高二英语课件

1、Unit12Listening,A. at sea B. near a lake C. at the zoo,Listen to the tape and finish the choices.,1. Where did the dialogue most take place?,B,A. 25 to 12 oclock B. 25 past 11 oclock C. 25 past 12 oclock,A. a snake B. a dinosaur C. an elephant D. an unknown monster,D,A,2. What did they see on earth?

2、,3. When did they see the monster?,A. Using the camera, they took the photo of the monster. B. Using the telescope, they could see the whole animal clearly. C. It is more than 20 meters long in size with a long neck .,C,4. Which of the following is true ?,A lake,11:35,More than 20 metres long,One pa

3、rt looks like the trunk of an elephant pointing out of the water and it looks likes three round wheels, half out of water.,Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.,Why does Sam need to know the time? He thinks other people will ask him later about the time.,2. What instruments do

4、 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

5、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?,Listening text,B: Whats that over there? S: Where? B: Look, Sam, look! Do you see that over there? In the middle of the lake. S: I dont see anything

6、.,S: Sam B: Betty K: Karen,B: My God! Do you see that? S: Where? Where? I dont see. B: Look. Over there. A bit to the left of that mountain in the distance. S: Oooh! What on earth is that? It looks like the trunk of an elephant.,B: Cant be. Its too deep for an elephant, and it couldnt swim that far.

7、 It it must be Good Heavens, look over there. Like three round wheels, showing half out of the water.,S: Have you ever heard of the strange monster that was seen at Lake Tianchi in 1903? B: You mean the dinosaur? I dont believe in such rubbish. They died long ago. S: Well, it could have adapted, cou

8、ldnt it? What else could it be?,B: Its disappearing now. No wait Look, there it is again, down there, further to the right? Can you see? S: I cant see it. Oh, this telescope is no use. Ah got it. There we are. B: What can you see now?,S: Its like a huge snake More than 20 metres long. It has a long

9、neck with a white ring around it. Theres no doubt about it. It has to be that that monster snake or whatever you call it.,B: It might be a trick of the light It could be anything Let me have a look. S: What time is it, Betty? Take down the time. B: The time? What for? S: Weve got to write down the t

10、ime. Theyll ask us about that later on.,B: Its eh eleven thirty-five. S: OK. Hold on, its moving this way. Quickthe camera. Get the camera. B: Theres no time. There it goes Its gone. K: Hey, guys. Did you see that?,S: Yeah. Did you get a good look at it? What did you make of it? K: Ive heard about p

11、eople seeing ancient monsters here. I wouldnt believe it, but I think weve just seen it with our own eyes. B: Were you able to take a picture?,K: No, I didnt bring my camera. B: Do you really believe it was a dinosaur? K: I dont know what to believe.,Listening on P88,Listening text,J: John M: Mark S

12、: Suzy T: Teacher,T: Next term well read two works of fantasy or science fiction literature in class. Today is your,opportunity to tell me what you think we should read and express your opinions. J: Will we have to read Harry Potter? T: We may, but it depends how the others feel about that. Harry Po

13、tter by JK Rowling is a good example of fantasy literature,but there are other books, such as The Lord of the Rings. S: Can you explain the difference between fantasy literature and science fiction? T: Thats a very good question, Suzy. Mark, what do you think?,M: Well, I think if there are things in

14、 the book which are not possible, then its called fantasy. J: But travelling at the speed of light or time travel is also not possible, and thats called science fiction.,T: You are right there, John. Its better to say that fantasy is about things that are never possible, such as talking animals or m

15、agic. Science fiction is about things that are not possible now, but perhaps possible in the future when science is more developed.,S: But most science fiction is so strange. Do you really believe well one day be able to travel and meet aliens on other planets? T: People thought the same when Jules

16、Verne wrote his books. There were no submarines when he wrote 20,000 Leagues under,the Sea, and when he wrote A Journey to the Moon, many people said he was mad. M: So, what else is there to read? T: Wells wrote books such as The First Men in the Moon and The Time Machine and The War of,the Worlds a

17、bout aliens trying to conquer the earth. M: Id like to read 1, Robot. Ive seen the movie and I think the book will be very exciting. S: Cant we read some science fiction about other topics? I mean, not about technology or space?,T: Sure. We can read Lao Shes City of Cats in an English translation or

18、 other science fiction about social or political sciences. S: How about Frankenstein by Mary Shelley? Is that fantasy or science fiction? T: What do you think?,Homework,Listen to the material on Page 88 again after class and discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. Can science fiction wri