Unit 12 Fact and fantasy

Warming up & speaking

By Chen Lei & Liu yierBeilun Middle School

A small quiz 1. What is the

highest mountain on

the earth?

2. How high is it?

Mount Qomolangmaor Mount Everest

8848.13 m

3. What is the deepest point in the

ocean?

4. What is the highest plateau on

earth?

In the Marianas Trench

Qinghai-Tibet Plain

5. Which is the longest river on earth?

A. the Chang Jiang

B. the River Nile

C. the River Amazon

6.Which is the biggest ocean on earth?

A. the Pacific ocean

B. the Atlantic ocean

C. the Indian ocean

7. What is the distance from the earth to the moon?

A. 149 million km

B. 384,401 km

C. 40,075.16 km

8. How far is it to the center of the earth?

A. 7 x 105 km

B. 6400 km

C. 10000 km

9. What is the longest distance around the world?

A. 40,075.16 km B. 24,901.55 km C. 15000 km

Traveling around the world the longest distance is along the equator.

10. How fast does a space shuttle travel?

A. 200 mph

B. 900 mph

C. 17,600 mph

What is fact? Thing that is known to have happened or to be true or to exist; Thing that is believed or claimed to be true;

Do you know what films the following scenes come from? Please remember the names while enjoying them.

                    

Do you know what “novels” are these films based on?

Who wrote the novels?

Do you know something about Verne?What works did he write, for instance?

Why could Verne write such famous works?

• Do you often have some

fantastic ideas? What are they?

Dr Feng Wu has spent several days on the island and is wondering about the strange things he has seen. There is this strange man. Under his black hair he has pointed ears, covered with a fine brown fur! His huge half-open mouth showed big white teeth as Dr Feng has never seen in a human mouth. There is a green flash in his eyes as he glances at the doctor from the shadow of the trees.

Let’s enjoy !

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?

Now let’s try to be a science fiction writer:

Task 1Pair work : fill in the gapsRead the suggested beginnings of possible dialogues and think in which way the gaps could be filled in.

Pay attention to using the following expressions when doing the task:

• I believe …• I suppose …• I’m sure that …• I doubt …• I’m (not)

certain …

• It could be … but …

• It’s likely …

• I can’t believe my eyes …

• I can’t imagine …

Dialogues about

1. Space Travel

2.  Life in 3098

3. Young forever

4. Creatures from outer space

Task 2 (pair work, group work, or individual work):

Do use some of the new expressions and talk more about what you believe may come true in the future.

Assignment

•Finish the dialogue or monologue in the written form.