北师大版（2019）必修第二册Unit 5 Humans and nature Lesson 1 A sea story课件(共19张PPT，内嵌视频)

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Humans and Nature
Unit 5
Lesson 1
A Sea Story
How would you like to describe the sea
Lead in
tranquil;
violent
dreadful
You are going to read a text adapted from the short story “A Descent into the Maelstr m”.
Maelstrom:
a powerful whirlpool in the sea or ocean. 大漩涡
Pre-reading
Moskoe-strom:
a system of tidal / ta dl/ whirlpools in the Norwegian /n wi d n/ sea, which is one of the strongest in the world.
莫斯科埃漩涡
January 19, 1809-October 7, 1849
American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. /m kɑ .br / 令人毛骨悚然的
Poe is now considered the father of the modern detective story and highly lauded as a poet.
Works:
The Raven 《乌鸦》
The Fall of the House of Usher
《厄舍尔屋的倒塌》
The Black Cat《黑猫》
The Murders in the Rue Morgue /ru m ɡ/ 《莫格街凶杀案》
Edgar Allan Poe
A Descent Into the Maelstrom
《莫斯肯漩涡沉浮记》1842
Background
One year in summer, Allan Poe went to sightseeing on the west coast of Norway, hoping to see the famous maelstrom. His guide, a fisherman who looked like over 60, said he was just 36. He shared his own experience about Moskoe-strom with Allan Poe, saying that he was the only survivor of the Moskoe-strom…
Read and find
Problem
Problem arises, tension grows
Background/Beginning
(setting, characters)
Climax
The most exciting point
Resolution
Problem being solved
Ending
Problem solved
My brothers and I were coming back from the islands after fishing.
We met the great whirlpool.
Carried towards the direction of the whirlpool, Went near to the edge, Went on the edge, went over the edge, on the inside of the whirlpool, went round in circles at great speed
Made three observations, tied myself to a barrel, jumped into the sea and escape
Picked up by a boat
Read and find
Problem
Problem arises, tension grows
Background/Beginning
(setting, characters)
Climax
The most exciting point
Resolution
Problem being solved
Ending
Problem solved
My brothers and I were coming back from the islands after fishing.
We met the great whirlpool.
Carried towards the direction of the whirlpool, Went near to the edge, Went on the edge, went over the edge, on the inside of the whirlpool, went round in circles at great speed
Made three observations, tied myself to a barrel, jumped into the sea and escape
Picked up by a boat
frightened
hopeless
calm
curious
tired/relieved
Read and think
About three years ago, something terrible happened to me.
1. How terrible is the “Moskoe-strom” Please find languages to show.
direct
indirect
Why does the author focus on describing the power of “Moskoe-strom”
Why did the storyteller survive while his brothers didn’t
What lessons have you learnt from the story Give your reasons.
What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature
Further Understanding.
Read and think
Why did the storyteller survive while his brothers didn’t
…when we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it. (Line 15)
…After a while l became curious about the whirlpool itself, then made three important observations. (Line 21)
Know well enough(Line 10)
Calm, Optimistic, Curious (Line 15) brave
…I knew what he meant by that one word well enough(Line 10)
A huge wave covered…and my younger brother fell into the sea. (Line 7)
luck
What lessons have you learnt from the story Give your reasons.
From this story, we learn that staying calm is very important even when we are in an extremely dangerous situation. At the same time, we should observe what is happening and try to find out ways to escape from the danger.
Read and think
What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature
The story shows the following relationships between humans and nature:
Humans depend on nature.
Human power is so small compared with nature but courage and will matter.
Mother Nature is good, but also cruel butcher.
大自然是善良的慈母，同时也是冷酷的屠夫。
——雨果
Practice and Perform
Suppose you were a host for “Share Your Experience” show, and you are interviewing the fisherman.
You may cover the following questions:
Can you describe the condition then
How did you feel at that time
How did you survive
What suggestions would you give to us
…
You may start with:
Hello, everyone, and welcome to “Share Your Experience” show. Today we’ll introduce you to an incredible person who survived from the Moskoe-strom.
Vocabulary Study
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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
terrible—horrible
black—white
Language study
Antonyms
Synonyms
amazing—wonderful
cried out—shouted
frightened—scared
all at once—suddenly
old—young
less—more
dark—clear
top—bottom
edge—centre
calm-wild
Using synonyms and antonyms saves you from having to say the same exact word over and over again and thus enriches your writing.
terrible—horrible
black—white
Language study
Word Synonym Antonym
child
whisper
quiet
nearer
falling
curious
observed
youngster / kid / teenager
adult
murmur / sigh / mutter
shout /scream / shriek
silent / tranquil / peaceful
noisy
closer
further / farther
dropping / descending
rising / increasing
inquisitive / interested
uninterested / indifferent
saw / examined / watched
unnoticed / ignored / missed
Write down synonyms and antonyms of the following words.
Language study
Find synonyms or antonyms from the text.
Synonyms Antonyms
terrible black
amazing less
cried out top
frightened old
single
dark
edge
calm
white
horrible
wonderful
shouted
scared
more
double
light
centre
wild
young
bottom
Read and think