1、外研版 高二年級(選修6) Module 5,Module 5 Cloning,Cultural corner Brave New World,Aldous Huxley,美麗新世界是非常著名的政治小說,被稱為反烏托邦三部曲之一,另外兩部為: 1920 俄國 扎米亞京 我們 1948 英國 奧威爾 一九八四 正面烏托邦三部曲： 1516 英國 莫爾 烏托邦 1601 意 康帕內(nèi)拉太陽城 1619 德 安德里亞 基督城,1. When was the book Brave New World written?,In 1931.,Aldous Huxley,Fast reading,2. Who

2、wrote the book?,Five different types. They are Alphas, Betas, Epsilons and etc.,3. How many types of clones are there in the world described in the book? What are they?,What are the most important features of the society described in Brave New World, in your opinion?,Careful reading,The government i

3、s in absolute control. It organises society by drugs and other methods so that it is stable. Everyone has a place and stays in it. The people are all happy with their potition in society.,Decide whether these statements true or false.,1. The novel is still a subject of much discussion today for it i

4、s possible that the future world would be like the one described in it. 2. The world described in the novel will become reality after six hundred years in the future.,T,F,3. Each Alpha person is identical but each Beta person is not. 4. In the world described in the novel, every single person is hap

5、py with its position in society. 5. The government also uses a drug to keep most of the people happy.,T,F,F,6. The writer of the novel thinks it good if people in a country are completely controlled by the government.,F,Do you think the world described in the novel is possible? Why or why not?,Discu

6、ssion,it became a subject of much discussion,e.g. As soon as the new bill was passed, it became a subject of much discussion. 新的議案一通過, 就成了議論的中心。,it was talked about much 成為議論的中心,Language points,2. The first is that people are no longer born from human beings. 其他短語： be born into/to 出生在的家庭 e.g. Frank

7、was born into a wealthy family. 弗蘭克生在一個(gè)富有的家庭。,be born with 天生有 e.g. He was born with a talent in painting. 他天生就有繪畫的天賦。,be born to be/do sth. 天生適合做 e.g. Joan was born to be a singer. 瓊天生就是作歌手的料。,3. The second group, the Betas, also have good positions in society. 【考點(diǎn)】 position此處表示“地位，等級”。另外，position還

8、可意為“位置；職務(wù)；姿勢；處境；意見”等。,e.g. My brother has got a good position in a foreign company. 我哥哥在一家外企找到一份好工作。 Whats your position on this question? 你對這個(gè)問題意見如何？,【考例】 From their _ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city. A. stage B. position C. condition D. situation,【點(diǎn)撥】 選B。句意：從他們在電視塔頂部的位置，游客們可以更好地看到這個(gè)城市的景色。position位置，符合題意。stage舞臺(tái)，時(shí)期，階段； condition條件，情況；situation形式，情況, 情景，均不符合題意。,4. be happy with: be satisfied with 對感到滿意 e.g. The manager was quite happy with this years sale. 經(jīng)理對今年的銷售額相當(dāng)滿意。,5. fee