内容正文:
Unit 1 Science Fiction
Reading and Thinking : Satisfaction Guaranteed(Adapted)
年 级:高 二
学 科:高中英语(人教版)
Unit 1 Science Fiction
Reading and Thinking :
Satisfaction Guaranteed
年 级:高 二
主讲教师:范纯乐
学 科:高中英语(人教版)
学 校:龙泉市第一中学
Learning objectives:
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
1) predict the genre and content of the text by quick reading.
2) summarize the main idea of the text and grasp the meaning of the title by detailed reading.
3) find out the plots of the story and Claire’s subtle emotional changes by listing detailed descriptions of actions, thus cultivating their logical thinking ability.
4) comprehend the writing strategy of constructing texts through the interweaving of timeline and emotional lines in the development of the story, and continue to write the ending of the story.
Look at the picture on the Opening Page and discuss the following questions.
1. What do you see in the picture?
2. What things does this picture remind you
of?
We can see flying machines and odd-looking buildings in the future.
It reminds us of a science fiction world.
SCIENCE
FICTION
Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
——Isaac Asimov
UNIT 1
3. Read the quote written by Isaac Asimov.
Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
Yes, what we read about in science fiction stories will become reality in the future.
该图片来源于百度图片
Prediction: What questions come into your mind when you read the title?
1. Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed?
2. What does the word “adapted” mean?
3. Will there be a robot in this novel? What type of robot will it be?
Writing style?
a science fiction story
Where
Who
What
Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern
What are the relationships among them?
Larry
worked for a company that made robots.
a housewife
tested out
a woman Claire wished to be
Claire
Tony
Gladys
a household robot
2. How many parts can this given part be divided
into? What is the main id