Unit 4 Developing ideas writing （ppt课件）-2022新外研版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第三册.pptx

1、Developing ideas writing Unit 4 A glimpse of the future目录contentsPre-writingILanguage pointsWhile-writingIIHomeworkPost-writingIIIIPre-writingPre-writing1.What happened to the prison and what was the cause?There was a prison breakout,caused by faulty robotics.2.What kind of job do you think Carolyn

2、has?She might be a prison governor.Read the story and answer the questions.Pre-writing 3.Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what will happen next?Underline them.One possible answer:In the first paragraph,there is a sentence“Todd cried out in shock”,which indicates/foreshadows that a big e

3、vent/something shocking has happened.Read the story and answer the questions.What does a sci-fi story usually include?Pre-writingsci-fistoryCharactersSettingPlotEndingIIWhile-writingThink about what will happen next,based on the examples of foreshadowing you have underlined.Complete the notes to pla

4、n the rest of the story.Settingtime:in the future/place:on the Earth/weathermore answersWhile-writingbackgroundCharactershumansrobotsUFOs more answersWhile-writingaliens Think about what will happen next,based on the examples of foreshadowing you have underlined.Complete the notes to plan the rest o

5、f the story.Plotbeginning developmentclimaxmore answersWhile-writingThink about what will happen next,based on the examples of foreshadowing you have underlined.Complete the notes to plan the rest of the story.conflictEnding common endingmiserable endingwin-win endingmysterious endingmore answersWhi

6、le-writingThink about what will happen next,based on the examples of foreshadowing you have underlined.Complete the notes to plan the rest of the story.Now continue the story.While-writingPlease keep in mind the four necessary elements to be included in a sci-fi story:setting/characters/plot/ending.

7、Try to use some words and expressions you have learned.Do further research if necessary.IIIPost-writing Work in pairs.Make improvements to your partners stories and see whether the language style is consistent.Post-writingPost-writing:EvaluationQuestions Your evaluation EvaluatorDoes the sci-fi stor

8、y include the key points?4 2 0Is the sci-fi story organized properly and smoothly?3 2 1How is the language?12 8 4 2How is the handwriting?3 1 -1Paper design3 1 -1TOTAL MARKPost-writing Carolyn had a long commute to the prison,even by aircar.When she arrived,everything seemed normal,except for a robo

9、t lying at the front gate,motionless.Its an old model,she thought.They broke down now and again.She passed through the gate,noting that everything else was apparently in order.But just as she closed her office door behind her,a loud alarm sounded.Carolyns blood froze.She had only ever heard that sou

10、nd during drills.It cant be!Post-writingShe thought.A general systems failure!She looked out of the reinforced glass of her office window into the prison below.Sure enough,the robots were out of control.Most had stopped moving at all.Some spun aimlessly around and around.But others were randomly ope

11、rating things,including the cell gates,and she could see prisoners rushing out to freedom.“Grab the robots weapons and run!”shouted the prisoners.Post-writing Carolyn opened her bag and reached for her emergency call device.Her heart sank as she realised she had left it at home.I need to call in the

12、 police,she thought.But how?Without the device,she couldnt communicate.Nothing in the prison would work properly now.There was a voice behind her.“Looking for one of these?”Post-writing Carolyn gasped.“Julius!”There was her second-in-command,holding an emergency caller in his hand.“What are you doin

13、g in my office?”“It should be my office!”snarled Julius.“Ive worked here for forty years.and the City Commissioners gave you the job as prison governor!But now youll pay.Youll all pay!I can make every robot in every prison in the city go crazy.The prisoners will escape,and the city will burn!”Post-w

14、riting Then the door burst open,and the room was suddenly flooded with riot police.And there was.Todd!“I took the aircar over here to bring you this,”he said quietly,winking as he pushed the emergency call device secretly into her hands.“I could see therewas trouble,so I activated it to call in the

15、police.”“It was Julius,”said Carolyn,watching the police bundle Julius out of the door.“Hes gone mad.”Post-writing “Sure,”said Todd.“But now we know how easy it is to cause a mass robot breakdown.Youll have to write a report.Make some recommendations to upgrade the robots.”“I know.”Carolyn slid from

16、 Todds hug and walked towards the door.She could see the police rounding up the prisoners.“But right now,Ive got a prison to run.”Post-writing Carolyn had a long commute to the prison,even by aircar.When she arrived,everything seemed normal,except for a robot lying at the front gate,motionless.Its a

17、n old model,she thought.They broke down now and again.She passed through the gate,noting that everything else was apparently in order.But just as she closed her office door behind her,a loud alarm sounded.Carolyns blood froze.She had only ever heard that sound during drills.It cant be!通勤静止的明显地（吓得）毛骨

18、悚然Post-writingShe thought.A general systems failure!She looked out of the reinforced glass of her office window into the prison below.Sure enough,the robots were out of control.Most had stopped moving at all.Some spun aimlessly around and around.But others were randomly operating things,including th

19、e cell gates,and she could see prisoners rushing out to freedom.“Grab the robots weapons and run!”shouted the prisoners.强化玻璃转圈随机地Post-writing Carolyn opened her bag and reached for her emergency call device.Her heart sank as she realised she had left it at home.I need to call in the police,she thoug

20、ht.But how?Without the device,she couldnt communicate.Nothing in the prison would work properly now.There was a voice behind her.“Looking for one of these?”设备Post-writing Carolyn gasped.“Julius!”There was her second-in-command,holding an emergency caller in his hand.“What are you doing in my office?

21、”“It should be my office!”snarled Julius.“Ive worked here for forty years.and the City Commissioners gave you the job as prison governor!But now youll pay.Youll all pay!I can make every robot in every prison in the city go crazy.The prisoners will escape,and the city will burn!”喘气咆哮长官付出代价Post-writin

22、g Then the door burst open,and the room was suddenly flooded with riot police.And there was.Todd!“I took the aircar over here to bring you this,”he said quietly,winking as he pushed the emergency call device secretly into her hands.“I could see therewas trouble,so I activated it to call in the polic

23、e.”“It was Julius,”said Carolyn,watching the police bundle Julius out of the door.“Hes gone mad.”防暴警察眨眼激活带走Post-writing “Sure,”said Todd.“But now we know how easy it is to cause a mass robot breakdown.Youll have to write a report.Make some recommendations to upgrade the robots.”“I know.”Carolyn slid

24、 from Todds hug and walked towards the door.She could see the police rounding up the prisoners.“But right now,Ive got a prison to run.”升级Language pointsLanguage points1.blame 1)vt 责备，责骂 blame sb for sth 因某事责备某人2)n 责备，责骂 put the blame for sth on sb 把某事归咎于某人3）sb/sth be to blame 某人/某事物应受到责备这个公司应该受到责备。D

25、ont blame me for that error.别因为那个错误责备我。Never put the blame for failure on me.别把失败的原因归咎于我。This firm should be to blame.Language points2.maintain 1)vt 维持，保持2)vt 维修，保养这个房子很大，保养起来不容易。The two countries have always maintained close relations.这两个国家一直保持着密切关系。The house is large and difficult to maintain.All

26、machines that function well are maintained regularly.所有运转良好的机器都要定期保养。Language points3.break down 1)phr v（机器）抛锚，身体（垮掉），分解2)其他常见的由 break 构成的短语break inbreak outbreak throughbreak intobreak away from破门而入，打断（火灾或战争等的）爆发突破破门而入，突然起来脱离例如：Their car broke down.他们的车子出故障了。in shock _ had better do sth _ start up

27、_ sooner or later _Language points 震惊地Find the following expressions and work out their meanings.最好做某事启动 迟早 Language points1.The robots there were bound to break down sooner or later.Paraphrase:The robots there were sure to stop working at any time.be bound to do sth 意为“一定会”之意。她一定会竞选市长。She is bound

28、to run for mayor.e.g.In the long run prices are bound to rise.从长远看，物价肯定要涨。Language points2.It wasnt until an hour later that he noticed that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table.Paraphrase:He didnt notice that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table until an hour passed.1)此句子中的 it wasnt until that 为“not until”的强调句形式，表达“直到才”之意。直到昨天晚上我才被告知结果。It wasnt until last night that I was informed of the result.VHomework HomeworkPolish your sci-fi story and hand it in.