2. The War of the Worlds Star Wars ◆◆

3. The War of the Worlds

4. 1.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Orson Welles had succeeded in starting a panic all over America. Orson Welles had managed to set in motion a panic across America. 2. Incredible as it may seem,---. = Although it may seem unbelievable,---. 3. 把收音机拿到楼下妈妈工作的咖啡店后，他和 十几个顾客听了广播，恐惧也与之俱增，直到最 后那些男人们跳起身来，大声宣布他们要拿起枪 支加入到包围格罗夫磨房镇的战斗中去。

5. 4. What does this passage mainly talk about? (within 15 words) It mainly talks about a radio drama and its impact on people in America. 5. Do you believe there are aliens on other planets?

7. It is reported that on April 4, 2011, the dead body of aliens was found in Russia. ◆

8. Star Wars is a series of science fantasy films. The six-films began in 1977. The Wars broke out in a galaxy( 星系）, far away. With a world- wide audience, it is now acknowledged by the movie industry as the most successful film series ever.

9. If you want to introduce a film, what do you think should be included in your passage? ■ the characters ■ the story ■ the importance/influence ■ the message ■ your opinions Pre-reading

10. Choose the best summary_________. (a) The passage describes the story and characters of the Star Wars films. (b) The passage talks about the importance of Star Wars, the story, and its philosophy. (c) The passage describes how the Force reflects concepts from Greek, Roman and Chinese folk stories and philosophy. (d) The passage talks about the conflict between the evil Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Reading for general idea. Tip one: the best summary of a passage should include the most information of the whole passage.

11. the importance its philosophy the story Para.1 Para.2-3 Para.4-8 The structure of the passage

12. 1. The films were made in random order, and move backwards and forwards through two hundred years. 2. Luke escapes the latter’s grasp, as well as the Emperor’s attempt to turn him to the Dark Side. ---his father is actually Darth Vader himself. ---he achieves glory by turning his father back to the Light Side---. Reading for further understanding Tip two: guess the meaning of some words from the context. Tip three: find answers from the sentence before it and after it.

13. 3.Star Wars reflects abstract concepts in--- folk stories, such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling one’s destiny. For example, Anakin----. Luke ---a hero of a wuxia film---. Knowing what is going to happen and being unable to do anything about it Tip four: one answer includes the other two answers.

14. Star Wars stresses the dangers of fear, anger, and hate, as well as putting aside one’s sympathy for certain people. For example, Luke---commitment---rather than rescue---. 4.This is consistent with many religious faiths, which stress rational thought, personal dignity and a devotion to praying for holy understanding, as opposed to the “Dark Side”, of violent passion and acute emotion. prayerself-disciplinepersonal feelings Tip five: synonyms

15. 1.The films were made in random order, and move backwards and forwards through two hundred years. 2.Luke escapes the latter’s grasp, as well as the Emperor’s attempt to turn him to the Dark Side. 3.Star Wars reflects abstract concepts in--- folk stories, such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling one’s destiny. Consolidation

16. 4.This is consistent with many religious faiths, which stress rational thought, personal dignity and a devotion to praying for holy understanding, as opposed to the “Dark Side”, of violent passion and acute emotion.

17. Post-reading

18. Self-assessment While reading the two passages, which of the following one is the most difficult for you ？ ◆ Vocabulary ◆ ◆ Interest Background information ◆ Other factors

19. Homework ◆ Review the whole module according to Module File on P70 ◆ Making a time line of Chinese space exploration. ◆ Remember the useful expressions in the two passages.

20. The importance: Which sentence can tell us it is very important? # is acknowledged as # a world-wide audience Para.1 The story: Para.2-3 Its philosophy abstractconcepts broad theme the Force religious faiths Taoist language & clothing