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Unit 5
HUMANS AND NATURE
Lesson 1
1 To read and talk about a sea story
2 To read for general understanding
3 To read for specific information and understand words in context
4 To learn about and practise synonyms and antonyms
Do you know any stories about people and the sea?
Do you know who live by the sea and who work on the sea?
Read the text. Discuss the questions.
1 Who are the main characters in the story?
2 Who is telling the story?
3 When and where did the story happen?
The main characters are the fisherman and his brother.
The fisherman is telling the story.
This story happened about three years ago in the sea.
4 What effect did the terrible experience
have on the storyteller?
It broke his body and soul. (It took less than a single day to change his hair from back to white.)
Read the story again. Complete the information in the boxes. Then add the storyteller’s feelings during each situation.
When we were coming back from the islands, the sky __________________________. Then a huge wave _______________ and my younger brother _____________. My elder brother ____________ “Moskoe-storm!”
was covered with dark clouds
covered our boat
fell into the sea
cried out
The storyteller’s feelings: ___________
frightened
The wind and waves carried us _________________________________. Then, we were _____________ it. Suddenly, we ________________.
The storyteller’s feelings: ___________
towards the direction of the whirlpool
on the edge of
went over the edge
hopeless
The boat was on the inside of ________________ and we were going round _______________________. After I made three important observations, I tried myself to _____________________. I tried to make my brother __________, but he was ___________________.
The storyteller’s feelings: ___________
the huge whirlpool
in the circles at great speed
a barrel to help me float
understand
too frightened to get it
calm
n. 桶
n. 观察
Soon afterwards, the whirlpool ________________. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat ______________.
The storyteller’s feelings: ___________
became less wild
picked me up
tired
Read the story. Complete the information in the boxes.
When we were coming back from the islands, the sky _______.Then a huge wave _________ and my younger brother __________. My elder brother__________”Moskoe-storm!”
The wind and the waves carried us______. Then, we were __________it. Suddenly, we____________.
The boat was on the inside of___________ and we were going round
_____________.
After I made three important observations. I tied myself to_______. I tried to make my brother_______, but he was_____
Soon afterwards, the whirlpool
________. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat__________.
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When we were coming back from the islands, the sky _______________________.Then a huge wave ______________ and my younger brother _____________.
My elder brother
__________”Moskoe-storm!”
was covered with dark clouds
covered our boat
fell into the sea
cried out
The wind and the waves carried us___________________________.
Then, we were _____________it. Suddenly, we________________.
towards the direction of the whirlpool
on the edge of
went over the edge
The boat was on the inside of________________ and we were going round
_____________________________.
After I made three important observations. I tied myself to
__________________________. I tried to make my brother___________, but he was__________________________.
the huge whirlpool
in circles at great speed
a barrel to help me float
understand
too frightened to get it
Soon afterwards, the whirlpool
_________________. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat________________.
became less wild
picked me up
Read and think
Let’s check the answer.
1 Who are the main characters in the story?
2 Who is telling the story?
3 When and where did the story happen?
4 What effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller?
The fisherman and his brothers.
The fisherman.
Three years ago in the sea.
It broke the storyteller’s body and soul.
Read and think
Read the story again. Complete the information in the boxes. Then add the storyteller’s feelings during each situation.
When we were coming back from the islands, the sky _____________________________. Then a huge wave ____________________________ and my younger brother __________________________. My elder brother ____________________________ “Moskoe-storm!”
was covered with dark clouds
covered our boat
fell into the sea
cried out
The storyteller’s feelings:
_____________________________________________________________________
He was frightened.
Read and think
Read the story again. Complete the information in the boxes. Then add the storyteller’s feelings during each situation.
The wind and the waves carried us _________________________.
Then, we were ___________________________ it.
Suddenly, we ________________________________.
in the direction of the whirlpool
on the edge of
went over the edge
The storyteller’s feelings:
_____________________________________________________________________
He was hopeless.
Read and think
Read the story again. Complete the information in the boxes. Then add the storyteller’s feelings during each situation.
The boat was on the inside of _______________________________.
and we were going round _______________________.
After I made three important observations, I tried myself to __________________________.
I tried to make my brother ________________,but he was _________________________________________.
the huge whirlpool
in circles at great speed
a barrel to help me float
understand
too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat.
The storyteller’s feelings:
_____________________________________________________________________
He was curious and calm.
In English you get words with similar meanings (synonyms) or words with opposite meanings (antonyms). Find more pairs of synonyms and antonyms in the story. Discuss why such words are used.
terrible — horrible
amazing — wonderful
cried out — shouted
frightened — scared
Synonyms
Antonyms
black — white single — double
less — more dark — light
top — bottom edge — centre
old — young calm — wild
Complete the summary with the information from the story.
Storyteller experienced a Moskoe-storm which broke his 1_____________. One day, he was out fishing with his two brothers when the sky suddenly clouded over and they were in 2______________. A huge 3_____________ covered the boat and his younger brother 4______________ the sea.
body and soul
a terrible storm
wave
fell into
The boat went over the edge into the 5_____________ and they went round in circles. The storyteller felt there was no escape but observed that round and 6_____________ shaped objects of 7_____________ fell down more slowly. So he 8____________________ to help himself float. He tried to make his elder brother understand, but he was too 9_____________
______________________. Finally, the storyteller 10_____________ the storm.
whirlpool
tube-shaped
equal extent
tied himself to a barrel
terrified and
stayed in the heavy boat
survived
n. 相等的
all at once
be covered with
on the edge of
pick up
突然间,刹那
被……覆盖
在……边缘;某事快要发生
接载,搭载
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