listening

Place:

Time:

Size:

Description:

Sketch:

Note makingA lake

11:35 am

More than 20 metres longOne part looks like the

trunk of an elephant pointing

out of the water and it

looks like three round wheels,

half out of the water.

2. Listen to the tape again and answer the following

questions. • 1.Why does Sam need to know the ti

me?• 2. What instruments do Sam and Bet

ty use to observe the animal?• 3. Who will later ask them questions?• 4.Write down five possible questions

that other people may later ask Sam, Betty and Karen.

1.Why does Sam need to know the time?

•He thinks other people will ask him later about the time.

2. What instruments do Sam and Betty use to observe the

animal?

•A telephone and a camera.

3. Who will later ask them questions?

• (1)the police

• (2) journalists

• (3) scientists

4.Write down five possible questions that other people may later ask Sam, Betty and

Karen. • (1) what time was it when you saw

the creature.• (2) can you describe what you saw.• (3) How big was it?• (4) Are you sure it was an animal?• (5) where did you see it?• (6) Can you make a drawing of what

you saw?

What is science fiction?Science fiction is often about things we believe may be possible in the far future.

What is a science fiction writer?

English Romantic novelist, biographer and editor the mother of science fiction novel. Wife of the famous poet Percy Bysshe Shelley

Frankenstein

The Modern Prometheus

• What kind of literature do you think Frankenstein is? Why?

Frankenstein is one of the earliest books of science fiction.  It is considered one of the greatest gothic romantic novels of all time and Mary Shelley wrote it when she was only eighteen years old!

First reading: True or False • ( ) I had a miserable childhood.• ( ) I was not interested in the structure of

languages or law, so my father asked me to learn the secrets of heaven and earth.

• ( ) I wanted to know where the principle of life came from, and I worked very hard.

• ( ) I discovered how to create life from dead matter, and immediately I tried it.

• ( ) I collected many materials which came from butcher shops and hospitals to do my job secretly.

• ( ) The being that I created was very nice, just like a normal person.

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Second reading: Further questions• 1. What is Frankenstein?

• 2. Why did “I” create it?

• 3. What are the preparations before I began this job?

• 4. Can you describe “the being”?

ImaginationImaginationImaginationImaginationThe article is to be continued, try your best to imagine what will happen between “I” and “ the being”.

Interview•Group work: Please make up a dialogue. Suppose you are the person who

creates Frankenstein, and so a number of journalists come to interview you. They ask questions about you and the being.

Language points

• 1.be driven by a desire to do sth.

2. Throw light upon 阐明；帮助把……弄清楚

•1The facts threw light upon the matter. 那些事实已经将那个问题弄得很清楚了。

2.The modern scientific development has thrown light on this question.

现代科学的发展已使这个问题明朗化。

3. Brilliant adj. 灿烂的 , 闪耀的 , 有才气的

• a brilliant color 鲜明的颜色• a brilliant speaker 一位卓越的演说

家• a brilliant artist 一位有才华的艺术家• brilliant achievements 显赫的成就• a brilliant mind 头脑敏锐的人

• 4.pioneer a new way 开拓一种新方法• 5.unfold to the world• 向……展示……• 6.phenomena• .phenomenon• A natural phenomenon• A social .phenomenon

7.. Labo(u)r n. 劳动； 努力

• Labour force 劳动力

Labor Day

labor market

8. Hesitate v. 犹豫 , 踌躇• Hesitate at/about/over sth 对…犹豫决• Hesitate to do sth 不愿做某事• hesitate at nothing 毫不犹豫地做某事• In case you need something, please don't

hesitate to ask me. 如果你需要什么东西 , 请不客气地对说。

• He who hesitates is lost.[ 谚 ] 当断不断 , 必受其患。

• Embarrassment caused me to hesitate. 窘迫使得我 ( 讲话 ) 吞吞吐吐。

• n. hesitation 犹豫 without hesitation 毫不犹豫

9. Horror n. 惊骇 , 恐怖• the horror of war 战争的恐怖• horror film 恐怖影片• strike horror into sb. 使某人毛骨悚然• He was filled with horror at the sight.

他看见那种情景吓得发抖。

• A living horror

Horrible adj. 可怕的 , 恐怖的 , 讨厌的

• There was a horrible accident here yesterday. 昨天在这里发生了一起可怕的事故。

• What a horrible building! 多难看的一座建筑物 !

• What horrible weather! 这鬼天气 !

It was with these feelings that I began the creation of a human being.就是在这种种情绪的驱动下，我开始了对于人类生命的创造。

It was on a night in November that I looked at the result of my book.就在十一月的一个夜晚，我看我工作的结果。

4. ……if eyes they may be called, ……这句话是一个倒装句，原句应为：if they may be called eyes.

Useful Phrases

• Be driven by a desire• throw light upon/on• Pioneer a new way• Unfold…to…• cut up• Light the flame of life• Be burnt out• A living horror

被一种愿望所驱使阐明某事，使某事显得非常清楚

开拓一种新方法向……展示……

切碎，剪碎

点亮 / 注入生命之光燃尽，烧光

一个活生生的令人恐怖的怪物

10. Companion n. 同伴 , 共事者 • make a companion of 与 ... 作

伴， 与 ... 为友• companion in adversity 患难朋

友［之交］• companion in arms 战友• a faithful companion 忠实伴侣• companion volume 姐妹篇

• 写一篇展望 21 实际科技新生活的短文。• １． 人们可能上月球去度假。• ２．  科学家可能在海底生活工作。• ３ 体检或购物等可通过电视电话进行。• ４．  孩子可在家中通过广播电视学习。• ５．  机器人为人们做家务。• 字数： 100 字左右。•