Unit12 Fact and Fantacy

reading Word-formation

Reading 1. pre-reading: Who can say when the inventions in the pictures were made?

Electric railway was invented in the early years of the 20th century :. Electric railway was invented in the early years of the 20th century

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879.

Steam-powered boat was made in 1807.

Group work: Discuss the questions 1.When was electricity discovered? 2.How was it used in the following two hundred years? 3.In the early 19th century,people had no idea what the inside of the earth might look like.Can you explain what we know about it today?

1, Electricity was discovered in 1600 by Gilbert. 2, electricity is very important to us. After electricity was discovered, people began to use it to serve people in many fields.Take industry for example, people use it to control machines and produce a great number of products, such as cars, planes, weapons,etc.

Electricity is also used in agriculture Electricity is also used in agriculture. With electricity people can control the temperature and humidity to make vegetables grow better. In our daily life, electricity is very useful. For example, watching TV needs electricity, playing computers needs electricity, heaters need electricity, and even our watches need electricity. So, without electricity, our life would be a mess.

What does the inside of the earth look like? 剖面图

The earth on which we live is a big ball of very hot rock, which consists of three parts: the earth’s crust, the earth’s mantle and the earth’s core. The temperature inside is very high. It’s hot inside but cold outside. It has a shell just like an egg. There are some cracks in the shell of the earth in some places. Hot water shoots into the air through those cracks and steam comes up from pools of hot water.

While-reading read the passage carefully to further understand it. Then answer the questions .

Jules Verne Born in: Died in: Nationality: Interested in: Remembered as: Famous novels: 1828 1905 French botany and applied science the father of science fiction 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth

20,000 Leagues under the Sea Why do Dr Aronnax and his followers set out to find the monster? What does the monster turn out to be? 3.. What does Nautilus look like?  precious furniture ; huge glass windows protected with thick iron plates electricity is useded for light, heating, power, etc.

Journey to the Center of the Earth List what the two men do in the adventure of going to the centre of the earth.

travel to Iceland enter…through a chimney in a dead volcano through a narrow passage deep into… Pass through layers of coal and marble reach a huge lake or underground ocean through forests of mushrooms and plants cross the sea in a raft drawn into a fast stream shot out of a volcano in southern Italy

Questions: 1.To make a living,what did Jules Verne have to do? 2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of? 3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction? 4.In his novel “20 000 Leagues Under the Sea”,what kind of person is Captain Nemo? 5.How does the story “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” begin and end up?

1.To make a living,Jules Verne had to write and sell stories. 2.They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklin’s experiment with electricity. 3.By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further. 4.He is someone you will neither like nor dislike. He is very cruel because he keeps Aronnax and others as prisoners and destroys ships. But at other moments, he is gentle and weak because he cries about the lost lives of people drowned in ships that have sunk.

Language points: 1.make a living(=earn one’s living) e.g.She made a living by singing in a nightclub. 2.lay the foundation of e.g.Four-year college life laid solid foundations of his career. 3.come true e.g.The boy’s wish to become a PLA man has come true. 4.set out e.g.They set out to look for the lost child.

5.turn out(to be)+adj./n. e.g.The weather man said it was going to rain this afternoon but it turned out to be very lovely. To everyone’s surprise,the fashionable girl turned out to be a thief. 6.defend…against/from e.g.We should defend our country against attacks. 7.be dressed in e.g.The girl was always dressed in red. Dressed in uniform,he looks handsome.

Discussion What things described in Jules Verne’s books have come true? What do you think is likely to come true in the future? Why? What do you think is unlikely to come true? Why?

Post-reading

Discussion: 1.What do your think of the character of Captain Nemo? Captain Nemo is the kind of person of whom it is difficult to say whether you like him or not. You may think he is hard and cruel, but he also has a soft and gentle side.

Exercise2: Suggested answers 2.During the time they do all they can to continue to live… 3.They realize that they come to the surface of the monster 4.his long-term guests

Exercise3: Differences SPACESHIP Speed Slow Fast Number for people SUBMARINE SPACESHIP Speed Slow Fast Landscape underwater landscape space landscape Number for people a lot of people A few people Food commonfood special space food Clothes divingsuits space suits Similarities Demand for skills is high.They’re both exciting.Tourists must be trained by experts.They’re expensive.

Exercise5: Preparation: Tools and things to bring Risks: Dangerous and things that could happen food, water, warm clothes, ropes, matches, a knife, a chisel, some medicines losing one’s way ,falling into a hole ,being injuried

Word-formation: please turn to Page 14 and finish the exercises in Word Study.First do it by yourself.Then check your answers in pairs.Finally I’ll check your answers. Suggested answers: 1.fantasy 2.voyage 3.collision 4.on board 5.voyage 6.collision 7.on board 8.escape 9.fantasy 10.permanent

What do the words mean?Explain how you guess them ? rewrite,unhappy,disappear,impossible, invisible,nonsmoker,supermarket,worker, illness,movement,useful,action,cooperate,cloudy,musical

mis-=wrong extra-=outside inter-=between sub-=under under-=below over-=too much dis-=not -marine=sea

Add a proper affix to each of the following words to form another word: . 1.______curricular 2.______ dependent 3.______patient 4.______stop 5.______judge 6.______tired 7.______heading 8.______clothing 9.______advantage

Suggested answers: 1.extra- 2.in- 3.im- 4.non- 5.mis- 6.over- 7.sub- 8.under- 9.dis-

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