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Unit 5 What an adventure!
Developing Ideas(20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)
Lead-in
About the author
Introduce Jules Verne based on the questions.
1. What is Jules Verne famous for
2. How do people call him Why
3. What are his most famous books
Father of science fiction.
His adventure stories.
1 league ≈ 4km
20,000 leagues ≈
Adaptation
What is the other part
Skimming
Structure
Introduction
What is the part
in italics (斜体的)
Read part 1 carefully and answer the questions.
Scanning
Who are the characters
Where are they
Why are they here
Captain
Nemo
Pierre Aronnax:
a biologist professor
Conseil:
Aronnax's servant
Ned Land:
a whale
hunter
How can I look back upon the impression left upon me by that walk under the waters Words are not enough to relate such wonders.
Which is the topic sentence of the adaptation part
Pay attention to person (人称) and tense (时态)of the sentences.
Could Conseil and I comunicate with each other by words
Why did I no longer feel the weight of my clothes
How did my head feel
Conseil and I remained near each other as if an exchange of words had been possible through our metal cases.
I no longer felt the weight of my clothes or my thick helmet, inside which my head shook like a nut in its shell.
No.
Detailed reading
Because of buoyancy (浮力).
My head shook like
a nut in its shell.
What did I see when walking on the sea bed
The light
The water
The sand
The light, which lit the soil thirty feet below the surface of the ocean, astonished me by its power.
The solar rays shone through the watery mass easily, and consumed all color, and I clearly distinguished objects at a distance of one hundred and fifty yards.
1 foot ≈ 0.3m 30 feet ≈
1 yard ≈ 0.9m 150 yards ≈
Why could I clearly distinguish objects in the distance
Because the sun rays
lit the water brightly.
Views Sentences Questions
The water What were the difference and similarity between water and air
The seabed What did the sand look like
The interaction of the light, water and seabed What was the sand compared to
How did the sea bed react to the sunlight
What happened to the sea water
Truly this water which surrounded me was but another air heavier than the Earth's atmosphere, but almost as clear.
but adv. only
e.g. We can but try.
What were the difference and similarity between water and air
The water was heavier than the Earth's atmosphere, but almost as clear.
We were walking on fine, even sand, not wrinkled, as on a flat shore, which keeps the impression of the waves.
What did the sand look like
It was flat and smooth
with no wrinkles.
How to guess a word
Part of speech (词性)
Context
This dazzling carpet, really a reflector, drove away the rays of the sun with wonderful intensity, which accounted for the vibration which passed through every atom of liquid.
What was the sand compared to
How did the seabed react to the sunlight
What happened to the sea water
A carpet & reflector
It reflected the light with strength.
The water was shaking.
Retelling
Adventures under the sea Views Feelings
The solar rays ... The water ... The sand ... The power of the light ...
Walking on the sand, I felt like ...
At the depth of 30 feet, I felt as if ...
Language style
Words with new meanings:
The author used some simple but multi-meaning words to describe the scenery accurately and vividly.
impression relate even
dazzling consume fine
Homework
Option 1
Continue to read the English version of this book. After reading, you can write a book report.
Option 2
What do you think will happen next in the story Write your own story and share it with the class.
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