Unit 12 Filling in the blanks with proper words Jules Verne, born in __________in 1828, was the _______of science _________.By ______the scientific developments of his day one step further, he laid the ____________of modern science fiction. In his novels, he brought in the ______ ideas and technical inventions of his day and he also __________how inventions could be used in the future to allow man to do things that were considered __________in his own time.Francefather fiction foundationtakinglatestsuggestedimpossible He was hoped to be a _______and was sent to Paris to study______as his father wished. While there he showed great interest in the theatre, wrote stories and sold them to make a ________. He spent many hours in libraries studying botany,__________ science and many other subjects.lawyerlawlivingapplied One novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, begins _______the disappearance of ships. It is believed that it is caused by a sea_________, so Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster, a ____________.Another novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth---talks about the ___________of the centre of the Earth made by the two men by entering the ________through a chimney in a dead volcano. withsubmarinediscoveryearthmonster Warming up1. distance n. 距离 1) 当询问距离是多少时 , 要用 what 提问Eg. What`s the distance from the earth to Mars? = How far is it from the earth to Mars?2) distance 的修饰语常用 some, good, great, long, short etc.Eg. I only know it is a distance away from here, but I don`t know the distance exactly is. A. good; what B. good; how far C. far; what D. far; how far 3) distance 常构成下列短语 ◢ within walking distance 几步之遥The park is w...
