Unit12FactandFantacyreadingWord-formationReading1.pre-reading:Whocansaywhentheinventionsinthepicturesweremade?Electricrailwaywasinventedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury:.ThomasEdisoninventedthelightbulbin1879.Steam-poweredboatwasmadein1807.Groupwork:Discussthequestions1.Whenwaselectricitydiscovered?2.Howwasitusedinthefollowingtwohundredyears?3.Intheearly19thcentury,peoplehadnoideawhattheinsideoftheearthmightlooklike.Canyouexplainwhatweknowaboutittoday?2,electricityisveryimportanttous.Afterelectricitywasdiscovered,peoplebegantouseittoservepeopleinmanyfields.Takeindustryforexample,peopleuseittocontrolmachinesandproduceagreatnumberofproducts,suchascars,planes,weapons,etc.1,Electricitywasdiscoveredin1600byGilbert.Electricityisalsousedinagriculture.Withelectricitypeoplecancontrolthetemperatureandhumiditytomakevegetablesgrowbetter.Inourdailylife,electricityisveryuseful.Forexample,watchingTVneedselectricity,playingcomputersneedselectricity,heatersneedelectricity,andevenourwatchesneedelectricity.So,withoutelectricity,ourlifewouldbeamess.Whatdoestheinsideoftheearthlooklike?剖面图Descriptionoftheearth:Theearthonwhichweliveisabigballofveryhotrock,whichconsistsofthreeparts:theearth’scrust,theearth’smantleandtheearth’score.Thetemperatureinsideisveryhigh.It’shotinsidebutcoldoutside.Ithasashelljustlikeanegg.Therearesomecracksintheshelloftheearthinsomeplaces.Hotwatershootsintotheairthroughthosecracksandsteamcomesupfrompoolsofhotwater.JulesVerneBornin:Diedin:Nationality:Interestedin:Rememberedas:Famousnovels:18281905botanyandappliedsciencethefatherofsciencefiction20,000LeaguesundertheSeaandJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthFrenchWhile-readingreadthepassagecarefullytofurtherunderstandit.Thenanswerthequestions.Questions:1.Tomakealiving,whatdidJulesVernehavetodo?Tomakealiving,JulesVernehadtowriteandsellstories.2.Whatwillmanyoftheinstrumentsinhisnovelsremindthereadersof?TheywillremindthereadersofDrBenjaminFranklin’sexperimentwithelectricity.3.HowdidVernelaythefoundationofmodernsciencefiction?.Bytakingthescientificdevelopmentsofhisdayonestepfurther.4.Inhisnovel“20000LeaguesUndertheSea”,whatkindofpersonisCaptainNemo?.Heissomeoneyouwillneitherlikenordislike.HeisverycruelbecausehekeepsAronnaxandothersasprisonersanddestroysships.Butatothermoments,heisgentleandweakbecausehecriesaboutthelostlivesofpeopledrownedinshipsthathavesunk.5.Howdoesthestory“JourneytotheCentreoftheEarth”beginandendup?Thestorybeginswiththediscoveryofanancientdocumentinanoldbook.IntheendtheirraftisdrawnintoafaststreamandwitheverincreasingspeedtheyareshotoutofavolcanoinsouthernItaly.Readingcomprehesion:1Whatcausesmanyshipstodisappearinthenovel‘20,000LeagueUnderthesea’?A.AseamonsterB.ACanadianwhaleC.AterriblecollisionD.Anextraordinarysubmarine2.‘TheNautilus’isunusualbecause____.A.itisstrongB.itissplendidC.itcandiveintotheseaD.alloftheabove3.WhichofthefollowingwastrueaboutJulesVerne?A.Hewasmoreofascientistthanawriter.B.HeandBenjaminFranklinworkedtogethertodiscoverelectricity.C.Heisrememberedforhiscontributionstomodernsciencefiction.D.Hisbookswerenotbasedonthelatestideasandinventionsofhisday.4.Passage1ismainlyabout___.A.thefatherofsciencefictionB.‘20,000leaguesUndertheSea’C.journeytothecenteroftheearthD.JulesVerneandhisscience5.WecaninferfromPassage1thatthesciencefictioncan___.A.makepeopleimaginativeandmanagetorealizetheirdreamsB.makepeopleamazedandfrightenedC.attractreaderD.makepeopletakeanadventurebravelyPost-readingDiscussion:1.WhatdoyourthinkofthecharacterofCaptainNemo?CaptainNemoisthekindofpersonofwhomitisdifficulttosaywhetheryoulikehimornot.Youmaythinkheishardandcruel,buthealsohasasoftandgentleside..Contrastunderwatertravelandspacetravel.Describethesimilaritiesanddifferencesandfillinthechartbelow.DifferencesSUBMARINESPACESHIPSpeedSlowFastLandscapeunderwaterlandscapespacelandscapeNumberforpeoplealotofpeopleAfewpeopleFoodcommonfoodspecialspacefoodClothesdivingsuitsspacesuitsSimilaritiesDemandforskillsishigh.They’rebothexciting.Touristsmustbetrainedbyexperts.They’reexpensive.Preparation:ToolsandthingstobringRisks:Dangerousandthingsthatcouldhappenfood,water,warmclothes,ropes,matches,aknife,achisel,somemedicineslosingone’sway,fallingintoahole,beinginjuriedWhatdothewordsmean?Explainhowyouguessthem?rewrite,unhappy,disappear,impossible,invisible,nonsmoker,supermarket,worker,illness,movement,useful,action,cooperate,cloudy,musicalmis-=wrongextra-=outsideinter-=betweensub-=underunder-=belowover-=toomuchdis-=not-marine=seaAddaproperaffixtoeachofthefollowingwordstoformanotherword:.1.______curricular2.______dependent3.______patient4.______stop5.______judge6.______tired7.______heading8.______clothing9.______advantageSuggestedanswers:1.extra-2.in-3.im-4.non-5.mis-6.over-7.sub-8.under-9.dis-Thankyou!Bye-Bye!