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1、湖南省株洲外国语学校 罗军The War of the Worlds Mars is the fourth planet (星球) from the sun. It is small and red and cold. No one believes anything lives there until the first spaceship lands on the earth. At first, people are eager (急切的) to welcome the alien visitors. But then they find out the scary truth: The
2、 Martians have come to conquer (征服) the planet! Theyre very smart, and they have terrifying machines. Is the earth ready for “The War of the Worlds”? This is a very popular science-fiction story by British author H.G. Wells. You may know it best as a recent Hollywood film starring Tom Cruise. Unlike
3、 the film, the book is set in England in 1898. In real life, this is a long time before any humans travelled into space. It is also before any cars were around. Imagine running away from Martians on a horse or by foot. But todays readers will still have much in common with this book. The action is t
4、ense (紧张的) and exciting. The story moves quickly. Will the earth stop the Martian threat (威胁)? The ending will surprise you. 1.Warm-up 2.Reading exercises 3.Words and phrases 4.Grammar focus 5.Discussion1. How many planets are there in the solar system? What are their names?Pre-reading:2. Can you im
5、agine what Martians would look like?3. Do you like reading fiction story books? Can you list some of them? Can you list some fiction story authors?3. Have you heard of H.G.Wells? Do you know anything about him?Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley on 21st September, 1866. Wells established himsel
6、f as a novelist in 1895 with his science fiction story, The Time Machine. This was followed by three more successful novels, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897) and The War of the Worlds (1898). Herbert George Wells died on 13th August, 1946, while working on a project that dea
7、lt with the dangers of nuclear war. 3. What do you know about Tom Cruise? What does he do? Can you name some films starring Tom Cruise?Reading:True or False.1.The book, “The War of the Worlds”, was written in the 1990s. 2. The film, “The War of the Worlds”, is full of modern elements. Its quite diff
8、erent from the book.3. Mars is a small, red and hot planet. 4. The film is based on a popular non-fiction story. 5. Tom Cruise is the author of the book “The War of the Worlds”.6. In the book, the characters must deal with a lot of cars and terrifying machines.7. The book is set in England in 1898.F
9、ill in the blanks with words from the article.The War of the Worlds is a _story _by H. G. Wells. The story is set before humans _into space. In the story, the Martians have _machines. They want to _ the earth. Many years later, the book was made into a Hollywood film _ Tom Cruise. The film is differ
10、ent from the book. Humans _from the Martians _car, not on a _ or by _. The film is very _and exciting. The ending will _ you.conquerstarringrun away horsebytensefootsurpriseterrifyingtravelledwrittenfictionPhrases.1. Not until 直到才He didnt go to bed until his mother came back.直到他妈妈回来他才上床睡觉。No one bel
11、ieved he could sing until he showed his beautiful voice in front of his class one day.直到有一天他在全班面前展示了他漂亮的歌喉，大家才相信 他会唱歌。2. be eager to do sth. 渴望去做某事。1. Im eager to learn English well, but Im a poor learner. 2. 我很渴望自己能学好英语，但我是一个接受能力很差的学 生。3. Be ready for 为什么而做准备Everyone is ready for the coming exam.4.
12、 Terrify, terrifying, terrified.surprise, surprising, surprised.interest, interesting, interested.这类词称之为使役动词，在这些词后面加ing,通常他们的主 体为物，在这些词后面加ed,通常他们的主体为人。This story interests me. (使感兴趣）This story is very interesting. （有趣的）I am interested in this story. （对感兴趣）1. Do you think there are aliens on other planets? 2. Surf the internet and find some imaginary storiesabout aliens. 3. Buy the DVD The War of the Worlds.Post-reading:
