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Unit 8 Literature
Lesson3 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Reading -Period 1
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By the end of this period, students will be able to:
acquire the basic elements of the story by skimming ;
sort out the details by scanning;
retell the story with the key words.
Learning objectives
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Lead in
Have you ever read any science fiction? Who are the writers? What are the stories about?
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Jules Verne (1828-1905), a French novelist, was called the “Father of Science Fiction”. He wrote a widely popular series of science fictions, including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
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What’s the main idea of the passage?
Preview Check
A. Weapons I can’t know.
B. 20,000 leagues under the sea.
C. Some monsters we came across.
D. The horrible experience under the sea.
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When : _____________
Where: ______________
Characters:__________________________
Problems:_______________________________
Solutions:____________________________________________
at night
on the sea
“I”(the professor) ; Conseil; Ned
The professor fell from the boat
The professor was saved by a human construction
Read the text quickly and write the answers.
Skimming
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Ned (the Canadian),
the professor
Conseil
List the names of the main characters and indicate their relationships.
Skimming
the professor’s assistant
a sailor with the professor
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Order the sentences according to the pictures.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Scanning
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A violent crash happened. The professor _________________.
fell from the boat
Suddenly, he felt himself ____________________________. He grabbed _____________.
drawn up to the surface of the sea
Conseil’s arm
Around one o’clock in the morning _________________________
_________________.
he felt terribly tired and he
sank into the ocean
At this moment, ________________________________. The professor woke up, and saw Ned.
he hit a hard object in the water
The professor moved himself ____________________. It was a __________________.
to the top of the object
human construction
At last, this long night ______. Daybreak _________.Suddenly, a noise________________________.
passed
appeared
One iron plate was moved, a man _________, ________________, and ______________________.
appeared
uttered an odd cry
disappeared immediately
Some moments later, _________________________________________.
eight men appeared and drew them into the machine
came from inside the boat
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There are a crash and the professor, who was the narrator, fell from his boat
The professor sank and swam towards the boat, crying for help
Conseil supported the professor and stopped the professor from drowning
A hard body struck the professor. He held onto it and felt that he was being drawn up
The professor’s chest collapsed, but then he woke up and saw his friend Ned, the Canadian
The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside
Retell the story to others.
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Think and share
1. What can be the creature? Find the evidence
2.What kind of person is Conseil? Find the evidence.
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Think and share
1. What can be the creature? Find the evidence
a submarine
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2.What kind of person is Conseil? Find the evidence.
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3. What do you think is the fascinating point of reading
a science fiction?
4. What can people benefit from reading a sci-fi novel?
Think and share
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Homework
巩固:To draw a mind map based on what you learn;
拓展:To search more information about the writer and his
works. Share with the class next class.
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Thanks for your listening!
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Exercise
Summary
The professor was thrown from the boat when it
1. ________ crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil 2. ________ him and saved him from 3. ________. In 4. __________, Conseil cried for help and a human voice 5. _________ a cry back, just as the professor became 6. ___________.
solid responded evidently grabbed deperation drown construction unconscious violently sank
violently
grabbed
sinking
desperation
responded
unconscious
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He started to 7. ______ but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” 8. ________ was a hard, iron body and was smooth and 9. _____ concluding it to be of human 10. ___________. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.
drown
evidently
solid
construction
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【Check your preview】
_________________记不起
_________________从……掉下
_________________丢失;迷路
_________________绝望地
_________________充满
___________________与...作斗争
__________________________
被拉到海面
___________________ 抓住某人的肩膀
_________________轻而易举地
_________________抓住某人的手臂
_________________为某人服务
_________________adv.然而,不过
_________________别管我
_________________好像,似乎
____________v.回应
_________adj.失去知觉的; ____________ adj.有意识的
____________adj.光亮的,光溜滑的
have no recollection of
fall from
be/get lost
in desperation
be filled with
struggle with/against...
hold onto one’s shoulder
with ease
grab sb's arm
be drawn up to the surface of the sea
in one’s service
nevertheless
leave me (alone)
as if =as though
unconscious
conscious
polished
repond to
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__________________出现在某人的脑海中
__________________第一次
__________________把...扔到...
__________________
有/没有做某事的力量
__________________抬头
__________________在这时
__________________醒来;苏醒
__________________更准确地说
__________________弹开
__________________由钢铁制成
__________________一点也不像
__________________结实的身体
__________________一种
__________________钢板
__________________怪叫一声
come into one’s head
for the first time
throw...into
have the/no strength to do sth
raise one’s head
at this moment
wake up
more correctly speaking
bounce off
be made of steel
nothing like
solid body
a sort of
iron plate
utter an odd cry
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Homework
Finish reading the novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and draw a mind map based on your understanding.
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Thanks for your listening!
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