教學內容：Fact and fantasy
supporters of underground development say that building down rather that building up is good way to use the earth’s space. the surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. h.g. wells’ “moon people” would agree. would you?
1. the explorers in h.g. wells’ story were surprised to find that the“moon people”______.
a. knew so much about the earth b. understood their language
c. lived in so many underground cities d. were ahead of them in space technology
2. what does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?
a. discovering the moon’s inner again. b. using the earth’s inner space.
c. meeting the “moon people” again. d. travelling to outer space.
3. what sort of underground systems are already here with us?
a. offices, shopping areas, power stations.
b. tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.
c. gardens, car parks, power stations.
d. tunnels, gardens, offices.
4. what would be the best title for the text?
a. alice cities—cities of the future. b. space travel with h.g. wells.
c. enjoy living underground. d. building down, not up.
ⅱ.聽力導讀
一、語言點講解
1. fill in the chart on the next page and make a sketch of the animal as they saw.
填寫下一頁的圖表并按他們看到的動物的樣子給那種動物作一個速寫。
sketch [sket ] n.
①rough quickly-made drawing, without many details素描；速寫；草圖
②make a sketch of … 作一個……的速寫 eg:
he was good at making a sketch of face. 他擅長作面部素描。
③short account or description, giving only basic details 簡短的陳述或素描
④give a sketch of …概述…… eg:
please give a sketch of your plans. 請概述一下你的計劃。
2. description [di′skrip n] n. describing; picture in words 描述；描繪
（1）give sb. a brief description of …向某人簡要地描述…… eg:
can you give me a brief description of what has happened?
你能向我簡要描述一下所發生的事嗎？
（2）beyond description 難以描述 eg:
her beauty is beyond description. 她的美貌難以用語言來描述。
（3）give/make a description of …對……加以描述 eg:
he made a description of the thief.他描述了小偷的模樣。
（4）describe[di′skraib] v. say what sb./sth. is like; depict sth. in words 描述某人/某事物。常構成describe sb./sth. (to/for sb.) eg:
words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.那景色之美難以言傳。
3. why does sam need to know the time? 為什么薩姆需要知道時間？
need的用法小結：
（1）need作情態動詞，通常用于疑問句、否定句、條件句、whether/if名詞從句或含否定意義的句子中。 eg:
i do not see why we need discuss it further.
我看我們沒有必要討論下去了。