Unit8Lesson320000LeaguesUndertheSea

Reading(1)

Learningobjectives：Bytheendoftheclass,youwillbeabletoreadforgeneralinformation,ploteventsandspecificinformation.(LearningandUnderstanding)takenotesofimportanteventsandtellthestorytoyourpartners.(ApplyingandPracticing)changethestoryintoadramaandactitout.(TransferringandCreating)TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSeaIn1866,aterribleseacreatureisseenbyseveralships.BiologistProfessorPierreAronnaxandhisservant,Conseil,joinashiptofindandkillthecreature.AfteralongjourneyintothePacificOcean,thecreatureisfinallyseen…Whatcanbethecreature?Enjoyastory.20000LeaguesUndertheSeaWhoistheauthor?JulesVerne(1828–1905)JulesVerne(1828–1905),aFrenchnovelist,wascalledthe

“FatherofScienceFiction”.Hewroteawidelypopularseriesofsciencefictions,

includingJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth

(1864),

20,000LeaguesUndertheSea(1870),

andAroundtheWorldinEightyDays(1873).Backgroundinformationsciencefiction?BackgroundinformationSciencefictionisaformoffictionthatdealsmainlywiththeimpactofactualorimaginedscienceuponsocietyorindividuals.ScienceFictionWhatWhenWhereWho1.Fastreading(Readthetextandfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions.)(1)Whoarethemaincharacters?(2)Whendidthestoryhappen?(3)Wheredidthestoryhappen?(4)Whathappened?

Ⅰ.ReadandExploreAnswers:(1)Whoarethemaincharacters?Answer:I(theprofessor);Conseil;Ned.Skillbuilder:Whenyoufindcharacters,findwordswhichbeginwithacapitalletter.(2)Whendidthestoryhappen?Answer:Thestoryhappenedatnight.Clues:Thedarknesswasintense.(P36,Line4)(3)Wheredidthestoryhappen?Answer:Thestoryhappenedonthesea(Para.2).(4)Whathappened?Answer:Theprofessorfellfromtheboatintotheocean(Para.1).HewassavedbyConseil(Para.2-9),butthenaftersometime,hesankintotheoceanandhitanunderwaterboatwherehemetNed(Para.10-14).Whendaybreakappeared,theyweredrawndownintotheboatbyeightstrongmen(Para.15).2.CarefulReading(Readtheextractagain.Ordertheevents.)()aTheprofessorsankandswamtowardstheboat,cryingforhelp.()

b

Theprofessorlearntthathewasaboveametal“island”andthenhewasdrawnintoitbyeightmencomingfrominside.()cConseilsupportedtheprofessorandstoppedtheprofessorfromdrowning.()dTheprofessor’schestcollapsed,butthenhewokeupandsawhisfriendNed,theCanadian.()eThereareacrashandtheprofessor,whowasthenarrator,fellfromhisboat.()fAhardbodystrucktheprofessor.Heheldontoitandfeltthathewasbeingdrawnup.Skillbuilder:Payattentiontothemaincharactersandtheiractionsineachsentence.(1)eThereareacrashandtheprofessor,whowasthenarrator,fellfromhisboat.(Para.1)(2)aTheprofessorsankandswamtowardstheboat,cryingforhelp.(Para.2)(3)cConseilsupportedtheprofessorandstoppedtheprofessorfromdrowning.(Para.2)(4)fAhardbodystrucktheprofessor.Heheldontoitandfeltthathewasbeingdrawnup.(Para.10)(5)dTheprofessor’schestcollapsed,butthenhewokeupandsawhisfriendNed,theCanadian.(Para.10)(6)bTheprofessorlearntthathewasaboveametal“island”andthenhewasdrawnintoitbyeightmencomingfrominside.(Para.15)Answers:3.PairWork(Readagainandtakenotes.Thentellthestorytoyourpartner.)SkillBuilder:Howtotakenotes?Readthetextquicklytogetthegeneralideaofthetext.（2)Decidewhatkindofinformationyouarelookingfor,e.g.names,places,dates,events,reasons,feelingsornumbers.(3)Rememberdon’ttrytowriteinfullsentences;useabbreviationsandsymbols.Aviolentcrashhappened.Theprofessor______________________________________________________.Suddenly,hefelthimself_____________________________________.Hegrabbed________________________.Aroundoneo’clockinthemorning,_______________________________________________________.Atthismoment,____________________________.Theprofessorwokeup,andsawNed.Theprofessormovedhimself_______________________________________.Itwasa_______________________.Suddenly,anoise__________________________.Atlast,thislongnight______.Daybreak_____________.Oneironplatewasmoved,aman________________,__________________,and______________________.Somemomentslater,___________________________________________________________________________.fellfrom

theboat

drawnuptothesurfaceofthesea

Conseil’sarmhefeltterriblytiredandhesankintotheoceancame

frominsidetheboatpassedappearedtothetopoftheobjecthumanconstructionhehitahardobjectinthewaterappearedutteredanoddcrydisappearedimmediatelyeightmenappearedanddrewthemintothemachineChecktheanswersTellthestorytoyourpartners!4.Thinkandshare.Whatcanbethecreature?Findtheevidence.Answer:Thecreatureisprobablyasubmarinebecauseitismadeofsteelandithaspeopleinside.Theprofessorfoundoutthatitwas“smooth,polished”,“produceasoundofmetal”andmadeofmetalplates.(Para.15)5.Summary.Scene1:Theprofessorwasthrownfromtheboatwhenit(1)__________crashed.Hehadnorecollectionoffallinginbut,Conseil(2)_______himandsavedhimfrom(3)_______.In(4)__________,Conseilcriedforhelpandahumanvoice(5)_________acryback,justastheprofessorbecame(6)___________.Theprofessorwasthrownfromtheboatwhenit(1)__________crashed.Hehadnorecollectionoffallinginbut,Conseil(2)_______himandsavedhimfrom(3)_______.In(4)__________,Conseilcriedforhelpandahumanvoice(5)_________acryback,justastheprofessorbecame(6)___________.solidrespondedevidentlygrabbeddesperationdrownconstructionunconsciousviolentlysankviolentlygrabbedsinkingdesperationrespondedunconsciousScene2:Hestartedto(7)______butwasstruckbyahardbodywhichdrewhimuptothesurface.HecameacrossNed,whohadalsobeenthrownintothesea.Theprofessorcouldseethe“whale”(8)________wasahard,ironbodyandwassmoothand(9)_____concludingittobeofhuman(10)___________.Hestartedto(7)______butwasstruckbyahardbodywhichdrewhimuptothesurface.HecameacrossNed,whohadalsobeenthrownintothesea.Theprofessorcouldseethe“whale”(8)________wasahard,ironbodyandwassmoothand(9)_____concludingittobeofhuman(10)___________.solidrespondedevidentlygrabbeddesperationdrownconstructionunconsciousviolentlysankdrownevidentlysolidconstructionScene3:Atdaybreakamanopenedthedoorandtheyweredrawndownintothemachine.Readthesummary.Theprofessorwasthrownfromtheboatwhenitviolently

crashed.Hehadnorecollectionoffallinginbut,Conseilgrabbedhimandsavedhimfromsinking.Indesperation,Conseilcriedforhelpandahumanvoicerespondedacryback,justastheprofessorbecameunconcious.

Hestartedtodrownbutwasst