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课件网) Unit5 Humans and Nature Lesson1 A Sea Story Answer the question： What happened to the ship The ship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank into the sea within few hours. Have a brainstorm:Besides hitting an iceberg, what other disasters (灾难) may happen when sailing on the sea？ rainstorm暴风雨 hurricane飓风 tsunami海啸 tornado龙卷风 whirlpool漩涡 Learning Objectives: 1, To get the main idea of the passage. 2,To get the specific information of the passage. 3, To talk about and give opinions when in great danger. Synonyms Antonyms terrible — horrible black — white amazing — wonderful cried out — shouted frightened — scared less — more top — bottom old — young single — double dark — light edge — centre calm — wild 7 Antonyms can: Create an effect of sharp contrast, which may draw readers’ attention; Show the changes in the story. Synonyms can: Avoid repetition of words; Express strong feelings. Check & Discuss The storyteller experienced a Moskoe-strom which broke his 1_____. One day, he was out fishing with his two brothers when the sky suddenly clouded over and they were in 2_____. A huge 3_____ covered the boat and his younger brother 4_____ the sea. The boat went over the edge into the 5_____ and they went round in circles. The storyteller felt there was no escape but observed that round and 6_____ shaped objects of 7_____ fell down more slowly. So he 8_____ to help himself float. He tried to make his elder brother understand, but he was too 9_____. Finally, the storyteller 10_____ the storm. body and soul a terrible storm wave fell into whirlpool tube equal extent tied himself to a barrel frightened and stayed in the heavy boat survived 8 Check & Practice hopeless.Nothing could save us.Ifelt sick,as ifl wasfalling from a mountain top in a dream.We went round and round,nearer and nearer to the horrible edge of the whirlpool It may appear strange,but at thatmoment,when we were on the edgeof the whirlpool,I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it.I began tothink how 15 amazing a thing it was to diein~ way,and how wonderful itwas to see the power of nature.Suddenl edge.Ithought my life was over.But moment after momei The boat was .osiue of the huge whirloo~'andwe were going round in circles at great speed.I saw clearly that thoe jects in the whirlpool-trees and Narrative Flashback When Where Who What Why How 0 was clear,the wind calmer,and the moon was shining.I was still ied tothe barrel and the waves soon carried me to an area where the other fishermen were.In the end,a boat picked me up.I was very tired.The fishermen were my old friends,but they were unable to recognise me.When I told them my story,they did not believe it.Now I have told you,and I cannot expect you to believe me any more than the fishermen did. waiting,Ijumped into the seato try ai ⑤ As you can see,the reason why I'm here to tell the story is that Imade the right decision.Some time after I left th ... ...
