BYYUSHENUnit1ScienceFictionUsingLanguageWriteasci-fishortstory人教版（2019）選擇性必修四LearningobjectivesBytheendofthissection,youwillbeableto:1.readatextabouttimetravel;2.graspthemainideaofthistextandit’slanguagefeatures;3.continuetowritethestorywiththehelpofsomequestions;4.useguidetowriteasci-fishortstoryabouttimetravel;5.cooperatewithgroupmatesactivelythroughcheckingyoursci-fistoriestogether.Lead-inThinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Haveyoureadstoriesorwatchedfilmsabouttimetravelling?Howwouldpeoplefeelwhentheytravelthroughtime?IfIcouldtimetravel,Icouldseetheresultsofmyactionsorotherpeoplesactions,andiftheresultswerebad,Icouldtravelbacktothepresenttime,too,andthentakeanothercourseofactionthathadabetteroutcome.ButImustlearnnottodependontimetraveland“cheat”everytimewhenIfailedormetsomethingbad.Iwillchoosethemostimportantmomenttoreturnandnottochangeothersfateswithoutconsideration.Whatwouldyoudoifyoucouldtimetravel?SuggestedAnswerPre-writingLearnthebackgroundofthetextwewillread.H.G.Wells(1866-1946)is—alongwithJulesVerne—mostoftencreditedwith

beingtheinventorofthesciencefiction

genre.

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articlesformagazines.Thisledtohimwritinghisfirstnovel,TheTimeMachine,in1895.HewentontowritemanyLearnthebackgroundofthetextwewillread.othersuccessfulstoriesandnovels,includingTheWaroftheWorlds,TheInvisibleMan,andTheIslandofDoctorMoreau.TherehadbeenmanywritersbeforeWellswhowrotefantasticalstoriesofscientificadvances.Well’scontributionwastheideathatallofthedetailsinthestoryshouldbeascloselygroundedinrealityaspossible,withtheexceptionofoneelementwhichwasfantastical.Byhavingeverythingelsegroundedinreality,audiencesaremorewillingtoacceptthefantasticalelementastrue.Thisphilosophyisbehindmuchofsciencefictiontoday,wherebyeverythinginastorymustbepossibleaccordingtotheLawsofPhysics(comparedtosciencefantasy,wheretheLawsofPhysicsusuallydonotapply).Wellswroteinanumberofdifferentgenresbesidessciencefictionandwasenormouslypopularandsuccessful.Predictwhatwillbereadinthefollowingtext.Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutthetimemachine?Howtooperate?Whatcanbedonewithit?...ReadanextractfromTheTimeMachine,andfindouthowmanytimestheTimeTravellerstartedthemachine.thefirsttimeIpushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.thesecondtimeIdrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Ipushedtheleverfurther.Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackhard.Hesawtheclockmoveforwards.Itfeltstrangeandunpleasant.Heusesthesimile:“ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.”Ifhestoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,theywouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb.Insomemudintherain.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.HowdoestheTimeTravellerfirstknowhehastravelledthroughtime?HowdoestheTimeTravellerfeelwhentravellingthroughtime?Whatrhetoricaldevicesdoesthewriterusetodescribehisfeelings?WhyistheTimeTravellerworriedaboutstoppingthemachine?WheredoestheTimeMachinearrivewhenthemanfinallystopsit?SuggestedAnswerWorkingroups.Discusswhatmighthappennextinthestory.Usethefollowingquestionstohelpyouandmakebriefnotes.Thenpresentyourstorytotheclass.TheTimeTravellerstopsintheyear802701.Thewholeearthlookslikeagardenwithbeautiful,happypeoplecalledEloiwhoplayallthetime,butthishidesahorribletruth;thereisawholeworldofpeoplecalledMorlockswholiveundergroundinadark,mechanisedsocietywhousetheEloiasasourceoffood.TheTimeTravellermeetsanEloiwomanandfallsinlovewithher.TheTimeTravellerandtheEloiwomanareattackedbyMorlocks.Heisabletoescape,

buthelosescontactwiththewomanandperhapssheiskilled.TheMorlocksthenstealtheTimeMachineanduseitasbaittocaptureandkilltheTimeTraveller.However,onceheisintheTimeMachine,hepullstheleverandbeginstotravelintimeagainandisabletomakehisescape.Hetravels30millionyearsintothefuturetoseethesuncoolandtheearthturnintoalifelessplanet.Hethentravelsbacktothetimefromwherehestartedout,onlytofindthatthreehourshavepassed.SampleAnswer

While-writingImagineandwriteyourownstoryaboutatimemachineyouwillinvent,andyourjourneythroughtime.Usethestoryandtheguidebelowtohelpyou.1.Thinkaboutwhatyourmachinewilllooklike.Isitavehicleoramachine?2.Howdoesyourtimemachinework?Whatdoyouhavetodotomakeitwork?3.Whatperiodintimedoyouwanttotravelto?Thinkaboutinterestingthingsandpeopleyouwouldliketoseethere.4.Imaginewhatitmightfeelliketotravelthroughtime.Thinkofwordstodescribethisandmakeyourstoryasvividaspossible.5.Includerhetoricaldevicesinyourstory,likemetaphors,similes,overstatements,etc.Writeyouroutlinewiththehelpofthefollowingchart.ContentRhetoricaldeviceBeginningDevelopingClimaxEnding________(Title)Post-writingExchangeyourdraftwithapartnerandrevisethedraftusingyourpartner’scomments.Andsharestorywiththerestoftheclass.IthoughtthissummervacationatAuntJenny’swouldgoasinterestingaswatchingpaintdry.Herswasanoldhouse,builtbeforetimebegan,itseemed.Onehundredyearsagoitwasoftenfilledwithpeoplecomingtostayforthesummer—itwassuchlarge,grandhousethattherewouldbethirtyorfortyguestsatatime,andthehostbarelyknewwhosomeofthemwere.Thentherewasthehosthimself—mygreatgrandfather.Hewaswidelythoughtofasthesmartest,funniestmanofhisage,andpeoplewouldcomefromallovertheworldtoseehim.Butthatwasallinthepast.NowtheonlypersonwholivedherewasAuntJenny,wholivedinonesmallpartofthehouseandkepttherestclosedup.ThenIcaughtthesunshininginmyeyesfromatallmirrorinthehallway.“Howpretty!Itmustbeahundredyearsold.IfonlyIcouldgobackandseemygreatgrandfather!”Isaid,cleaningthedirtoffthemirrorwithmyhand.Suddenly,theshinymirrorbecameaseaofcloudsandIfeltmyselfbeingpulledinsideit.Theworldbegantospin,andIfeltconfused.Then,justlikethat,everythingstopped.Ilookedaround,andthereIwaswiththemirrorandinthesamehall,butthingsweredifferent.ThefamilyphotosonthewallwerenowreplacedbypaintingsofpeopleIdidnotSampleWritingrecognise.Thefurniturealllookednewbutold-fashionedatthesametime.“Imustbeonehundredyearsintothepast!”Ithoughttomyself.Thenawomanwearingold-fashionedclothingcamedownthehall.Drawingnear,shefrownedandsaid,“Oh,thatwon’tdo!Thepartystartsintwentyminutesandyouarestillincasualclothes!What?Youdidn’tbringanything?I’vegotalovelydressyoucanborrow.Ithinkitwilljustfit.”SheledmeawaytoherroomandhelpedmegetdressedlikeIwasanoldfriend,andthentogetherwewentdowntotheparlour,whichwasfilledwithpeopledressedinfineclothesgatheringaroundmygreatgrandfather,listeningtoeverywordhesaid.Ispentthesummerthere,pretendingtobeadistantcousinfromthecitywhowasthereonholiday.Nooneseemedtomindorcare,asmygreatgrandfatherwasquitewealthyandalwayshadlotsofguests.Itriedtospendasmuchtimeaspossiblewithmygreatgrandfatherandhisfriends,anditwasthemostwonderfultimeofmylife.Thenwhentheendofsummerdrewnear,Iwentbacktothemirrorandrubbeditwithmyhandagain.Ifoundmyselfbackinthesamehall,butinmoderntime.Notaminutehadpassed.ThenIrealisedthatIstillhadafullsummeraheadatboringAuntJenny’s.“NowwhatamIgoingtodo?”Iaskedmyself.SampleWritingWordsandExpressionsNightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.

(P8)

夜幕降臨了，仿佛一盞燈正在熄滅，轉(zhuǎn)眼間，白晝就來(lái)臨了。turnout關(guān)掉；熄滅；在場(chǎng)；使朝外；結(jié)果是

例句Pleaseturnoutthelightswhenyouleavetheroom.你離開(kāi)房間時(shí)，請(qǐng)把燈關(guān)掉。Thewholevillageturnedouttowelcomethehero.全村人都出來(lái)歡迎這位英雄。搭配turnup調(diào)高（音量等）；出現(xiàn)，到來(lái)turndown調(diào)低（音量等）；拒絕turnon打開(kāi)（水、煤氣、電燈等）Asmypacegrewfaster,thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway,andIwasleftintheopenair.

(P8)

我的速度越來(lái)越快，實(shí)驗(yàn)室的墻壁隨之坍塌，我置身野外。pace/pe?s/n.速度；步伐；節(jié)奏

vt.&vi.

確定速度；調(diào)整節(jié)奏搭配ata(n)...pace 以……步伐setoffatasteady/gentle/leisurelypace以穩(wěn)定的/徐緩的/悠閑的步子出發(fā)keeppacewith... 與……并駕齊驅(qū) pacetheroom在房間里踱來(lái)踱去paceabout 走來(lái)走去，來(lái)回踱步 paceroundsth. 在……四處走動(dòng)例句It’spredictedthattemperatureswillkeepincreasingatasteadypaceeveryyear.據(jù)預(yù)測(cè)，氣溫將以穩(wěn)定的速度逐年上升。

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