广东省佛山市禅城区南庄高中冼贵枝

Titanic

未来水世界

钢琴别恋 金银岛

Lesson 4 Sea Stories

What will the title remind you of? tsunami, seismic sea wave 海啸

whirlpool

Look at the Key Words and find them in the pictures. barrel, cloud, fisherman, fishing boat, moon, wave, whirlpool

TASK 1:Sequencing Look at the pictures and decide which one is the beginning,middle and the end of the stories. The key: B -A-C Read each paragraph.Pay attention to the linking words,e.g.. One day(the beginning) suddenly(the middle), in the end(the end). Decide a possible order and then check whether it is right or not.

TASK 2:Reading comprehension. Choose the best answer to each question according to the text. 1.Why did the writer’s younger brother fall into the sea? A.Because the terrible storm made him fall from the boat. B. Because an enormous wave covered their boat. C. Because the horizon was covered with a cloud. D.Because he was on the edge of the whirlpool.

2. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel? A.Because he wanted to use the barrel to help him float. B. Because he was in the terrible storm and fell overboard. C. Because his boat sank into the bottom of the whirlpool. D. Because he wanted to save his younger brother.

3. Why didn't the writer’s brother tie himself to a barrel either? A.Because he was going round in circles at a great speed. B. Because he thought it safe to stay on the boat. C. Because he was puzzling about his brother’s behavior. D. Because he was terrified and stayed in the heavy boat.

4. Why didn't the writer’s old companions recognise him? A.Because he changed his clothes. B. Because it took less than a single day to change his hair from black to white. C. Because it was too dark to see his face clearly. D. Because his old companions didn’t see him for a long time.

5. Which of the following statements is true? A.When the writer told his old companions his story, they believed it. B. In the end, the writer and his elder brother survived. C. The writer was picked up by a boat finally. D. The writer thought that all the readers would believe his story.

.Answer the true or false questions. 1. The writer is very old. 2. An enormous wave covered our boat and my elder brother fell overboard. 3. The wind and the waves made our boat move to the whirlpool. 4. The writer’s brother understood that it is useful to tie the barrel to himself. 5. The writer’s brother sank into the bottom of the whirlpool with the boat. F F T F T

6. The writer felt calmer when they were moving towards the whirlpool than when they were on the edge of the whirlpool. 7.The writer thought that most of the people believe him. F F

Thinking: Why did the writer survive? He stayed calm and paid attention to the things around him. So don’t panic( 别惊慌） when we are in danger. We should keep calm and try to find ways to protect ourselves.

TASK 3:Complete the sentence below with these words from the text. afterwards, in the end, one day, suddenly, then, when (1)________ in 1964, Robert Le Serrec was sailing near the cost of Pacific Islands of Oceania (2)_____he decided to stop near an island. (3)_________ he saw a huge creature resting beside his boat. He took a photograph, and (4)_______ the creature swam away.(5)________ he showed the photograph to scientists, but (6)_________, nobody believed him. One day when Suddenly then Afterwards in the end

Task 4 : how to tell a story 1. Tense 2.Who 3.When 4. Where 5.What 6.Result past tense the writer’two brothers and he about three years ago in the sea meet a whirlpool in the sea only the writer survive

Task5: Telling a story 1.You can tell something happened to you or somebody you know. 2. You can tell a story from books, films or the story we learned today in your own words.

Homework: write a story about the sea that you know