Unit 12    Language pointsIn 1898, an American writer wrote a science ______Story . In the story, a huge ship ________ on her first________ across the Atlantic Ocean. Contrary to the ________ that it could  not sink, it sank after hitting an iceberg, killing most of the 2,500 people _______ .fictionset outvoyagebeliefaboardFourteen years later, in 1912, a real ship, the titanic, which was also called the “ Ship of Dreams” or the “Unsinkable Ship”, ____..

Language points  (word study)1. develop one`s love for ……       渐渐喜欢上……developed country/developing countrydevelop a filmI have developed an interest in reading science fiction. Develop the oil and gas2.  make / earn a living       谋生     make / earn one`s living Eg. 1) She earns her living by growing flowers.      2) He makes a good living as an indust..

U12  ReadingFast Reading:Divide the passage and find the main idea of each part.Para.2-56The film “Journey to the Center of the Earth”1The film “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”Main ideaThe life of Jules Verne1828France 1905theater, botany , applied science    geology , engineering and                astronomy…Five Weeks in a BalloonJourney to the Center of the EarthFrom the Eart..

Unit11-12Key words and phrases:grasp掌握，领会，理解grasp a rope 抓住绳子grasp sb. by the wrist抓住某人的手腕grasp sb.’s meaning理解某人的意思比较grasp,seize,snatchseizegrasp抓住,抓住要点,理解突然用强力抓住,强夺,强占,抓住机会snatch突然抢走要抢的东西*Fill in the blanks:1).The thief _________ her purse and ran away.snatched2).The policeman_______________the      thief by the arm.seized(grasped)3)They________all the belongings of    the   peasantss..

What is science fiction? Do you know some books or movies about science fiction?And what are they about? Science fiction is a literary genre in which scientific development is predicted, often based on present-day results that seem to make such developments possible options that are different from reality. In short, it needs great imagination.Science fiction can be about scientific development in technical fields ,but also in medical or social science. 20,000 Leagues Under Th..

Unit 12 Fact and Fantasy Reading Fast reading Listen to the passage and try to give the main idea of each part Part 1 (para 1): Part 2 (paras2-5): Part 3 (para 6): Part 1 (para 1): Part 2 (paras2-5): Part 3 (para 6): General information about Jules Verne Information about his famous novel---20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Information about another novel---Journey to the centre of the Earth. Jules Verne Born in: Died in: Nationality..

Q 1. Introduce the development of Zhongguancun. ( in the 1980s, in the 1990s, now ) Q2. Who is Chen Chunxian ? Q3. Who is Xiang Yufang? Post-reading Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers. There maybe more than one correct answers. (Page 4) Summary Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with information from the text. Zhongguancun is the new centre for Chinese ___ and ___. It got started in the early 1980s and was set up as __ __ __ __ in th..