(共17张PPT)
Unit 8
Lesson 3
To understand the characters' relationship and plot of the extract
To analyse and appreciate its language and writing techniques
To practise writing by employing the techniques
Learning Objectives
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Jules Verne
(1828-1905)
Jules Verne,a ___________novelist, was called ____________________.
His materpieces include Jounery to the Centre of the Earth(1864), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days(1873).
French
Father of Science Fiction
leagues
a school of fish
huge marine creatures
unknown scary monsters
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20,000
What will you see if you are
under the sea
Previously
In 1866, a series of strange, mysterious and unexplained strange things happened on the sea which were caused by a “sea monster” considered to be similar to a narwhal(独角鲸). At the invitation of the U.S. government, French naturalist Prof. Aronnax joined the expedition to search for sea monsters.
Read the extract from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and find out what happened .
Professor Aronnax
Discuss Leader
Plot Expert
Word Master
Passage Person
Find at least ONE passage that contain vivid and impressive description of the characters or events.
Read the passage(s) aloud to your group and show your reasons for choosing it/them.
Find THREE words/expressions that
contain vivid description of the characters
or situations or that are new to you.
Explain the meanings of words/ex-
pressions.
Give reasons for choosing the them.
Analyse the relationship among characters in this extract.
Visualise the relationship with a graph/chart/map.
Organise a group discussion for everyone to share their work.
Study the plot of this extract
Draw a graph/chart/map to show
the development of events.
Practice retelling the plot based
on the graph/chart/map.
Discuss Leader
Analyse the relationship among characters in this extract.
Visualise the relationship with a graph/chart/map.
Organise a group discussion for everyone to share their work.
Plot Expert
Study the plot of this extract
Draw a graph/chart/map to show
the development of events.
Practice retelling the plot based
on the graph/chart/map.
Read and Explore 2
a.There was a crash and I fell from the boat.
b.I sank and swam to the boat, crying for help.
e.Conseil stopped the professor from drawn.
d.The professor sank into the ocean again.
f.I was taken into the submarine
c.I struck a submarine and met Ned.
Read and Explore 2
a.There was a crash and I fell from the boat.
b.I sank and swam to the boat, crying for help.
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e.Conseil stopped the professor from drawning.
d.The professor sank into the ocean again.
f.I was taken into the submarine
c.I struck a submarine and met Ned.
ups and downs
Read and Explore 3
1. The darkness was intense.
2. I grabbed my faithful Conseil's arm with one hand.
3. ...that my chest collapsed — my eyes closed,
unconscious.
very great / extreme in strength or degree
become flat/empty
line 4
line 15
line 35
take hold of sb./sth. suddenly, firmly or roughly
水底一片浓墨般的漆黑,令人压抑!
Read and Explore 4
1. “Help, Help”I shouted, swimming towards the boat
in desperation. I was sinking! I couldn't breathe! “Help!” My mouth filled with water; I struggled against being drawn deeper, deeper down.
By using character's actions, words and thoughts.
2. It was evidently a hard, solid body. The black back...was smooth, polished...The blow produced a sound of metal.
Sensory description ( , , )
touch
sight
hearing
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What would happen to “us” after being
drawn down to this incredible machine
Write a few lines about your prediction by
employing the writing techniques you have
learnt today.
Assignment
1. Polish your contiuation and develop it into a short passage (about 60 words).
2. Read A Contiuation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea on P40 to compare your ending with the
original one.
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