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Unit 6 Beyond time and space Unit 6 Beyond time and space Reading AReading A

Nobody wins (part Nobody wins (part I)I)

• If you have a long holiday, what will you do?

• Do you want to have an adventure ?

• What may you meet during an adventure ?

my adventure in my dream

Shrek-- a

monsterThe monster is roaring.

unknown planets

valley

an alien a monster

huge

1 Captain King’s life is probably ___. a exciting b quiet 2 The story probably takes place on ___. a Earth b another planet3 The people in the picture are probably__. a in trouble b mending the cage4 The monster in the picture is probably__. a afraid b dangerous

A1 Look at the introduction and the picture. Choose one answer for each statement.

☆ pre-reading 1 mins

Who

In the story, Captain King’s name is ________. He has a pilot called________ and a navigator named___________. They met a monster. Its name is _________.

WhenWhere

1st reading: Fill in the table by yourselves

Nobody Lam

Peters

Mr. Gork

On _____________________ . an unknown planet

____________________ . Towards evening

2nd reading: Put these statements in order. (First on your own, then check in groups)

D. Nobody and his crew landed on an unknown planet.

A. Peters asked NobodyNobody to get out of the cave.

F. Some animals jumped out, followed by a monster.

B. The monster gave a roar and wanted to kill Nobody and his crew （同事） .

E. Nobody had a plan and named himself Nobody.

G. Peters turned towards Nobody and looked very afraid.

C. Nobody said they would be fine and asked Peters to trust him.

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1

4

536

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pilot

cage

steel barnavigator shakepeace

Words understanding—matching:

12

3

7

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• Read after the video and do T or F

Step 5: Read after the video:

Tell T, F at once! --- If your group knows the answer to the statement, stand up together at once.1. In the evening, we landed on an unknown planet.

2. The pilot brought them down gently in a cave.

3.The animals there looked like elephants.

4.The monster wanted to kill them in peace.

5. According to Peters, his name is part of the plan to live.

Towards

kangaroos.

pieces

F

FFF

F

valley.

Nobody

Nobody’s adventure was so attractive（吸引的） that many reporters come to interview （采访） him.

Post-reading Activity 1(A3)

Reporter: Where did you land?

Captain: We landed on an ________ planet.

Reporter: Did you go into a cave?

Captain: We went into a cave in a __________.

Reporter: What did you find?

Captain: We found someone’s________.

Everything inside was __________.

Post-reading Activity 1(A3)Now you are a reporter and having an interview with Captain King and act it out.

Reporter: Did you agree with Peters about getting out of the cave?

Captain: No. I told him to _______ in the cave.

Reporter: Did Gork think you were all from another planet?

Captain: Yes, he called us ________.

Reporter: When Gork pressed the

button, did the steel bars rise slowly

from the ground?

Post-reading Activity 1(A3)

Captain: No. They rose ________ from the ground.

Reporter: Did Gork do something kind for you?

Captain: No, he said he would _______ us the next morning.

Reporter: Was Peters afraid?

Captain: Yes, his voice _______,

but I told him to _______me.

Post-reading Activity 1(A3)

Post-reading activity 2: Discussion

Discuss the features of the main characters in the story in groups.

Post-reading activity 2: Discussion

• There are mainly ___ characters in the story.

• Nobody is___________________________.

• Peter is_____________________________.

• Gork is ____________________________.

• While Lam’s (Our pilot’s) feature is not so clear.

4smart/ brave/…weak /not brave/not bright/not strong/…

horrible…

Some adjectives for you to choose:

ugly, horrible, nice, clever, smart, brave, strong, weak, friendly, easy-going, stupid…

☆☆ Try to retell the story of Captain’s adventure.The following questions are to help you:Where and when did they land?What did they see first? Who did they meet later?How were they treated( 被对待 )?How did they face the problem?

Language points

☆1 towards towards 向，朝着向，朝着 -ward(s) 表示“向……”

e.g. forward look ~ to doing sth. 向前 期待做某事 backward(s) band over ~ to do 向后 竭力做某事 upwards 向上

Language points

☆2 land onland on着陆于，降落于

☆3 unknown known 不明的 unfair fair unhappy happy

神七成功降落于地面。The spacecraft Shenzhou VII landed on Earth successfully.

Language points

☆4 get in到达，进入，收获火车到站晚点了。The train got in late.

☆5 part of部分这是计划的一部分。This is part of the plan.

Language points ☆6 in peace = peacefully和平地猫和狗可以和平相处。Cat and dog can stay together Cat and dog can stay together in peace.in peace.in + n. = adv.in silence = silentlyin anger = angrilyin a hurry = hurriedly

Language points ☆7 in pieces破碎地他生气得把信纸都给撕碎了。He was so angry that he tore the letter in pieces.

☆8 trust 信任，信赖 = believe in你相信他（是个值得信任的人）吗？Do you trust/ believe in him?

Homework

• land on go into get out of jump out

• look like jump away give a roar press a button

• rise…from have a plan part of in peace

• be in pieces trust

1.Retell the first part of the story with the following key words.

2. Exercise in Book B ( Reading)