Extensive reading[上学期]

课件22张PPT。Extensive reading Lead-in1. What is happening in the pictures? It is a typhoon. When there is a typhoon, great damages will be done to the building on land, and ships in the sea as well.
2. Which words can you think of when you see the pictures?
Frightening, strong winds, huge waves, and so on.typhoonPre-reading 1. Who plays the most important part in controlling a ship?
The captain, of course.
2. What usually happened when there was a typhoon? Strong winds, roaring of the winds, huge waves, white towers of foam and so on.
3. What about the barometer reading before a typhoon? Does it stand high or low?
It usually stands very low before a storm or a typhoon coming.Reading 1. Why did Captain MacWhirr think there was a typhoon ahead?
As we all know, before a storm the reading of the barometer is usually low. When Captain MacWhirr observed the steady fall of the barometer, he knew that a typhoon was on its way. 2. Who was probably the author of the passage?
The author of the passage was probably a Chinese worker on board. He was finding what people on board were doing, except when “he must have been asleep”. And from the first paragraph, we can get some information about it, too. 3. Why did the unexpected stillness of the air make Jukes feel uncomfortable?
The wind suddenly dropped, and there was no wind, not a breath, after such a storm. The stillness suggested a greater storm was coming, so Jukes felt uncomfortable. 4. What does the sentence “Another one like this, and that’s the last of her.” mean?
It means that if another white tower of foam (a very big wave) struck the ship, it would sink. 5. What does Captain MacWhirr mean by saying “I wouldn’t like to lose her.”?
From what Captain MacWhirr had done to saved the ship, and what he had said before and during the storm, we can determine that Captain MacWhirrr was a person with great courage, and he would never give up trying until the ship got over the typhoon.Explanation 1. The heat was close.
close: lacking fresh or freely moving
air.
2. There’s some dirty weather knowing
about.
dirty: (of the weather) rough and
unpleasant. 3. What’s up?
What’s up = What’ up with you?
= What’s the matter with
you?
4. She’s done for.
done for: finished or worn out or
very tired or about to die
etc. 5. It was the lowest reading he had
ever seen.
reading: a figure shown by a
measuring instrument.Retelling The Nanshan, returning home, barometer, talks between Captain and Engineer, fight against the first storm, a second storm was coming. Key words： Sample: I’d like to retell as Captain MacWhirr. I, as Captain of the Nanshan, was traveling from the south to Fuzhou, with Chinese workers on board. When I found the steady fall of barometer, I knew that a terrible storm was coming. We had to get ready for it. I had all the crew to be ready for the typhoon. The storm came all of a sudden. We had to fight against the storm, working together. Though it was hard work, we did it. The wind suddenly stopped. Some workers felt that the storm was over. But they were wrong. Another even bigger one moved towards the ship. I had to face it and try my best to save the boat.Homework 1. Try to talk about another disaster
in your own words.
2. Preview the Reading and Writing
on Page 80.