1、Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea1 Have you read any stories written by Jules Verne?What are they about?2 What amazing things do you think you might find in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?Read the short introduction to Jules Verne and answer the questions.In 1866,a terrible sea creature i
2、s seen by several ship.Biologist Professor Pierre Aronnax and his servant,Conseil,join a ship to find and kill the creature.After a long journey into the Pacific Ocean,the creature is finally seen.While attacking from the ship,Aronnax and Conseil,along with the whale hunter Ned Land,fall into the se
3、a,and discover that the“creature”is actually a submarine.They are captured and taken inside the submarine,where they meet the man in charge,Captain Nemo.Ahead of its time,the submarine is also a secret from the rest of the world.In order to keep this secret,Captain Nemo tells his three newest passen
4、gers that they are not permitted to leave the submarine.While Ned Land can think only of escaping,Aronnax and Conseil are fascinated by their adventures in the new underwater world.They set out from the Pacific Ocean and pass through coral islands,the Indian Ocean,the Red Sea,the Mediterranean Sea a
5、nd the Atlantic Ocean.They see many rare animals,plants and strange sights in the sea.The journey also experiences many dangers,such us stranding(搁浅）搁浅）,indigenous siege（土著人围（土著人围攻）攻）,fighting with sharks,iceberg road closure（关（关闭，停止）闭，停止）,Octopus attacks and so on.Finally,when the submarine arrives
6、 on the Norwegian coast,the three men say good bye and return to their hometown.In this part adapted from a chapter of the book,Aronnax describes the experience of walking on the sea bed.Impression left upon me under the waterWords are not enough to relate such wonders!no longer felt the weight of m
7、y clothes my shoes my air supply my thick helmet me head shook like nut in its shellAdventures under the seaActionsFeelingsViewswalked under the waterwalking on fine,evensandno longer felt the weightastonished me not wrinkled,as on a flat shoreas if I was in broad daylightSolar rays shone through th
8、e watery mass easilyBeyond that the colours darkened into fine shades of deep blue,and gradually disappeared.Above me was the calm surface of the sea.This dazzling carpetdrove away the rays of the sun withwonderful intensity Writing about a diving experience1 Where are the divers going on this adven
9、ture?2 What are they going to do and see during the trip?3 Which of the experiences appeals to you most and why?Farne IslandsUNDERSEA ADVENTURE DISCOVER A HIDDEN ENGLANDCome and explore the magical waters around the Farne Islands.With both shallow and deep-water dive sites,theres something for dives
10、 of all skill levels,from shipwrecks waiting for you to discover their secrets to the islands lovely baby seals!One day tour to the Farne IslandsTwo dives and lunch included12 divers and 6 dive instructors per hourAvailable every day from 1 June to 31 JulyWreck Diving:Let our instructors take you to
11、 visit the 6810-ton steamer Somali,which sank in 1941 during the Second World War.The ship rests upright on the sea bed,about 30 metres below the waves.She almost looks as though she is about to set sail once again!Scenic Diving:Swim with Farnes most lovely residents:the thousands of grey seals that
12、 live on the island all year.Although the 300 kg adult males can look a bit scary-dont worry,theyre harmless!-the young seals will delight you with their curiosity,as they follow you among the seaweed forests and schools of unusual fish.Now write a diary entry about your adventure.I couldnt believe
13、that I succeeded in diving and swam with the seals for 10 minutes!I never thought I could start an adventure under the sea before,till my parents took me to the Farne islands and tried diving there.We were offered two choices,either wreck divingto see the wrecked ship Somali,or scenic diving-to have
14、 a good time with the grey seals.I chose the second one because it was less challenging and I love sea animals.Diving turned out to be much less difficult than I had imagined.I just put on the instruments and followed my instructor.I was a bit scared,but my instructor told me to take it easy.At firs
15、t,I could only see nothing,but when my eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness,I could see deep blue waves moving up and down,and small fishes swimming.Soon we reached the spot,and I could breathe normally.It was such a wonderful world.Before realising it,I had been in the seaweed forest surrounded
16、by the young seals.They were eager to get close to me and dance around me.I reached out my hand to touch one of them.All of a sudden,something big appeared on my right.I turned around and almost got astonished.It was a huge male seal.I was so scared fearing it would attack me.But it just touched me
17、lightly with its body,as if it wanted to hug me.I put my hands on its back,trying to feel its smooth skin.The world here was so quiet that it felt that time had stopped.Finally,my instructor gestured for me to go up.When I reached the surface,I had to readjust to the sunlight.What had happened just now was like a dream.Thank you!
