1、必修三 Unit 5 What an adventure! (5) 高一年级 英语 Lesson 5 Writing about a diving experience Writing Warm-up What adventures have you had? Have you ever had any diving experience? What is it like to dive in the sea? Warm-up Lets watch a video about a diving experience. An overly-friendly seal gets up close
2、to a diver to capture the ultimate “sealfie”. Diver Dan Patterson was pictured by a friend and underwater photographer with the playful pup at Farne Islands. The rookery of grey seals at the Farne Islands are well known for providing amazing interactions. People describe them as “underwater Labrador
3、s” and it is like being surrounded by a group of boisterous, happy puppies. Reading Read the title and sub-titles of the passage and find out what it is about. It is a poster about an undersea adventure near the Farne Islands (英国的法恩群岛). Reading WRECK DIVING: Let our instructors take you to visit the
4、 6,810-ton steamer (轮船) 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! Reading SCENIC DIVING: Swim with Farnes most lovely residents: the thousands of grey
5、 seals that live on the island all year. Although the 300 kg adult males can look a bit scarydont worry, theyre harmless!the young seals will delight you with their curiosity, as they follow you among the seaweed forests and schools (鱼群) of unusual fish. Reading Answer the questions: 1. Where are th
6、e divers going on this adventure? 2. What are they going to do and see during the trip? 3. Which of the experiences appeals to (吸引) you most and why? Reading 1. Where are the divers going on this adventure? The waters around the Farne Islands. 2. What are they going to do and see during the trip? Th
7、ey will visit the shipwreck of the 6810-ton steamer Somali and swim with Farnes most lovely residentsthe thousands of grey seals. 3. Which of the experiences appeals to you most and why? Writing Imagine you have been on this adventure. Write a diary entry about your adventure. How can you write an a
8、dventure story? Elements of an adventure story When did the adventure take place? Where did the adventure take place? Who went on the adventure? What happened? (What did you see and do?) How did you feel? Elements Your answers When Where Who What How Your adventure story Last week Farne Islands, Eng
9、land My parents/friends and I Two dives to see the shipwreck of Somali and to swim with grey seals Excited and amazed Structure of an adventure story Beginning: Brief information about when, where, who, what Main body: Specific description of what you saw and what you did, how you felt, etc. Ending:
10、 Conclusion of what happened at last and your feeling Language about adventure have an adventure/go on an adventure set off for an adventure Swimming with seals is an experience like no other. Swimming with seals appeals to me most. It was a(n) exciting/scary/memorable/impressive experience! It made
11、 me feel Assessment assignment fulfillment organization and development sentence style grammar, spelling and punctuation assignment fulfillmentfully respond to the task organization and developmentpresent a unified structure; have coherent logic; build transitions sentence styledemonstrate good sent
12、ence skills, clarity and variety grammar, spelling and punctuationfree of or have few errors, if any, in grammar, punctuation, word choices, spelling Students writing My best friend Tom and I went on a diving adventure around the Farne Islands last week. That was a very fantastic experience and I wi
13、ll always remember it. First we set off by boat and meanwhile enjoyed the beautiful view at sea. We were so excited. Soon we arrived at the spot. Put on the diving suit, we jumped into the water. We followed the coach down to 30 metres under the sea. There I saw an amazing sight. Groups of colorful
14、fish swam around us. It was much more beautiful than Internet or in magazines I saw. Suddenly, a cute seal appeared in front of us. It kept flapping its flippers as if to lead us to a different place. Later, more and more seals appeared and gathered around us, as if they were welcoming the guests. W
15、e touched them and swam with them. It was great fun. After that, we swam to the huge shipwreck, which weighed nearly 7,000 tons and sank in 1941 during the Second World War. The ship rested upright on the sea bed, about 30 meters below the waves. She almost looked as if she was about to set sail onc
16、e again. It was so cool, wasnt it? The first diving experience left me too much surprise and aftertaste. I met lovely underwater creatures and felt the charm of the ocean. It felt like a magical world. I think Ive fallen in love with it and will go on more adventures of this kind to enjoy life to th
17、e fullest. Revision assignment fulfillmentfully respond to the task organization and development Revision grammar, spelling and punctuation very absolutely extremely Base adjectives grammar, spelling and punctuation Putting on the diving suit, we jumped into the water. We followed the instructor dow
18、n to 30 metres under the sea, where I saw an amazing sight. Schools of colorful fish swam around us. It was much more beautiful than the pictures that I saw on the Internet or in magazines. Revision sentence style It was great fun to touch them and swim with them. We touched them and swam with them,
19、 which was great fun. Swimming with seals is an experience like no other. Swimming with seals appeals to me most and it was the most memorable experience of the diving adventure. Revision sentence style Learn to use the sentences from the textbook. Read the information on the poster carefully: there
20、 are two dives. Sample I couldnt believe 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 last week and tried diving there. We were offered two choices, either wreck diving
21、to see the wrecked ship Somali, or scenic divingto have 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 b
22、it scared, but my instructor told me to take it easy. At first, 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. lt was such a wonderful wo
23、rld. Before realizing it, I had been in the seaweed forest surrounded 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
24、male seal. I was so scared, fearing it would attack me. But it just touched me 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
25、. When I reached the surface, I had to readjust to the sunlight. What had happened just now was like a dream. Revision assignment fulfillmentfully respond to the task organization and development Language about adventure I chose the second one because it was less challenging and I love sea animals.
26、我选择了第二种（潜水项目），因为它没有那么困难， 而且我喜欢海里的动物。 Soon we reached the spot. 很快我们就到达了（观看海豹的）地点。 Language about adventure I reached out my hand to touch one of them. 我伸出手去触摸其中的一只海豹。 I turned around and almost got astonished. 我转过身，大吃一惊。 Diving turned out to be much less difficult than I had imagined. 结果证明潜水远没有我之前预想
27、那么难。 Language about adventure I was a bit scared, but my instructor told me to take it easy. 我有点害怕，但是我的教练告诉我要放松，别紧张。 I was so scared, fearing it would attack me. 我吓坏了，怕它会攻击我。 What had happened just now was like a dream. 刚刚发生的一切就像是一个梦。 Sentence structure or grammar We were offered two choices, either
28、 wreck divingto see the wrecked ship Somali, or scenic divingto have a good time with the grey seals. 被动语态和eitheror句型 I put my hands on its back, trying to feel its smooth skin. I was so scared, fearing it would attack me. 非谓语表伴随或具体解释原因。 Sentence structure or grammar Before realizing it, I had been
29、in the seaweed forest surrounded by the young seals. Before realizing it: 非谓语表时间；Surrounded: 非谓语表被 动。 But it just touched me lightly with its body, as if it wanted to hug me. The world here was so quiet that it felt that time had stopped. Summary 1. Get the main idea and details of the undersea adve
30、nture around the Farne Islands. 2. Figure out the elements and structure of an adventure story. 3. Write a diary entry of the undersea adventure around the Farne Islands. 4. Assess the primary draft. 5. Learn more from the sample writing. Homework 1. Make more improvement on your first draft. 2. Collect information of other adventures and write a new diary entry.
