Writing a science fiction story Project

What is science fiction? What do the science fiction writers often write about? Brainstorming:

Journey to the Centre of the Earth 地心游记 French writer Jules Verne 儒勒 · 凡尔纳

Who wrote the novel? And when was it written? What is the science fiction story about?

1. Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to? 2. What do they see during their journey? 3. How do they come back to the world above? They travel to the centre of the Earth. A volcano in southern Italy brings them back to the Earth’s surface. During the journey, they see a big underground ocean, a beautiful forest, ancient animals that have already disappeared in the world above.

The Time Machine 时间机器 English writer H G Wells H.G. 威尔斯

Who wrote the novel? And when was it written? What is the science fiction story about?

1. What has the scientist invented? 2.2. What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701? 3. What is the world thirty million years into the future like? He has invented a machine that can take him into the future. The sun no longer shines in that world, so it is cold and scary.

2. What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701? He finds two kinds of creatures—the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are gentle and lazy people who are served by the Morlocks. The Morlocks are a group of people who work very hard and come out in the evening to eat the Eloi.

Zheng Wenguang 郑文光 Flying to Centaurus 飞向人马座

Who wrote the novel? And when was it written? What is the science fiction story about?

1.What has happened to the three young people? 2. How do they come back to the Earth? They are trapped in a lost spaceship which is travelling towards the planet Centaurus, at a speed of 40,000 kilometres per second. They teach themselves astrophysics and after this, with the help of force from a black hole they are able to guide the lost spaceship safely back to the Earth.

1) vt. 以... 作基础 base …on/upon 建立于 …… 之上，以 …… 为根 你把希望建立在他的承诺上真是太愚蠢了。 You’re foolish enough to base your hopes upon his promise. 税收一般取决于收入。 Tax is usually based on income. 2) vt. 把基地设在 ; 以 …… 为基地 The computer company based its ten branches in ten different countries. 这个电脑公司在 10 个不同的国家设立了分部。 Can you tell me where the company is based? 你能告诉我这个公司总部在哪儿吗 ?

n. 基础, 根基 ; 基地, 基地, 总部 After we had reached the top of the mountain, we returned to our base camp. 到达山顶之后, 我们便返回基地。 Karl Marx made London a base for his revolutionary work. 马克思将伦敦变成革命根据地。 a military/naval/cruise missile base 军事基地 / 海军基地 / 巡航导弹基地。

come across / meet with /run into 偶遇 We've just come across an old friend we haven't seen for ages. 1. When your friends come over for tea, you should greet them at the door. 2. The song comes down to us from the 10 th century. 3. The meaning of his speech doesn ’ t come out well. 4. I came out first in the examination.

come about 发生 come at 扑向 come down 下跌 / 下落 / 传下来 come on 加油 / 快点 come out ( 书被 ) 出版， ( 消息, 秘密被 ) 传出, 结果是 come to 达到 (an end / an agreement / a stop/ a conclusion), 苏醒，合计，总共是 come over 走过来 come up 走近, 被提出 ( 讨论 ) come up with 某人提出 … come across 偶然碰到 come back 回想起 come into (sight/being/existence/use/notice/effect)

1) How did it come _______ that you both got lost? I thought you had a map. 2) It suddenly came ______ to me where I had seen the boy before. 3) Come ______ now, or else we shall be late. 4) He came ______ me like a tiger. 5) The price of petrol has come _______ since the beginning of this year. 6) The word came _______ use many years ago. 7) When the examination result came ______, he had already got a job. 8) The bill came _______over a thousand dollars. 9) He came up to me and told me that the security issue came_____ at the meeting just now. 10) The truth has come out that her new book will come______ soon. about back on at down into out to up out

Scared and cold, the Time Traveller starts back towards the present. 又惊又冷，时光旅游者踏上了回到现在的 旅程。 scared, cold 是形容词作伴随状语。 表示主语实施谓语动作时伴随的状态。

一位妇女躺在床上，醒着，静听着那急急的风声。 One woman was lying in bed, awake, listening to the rushing winds. 他们强行冲进叔父的卧室，发现那个男人躺在地 板上，已经死了。 They broke into the uncle's bedroom and found the man lying on the floor, dead. 克鲁索盯着脚印, 心里充满恐惧. Crusoe stared at the footprint, full of fear.

n. 力, 力量, 自然力 ; 武力, 暴力 ; 军队 1. The three kids took the money from the old man by force. 2. The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building. 3. land and sea forces vt. 强行, 强迫 ; 勉强, 强作. 1. She won’t do it unless you force her to (do it)/ into doing it. 2. They forced their way into the house/ through the crowd. 3. It’s not proper to force your idea upon others. 4. Though the little girl was in great pain, yet she forced a smile and spoke to us. 三个小子武力抢走了老人的钱. 爆炸力震碎了窗玻璃. 强行闯入 / 通过 陆军和海军 强作欢笑

Let’s write our own science fiction

Discussion Step 1 1. Have you read any of the stories mentioned in the reading? 2. Which story sounds the most/least interesting to you? Why? 3. What do you imagine the future will be like? 4. What do you think would make an interesting science fiction story?

topic time place (setting) storyline characters Step 2