1、Unit 5 Humans and NatureLesson 1 A Sea StoryDo you know any stories about people and the sea?ocean,a fisherman,a fishing boat,a whirlpool,waves,wild,float,thunderstorm,sailor,seaman,captain,lifeguard,marine,navy,cabin,rudder,fishnet,shark,whale,dolphin,tide,navigational equipment,navigation,carrier,
2、warship,yacht,seagull,seal,seashore,sand,island,tsunami,surfing,rafting,escape,survive a storm,by sea,by the sea,off shore Brainstorm:Do you know any words or phrases related to the sea?whirlpoola powerful current of water that spins around and can pull things down into itobservationthe process of w
3、atching something or someone carefully for a length of timemysterya situation that people do not understand or cannot explain because there is not enough evidence to explain itBackground wordsLook at the pictures below.Use the words and phrases below to describe the pictures.a fishermana fishing boa
4、ta whirlpoolwaves to escapeto survive a stormto floatwild Example A fisherman is trying to survive a storm.Activate and ShareYou are going to read a text adapted from the short story“A Descent into the Maelstrm”.Read the fact file first.Then answer the questions.1.What is a“Moskoe-strom”?2.Who wrote
5、 the story?3.What do you think will happen in the story?Falling downThe story is adapted from A Descent into the Maelstrom by Edgar Allan Poe.(1809-1849),American poet critic,short story writer.considered part of the American Romantic Movement.Contributing greatly to the genres of horror and science
6、 fiction,Poe is now considered the father of the modern detective story and highly praised as a poet.Who are the main characters in the story?Who is telling the story?When and where did the story happen?What effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller?Read the text.Discuss the questio
7、ns.About three years ago,something terrible happened to me.That was the day when it took only six hours to break my body and soul.You think I am a very old man but I am not.It took less than a single day to change my hair from black to white.One day,my two brothers and I were coming back from the is
8、lands where we often risked going and got more fish than others.All at once,the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm.A huge wave covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea.My elder brother put his mouth close to my ear and cried out“Mo
9、skoe-strom!”The moment I heard the word I became very frightened.I knew what he meant by that one word well enough.Read and ExploreWith the wind and waves,we were going in the direction of the whirlpool.We were hopeless.Nothing could save us.I felt sick,as if I was falling from a mountain top in a d
10、ream.We went round and round,nearer and nearer to the horrible edge of the whirlpool.It may appear strange,but at that moment,when we were on the edge of the whirlpool,I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it.I began to think how amazing a thing it was to die in such a way,and how wonderful
11、 it was to see the power of nature.Suddenly,we went over the edge.I thought my life was over.But moment after moment passed,and I was still safe.Read and ExploreThe boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed.I saw clearly that there were other obje
12、cts in the whirlpool trees and barrels.After a while,I became curious about the whirlpool itself.I then made three important observations.The first,the larger the bodies were,the more rapidly they fell;the second,between two objects of equal extent,round objects fell down less rapidly;and the third,
13、between two objects of the same size,objects shaped like a tube fell down more slowly.So I tied myself to a barrel to help me float.I tried to make my brother understand,but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat.Without waiting,I jumped into the sea to try and escape.Read and ExploreRea
14、d the text.Discuss the questions.As you can see,the reason why Im here to tell the story is that I made the right decision.Some time after I left the boat,with my brother in it,it was pulled into the bottom of the whirlpool.Soon after that,the whirlpool became less wild.Then the sky was clear,the wi
15、nd calmer,and the moon was shining.I was still tied to the 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 beli
16、eve it.Now I have told you,and I cannot expect you to believe me any more than the fishermen did.Read and ExploreRead and thinkLets check the answer.1 Who are the main characters in the story?2 Who is telling the story?3 When and where did the story happen?4 What effect did the terrible experience h
17、ave on the storyteller?The fisherman and his brothers.The fisherman.Three years ago in the sea.It broke his body and soul.It took less than a single day to change his hair from black to white,which changed him from a young man into a very old man.1.What is the text type of the passage?_A.Narration B
18、.Argumentative Essay C.Expository Writing.D.Practical Writing 2.Whats the main idea of this passage?The passage mainly tells that ago,the author and his brothers and on their way back met a thing.went fishing togetherterribleAI.General Reading3.Match the main ideas to the corresponding paragraphs.Pa
19、ragraph1 Paragraph2 Paragraph3 Paragraph4 Paragraph5 BeginningDevelopment Ending Introduction of the story Climax BeginningWho:_When:_Weather:_What happened:A(n)_ wave _ our boat and my young brother _.With the wind and waves,they were going in the _ of the whirlpool,and nothing could save them.My t
20、wo brothers and I 3 years agodark clouds and a terrible stormhuge coveredfell into the seadirectionII.Careful Reading Task 1Develo-pment FeelingActionMy elder brother was too _ to leave the boat.He _ in the heavy boat and _ into the bottom of the whirlpool.1.I felt _.2.I thought _.1.I _ myself to a
21、barrel to help me _,because objects shaped like a _ went down more slowly.2.I _ into the sea.Ending 1.Result:I _ from the whirlpool but I lost _.2.Influences:mentally:Six-hour terror has _.physically:My hair _.terrifiedstayed pulledcalmertiedfloattubejumpedescapedbroken my heart and soulchanged from
22、 black to whitemy life was overmy two brothersWhen we were coming back from the islands,the sky _.Then a huge wave _ and my younger brother _.My elder brother _“Moskoe-strom!”The storytellers feelings:was covered with dark cloudscovered our boatfell into the seacried outFrightened/scaredThe wind and
23、 the waves carried us _.Then,we were_ it.Suddenly,we _.The storytellers feelings:towards the direction of the whirlpoolon the edge ofwent over the edgehopelessII.Careful Reading Task 2 ACTIVITY 4Read the story again.Complete the information in the boxes.Then add the storytellers feelings during each
24、 situation.Read the story again.Complete the information in the boxes.Then add the storytellers feelings during each situation.The boat was on the inside of _ and we were going round _.After I made three important observations,I tied myself to _.I tried to make my brother _,but he was _.Soon afterwa
25、rds,the whirlpool _.The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat _.The storytellers feelings:The storytellers feelings:the huge whirlpoolin circles at great speeda barrel to help me floatunderstandtoo frightened to get itcalmbecame less wildpicked me uptiredThe story is written.Because there ar
26、e lots of linking words related to time,such as three years ago,one day and all at once.2.Underline all the linking words related to time and read them aloud.ParaLinking wordsPara.1about three years agoPara.2one day,all at once,in less than a minute,the momentPara.3at that moment,suddenly,moment aft
27、er moment;Para.4after a while Para.5some time after I left the boat,soon after that,then,in the end1.In what order is the story written?How do you know?1 What were the three observations the storyteller made?The three observations were:The first,the larger the bodies were,the more rapidly they fell;
28、the second,between two objects of equal extent,round objects fell down less rapidly;and the third,between two objects of the same size,objects shaped like a tube fell down more slowly.2 Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didnt?The fisherman survived because he was calm in the wh
29、irlpool and made clear observations.Based on the observation,he saved himself by tying himself to a barrel to help him float and jumped into the sea.III.Careful Reading Group Work:Think and share.Group Work Think and share.Group Work Think and share.5 What is the story trying to say about the relati
30、onship between humans and nature?The story shows the following relationships between humans and nature:Humans depend on nature.Human power is so small compared with nature.Humans may be destroyed by nature under certain circumstances.Antonyms Synonyms Vocabulary Studyamazingwonderfulcried outshouted
31、frightenedscaredall at oncesuddenlyriskysafesingledoublelessmoredarklighttopbottomedgecentreUsing synonyms and antonyms saves you from having to say the same exact word over and over again and thus enriches your writing.terriblehorribleblackwhiteEx 8-Complete the summary with the information from th
32、e story.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 c
33、ircles.The storyteller felt there was no escape but observed that round objects fell down more rapidly 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 soula
34、 terrible stormwavefell intowhirlpooltube-equal extenttied himself to a barrelfrightened and stayed in the heavy boatsurvived All at once,the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm.句意句意:突然，突然，天空被乌云笼罩，刹那间，我们就被卷入了可怕的风暴中天空被乌云笼罩，刹那间，我们就被卷入了可怕的风暴中!All at on
35、ce,his name came into my mind 突然，他的名字跃入我的脑海。All at once,the customers rushed in the store.突然,客人们冲进这家店里。Nothing great comes into be all at once 伟业非一蹴而就。all at once=all at the same time；without warning 突然间，刹那 The moment I heard the word I became very frightened.句意句意:一听到这个词，我恐惧至极。一听到这个词，我恐惧至极。The momen
36、t she was out of sight she broke into a run.她一走出众人的视线就开始飞奔起来。Ill report back the moment I have located him.我一找到他就马上汇报。the moment 从属连词，表示“一.就”,引导时间状语从句；类似用法的还有：类似用法的还有：as soon as,the minute,the second,the instant,immediately,directly,instantly,once,no soonerthan,hardlywhen.One day,my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands where we often risked going and got more fish than others.句意句意:有一天，我和我的两个兄弟又去了我们经常去有一天，我和我的两个兄弟又去了我们经常去探险的岛屿，抓到了比其他人更多的鱼。探险的岛屿，抓到了比其他人更多的鱼。where引导的定语从句引导的定语从句先行词先行词关系副词关系副词
