1、 Lesson 1 A Sea Story (1) Reading Do you know any stories about the sea? The Old Man And The Sea Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea What is your first impression of the sea? blue beautiful endless sunrise beaches sand seafood ships But it can be violent and dangerous. Sometimes there may be storm
2、s and icebergs in the sea. Sometimes there may be storms, icebergs or whirlpools in the sea. Look at the pictures below. What can you see from the pictures? some fishermen a fishing boat a moon wild waves clouds a whirlpool huge waves barrels Now try to put the pictures in order. A B C Guess what ha
3、ppened. A B C The fishermen met a big storm. The two fishermen on the boat were trying to save themselves. A fisherman on the boat fell into the whirlpool, but the other man held a barrel to keep himself from falling into the whirlpool. The fisherman who held the barrel was saved by other fishermen.
4、 He survived a storm. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849) Adapted from A Descent into the Maelstrom, which was written in 1841. Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet and short story writer. He is famous for his horror stories like The Black Cat and The Fall of the House of Usher. whirlpool The Maelstrom is a
5、 powerful whirlpool in the sea or ocean. There are four famous whirlpools. A Moskoe-strom is a system of tidal (潮汐的) whirlpools in the Norwegian (挪威) Sea. Read the story and answer the following questions. 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. Who is telling the story? 3. When and where di
6、d the story happen? 4. What effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller? 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. Who is telling the story? The main characters are the fisherman and his brothers. The fisherman is telling the story. 3. When and where did the story happen? 4. Wha
7、t effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller? This story happened about three years ago in the sea. It broke his body and soul. Read the story again and complete the information in the boxes. When we were coming back from the islands, the sky _. Then a huge wave _ and my younger brot
8、her _. My elder brother _ Moskoe-strom! was covered with dark clouds covered our boat fell into the sea cried out The wind and the waves carried us _. Then, we were _ it. in the direction of the whirlpool on the edge of The wind and the waves carried us _. Then, we were _ it. Suddenly, we _. in the
9、direction of the whirlpool on the edge of went over the edge The boat was on the inside of _ and we were going round _. After I made three important observations, I tied myself to _. the huge whirlpool in circles at great speed a barrel to help me float What were the three observations the storytell
10、er made? The first, the larger the bodies were, the more rapidly they fell. 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. The second, between two objects of equal extent, round objects fell do
11、wn less rapidly. The third, between two objects of the same size, objects shaped like a tube fell down more slowly. tubes The third, between two objects of the same size, objects shaped like a tube fell down more slowly. The third, between two objects of the same size, objects shaped like a tube fel
12、l down more slowly. I tried to make my brother _, but he was _ _. Without waiting, I jumped into the sea to escape. Soon afterwards, the whirlpool _. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat _. understand and stayed in the heavy boat became less wild picked me up too frightened In what orde
13、r is the story written? How do you know? Time order. about three years ago one day all at once Read the story again and underline the expressions about time. Para.1: about three years ago Para.2: one day, all at once, in less than a minute, the moment (as soon as) Para.3: at that moment, suddenly, m
14、oment after moment Para.4: after a while Para.5: some time after I left the boat, soon after that, then, in the end, now Retell the story. About three years ago, something terrible happened to me. One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands, our boat full of fish. All at once, t
15、he 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. With the wind and waves, we were going in the direction of the whirlpool and nothing could save us! But at that moment, when we were on th
16、e edge of the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it. Suddenly, we went over the edge. When the boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool, we were going round in circles at high speed. Then I found that the heavier things quickly went into the whirlpool. The barrel was light
17、er, so I tied myself to a barrel to help me float and jumped into the sea to try and escape. Soon after that, the whirlpool became less violent. Then the sky was clear, the wind calmer and the moon was shining. The waves carried me to an area. In the end, a boat picked me up. Homework 1. Retell the
18、story. 2. Finish exercise 8 on page 33. Lesson 1 A Sea Story (2) Reading 1. Who are the characters in the story? 2. What happened to them in the story? 3. How did the story end? 1. Who are the characters in the story? 2. What happened to them in the story? 3. How did the story end? The storyteller a
19、nd his two brothers. They experienced a storm. The storyteller survived a storm but his two brothers died. The storyteller experienced a Moskoe-strom which broke his body and soul. One day, he was out fishing with his two brothers when the sky suddenly clouded over and they were in a terrible storm.
20、 A huge wave covered the boat and his younger brother fell into the sea. The boat went over the edge into the whirlpool and they went round in circles. He felt there was no escape but observed that round and tube shaped objects of equal extent fell down more slowly. So he tied himself to a barrel to
21、 help himself float. He tried to make his elder brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat. Finally, the storyteller survived the storm. When we were coming back from the islands, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible sto
22、rm. Then a huge wave covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea. My elder brother cried out Moskoe-strom! The storytellers feeling: _ When we were coming back from the islands, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm. Then a huge wave
23、 covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea. My elder brother cried out Moskoe-strom! The storytellers feeling: _ frightened When we were coming back from the islands, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm. Then a huge wave covered
24、our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea. My elder brother cried out Moskoe-strom! The storytellers feeling: _ frightened The wind and the waves carried us towards the direction of the whirlpool. Nothing could save us. I felt sick, as if I was falling from a mountain top in a dream. The sto
25、rytellers feeling: _ The wind and the waves carried us towards the direction of the whirlpool. Nothing could save us. I felt sick, as if I was falling from a mountain top in a dream. The storytellers feeling: _ hopeless The wind and the waves carried us towards the direction of the whirlpool. Nothin
26、g could save us. I felt sick, as if I was falling from a mountain top in a dream. The storytellers feeling: _ hopeless But at the moment, when we were on the edge of the whirlpool and were moving towards it, I began to think how amazing a thing it was to die in such a way and how wonderful it was to
27、 see the power of nature. Suddenly, we went over the edge. I thought my life was over. The storytellers feeling: _ But at the moment, when we were on the edge of the whirlpool and were moving towards it, I began to think how amazing a thing it was to die in such a way and how wonderful it was to see
28、 the power of nature. Suddenly, we went over the edge. I thought my life was over. The storytellers feeling: _ calm But at the moment, when we were on the edge of the whirlpool and were moving towards it, I began to think how amazing a thing it was to die in such a way and how wonderful it was to se
29、e the power of nature. Suddenly, we went over the edge. I thought my life was over. The storytellers feeling: _ calm The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going around in circles at high speed. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. Then I made three obser
30、vations. Then 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. The storytellers feelings: _ The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were
31、 going around in circles at high speed. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. Then I made three observations. Then 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 jumpe
32、d into the sea to try and escape. The storytellers feelings: _ curious and calm The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going around in circles at high speed. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. Then I made three observations. Then I tied myself to a barr
33、el 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. The storytellers feelings: _ curious and calm As you can see, the reason why Im here to tell the story is that I made the righ
34、t decision. Soon afterwards, the whirlpool became less wild. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat picked me up. The storytellers feelings: _ As you can see, the reason why Im here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. Soon afterwards, the whirlpool became less wild. The w
35、aves soon carried me away and finally a boat picked me up. The storytellers feelings: _ relieved and tired As you can see, the reason why Im here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. Soon afterwards, the whirlpool became less wild. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat pi
36、cked me up. The storytellers feelings: _ relieved and tired When the Moskoe-strom came, he felt frightened. Then the boat went in the direction of the whirlpool, he was hopeless. At that moment, when they were on the edge of the whirlpool, he felt calmer than when they were moving towards it. Sudden
37、ly, they went over the edge, he thought his life was over. When the boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool, he became curious about the whirlpool itself. Then he became much calmer. He made three observations. He tied himself to a barrel to help him float. Without waiting, he jumped into the s
38、ea to try and escape. Luckily, he made a right decision. Soon the whirlpool became less wild. Then the waves carried him to an area where the other fishermen were. In the end, a boat picked him up. He was very tired and felt relieved. 1. Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didnt?
39、 2. What does the storyteller mean by it took only six hours to break my body and soul? 3. What lessons have you learnt from the story? Give your reasons. 4. What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature? 1. Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother d
40、idnt? 1. Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didnt? The fisherman survived because he was calm in the whirlpool 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. 2. What does the storyte
41、ller mean by it took only six hours to break my body and soul? 2. What does the storyteller mean by it took only six hours to break my body and soul? The Moskoe-strom lasted six hours. This broke his body as the storm battered(袭击)him. It broke his soul as he lost two brothers in that time. The terro
42、r of the maelstrom has had a very negative effect on his mind and body, which he doesnt think they will ever recover from. 3. What lessons have you learnt from the story? Give your reasons. 3. What lessons have you learnt from the story? Give your reasons. From this story, we have learnt that stayin
43、g calm is very important even when we are in extremely dangerous situation. At the same time, we should observe what is happening and try to find out ways to escape from the danger. 4. What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature? 4. What is the story trying to sa
44、y about the relationship between humans and nature? The story shows the following relationships between humans and nature: Humans depend on nature. Human power is small compared with nature. Humans may be destroyed by nature under certain circumstances(情况). What kind of sea story is it? How do you k
45、now? What kind of sea story is it? How do you know? A terrifying story. What kind of sea story is it? How do you know? A terrifying story. terrible, frightened, break my body and soul, change my hair from black to white In English you get words with similar meanings (synonyms) or words with opposite
46、 meanings (antonyms). Find more pairs of synonyms and antonyms in the story. Think why such words are used. Synonyms terrible amazing frightened cried out Antonyms black top old calm Synonyms terrible horrible amazing wonderful frightened scared cried out shouted Antonyms blackwhite topbottom oldyoung calmwild Have you ever heard of or experienced s
