高二-人教版-英语-选择性必修四-第一单元《Write a sci-fi short story The Time Machine(Adapted)》 课件

Unit1ScienceFiction

Usinglanguage

Writeasci-fishortstory

TheTimeMachine(Adapted)高二—人教版—英语—选择性必修四—第一单元Anexcitinganddeeplystudiedtopic;originatewithTheTimeMachinebyH.G.Wells(1895);withthedeviceofatimemachine/ablackhole/amysterioustunnelBrainstormTheconceptoftimetravelIsthereanyfilmorbookrelatedtotimetravel?Thefilmtellsthestoryofayoungwomangrievingoverhermother'sdeathtravelingbackto1981tomeetheryoungermotheranddevelopafriendship.Chinesetime-travelcomedyHi,Mom你好，李焕英

BrainstormHowl’sMovingCastleInHowl'sMovingCastle,SophiegoesbackintimeandwitnessesHowlmakinghisoriginaldealwithCalcifer—that’showshefindsouthowtobreakHowl’scurse.BrainstormTIMETRAVEL:WHATWOULDYOUDO?

Whatifyoucouldflipaswitchandgoback/forwardintime?Revisitthepastandalterthefuture?Undoahistoricaltragedy?Reliveyourglorydays?Makeadifferentchoice?Leaveitalone?(Beawareofthefactthatyoucan’tchangethepastbutareresponsibleforyourfuture?)BrainstormAbrightertomorrow—Iwouldgotothefutureandseethetechnology.MaybeI’dfindahomework-finishingmachineandIcouldlivelikeDoraemon!Maybewewouldflythroughtheskyandliveunderthesea.

Thatwouldbeamazing!

YoyoLee,14TheTangDynasty,themostprosperoustimeinChinesehistory.Duringthosedays,peopleworefashionable,

glamorousclothes.

Therewasalsoequalitybetweenboysandgirls.IfIhadthechance,IwouldliketomeetEmpressWuZetiansoIcouldtellherhowmuchIadmireher.

Ting,

15AbouncingbabyEarth—Iamageographystudent,soIwouldliketotravelbacktothetimewhenourplanetwas“born”.IamreallycuriousandeagertolearnabouttheformationofEarth,withitswonderful

landscapes,continents,andoceans.Howdidthefirstdropofwatercomeabout?Wouldn’titbefuntosolveallthosemysteries?

Michael,17Ifyoucouldtimetravel,when/wherewouldyougo?BrainstormHangingoutwithLeonardo—TheRenaissanceperiod,whichfeaturedalotofgreatinventionsinscience,art,philosophyandculture.LeonardoDaVinciisagoodexample.WhydidtheRenaissanceinspiresomanygreatthings?

Selina,13IwouldliketogobacktotheQingDynasty,becauseIwanttoseewhatmyhometownlookedlikebackthen.Ialsowanttotrytobuythingswithantiquecoins.

Amy,17

FoodieoftheFuture—Arestaurantinthe23rdcentury,ofcourse!That’sbecauseIwouldbeservedbysuper-smartrobots,withtheirhi-techoperatingsystems.Afterreceivingmyorders,thefoodwouldappearonthetableautomatically,

thenI’denjoyit!

SunnyHong,

18Ifyoucouldtimetravel,when/wherewouldyougo?BrainstormInordertoavoidafatalattackonhisfiancée,theherointhebooktravelledinatimemachinetothepasttochangeherdestinybutinvain.Usinglanguage:

TheTimeMachine(Adapted)Pre-readingBrainstormtitle—anextractfromthesciencefictionTheTimeMachinewrittenin1895byH.G.Wells.pictureSometimesreferredtoas“TheFatherofScienceFiction”,HerbertGeorgeWells(1866—1946)wasanEnglishnovelist,teacher,historianandjournalist.Thetimetravellerwasoperateingthetimemachine.thestartinglevertheleatherseatthemainpanelTheTimeMachine(Adapted)anumbrella-likeobjectrotatingonastickPre-readingReadforgenre(texttype).Asciencefictionstorywrittenintheorderoftime-chronologically.Readforthemainidea.TheTimeTraveller’sexperiencesandfeelingsinthetimemachine.Readforgeneralinformation.HowmanytimesdidtheTimeTravellerstartthemachine?Readfordetails.SubjectsDescriptionsofthesubjectsRhetoricaldevicesFeelingsandemotionHowdidthetimetravellerdescribehistravel?While-readingAnarrative,anexpositoryoranargumentative?Para1:Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.Para2:Idrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards...Ipushedtheleverfurther...Para4&5:Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.HowmanytimesdidtheTimeTravellerstartthemachine?①②③④ReadingforgeneralinformationHowdidthetimetravellerdescribehistravel?SubjectsDescriptionsofthesubjectsRhetoricaldevicesFeelingsandemotionReadingfordetailsPara1:Itwasatteno’clocktodaythatthefirstofallTimeMachinesbeganitscareer.Igaveitalastcheck,andsatmyselfintheleatherseat.Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.Lookingaround,Isawmylaboratoryexactlyasbefore.Hadanythinghappened?Ithoughtmymindhadtrickedme.ThenIsawtheclock.Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!

ThenIsawtheclock.Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyatteno’clockathalfpastthreeuncertainhalfpastthree!subject:clockRhetoricaldevices:comparisonReadingfordetailsHowdidthetimetravellerdescribehistravel?SubjectsDescriptionsofthesubjectsRhetoricaldevicesFeelingsandemotionPara2:Idrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Thelaboratorywenthazyaroundme.Myniececameintofetchsomething,maybeherhandkerchief,apparentlywithoutseeingme.Itprobablytookherminute,buttomeshemovedlikearocket!Ipushedtheleverfurther.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.Tomorrownightcame,thenskippedtoday,againandagain,fasterandfasterstill.atteno’clocknieceNightdayTomorrownightathalfpastthreeseveraldayslateruncertain→determinedSubjects:niece,night,day,tomorrownightRhetoricaldevices:simile(明喻)ReadingfordetailsSubjectsDescriptionsofthesubjectsRhetoricaldevicesFeelingsandemotionPara3:Itishardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenonawindingroad.Asmypacegrewfaster,thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway,andIwasleftintheopenair.Thesunandthemoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky,butsoontherewasdivisionbetweennightandday.AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke:theygrew,spread,anddiedinmoments.Isawhugebuildingsriseup,thendisappearlikeinadream.Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged,meltingandflowingbeforemyeyes.IcalculatedthatIwasbeingpushedthroughtimeathundredsofyearsaminute.intheopenairatteno’clockathalfpastthreeseveraldayslaterstrangeandunpleasanthundredsofyearslateruncertain→determined→strangeandunpleasantsubjects:Rhetoricaldevices:ReadingfordetailsThesunthemoontreesbuildingsThewholesurfaceoftheearth

sun,moon,trees,buildings,earthsimileSubjectsDescriptionsofthesubjectsRhetoricaldevicesFeelingsandemotionfeltlike

asiflikelikePara4-5:Ihadastrongurgetolookattherandomthingsthatwerebeingflashedbeforemyeyes!IhadthoughtabouttheriskofstoppingtheTimeMachinemanytimes.SolongasItravelledatmaximumspeed,itdidn’tmatter.ButifIstoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb!Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.Withasuddenjolt,theTimeMachinewasflippedonitsside,andIwasthrownthroughtheair.Iwasstunnedforamoment,andthenheardthesoundofthunder.Iwassittingintheraininsomemudnexttothemachine.“Afinewelcome,”Isaid,“Foramanwhohastravelledthousandsofyearstobehere！”intheopenair→atteno’clocktodayathalfpastthreeseveraldayslaterhundredsofyearslaterthousandsofyearslater【uncertain→determined→strangeandunpleasant→Readingfordetailseager→impatient→stunned→relievedinthemud】When/WhereSubjectsDescriptionsofthesubjectsRhetoricaldevicesFeelingsandemotion1.10o’clock→athalfpastthree;inthelab2:athalfpastthree→severaldayslater;inthelab3:severaldayslater→hundredsofyearslater;intheopenair4.hundredsofyearslater→thousandsofyearslater;intheopenairuncertaindeterminedstrangeandunpleasanteager→impatient→stunned→relievedclockniece,night,day,tomorrownightsun,moon,trees,buildings,earth“I”ThenIsawtheclock.Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree.comparisonshemovedlikearocket...Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,and...similesimileThesunandthemoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky...treesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke“I”droppedintothemud...SumitupTheprocessoftimetravelisdevelopedinalogicalandorganizedwaytoshowtherapidflowoftime

fromasmalleritemtoabroaderscale.Thedescriptionoftimetravelissupportedwithlotsofdetailsfromtherealenviroment,soitseemsutterlyconvincing.Theuseofrhetoricaldevicesstrengthenstheeffectandthusmakesthedescriptionmorevividandimpressive.Accuratedescriptionsofemotionandfeelings,eveninnerpsychologicalactivities,makereadersbelieveitistrue.Howdidthetimetravellerdescribehistravel?Sumitup

Imaginewhatmighthappenifyoucouldtimetravel.Youcanemploythewritingtechniqueslearntinthisperiod.Andthefollowingquestionsmayhelpyoumakebriefnotes.Thedestinationofyourtimetravel(whenandwhere)Yourencountersinthenewworld(people,things,adventures)Whatsubjectswillyouusetoshowthetimeflow?(Beimaginativeandcreative)Howdoyouconvinceyourreadersthatyouareactuallytravellingthroughtime?(Detailsintherealenvironment)Howdoyoufeeltowardstimetravel?(Rhetoricaldevieslikemetaphors,similesandoverstatements)Remembertofollowthestyleoftheoriginaltext:thefirstperson,pasttense...Application

TravelbacktotheprehistoricalperiodIwasreadingabookonmybedcasuallyandcozilywhensuddendarknessfell.Ablowofstrongwindcameoutofnowhere,throwingmeoutofmywindow.“Bang!”Ilandedonsomethingsoftandwet,notlongbeforeIrealizeditwasgrasslandasbrightsunshineshoneonme.Istoodup,lookingaround.Treesstoodataheightofhundredsofmetresanddragonfliesmovedbeautifully,anunnamedbeastinthedistanceroaringloudenoughtohurtmyears—myjawdropped.AfewmomentsagoIwasreadingabouttheexactperiodthatIwasin!Itookadeepbreath,feelingtheprehistoricalaircomingallthewaydownmylungs.Itwasrefreshing,likesodadrinkinsummer.ThrilledasIwas,Isteppedforwardtobetterobservethisamazingera.Perhapsmycarelesslymadenoiseshowedmyexistence,oritwassimplybecausefleshofanykindwouldattractpredators,soonIfoundmyselfchasedbyadinosaur.Irushedandran,onlytotripoveranobstacleandfalltotheground.Ilostconsciousness.WhenIrecovered,Iwasinmybedroomwiththebookinmyhand.Ithadnoteventakentenminutestotravelbackmillionsofyears.Onewouldn’tbelieveIhadjustexperiencedlifeanddeath!Application罗玥萦GuangdongExperimentalHighSchoolLet’sappreciatemorewritingsoftimetravelfromourpeers.Mymysterioustimetravelexperience

Likewadingunderwater,totimetravellers,theworldarounduswasablurofcolorsanddistortedshapes.Peoplewalkbackwardsinsteadofforwards,ormoveatabsurdlyrapidpacewithlimbsflungatallanglesasiftheywerethoseoflifelessragdolls’insteadofhuman’s.Colorsblendtogether.Peoplerunintoeachother.Theroadbelowmecurvesupwardsandreachintothesky.Allisbutanincomprehensibleballofmess.It’snotexactlyunpleasant,butcertainlyweirdenough.MiraculouslyI’vebeentransportedtomedievalEuropeonce.ItwasinLondon,duringQueenElizabethI’sreign.IhavepacedthecobblestreetsofSohoatthedawnoftheday,whenthecity,glazedwithboththenewbornsunlightandtheremnantsoflastnight’smoonlight,wasjustbeginningtowakeupandthesmelloffresh-bakedpastrieswerefillingtheair.Itwasn’tlonguntilthestreetswerebustlingwithbusyday-to-daylivelihoodsofpeoplewholivethere.Thepaperboyswerealreadywavingtheirnewspaperintheairandholleringateveryonewhowalkedby,earningtheirshareoftheday...Application李燕然GuangdongExperimentalHighSchoolSumitupThedestinationofyourtimetravelYourencountersinthenewworldWhatsubjectswillyouusetoshowthetimeflow?Howdoyouconvinceyourreadersthatyouareactuallytravellingthroughtime?Howdoyoufeeltowardstimetravel?Developthestoryinalogicalandorganizedway.Supportitwithdetailsfromtherealenvironment.Makeuseofrhetoricaldevicestostrengthentheeffect.Comeupwithaccuratedescriptionsofemotionandfeelings.Howtowriteasci-fishortstoryoftimetravel?It’sacombinationofwildimaginationandaccuratewording!HomeworkImaginewhatmighthappenifyoucouldtimetravel!Practisethewritingtechniquesyouhavelearntfromthisclassandpolishyoursci-fishortstoryoftime