2007年湖南省怀化地区Unit12 Fact and fantacy课件 新课标 人教版

Chang’e ascending to the moon fantasy 幻想
Lunar Eclipse
legends 传说
How much do you know about the scientific facts?
1.What is the highest mountain on earth and how high is it? Mount Everest/ Qomolangma; 8848 m
Do you know something about Verne? What works did he write, for instance?
Why could Verne write such famous works?
地心之旅
Jules Verne
French writer and pioneer of science fiction.
creative, imaginary, attractive & fantastic
• Do you often have some fantastic ideas? What are they?
Let’s enjoy !
Dr Feng Wu has spent several days on the island and is wondering about the strange things he has seen. There is this strange man. Under his black hair he has pointed ears, covered with a fine brown fur! His huge half-open mouth showed big white teeth as Dr Feng has never seen in a human mouth. There is a green flash in his eyes as he glances at the doctor from the shadow of the trees.
2.What is the deepest point in the ocean and where is it? Marians Trench in the Western Pacific; 11,033 metres
• 3. Which is the longest river on earth and how long is it ?
about 900 miles per hour
What is fact? Thing that is known to have happened or to be true or to exist; Thing that is believed or claimed to be true;
Have you seen the following movies ?
A crew of people going on a dangerous mission in space, but soon their highly intelligent computer becomes a treat to them.
About a time machine invented by a crazy scientist. A boy goes back in time to change the present , and on the journey, he faces all sorts of exciting adventures.(1985)
What is science fiction? Science fiction is often about things we believe may be possible in the far future.
Characteristics of science fiction:
A type of books that’s based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future, and often deals with space travel & life on other planets.
The story is about a team of people going to a strange planet to do scientific research, but soon they find themselves surrounded by terrible aliens.
To the moon : 384,401 km
To Mars: 56 million km— 375million km
To the Sun: 150 million km
• 5.Which is the biggest ocean on earth?
A. the Pacific ocean B. the Atlantic ocean C. the Indian ocean
B. 60000℃
C. 6000℃
• 8. What is the longest distance around the Traveling around the world the longest world?
distance is along the equator. A. About 50077 km
Now let’s try to be a science fiction writer: Task 1 Pair work : fill in the gaps Read the suggested beginnings of possible dialogues and think in which way the gaps couyou know what “fictions” are these films based on? Science fiction. Can you name some famous science fiction writers?
Jules Verne —— Father of Science Fiction
A. Yangtze River , 6300 kilometers. B. Nile River , 6695 kilometers . C. Amazon River, 6,280 kilometers.
• 4. What is the distance from the earth to the moon? What is to Mars? What is it to the nearest star?
Blade Runner deals with the relationship between men and robots.(1982)
When an alien spaceship crashlands on Earth, a young alien gets lost. Through the help of a kind boy on Earth, E.T.(extra temestrial successfully goes back home in the end.
After an astronaut wakes up in his spaceship, he lands on a strange planet. The whole planet is ruled by apes that keep humans as slaves. After fighting against the apes he escapes at last, but in the end he finds an unbelievable truth.
6. The moon is about 384,000 kilometers T away from the earth. 7. The gravity on the moon is about one T sixth of that on the earth. 8. There is no air or water on the moon, so there are not any trees or animals on the moon. T 9. It was on July 16, 1969 that mankind T first succeeded in landing on the moon. 10. A sunny day on the moon could kill you but you can survive at night. F
How much do you know about the moon?
Tell which of the following are facts about the moon ?
1. The moon , a satellite , rotates around the earth. T 2. It shines when the sun’s light beams onto its surface and is reflected back to earth. T 3. Only one side of the moon is visible to us on the earth. T 4. What we see of the moon changes from night to night. T 5. Most of the moon’s surface is flat. F
• 6. How far is it to the center of the earth?
A. 7 x 105 km B. 6400 km C. 10000 km
• 7. How high are the temperatures near the centre of the earth?
A. 6880℃
In the future, humans are energy sources for machines. People lie in big glass boxes and dream of a world just like we now live in. But some people have found out the truth and they want to fight the machine to free mankind
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•What principle do science fictions work on?
1.suspense 2. belief 3.Suggestions on technological and scientific developments in a certain direction
It is about the classic story of good against evil.
The story is about a terminator being brought back in time to kill John Conner, who will be the leader of mankind in the future.
B. About 40076 km C. About 60077 km
9. How fast does a balloon travel ? How about an aeroplane? How about a space shuttle?
about 17,600 miles per hour
over 20 miles per hour