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1.To make a living,what did Jules Verne have to do? 2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of? 3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction? 4.In his novel “20 000 Leagues Under the Sea”,what kind of person is Captain Nemo? 5.How does the story “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” begin and end up? (A few minutes later,teacher asks some of them to answer the questions one by one.) Suggested answers: 1.To make a living,Jules Verne had to write and sell stories. 2.They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklin’s experiment with electricity. 3.By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further. 4.He is someone you will neither like nor dislike.He is very cruel because he keeps Aronnax and others as prisoners and destroys ships.But at other moments,he is gentle and weak because he cries about the lost lives of people drowned in ships that have sunk. 5.The story begins with the discovery of an ancient document and ends up with them being shot out of a volcano in southern Italy with ever increasing speed and temperature. CStep Ⅳ Language Points T:Now,you’re familiar with the passage.But I think the following on the screen should also be paid attention to. (Show the following on the multimedia.) 1.make a living(=earn one’s living) e.g.She made a living by singing in a nightclub. 2.lay the foundation of e.g.Four-year college life laid solid foundations of his career. 3.come true e.g.The boy’s wish to become a PLA man has come true. 4.set out e.g.They set out to look for the lost child. 5.turn out(to be)+adj./n. e.g.The weather man said it was going to rain this afternoon but it turned out to be very lovely. To everyone’s surprise,the fashionable girl turned out to be a thief. 6.defend…against/from e.g.We should defend our country against attacks. 7.be dressed in e.g.The girl was always dressed in red. Dressed in uniform,he looks handsome. (Bb:make a living,lay the foundation of,come true,set out,turn out(to be)+adj./n.,defend…from/against…,be dressed in) (责任编辑：admin) |