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Unit 5 What an adventure!
Developing ideas
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
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1. To get the main idea and understand the description of the undersea.
2. To know the language style of science fiction .
3. To develop the spirit of exploring nature and raise the awareness of living in harmony with nature.
Learning objectives
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Read the short introduction to Jules Verne and answer the questions.
Jules Verne (1828-1905) 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.
Have you read any stories written by Jules Verne?
What are they about?
Pre-reading
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Verne’s most famous books:
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864)
地心游记
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Around the World in Eighty Days
(1873)
八十天环游地球
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870)
What amazing things do you think you might find in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
(old use) a unit for measuring distance, equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 metres
海底两万里
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When reading an unfamiliar word, first try to use the context of the sentence or passage to infer its meaning. Then think about what other words would make sense in the sentence. Parts of the word, such as prefixes, word roots and suffixes, can also be used to try and work out its meaning.
Learning to learn
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submarine
Picture from the movie
Picture from the novel
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Listen to the passage and underline the key sentences of each paragraph. Find out what the author intends to tell us.
While reading
Fast-reading
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Background information of the story (when/where/who)
Part 1
An introduction to the following passage
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Para.1
Introduce that he walked under the waters
topic sentence
Part 2
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Para.2
Describe what he saw under the sea.
topic sentence
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Part 2
para.1
para.2
Describe what he saw under the sea.
Part 1
Introduce that he walked under the waters.
Background information of the story.
An introduction to the following passage.
The author intends to tell us the amazing scenery under the sea.
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Read Part 2 carefully and follow biologist Professor Pierre Aronnax to explore the new underwater world.
Adventures under
the sea
actions
feelings
views
Read for details
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Adventures under the sea
Actions Feelings Views
walked under the waters
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_____________________ no longer felt the weight
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______________________ solar rays shone through the watery mass easily
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Complete the table with expressions from the passage.
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Complete the table with expressions from the passage.
Adventures under the sea
Actions Feelings Views
walked under the waters
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_____________________
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_____________________ no longer felt the weight
______________________
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______________________ solar rays shone through the watery mass easily
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walking on fine, even sand
astonished me not wrinkled, as on a flat shore;
as if I was in broad daylight
Beyond that the colours darkened into fine shades of deep blue, and gradually disappeared.
Above me was the calm surface of the sea.
This dazzling carpet…
drove away the rays of the sun with wonderful intensity…
vivid
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How does Jules Verne describe the undersea adventure so vividly?
Language appreciation
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Descriptive techniques
Use adjectives and adverbs to add more details.
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As you said, Jules Verne used a lot of adjectives and adverbs. And In deed we can use adjectives and adverbs to add details. Let’s see one example.
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Descriptive techniques
this dazzling carpet
wonderful intensity
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Ok, just find the sentence that describe this view. The word “dazzling” really describes the sparkling sight caused by the sun rays penetrating the water right? And this magical word ”wonderful”, can you imagine use “wonderful” do describe intensity? So we need to get really creative when using words.
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Use comparison to describe unfamiliar experiences.
Descriptive techniques
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Let’s read these sentences together. Now what writing technique is used in these sentences?
Which two objects are compared? The author compared the water with the air, and compared the sand on the sea floor to the sand on the beach, right? What’s the advantage of making comparisons?
It helps us to imagine something new based on its connection with what we’re familiar with.
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fine shades of dark blue
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fine, even sand
wrinkled, as on a flat shore, which keeps the impression of the waves
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Use simile/metaphor (比喻) to create a vivid image.
Descriptive techniques
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And apparently, these two sentences involves the use of figurative speech. Let’s look at the first one, so this is a picture of a nut with shell, can you imagine what the helmet look like? It looks like this, don’t they look just like the same? So use figurative speech to create an image.
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光线照亮了海面以下30英尺的土地,这股力量使我震惊。阳光轻易地穿透水层,并消除了所有的色彩,我能清晰地辨认出150码以内的物体。在这个距离之外,颜色变深,呈现出深蓝色的阴影,逐渐看不到了。真的,环绕在我四周的水仿佛不过是一种气体,比地球的大气更稠密,却几乎一样透明。头顶上是平静的海面,脚下的沙地又细又平,并不像平坦的海滩会随着海浪而褶皱。这块令人目眩的地毯简直是一个反射器,强有力地把阳光反射回去,光线所经之处的每个水分子都因此而振动。如果说在海面以下30英尺的地方,我能像在明亮的日光下一样看得清清楚楚,会有人相信吗?
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Think Share
What does the author mean by “Words are not enough to relate such
wonders”?
2. What do you think will happen next in the story? Share your ideas
with the class.
3. Why do you think people want to explore this underwater world?
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1. What does the author mean by “Words are not enough to
relate such wonders”?
The author means that the views underwater are so beautiful and such experience is so unique that he can't find enough and proper words to describe them.
2. What do you think will happen next in the story?
Share your ideas with the class.
The last sentences of the passage may give us clues of what the writer may write about next.
Think Share
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3. What do you know about the world beneath the surface of
the oceans?
Think Share
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3.Why do you think people want to explore this underwater world?
The underwater world is unknown so that it arouses people's curiosity to seek and discover its rich resources or secrets.
Think Share
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Moral focus:
Our country has made great achievements in exploring the space and the sea, which has given us a better understanding of nature.
We human beings should raise the awareness of living in harmony with nature.
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Plan your passage by answering the questions.
1.What did you wear? (We wore ...)
2.How did you breathe? (We breathed by...)
3.Who did you go with? (I went there with ...)
4.What did you see? (Words are not enough to relate such wonders.
The light...)
5. How did you feel? (I felt ....)
The experience of walking on the sea bed was amazing and impressive. We wore___________________________________________________
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