Unit 7 The Sea Lesson 4 Sea Stories What are the reasons for the sinking of the Titanic ? The ship struck an iceberg and was sinking fast. A Sea story by Edgar Allan Poe What can you see in the following pictures? whirlpool barrel wave cloud moon fisherman fishing boat Pre-reading 1. Read the paragraphs silently and finish the following tasks. Task 1：pay attention to the phrases about time sequence and underline them in the text. Text A: Text B: Text C: about three years ago, one day, all at once at that moment, suddenly, moment after moment some time after…, soon afterwards, then, in the end Fast Reading Task 2: Put the paragraphs A, B and C in the correct order. B A C 2. What is the writing style of the text? A. Narration(记叙文） B. Exposition(说明文) C. Argumentation(议论文) whirlpool Beginning (Text B) Development (Text A) Ending (Text C) Careful Reading Read the paragraphs loudly and slowly and then finish the two tasks. 1. Why did the writer’s younger brother fall into the sea? 2. Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool? An enormous wave covered the boat. The wind and waves were taking it there. Task1: Answer the following questions. 3. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel? 4. Why didn’t his brother do the same? 5. Why did his old friends not recognize him? Because those six hours of terror had broken his body and soul, and his hair was white, not black. Heavier objects went down more quickly. The barrel was lighter. He was terrified. What can we learn from the sea story? Thinking So don’t panic(惊慌) when we are in danger. We should keep calm and try to find ways to protect ourselves. Task 2:Fill in the blanks. About three years ago, my two brothers and I were in a terrible 1._____when we were coming back from the islands. An enormous wave covered our boat and my 2. _____ brother fell into the sea. With the wind and waves, our boat was going 3._____ the direction of a whirlpool. We went nearer to the 4. _____ edge of the whirlpool and I noticed that the 5. _____ objects went down more quickly than the lighter ones. So I tied myself to a 6._____ to help me float. I tried to make my brother understand but he was 7. _____ and stayed in the heavy boat. I did 8._____. The whirlpool became less violent and the waves carried me to an area 9._____ the other fishermen were. In the end, my fishermen friends picked me up, but they were not able to 10. _____ me. younger in heavier horrible storm barrel escape where recognise terrified Speaking: What would you do in the situations below? Post-reading 1. You are diving and you see a very old boat at the bottom of the sea. 2. You are in a boat going toward a big whirlpool. Discuss in groups and present your answer. Example： A: If I were diving and I saw a very old boat at the bottom of the sea, I would take a photo. B: I wouldn’t. I’d…. Writing: Choose one situation in “Speaking” and make up a sea story in about 50 words. One day, I was diving when I saw a very old boat at the bottom ... ...
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