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Unit 4
A glimpse of the future
Developing ideas — Writing
To learn to continue a sci-fi story
Learning objective
Have you read science fictions Share them with the class.
《2001太空漫步》
《银河帝国》
《流浪地球》
Pre-writing
Foreshadowing is often used in a story, when the author gives a clue as to what is to come later in the story. Let’s read the part of the sci-fi story to find how the author uses foreshadowing.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1 What happened to the prison and what was the cause
2 What kind of job do you think Carolyn has
3 Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what
will happen next Underline them.
Check the answers
1 What happened to the prison and what was the cause
There was a prison breakout, caused by faulty robotics.
2 What kind of job do you think Carolyn has
She might be a prison governor.
3 Are there any sentences that might foreshadow what will happen
next Underline them.
Todd cried out in shock and waved his …
Another prison breakout: faulty robotics blamed.
…“Julius was telling me about it. That place isn’t as advanced as ours.
It was not until an hour later that he noticed that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table.
But the report says that even new, regularly-maintained robots can break down,” Todd protested. “And in a maximum-security prison like yours, one small error could cause a lot of problems.”
Check the answers
sci-fi story
Characters
Setting
Plot
Ending
Think about structure of a story and complete the outline.
Setting
time: in the future /…
place: on Earth / at the prison
weather: cloudy day/ rainy day/ …
…
background
Think about structure of a story and complete the outline.
Characters
humans
robots
UFOs
…
aliens
faulty robotics
uncontrolled robotics
Think about structure of a story and complete the outline.
Plot
beginning
development
climax
…
conflict
Ending
common ending
miserable ending
win-win ending
mysterious ending
…
Think about structure of a story and complete the outline.
Think about what will happen next, based on the examples of foreshadowing you have plete the notes to plan the rest of the story.
While-writing
Setting Time：
Place：
Characters Carolyn A prison governor
In the future
At prison
Carolyn’s husband
Carolyn’s colleague
Uncontrolled robot
Todd
Julius
Robot
Plot
Ending
Carolyn looked out of the reinforced glass of her office window into the prison below. She was shocked that the robots were out of control. Most had stopped moving at all. Some circled aimlessly around and around. She could see prisoners rushing out to freedom. Carolyn’s husband Todd came to send the emergency call device to her. She called the police for help immediately. With the help of the police, the robots were under control.
Now they all know how easy it is to cause a mass robot breakdown. Therefore, they will make some recommendations to upgrade the robots.
Useful expressions
6. be about to do when...
7. be bound to do sth
8. It wasn’t until … that …
9. I can’t believe what I’m seeing.
10. How easy it is to do sth.
1. be in shock
2. break down
3. out of control
4. in a mass
5. be in trouble
Now continue the story.
1. Before writing, think about the structure.
2. Please keep in mind the four necessary elements to be
included in a sci-fi story: setting / characters / plot /
ending.
3. Try to use some words and expressions you have
learned.
4. Do further research if necessary.
Exchange drafts
Use the checklist to give feedback on your partner’s draft.
□ Does the passage include the key points
□ Does the passage have proper layout
□ How is the language
□ How is the handwriting
□ How is the paper design
Post-writing
Revise your draft!
Share your review!
Carolyn had a long commute (通勤) to the prison, even by aircar. When she arrived, everything seemed normal, except for a robot lying at the front gate, motionless (静止的). It’s an old model, she thought. They broke down now and again. She passed through the gate, noting that everything else was apparently in order.
But just as she closed her office door behind her, a loud alarm sounded. Carolyn’s blood froze (吓得毛骨悚然). She had only ever heard that sound during drills. It can’t be! She thought. A general systems failure! She looked out of the reinforced glass of her office window into the prison below. Sure enough, the robots were out of control. Most had stopped moving at all. Some spun (转圈) aimlessly around and around. But others were randomly operating things, including the cell gates, and she could see prisoners rushing out to freedom. “Grab the robots’ weapons and run!” shouted the prisoners.
Reference Text
Carolyn opened her bag and reached for her emergency call device. Her heart sank as she realised she had left it at home. I need to call in the police, she thought. But how Without the device, she couldn’t communicate. Nothing in the prison would work properly now.
There was a voice behind her. “Looking for one of these ”
Carolyn gasped (喘气). “Julius!” There was her second-in-command, holding an emergency caller in his hand. “What are you doing in my office ”
“It should be my office!” snarled (咆哮) Julius. “I’ve worked here for forty years ... and the City Commissioners (长官) gave you the job as prison governor! But now you’ll pay (付出代价). You’ll all pay! I can make every robot in every prison in the city go crazy. The prisoners will escape, and the city will burn!”
Then the door burst open, and the room was suddenly flooded with riot police (防暴警察). And there was ... Todd!
“I took the aircar over here to bring you this,” he said quietly, winking (眨眼) as he pushed the emergency call device secretly into her hands. “I could see there was trouble, so I activated it to call in the police.”
“It was Julius,” said Carolyn, watching the police bundle (带走) Julius out of the door. “He’s gone mad.”
“Sure,” said Todd. “But now we know how easy it is to cause a mass robot breakdown. You’ll have to write a report. Make some recommendations to upgrade the robots.”
“I know.” Carolyn slid from Todd’s hug and walked towards the door. She could see the police rounding up the prisoners. “But right now, I’ve got a prison to run.”
1 in shock
2 had better do sth
3 out of control
4 call in
5 round up
Important phrases
震惊地
最好做某事
逮捕
失控
叫……来 (帮忙)
Language points
Polish your story and hand it in.
Prepare a presentation about how to deal with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
Homework

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