Unit12 Fact and FantacyReading The Father of Science Fiction Jules Verne (1828-1905), French writer and pioneer of science fiction, whose best known works today are Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea(1870) andAround the World in Eighty Days (1873). Jules VerneBorn in: Died in:Nationality:Interested in:Remembered as:Famous novels:18281905FrenchBotany, applied science and many other subjectsThe father of science fiction20000 leagues under the seaJourney to the center of the earth Fast reading Read the passage fast and then try to summarize the main idea of each part Part 1(para 1):Part 2(paras2-5):Part 3(para 6):General information about Jules VerneInformation about his famous novel---20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.Information about another novel---Journey to the centre of the Earth. Careful readingPart 1(para 1)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? 1.To make a living, what did Jules Verne have to do?To make a living, Jules Verne had to write and sell stories. 2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of?They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklin’s experiment with electricity.3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction?By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further. Part 2 : paragraphs 2-5 1. Why do Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster? 2. What does the monster turn out to be? 3What does Nautilus look like? Read paragraph two to paragraph five carefully and try to find the answers to the following questions: 1.Why do Dr Aronnax, his servant...
