开（水、煤气、电灯等）Asmypacegrewfaster,thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway,andIwasleftintheopenair.

(P8)

我的速度越来越快，实验室的墙壁随之坍塌，我置身野外。pace/peɪs/n.速度；步伐；节奏

vt.&vi.

确定速度；调整节奏搭配ata(n)...pace 以……步伐setoffatasteady/gentle/leisurelypace以稳定的/徐缓的/悠闲的步子出发keeppacewith... 与……并驾齐驱 pacetheroom在房间里踱来踱去paceabout 走来走去，来回踱步 paceroundsth. 在……四处走动例句It’spredictedthattemperatureswillkeepincreasingatasteadypaceeveryyear.据预测，气温将以稳定的速度逐年上升。

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