(共26张PPT)
Unit 5 Humans And Nature
Lesson 1
A Sea Story
(Period 2)
What do you feel
Telling a story may result from thousands
of reasons, but one is enough.
Poe’s reputation:
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.
Edgar Allan Poe
（1809------1849）
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》
Works:
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
3. Think and share
4. Practice and Perform
5 steps are designed。
5. Homework
1.Activate and share：
review
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
Beginning
process
Ending
A student retells the story.
1.What is the text type of the passage
A. Narration (记叙文)
B. Argumentative Essay (议论文)
C. Expository Writing (说明文)
D. Practical Writing (应用文)
答案 A
Read for structure
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
Prensention: 1.
Read for
structure.
introduction
(paragraph1)
development
Climax
Ending
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Background/Beginning
part1
part 2
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
Pair work: What’s the function of paragraph 1
Prensention: To appreciate Poe’s skills of writing.
It serves as the hook of the text.
It makes readers wonder what will happen next.
It makes the reader ask for wh- questions about the text.
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
Read for tenses:
When the Moskoe-storm came...
..., we were going in the direction of the whirlpool...
At that moment, when we on the edge of the whirlpool …we were moving towards it.
When the boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool, we were going round in circles at great speed.
Then he made three important observations.
Soon the whirlpool became less wild ...
a sea story
1.The Past Continuous tense and the Simple Past tense.
frightened
hopeless
calmer
much calmer
curious
tired and
relieved
Writing the story in first person makes the readers feel as if they were experincing all the things happened in the story. Then the feeings of the story teller are easy to understand while the story is well organized.
2.Why did the writer use the past continuous tense
3.Why did the writer write in the first person
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
The past continuous tense gives you pictures of what was happening in the story which makes the story vivid.
One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands where we often risked going and got more fish than others. All at once, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm. A huge wave covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea. My elder brother put his mouth close to my ear and cried out “Moskoe-strom!” The moment I heard the word I became very frightened. I knew what he meant by that one word well enough.
Read the second paragrah, find the sentence which describes the environment.
2. Read and explore
1. Activate and share
叠言（Rhetorical repetition）
Repetition is kind of defined itself when something is repeated.
这种修辞法是指在特定的语境中，将相同的结构，相同意义词组成句子重叠使用，以增强语气和力量。
明喻（Simile）
Parallelism
排比, 平行
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things by using connecting words such as "like" or "as," highlighting similarities between them.
是以两种具有相同特征的事物和现象进行对比，表明本体和喻体之间的相似关系，两者都在对比中出现。常用比喻词like, as, as if, as though, seem, similar to, such as等，
“It consists of pharases or sentences of similar construction and meaning placed side by side, balancing each other.”
这种修辞法是把两个或两个以上的结构大体相同或相似,意思相关,语气一致的短语.句子排列成串,形成一个整体。
Read for Rhetoric(修辞)
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
With the wind and waves, we were going in the direction of the whirlpool. We were hopeless. Nothing could save us. I felt sick, as if I was falling from a mountain top in a dream. We went round and round, nearer and nearer to the horrible edge of the whirlpool. It may appear strange, but at that moment, when we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it. I began to think how amazing a thing it was to die in such a way, and how wonderful it was to see the power of nature. Suddenly, we went over the edge. I thought my life was over. But moment after moment passed, and I was still safe.
Read the third paragraph, find the sentences which contain rhetoric.
2. Read and explore
1. Activate and share
The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed. I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool—trees and barrels. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. I then made three important observations. The first, the larger the bodies were, the more rapidly they fell; the second, between two objects of equal extent, round objects fell down less rapidly; and the third, between two objects of the same size, objects shaped like a tube fell down more slowly. So I tied myself to a barrel to help me float. I tried to make my brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat. Without waiting, I jumped into the sea to try and escape
Read the fourth paragrah, find the three observations the storyteller made .
2. Read and explore
1. Activate and share
As you can see, the reason why I’m here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. Some time after I left the boat, with my brother in it, it was pulled into the bottom of the whirlpool. Soon after that, the whirlpool became less wild. Then the sky was clear, the wind calmer, and the moon was shining. I was still tied to the barrel and the waves soon carried me to an area where the other fishermen were. In the end, a boat picked me up. I was very tired. The fishermen were very old friends, but they were unable to recognise me. When I told them my story, they did not believe it. Now I have told you, and I cannot expect you to believe me any more than the fishermen did.
Read the last paragrah, find the sentences which contains Parallelism. Find the adverbs or phrases expressing time.
2. Read and explore
1. Activate and share
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
2. Read and explore
1. Activate and share
3. Think and share
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Think and share
Groupwork:
Assessment sheet
Items Criteria Yes/No
Content reasonable and logical
Language good pronunciation
Presentation confident and fluent
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
Items Criteria Yes
/No
Content reasonable and logical
Language good pronunciation
Presentation confident and fluent
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
3. Think and share
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.
Items Criteria Yes/No
Content reasonable and logical
Language good pronunciation
Presentation confident and fluent
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.
Items Criteria Yes/No
Content reasonable and logical
Language good pronunciation
Presentation confident and fluent
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.
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
3. Think and share
4. Practice and Perform
No matter how bad fate is,people should always act, where there’s life, there is hope.
——Stephen Hawking
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
a sea story
2. The thematic meaning of the story.
1. appreciating Poe’s skills
of writing.
summary
1. Activate and share
2. Read and explore
3. Think and share
1. Write a short story about something scary or unusual you experienced or you know.
your writing should contain:
①Basic structure of a story .
② Descriptions in different situations to show different feelings.
Requirements:
1. Try to make your description of the events vivid;
2. Include your feelings and thoughts;
3. Use linking words to make your story smooth.
2. Underline the attributive clauses.
Homework
5.Homework
4. Practice and Perform
Never give up no matter what you face.
The natural world is beautiful and is shared by all living things： humans, animals and plants. we can explore nature but we must not harm it. We must do our best to protect nature. If we work together we can protect nature for further generations. Only when humans live in harmony with nature can humans and nature sail into a bright future hand in hand.
