HumansandNatureUnit5Lesson1AseaStoryLeadinDoyouknowanystoriesaboutpeopleandthesea?afishermanafishingboatawhirlpoolwavestoescapetosurviveastormtofloatwildExample:Afishermanistryingtosurviveastorm.132Describethepicturesinexercise1.Activateandsharewhirlpoolfishingboatfishermanwavesfloatbarrelsurvive123Predicttheorderofthepictures.beginningdevelopmentandclimaxendingYouaregoingtoreadatextadaptedfromtheshortstory“ADescentintotheMaelstrom”莫斯肯漩渦沉浮記.Readthefactfileontheright.Answerthequestions.1Whatisa“Moskoe-storm”?2Whowrotethestory?3Whatdoyouthinkwillhappeninthestory?(1)True(T)orFalse(F).①Thewriterisanoldman.()②Somethingterriblehappenedaroundthreeyearsago.()(2)Whatmadethewriter'shairchangefromblacktowhite?A.Medicine.B.Sorrow.C.Somethingterrible.D.Theoldage.1.閱讀文章第一段,完成以下習題。ReadandthinkAboutthreeyearsago,somethingterriblehappenedtome.Thatwasthedaywhen

ittookonlysixhourstobreakmybodyandsoul.YouthinkIamaveryoldman一butIamnot.Ittooklessthanasingledaytochangemyhairfromblacktowhite.

Ittakes(sb.)sometimetodo

sth.”,表示“做某事花費了(某人)多長時間”。lessthan小于;少于

morethan多于;超出2.閱讀文章第二至第四段,完成以下習題(1)True(T)orFalse(F).①Thewriterandhisbrothersweretrapped

inthewhirlpool.()②Thewritertriedhisbesttotiehimselftoa

barreltohelphimfloat.(

)(2)Whatwerethewriterandhistwobrothers

doingwhentheywerecaughtinthestorm?A.Theywerefishing.

B.Theywereplayingontheislands.C.Theywerereturninghome.

D.Theywereswimminginthesea.(3)Whatmadethebrothersgointhedirection

ofthewhirlpool?A.Thewindandwaves.

B.Thebrothersthemselves.C.Nothing.

D.Theirboat.Readandthink

Oneday,mytwobrothersandIwerecomingbackfromtheislandswhereweoftenriskedgoingandgotmorefishthanothers.Allatonce,theskywascoveredwithdarkcloudsandinlessthanaminutewewereinaterriblestorm.Ahugewavecoveredourboatandmyyoungerbrotherfellintothesea.Myelderbrotherputhismouthclosetomyearandcriedout"Moskoe-strom!"ThemomentIheardthewordIbecameveryfrightened.Iknewwhathemeantbythatonewordwellenough.risk(doing)sth.冒險(做)某事

allatonce突然間，剎那

cryout大聲呼喊本句中themoment引導時間狀語從句,意為“一……就”。frightenedadj.受驚的,害怕的

frightn.驚嚇，恐怖

frightenvt.使害怕，使驚嚇Readandthink

Withthewindandwaves,weweregoinginthedirectionof

朝……方向thewhirlpool.Wewerehopeless.Nothingcouldsaveus.Ifeltsick,asif

好像,似乎,仿佛Iwasfallingfromamountaintopinadream.Wewentroundandround,nearerandnearertothehorribleedgeofthewhirlpool.Itmayappearstrange,butatthatmoment,when

wewereontheedgeofthewhirlpool,Ifeltcalmerthanwhenweweremovingtowardsit.Ibegantothinkhow

amazingathingitwastodieinsuchaway,andhowwonderfulitwastoseethepowerofnature.Suddenly,wewentover越過,察看theedge.Ithoughtmylifewasover.Butmomentaftermomentpassed,andIwasstillsafe.in...way采取……的方式

Theboatwasontheinsideofthehugewhirlpoolandweweregoingroundincirclesat

greatspeed.Isawclearlythattherewereotherobjectsinthewhirlpool-treesand

barrels.Afterawhile,Ibecamecuriousaboutthewhirlpoolitself.Ithenmadethree

importantobservations.Thefirst,thelargerthebodieswere,themorerapidlythey

fell;thesecond,betweentwoobjectsofequalextent,roundobjectsfelldownless

rapidly;andthethird,betweentwoobjectsofthesamesize,objectsshapedlikeatube

felldownmoreslowly.SoItiedmyselftoabarreltohelpmefloat.Itriedtomakemy

brotherunderstand,buthewastoofrightenedandstayedintheheavyboat.Without

waiting,Ijumpedintotheseatotryandescape.the十比較級...，the十比較級...”結構,意為“越……,就越……”tie...to...把……系在……上escapefrom/outof...從……逃脫3.閱讀文章第五段,完成以下習題。(1)True(T)orFalse(F).①Atlastthewriterescaped,buthis

brothersdidn't.(

)②Somefishermenjumpedintotheseaandsavedthewriterandhisbrothers.(

)(2)Whatwastherightdecisionmadebythewriter?Asyoucansee,thereasonwhyI'mhereto

tellthestoryisthat

Imadetheright

decision.SometimeafterIlefttheboat,withmybrotherinit,itwaspulledinto被拖入the

bottomofthewhirlpool.Soonafterthat,thewhirlpoolbecamelesswild.Thenthesky

wasclear,thewindcalmer,andthemoonwasshining.Iwasstilltiedtothebarreland

thewavessooncarriedmetoanareawhere

theotherfishermenwere.Intheend,a

boatpickedmeup.Iwasverytired.Thefishermenweremyoldfriends,buttheywere

unabletorecogniseme.WhenItoldthemmystory,theydidnotbelieveit.NowIhave

toldyou,andIcannotexpectyoutobelievemeanymorethanthefishermendid.1.Whatkindofpassagedoesthetextbelongto?

A.NarrativewritingB.ArgumentativewritingC.Expository(說明)writing

2.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.Aterribleexperienceatsea.B.Somethingterriblehappenedaboutthree

yearsago.C.Thewritergotrescuedfromthesea.D.Thewriter'sbrothersdiedinthesea.Post-reading:HowtotellastoryTenseWhoWhenWhereWhatResultpasttensethewriter’stwobrothersandhimselfaboutthreeyearsagointheseametawhirlpoolonlythewritersurvivedReadthestoryagain.Completetheinformationintheboxes.Thenaddthestoryteller’sfeelingsduringeachsituation.Whenwewerecomingbackfromtheislands,thesky_________________.Thenahugewave___________andmyyoungerbrother__________________________.Myelderbrother_________“Moskoe-storm!”wascoveredwithdarkcloudscoveredourboatfellintotheseacriedoutThestoryteller’sfeelings:_____________________________________________________________________Hewasfrightened.Thewindandthewavescarriedus_________________________.Then,wewere___________________________it.Suddenly,we_____________________.inthedirectionofthewhirlpoolontheedgeofwentovertheedgeThestoryteller’sfeelings:_____________________________________________________________________Hewashopeless.Theboatwasontheinsideof_________________.andweweregoinground_______________________.AfterImadethreeimportantobservations,Itriedmyselfto___________________.Itriedtomakemybrother________________,buthewas_________________________________________.thehugewhirlpoolincirclesatgreatspeeda