高二-人教版-英语-选择性必修四-第一单元《Lesson 6 Using Language(2) Continuation of The Time Machine》课件

高二—人教版—英语—选择性必修四—第一单元

ScienceFictionLesson6UsingLanguage(2):ContinuationofTheTimeMachineInthislesson,youwill1.learnthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofasci-finovel;2.usepowerlessimaginationtocreateanendingofthestory,makingyourcontinuationandthegivenstorycoherentandconsistentinplotsandlanguagefeatures.LearningobjectivesLet’sreviewanextractfromTheTimeMachinebyH.G.Wells.Abouthistimetravelwhen:thousandsofyearslaterwhere:intheraininsomemud(somewhereunknown)whoandwhattoencounter?unknown(leavingasuspenseandroomforimagination)ouraim:Letourimaginationrunwildandcreateanending.1.ensurethecontinuouspartcloselyandreasonablyrelatedtothepreviousplots,nottostrayfarfromthemainstoryline;2.ensureyourcontinuationandthepreviousstoryconsistentinlanguagestyle.Towriteacontinuation,weneedto...Let'ssumuptheprocessofhistimetravel.Beginning:Itwasatteno'clocktodaythat...

beganitscareer.Ipushedthestartinglever

...Developing:Ipushedtheleverfurther.

Climax:Asmypacegrewfaster,...Ending:Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.Themachinestarted.Themachinespeededup.Themachineranevenfaster.Themachinecametoastop.Histimetravelexperience:achronologicalorderhowheoperatedthetimemachinepara1：Igaveitalastcheck,andsatmyselfintheleatherseat.Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwards

aninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.para2：Idrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Ipushedtheleverfurther.para4：Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.Withasuddenjoint,theTimeMachinewasflipped...andIwasthrownthroughtheair.Writingskill:achainofactionshismulti-sensoryexperience

Hewroteaboutwhathesaw：Para1:Lookingaround,Isawmylaboratoryexactlyasbefore.ThenIsawaclock.Amomentbefore,itwas...nowitwasnearly...Para2:Thelaboratorywenthazyaroundme.Myniececamein...buttomeshemovedlikearocket.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.Tomorrow

nightcame,thenskippedtoday,againandagain,fasterandfasterstill.

hismulti-sensoryexperience

Para3:Asmypacegrewfaster,thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway.Thesunandmoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky,butsoontherewasdivision...AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke;Theygrew,spreadanddiedinmoments.

Isaw

hugebuildingsriseup,thendisappearlikeinadream.Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged,meltingandflowingbeforemyeyes.para4:...thingsthatwerebeingflashedbeforemyeyes...Hewroteaboutwhathesaw:hismulti-sensoryexperience

Writingskill:therapidlychangingsurroundingsHealsowroteabouthowhefelt:para2:Tomorrownightcame,thenskippedtoday,againandagain,fasterandfasterstill.Para3:...thestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling...ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.Asmypacegrewfaster,...

...

Iwasbeingpushedthroughtimeathundredsofyearsaminute.hismulti-sensoryexperience

Writingskill:describehowfasthefeltpara4:Ihadastrongurgetolookattherandomthings...Ihadthoughtabouttheriskofstopping...Likeanimpatientfool,...IfIstopped...,wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb.Iwasstunnedforamoment,...

Hewroteabouthowhefelt:hismulti-sensoryexperience

Writingskill:describinghowcuriousandcautioushewas.Hewroteaboutwhatheheard:...andthenheardthesoundofthunder.

hismulti-sensoryexperience

Writingskill:anattractiveending(leavingasuspense)Itprobablytookheraminute,buttomeshemovedlikearocket.Theygrew,spreadanddiedinmoments.rhetoricaldevicesappliedinthestory1.overstatement2.simile:It

feltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.Thesunandmoonlooked

asiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky...AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmokeIsawhugebuildingsriseup,thendisappearlikeinadream.Wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb!Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.rhetoricaldevicesappliedinthestory3.comparison

rhetoricaldevicesappliedinthestoryWritingskill:applyrhetoricaldevicesThenIsawtheclock.Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout...ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.Thesunandmoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky.Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged,...IcalculatedthatIwasbeingpushedthroughtime...Ihadastrongurgetolookatthethingsthatwerebeingflashed...IfIstoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,...

passivevoicelikesthbebeingdone:-toconveyaverystrongandvividimage;-tohighlightrapidchangestotheenvironmentatthatmoment.Whatisthetenseanditsfunction?Pastcontinuoustenseinapassivevoice.(verytypicalinsci-fistories)Let’sreviewthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofthestory.1.somebasicelements:when,where,who,what,how,etc.2.theprocessofthetimetravel:(achronologicalorder)beginning,developing,climax,ending4.achainofactions5.multi-sensoryexperience(tosee,hear,feel...)6.rhetoricaldevices:overstatement,simile,comparison,etc.3.tense:simplepasttense,pastcontinuousinapassivevoice.Iwasstunnedforamoment,andthenheardthesoundofthunder.Iwas

sittingintheraininsomemudnexttothemachine.“Afinewelcome,”Isaid,“foramanwhohastravelledthousandsofyearstobehere!”Whatinformationcanyougetfromthelastparagraph?1.Itwasonastormyday.2.Helanded.3.Ittookplacethousandsofyearsinthefuture.4.Hewasstunnedbutfullofexpectation.Brainstorming:Whatwillhappennext?(who,whattoencounter,problemordifficulty,possibleending?)1.coherentinplots:

(achronologicalorder:beginning,developing,climax,ending)2.cosistentinlanguagefeatures(applywritingskillsofasci-fistorylikeachainofactions,multi-sensorydecriptions,rhetoricaldevices,andtenselikebebeingdone)Tipsforpreparingyourcontinuation:actionmulti-sensoryexperiencerhetoricaldevicesbeginningdevelopingclimaxendingFinishyourcontinuationofTheTimeMachine.Exchangeyourwritingandgivesuggestions.Doremembertocheckcoherenceinplotsandconsistenceinlanguage.CoherenceinplotsmysuggestionsConsistenceinlanguagemysuggestionsSummaryInthislesson,wehavelearned:1.

thestructureandlanguagefeaturesofasci-finovel;2.toletourimaginationrunwildandcreateanendingofthestory，inwhichsomesci-finovelwritingskillslikeachainofactions,multi-sensorydescriptions,rhetoricaldevices,tenseofbebeingdoneareapplied;3.howtomakeacontinuationandthegivenstorycoherentinplotsandconsistentinlanguagefeatures.Homework:Finishyourcontinuation.Exchangeyourwritingandgivesuggestionsonyourpeer’swork.Readthesuggestionsonyourwritingandpolishit.高二—人教版—英语—选择性必修四—第一单元

ScienceFictionLesson6UsingLanguage(2):ContinuationofTheTimeMachine答疑课Istruggledtomyfeet

andpattedthedustoffmyself.NotuntilImanagedtoturnthemachineoverwasIawareofmysurroundings.WhatIusedtocallalaboratorywasnowmerelyawasteland,withoutanysinglesignofhumantrace.Inthedistance,Isaw

clustersofskyscrapershiddeninclouds,throughwhichnumerousaircraftsthreaded,lookingadvancedbutlifeless.“People”,iftheywerestillcalledso,inthiseramustlivesuchafast-pacedlifethatIcouldhardlyimagine,Itoldmyself.IbentdowntothemudstolookforanythingIwasfamiliarwith,butinvain.HowImissedmyresidenceandmyanimatedniece!Suddenly,anintenseglaremademefailtokeepmyeyesopen.Iraisedmyhands,andthroughmyfingers,Isawanaircraftwith“police”signonitfloatingintheairnotfaraway.“FREEZE!”aharshsoundcamefromthevehicle.ItwasclearthatI,asanunexpectedandoddly-dressedguest,wasnotwarmlywelcomed.When

twomen-shapedcreatureswentoutofthevehicleandwasapproachingme,Ihadalreadybeenrootedtotheground.Itwoulddefinitelytakemeanotherseeminglythousandsofyearstoexplain

tothemmyoriginandpurpose,sincetheirlanguagemusthavetransformedintosomethingIcouldbarelyunderstand.Sowithallmystrength,Irantowardsmymachine,fellintotheseat,closedthedoorasquicklyasIcould,andpushedtheleverforwardshard.Theworldsuddenlywenttranquil.Thetwofiguresbecamehazy.Themachinestartedhumming.Timetravelhadbroughtmeenoughdrama,and

IjustwishedtogobacktotheerathatIbelongedto,backtothosepeoplethatIbelongedto.languagefeatures:achainofactions;multi-sensoryexperience:

(whathesaw,howhefelt,whatheheard);rhetoricaldevices:overstatement,repetitioncoherentplots:patthedust,laboratory,muds,niece,machinePara1:beginning&developingPara2:climaxPara3:endingbyHuangZhihengfromGuangdongExperimentalHighSchoolIstoodupwithallofmystrengthandlookedaround,attemptingtofindsomethingthatreallywelcomedme.ButallIsawwasabarrenfield.Butwhatwasurgentwastostayinashelter,becausetherainfeltpungent.“Acidicrain!”Icriedloudly,andrushedintothemachine.Notuntileveningdiditstopraining.Ilookeduptothesky,seeingdozensofstarsmovinginanamazingpace,likethousandsofantsworkingfortheirownspecies.Itookoutatelescopeandspottedthebrightestcelestialbody.Myjaw

dropped.Itwasalongstickthatrotatedaroundaninvisibleaxis!Thestick-likecelestialbodydependedonrotatingtoimitatethegravitationalenvironment,andwithdifferentgravitationalaccelerations,differentindustrieswerebeingarranged.Whatpeoplecoulddowasmerelystayinginaspecificandcrampedplace!“Ridiculous!Isthishowyoutreatyourdistinguishedancestors?Withtheearthbeingpollutedandmankindlivinginastick?”Ishouted,bywhichIunleashedmyemotions.Buttheonl