Unit 12 Fact and Fantasy The First Period

Warming up

A small science quiz 1.What is the highest mountain on earth and how high is it? (2 points) Mount Qomolangma; 8,848 metres 2.What is the deepest point in the ocean and where is it? (2 points) Marianas Trench; in the Western Pacific Ocean at approximately 11,033 metres

3.Which is the longest river on earth and how long is it? (2 points) the River Nile; 6,695 km 4. What is the distance from the earth to the moon? What is it to Mars? What is it to the nearest star? (6 points) About 384,401 km; from 56 million km to 375 million km; 93 million miles (150 million km)

5. How far is it to the center of the earth? (2 points) Diameter at the equator: 7,926 miles (12,756 km) at the poles: 7,901 miles (12,715 km) Semi-diameter at the equator: 3,963 miles (6,378 km) at the poles: 3,950 miles (6,358 km)

7.What is the longest distance around the world? (2 points) 6. How high are the temperatures near the center of the earth? (2 points) Outer core : about 7200-9032 F(4000-5000 C) Inner core: about 9032-10832 F(5000-6000 C) 7.What is the longest distance around the world? (2 points) About 24,901miles (40,075 km).

8. How fast does a balloon travel. How about an aeroplane 8. How fast does a balloon travel? How about an aeroplane? How about a space shuttle? (6 points) Most modern balloon rides do not take passengers with wind speed of over 20 miles per hour. In races modern balloons may reach : 200 miles per hour. Aeroplanes: about 900 miles per hour. Space shuttle: about 17,600 miles per hour.

fact u.n. （与理论、理想等相反的） 现实 1） a novel based on fact 2） It‘s difficult to take what he says for fact. 3) as a matter of fact

The night view of the bay is even more fantastic. 2. fantasy u.n. 幻想, 空想 the world of fantasy fantastic adj. The night view of the bay is even more fantastic. 美丽的 There are insects of fantastic shapes and they look strange. 奇怪的 I think your plan is fantastic , so we can’t carry it out. 不切实际的

3. fiction n. (U, C) 小说，创作；杜撰的话，虚构的事 science fiction a writer of fiction detective fiction works of fiction 科幻小说 小说家 侦探小说 小说类(作品） 事实比小说更离奇。（谚） Fact is stranger than fiction. 本故事纯属虚构。 The story is a complete fiction.

4. belief n. (U, C) 信念，确信，信仰；想象的事物，教条 the beliefs of the Christian Church I haven’t much belief in his honesty. Nothing will shake her belief in ghosts. He has great belief in the lawyer. believe v. and believe in I believe him, but I cannot believe in him. 教条 确信 信仰 确信

5. league n.   1). former measure of distance ( about 3 miles or 4.8 km ) The horse can run 50 leagues a day.  2).group of people or countries combined for a particular purpose The League of Nations is an international organization.

The art students made sketches of the sketch map character sketch give/make a sketch of 略图，示意图 人物素描，人物简评 概述，简述, 画…的速写/素描/草图 那些学美术的学生在游行队伍经过时画了速写。 The art students made sketches of the people in the parade as it passed.

Goodbye!

Word games Jules Verne league distance balloon bulb fiction

Teaching Aims: Learn about some scientific facts by doing a small science quiz. Train the students’ listening and speaking abilities. Learn and master the following:

(1)New words: Jules Verne, league, distance, balloon, bulb, fiction. (2)Everyday English: I believe/ suppose/doubt… I’m sure that… I’m (not) certain… I can’t imagine… It could be…but… It’s likely that… I can’t believe my eyes.

Listening practice: Fill in the chart and make a sketch of what they saw. Place: Time: Size: Description: A lake 11:35am More than 20metres long … like the trunk of an elep- hant pointing out of the water; …three round wheels half of the water.

2.Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions: Why does Sam need to know the time? What instruments do Sam and Betty use to observe the animal? Who will later ask them questions?

Why does Sam need to know the time? He thinks other people will ask him later about the time. What instruments do Sam and Betty use to observe the animal? A telescope and a camera. Who will later ask them questions? The police, journalists or scientists.

Speaking practice Useful expressions: I believe/ suppose/doubt… I’m sure that… I’m (not) certain… I can’t imagine… It could be…but… It’s likely that… I can’t believe my eyes.

Writing Please use your imagination,based on scientific achievements, to give us some wonderful fictions about the life in the future.

Tips : Getting started with your writing First write down all the words that come into your mind, even if you do yet know whether you are going to use them. Next make a choice of the words you will use and start writing. Then keep a notebook to collect sentences and words that you could use for your writing.

Be original: good writing has original ideas and uses original language. Create surprising images when you describe what things look like

Homework 1.Revise the lessons we have learnt during the period. 2.Make preparations for the next period. 3.Finish writing the passage The life in the future