1、Titanic,未来水世界,钢琴别恋,金银岛,Lesson 4 Sea Stories,What will the title remind you of?,tsunami , seismic sea wave 海啸,tsunami , seismic sea wave 海啸,whirlpool,Look at the Key Words and find them in the pictures.,barrel, cloud, fisherman, fishing boat, moon, wave, whirlpool,Read to learn Reading Strategies: Se
2、quencing,Look at the pictures and decide which shows the beginning, middle and end of the story. Read each paragraph. Pay attention to the linking words. They often help you decide the order of events, e.g. one day, suddenly, in the end. Decide a possible order for the paragraphs. Read them in that
3、order to see if the story makes sense.,有意义，能理解； 合理，有道理，讲得通,Ex.4 Read the story again and answer these questions.,1.Why did the writers younger brother fall into the sea? (Para.B ,in the middle ) He fell overboard because an enormous wave covered their boat. 2. Why did the boat go towards the whirlpo
4、ol? (at the end of Para.B) With the wind and waves the boat went towards the whirlpool.,3. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel? (On line 11 in Para. A) He tied himself to a barrel to help him float because he noticed that the heavier objects went down more quickly than the smaller, lighter on
5、es.,_,4. Why didnt his brother do the same (At the end of Para. A) His brother didnt tie himself to a barrel because he was terrified and stayed in the heavy boat 因为他十分恐惧，呆坐在沉重的木船里。,5. Why did his old companions not recognise him? (Para. C & Line 2 in Para. B) His old companions didnt recognise him
6、because those six hours of terror had broken his body and soul. It took less than a single day to change his hair from black to white.,Ex.5. Do you think the story is true? Say why or why not.,Ex. 6 Complete the sentences below with these words from the text: afterwards, in the end, one day, suddenl
7、y, then, when _ in 1964, Robert Le Serrec was sailing near the Australian coast _ he decided to stop near an island. _ he saw a huge creature resting beside his boat. He took a photograph, and _ the creature swam away. _ he showed the photograph to scientists, but _ nobody believed him.,One day,when
8、,Suddenly,then,Afterwards,in the end,Vocabulary: Word-building ( 构词法）,Ex. 7 Find words in the story that the writer uses to describe his feelings.Para. B horrifying Para. A terrified, calmer, Para. C exhausted,Ex.8 You can often make different forms from one word. Complete the table with words from
9、the story.,terror,terrifying terrified, terrible,save,safe,clarify, clear,clear,unclear,clearly,horror,horrify,horrifyingly horribly,Ex.9 _ ( terror) experiences at sea are not _( common). In 1977, Japanese fishermen caught a _( mystery) sea creature in their nets. Its _( long) was ten metres and, _
10、 ( fortune) for the fishermen, it was _( death). It smelled very bad and they thought it might _ (safe), so they threw it overboard. Because the photographs are _( clear), _( science) have been unable to _ ( identify) the creature.,Terrifying,uncommon,mysterious,length,fortunately,dead,unclear,scien
11、tists,identify,unsafe,Speaking What would you do in the situations below?,1. you are in a boat going towards a big whirlpool2. you are snorkeling and you see a very old boat at the bottom of the sea.3. you are on a desert island4. you are walking along the beach and you find a bottle with a note in
12、it,A: If I was on a boat going towards a big whirlpool, I would tie myself to something light. B: I wouldnt. Id.,Homework:,Read aloud the story after class to find out any difficulty in it and mark it with your pen.Find out all the relative clauses in the story, and circle the words they refer to.Go through Notes to Lesson 28 on page 99 carefully.,
