1、12mysterious stories3What will the title remind you of?Titanica romantic story4The Old Man and the Seaa story of struggle 5Life of Pia fantasy story6whirlpool莫斯可漩涡沉溺记莫斯可漩涡沉溺记89 Look at the Key Words and find them in the Look at the Key Words and find them in the pictures.pictures.whirlpool,edge,barr
2、el,float,enormous wave,fisherman,fishing boat,the moon,barrelfloatedgewhirlpool/wlpul/10/nms/enormous wavesterrified11a fishing boat12the moonfishermensurvive 13barrelfloatwhirlpooledgesurviveterrifiedenormousTASK 1:Sequencing Look at the pictures and decide which one is the beginning,middle and the
3、 end of the stories.Read each paragraph.Pay attention to the linking words,e.g.One day(the beginning)suddenly(the middle),in the end(the end).Decide a possible order and then check whether it is right or not.Sequencing Put the paragraphs in the right order.B AC The pictures and linking words can hel
4、p us to decide the order of events.About three years agoat that moment In the end15TASK 2:Reading comprehension.Choose the best answer to each question according to the text.1.Why did the writers younger brother fall into the sea?A.Because the terrible storm made him fall from the boat.B.Because an
5、enormous wave covered their boat.C.Because the horizon was covered with a cloud.D.Because he was on the edge of the whirlpool.2.Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel?A.Because he wanted to use the barrel to help him float.B.Because he was in the terrible storm and fell overboard.C.Because his b
6、oat sank into the bottom of the whirlpool.D.Because he wanted to save his younger brother.3.Why didnt the writers brother tie himself to a barrel either?A.Because he was going round in circles at a great speed.B.Because he thought it safe to stay on the boat.C.Because he was puzzling about his broth
7、ers behavior.D.Because he was terrified and stayed in the heavy boat.4.Why didnt the writers old friends recognise him?A.Because he changed his clothes.B.Because it took less than a single day to change his hair from black to white.C.Because it was too dark to see his face clearly.D.Because his old
8、friends didnt see him for a long time.5.Which of the following statements is true?A.When the writer told his old companions his story,they believed it.B.In the end,the writer and his elder brother survived.C.The writer was picked up by a boat finally.D.The writer thought that all the readers would b
9、elieve his story.TASK 3 A summary of the storywherewhenwhowhat happened-about three years ago-on the sea-three brothers and some other fishermen21-a narrow _ from a whirlpoolescapePara.B_,something terrible happened._,my brothers and I came back from the islands in a boat full of fish._,the sky was
10、covered with dark clouds.I was trying to recover _ my elder brother screamed“Whirlpool”.One dayAll at onceAbout three years agoLinking wordswhen22Para.A_,I felt calmer on the edge of the whirlpool._,we went over the edge of the whirlpool.At that momentSuddenlyLinking words23_,my elder brother sank i
11、nto the bottom of the whirlpool._,the whirlpool became less violent and I survived._ the sky was clear,the wind calmer._,other fishermen picked me up.ThenSome time afterSoon afterwardsPara.CIn the endLinking words24BeginningDevelopmentEndingAbout three years ago,One dayAll at once,(be doing)when,At
12、that moment,Suddenly,Some time after,Soon afterwards,ThenIn the end25BeginningEndDevelopment(and)thenLaterAll of a suddenJust thenAfter a whileA week laterThe next dayAt lastFinallyEventuallyOne morningMany years agoOnceOnce upon a timeLong long ago2627eventslinking wordsa logical story+Function of
13、linking wordsTASK 4 Pair work:Improve the story told by the elder brother.God save me!28My two younger brothers and I were coming back from the islands.We were caught in a storm.An enormous wave covered our boat and my youngest brother fell into the sea.I saw a terrible whirlpool in front.Our boat w
14、as going in the direction of the whirlpool.We went over the edge.We were going round in circles at great speed.I was terrified.I didnt know what to do.I saw my brother tying himself to a barrel.He dived into the sea.I sank into the bottom of the whirlpool with the boat.Some huge,unknown creature car
15、ried me.I woke up.I found myself on an island.A passing fishing boat picked me up29Try to use linking words to connect the sentences.a possible versiona possible versionOne day about three years ago,my two younger brothers and I were coming back from the islands.All at once,we were caught in a storm
16、.(be doing.when.?)Then an enormous wave covered our boat and my youngest brother fell into the sea.30my two younger brothers and I were coming back from the islands when we were caught in a storm.Soon afterwards,I saw a terrible whirlpool in front,and our boat was going in the direction of the whirl
17、pool.Suddenly,we went over the edge.We were going round in circles at great speed.At that moment,I was so terrified that I didnt know what to do.I saw my brother tying himself to a barrel.And then he dived into the sea.31Some time after my younger brother left the boat,I sank into the bottom of the
18、whirlpool with the boat.Just then,some huge,unknown creature carried me up to the surface.When I woke up,I found myself on an island.After waiting for three days,I saw a passing fishing boat and shouted for help.Finally,I was picked up and sent back home.32Summary a terrible sea storylinking words -sequencing -make a story more vivid33P 62 Ex 1 Complete the text with linking words and phrases.3435
