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新北师大版高中英语选择性必修三Unit8 Literature
Lesson3 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
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Have you ever read any science fiction? Who are the writers? What are the stories about?
Jules Verne (1828-1905), a French novelist, was called the “Father of Science Fiction”. He wrote a widely popular series of science fictions, including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
Science fiction is a kind of story, which also has __________, __________, problems and _____________. It features in a futuristic time period; that is to say, _______ is the main topic of science fiction. In science fiction, the word “science” implies that ______________ is an essential part of it. Specific topics are usually __________________________________.
settings
characters
solutions
future
technology
robots / spaceships / time machines / aliens ......
setting
characters
When and where…?
Who are mentioned?
What happened?
How …?
What is the ending?
problems
solutions
When : _____________
Where: ______________
Characters:__________________________
Problems:_______________________________
Solutions:____________________________________________
at night
on the sea
“I”(the professor) ; Conseil; Ned
The professor fell from the boat
The professor was saved by a human construction
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Read the extract again. Order the events (a-f).
( ) a The professor sank and swam towards the boat,
crying for help.
( ) b The professor learnt that he was above a metal
“island” and then he was drawn into it by eight
men coming from inside.
( ) c Conseil supported the professor and stopped the
professor from drowning.
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Read the extract again. Order the events (a-f).
( ) d The professor’s chest collapsed, but then he woke
up and saw his friend Ned, the Canadian.
( ) e There was a crash and the professor, who was the