Lesson_4_Sea_Stories

1、 Titanic, a romantic tale of a rich girl (Rose) and a poor boy (Jack) who meet on the ill-fated voyage of the unsinkable ship. Jaws (1975) Martin Brody, the police chief of Amity Island, tries to protect beachgoers from a great white shark by closing the beach but fails because the city council want

2、s the beach to remain open to draw a profit from tourists during the summer season. He takes it upon himself to kill the shark. This movie told people what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and d

3、isaster. Set in the days of sail ships and pirates(海海 盗盗), Treasure Island tells of the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his search for the buried treasure of the notorious pirate Captain Flint. Treasure Island barrel whirlpool horrible float terrify escape terror n. 圆桶圆桶 n. 漩涡漩涡 adj.可怕的，令人厌恶的可怕的，令人厌恶的

4、 vi. 浮，漂浮，漂 vt. 令人感到恐惧令人感到恐惧 vi. 逃脱，逃跑逃脱，逃跑 n. 恐怖，恐惧恐怖，恐惧 Words preview soul survive all at once recover scream sink pick up n. 灵魂灵魂 vi. 幸存，生存下来幸存，生存下来 突然，忽然突然，忽然 vi. 痊愈，康复痊愈，康复 vi. 尖声喊叫，惊呼尖声喊叫，惊呼 vi.下沉，沉没下沉，沉没 取，接载取，接载 Words preview unable recognize Oceania opposite net leak adj. 不能的，不会的不能的，不会的 vt.

5、 辨认出辨认出 n. 大洋洲大洋洲 n. 对立的人对立的人(物物)，反义词，反义词 n. 网网 vi. 渗漏，泄漏渗漏，泄漏 Words preview Reading Strategies Sequencing Decide the order. Pay attention to the linking words. Decide a possible order. Check. Linking words in a story Beginning- Middle- End- About years ago, Once upon a time, Long long ago, One day

6、Suddenly, At that moment, Then, Afterwards In the end, Eventually, Finally, At last Skim the paragraphs to decide a possible order for them. Key: B A C Reading Comprehension I Read the passage carefully to solve difficult points Language points 1. tie to 把把拴拴/ /结结/ /系在系在. 她把牛拴在了树上。她把牛拴在了树上。 She tied

7、 the cow to the tree. 束缚在束缚在 我整天都被工作缠住。我整天都被工作缠住。 I am tied to my work all day. 2. be covered with覆盖着覆盖着 山顶覆盖着雪。山顶覆盖着雪。 The top is covered with snow. 南极洲终年覆盖着冰和雪。南极洲终年覆盖着冰和雪。 The Antarctic is covered with snow and ice all the year round. Scan the passage to get detailed information True or False. 1

8、The writer was an old man because his hair was white. 2 In the whirlpool, only the writer survived. Both of his two brothers died. 3 The writers elder brother died earlier than his younger brother. 4 It was the barrel that carried me to an area where the other fishermen were. 5 The writers brother s

9、tayed in the heavy boat because he thought it was better to stay there. Reading Comprehension Why did the writers younger brother fall into the sea? A. He fell into the sea by accident. B. He jumped into the sea in order to survive. C. He was washed overboard by an enormous wave. D. He wanted to sav

10、e his brother. Reading Comprehension Choose the best answer. 2.Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool? We drove it toward the whirlpool to save my younger brother. B. The wind and waves were in that direction. C. We wanted to go to safer places. D. Nothing could save us. 3. Why did the writer tie

11、 himself to a barrel? A. He did that to save his brother. B. There was only a barrel in the whirlpool at that moment. C. Lighter objects like a barrel go down more slowly. D. His brother told him to do so. 4. Why didnt his brother do the same? He was too frightened. He thought it was dangerous to do

12、 so. He had no time to do so. He wouldnt leave the boat. 5. Why did his old companions not recognize him? A. Because he was too old to be recognized. B. Because his hair was white, not black. C. Because they didnt want to recognize him. D. Because they didnt know him at all. Quiz 1 Complete exercise

13、 6 on page 15. 2 Word building Complete the table with words from the story. 3 Complete exercise 9 on page 15. Quiz Key: 1. One day 2. when 3. Suddenly 4. then 5. Afterwards 6. in the end n. v. adj. opp. adv. terrify safetyunsafe safely attrac tion terror terrible terrified save safe terrifyingly at

14、tractively unattra ctive attractiveattract Key: 2. uncommon 3. length 4. fortunately 5. dead 6. unsafe 7. unclear 8. scientists 9. unable Fill in the blanks. One day three years ago, something _ happened to me. My two brothers and I were coming back _an enormous wave _ our boat. My younger brother_

15、the sea. Minutes later, my elder brother and I were on the edge of the whirlpool. Suddenly, we went over the edge and we were going round in circles terrible when covered fell into Quiz _. Fortunately, I _ myself to a barrel to help me float. I tried to make my brother understand, but he was _and st

16、ayed in the heavy boat. As you can see, I did _, but my two brothers died. at great speedtied terrified escape A. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later. B. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. C. When you do, be sure that you understan

17、d your symbols and that you use them all the time. D. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it. Put the following sentences in the correct order. Quiz E. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your inter

18、est. F. As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记速记). G. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. H. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. I. Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. Key: I. D. H. E. G. B. F. C. A. 开现代开现代幻想小说幻想小说先河的作家应算是先河的作家应算是爱爱 伦伦 坡坡(Edgar Allan Poe, 18041849)。 他的他的卷入大漩涡卷入大漩涡(A Descent Into the Mae