(
课件网) Unit 5 Humans and Nature Lesson 1 A Sea Story Do you know any stories about people and the sea Activity 1 Use the words and phrases below to describe the pictures. a fisherman .a fishing boat .a whirlpool .waves . to escape to survive a storm .to float .wild Activity 2 Read the Fact File on page 30 and answer the questions. What is a “Moskoe-strom” Who wrote the story What do you think will happen in the story It is a system of tidal whirlpools in the Norwegian Sea. Edgar Allan Poe wrote the story. Activity 3 Read the text and answer questions. 1. Who are the main characters in the story 2. Who is telling the story 3. When and where did the story happen 4. What effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller Who are the main characters in the story 2. Who is telling the story 3. When and where did the story happen 4. What effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller The main characters are the fisherman and his brothers. The fisherman is telling the story. This story happened about three years ago in the sea. It broke his body and soul. (It took less than a single day to change his hair from black to white.) Activity 4 Read again and complete. Then add the storyteller’s feelings during each situation. 1. When we were coming back from the island, the sky _____. Then a huge wave _____ and my younger brother _____. My elder brother _____ “Moskoe-strom”! The storyteller’s feelings: _____ _____ was covered with dark clouds covered our boat fell into the sea cried out towards the direction of the whirlpool on the edge of went over the edge frightened hopeless Read again and complete. Then add the storyteller’s feelings during each situation. 1. When we were coming back from the island, the sky _____. Then a huge wave _____ and my younger brother _____. My elder brother _____ “Moskoe-strom”! 2. The wind and the waves carried us _____. Then, we were _____ it. Suddenly, we _____. Activity 4 3. The boat was on the inside of _____ and we were going round in _____. After I made three important observations, I tied myself to _____. I tried to make my brother _____, but he was _____. 4. Soon afterwards, the whirlpool _____. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat _____. The storyteller’s feelings: _____ _____ the huge whirlpool in circles at great speed a barrel to help me float understand too frightened to get it calm became less wild picked me up tired Activity 5 1. How did the storyteller overcome his fear and struggle to survive from the whirlpool When the Moskoe-strom came … The boat went in the direction of the whirlpool … Activity 5 2. Retell the story, using time words such as when, suddenly, then, and finally. Activity 6 Group Work: Think and Share 1. What were the three observations the storyteller made 2. Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didn’t 3. What does the storyteller mean by “it took only six hours to break m ... ...
