Unit 5 What an adventure! Developing ideas Writing 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA was a French writer best known for his adventure stories. Often called the “Father of Science Fiction”，Verne described in his stories technology and inventions years before they became realities. Jules Verne (1828-1905 ) What amazing things do you think you might find in this book？ Colorful sea animals and plants; striking scenery； high technology; intelligent creatures; adventures, etc. Background Information basic information Read the introduction to the book and answer the questions: Who are the characters, what are they and what happened to them? Pierre Aronnax Conseil Ned Land a biologist professor a servant of Aronnax a whale hunter Captain The “creature” is a submarine. Nemo The structure of the passage Part 2 para.1 para.2 Describe what he saw under the sea Introduce that he walked under the waters Part 1 Background information of the story An introduction to the following passage Underline the key sentences of each paragraph. 1 And now, how can I look back upon the impression left upon me by that walk under the waters? Words are not enough to relate such wonders! Captain Nemo walked in front, one of his men following some steps behind. Conseil and I remained near each other, as if an exchange of words had been possible through our metal cases. I no longer felt the weight of my clothes, or of my shoes, of my air supply, or my thick helmet, inside which my head shook like a nut in its shell. Actions ? Feelings ? Views ? 2 The light, which lit the soil thirty feet below the surface of the ocean, astonished me by its power. The solar rays shone through the watery mass easily, and consumed all colour, and I clearly distinguished objects at a distance of a hundred and fifty yards. Beyond that the colours darkened into fine shades of deep blue, and gradually disappeared. Truly this water which surrounded me was but another air heavier than the Earth’s atmosphere, but almost as clear. Actions ? Feelings ? View