课件21张PPT。M3 U7 LESSON 4-2Sea StoriesLanguage UseObjectives By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
? retell the sea story by using linking expressions;
? understand & use the topic-related vocabulary: happen, recover, escape, survive, recognize & pick up;
? Use the words, phrases & collocations to report an experience.about three years ago … happened
one day… were coming back
all at once … was covered with
… was trying to recover when …
at that moment … felt calmer
suddenly … went over the edge
soon afterwards … became less violent
then …
in the end … picked me up About three years ago, something terrible ________ to me. One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands. All at once, the sky was ______ ______ dark clouds and soon we were in a terrible storm. An enormous wave ______ our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea. Our boat ________, and I was trying to ______ when my elder brother ______ ______ the terrifying word “whirlpool!” happenedcovered withsurvivedcoveredrecoverscreamed outFill in the blanks according the text. It may seem strange, but at that moment, when we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt calmer. I tied myself to a barrel to help me ______. My brother was ______ and stayed in the heavy boat. Without waiting, I dived into the sea to try and ______.
As you can see, I did ______. Some time after I left the boat, the boat ______ into the bottom of the whirlpool. Soon afterwards, the whirlpool became less violent and the waves carried me to a safe area. In the end, my friends ______ me ______, but they were unable to ________ me.floatterrifiedescapeescapesankpickeduprecogniseExtracts from TitanicThis is a mirror the operators have recovered, and Rose recognises it immediately.Read the following sentences to discover the usage of the underlined words and expressions.
1. Just on its first voyage in 1912, a total disaster happened toTitanic.
This is a mirror the operators have recovered, and Rose recognises it immediately.
2. According to Rose’s monologue(独白),we can see she wanted to escape from her present life. Inside, she was screaming.
3. Jack had picked up the bad habit of gambling(赌博) before, and this time his gamble paid off.
4. He happened to have won the bet and got a ticket for the first voyage of Titanic. Read the following sentences to discover the usage of the underlined words and expressions.
5. Titanic was heading for its destination. All at once, an huge iceberg appeared. Although emergent measures had been taken, it still advanced at great speed. Soon afterwards,Titanic was leaking.
6. Passengers pushed their way in the direction of safer places.
7. They screamed out for help.
8. But Titanic could not escape / avoid sinking down.Read the following sentences to discover the usage of the underlined words and expressions.
9. Rose was picked up with the help of Jack so that she could float at the sea.
10. It happened that she recovered her sense when the rescue came; therefore she survived (the tragedy). She is one of the few survivors. Her survival is just a narrow escape (from death).
11. Year after year passed, but it was still hard for Rose to recover from the shock.
12. Titanic is widely recognised as / to be one of the greatest movies in the world.Summarize the usage of the key words:1. happen (1, 4, 10)
2. recover (1, 11)
3. escape (2, 8, 10)
4. survive (10)
5. recognize (1, 12)
6. pick up (3, 9)happen viSth. (terrible/unpleasant) happened to sb. Sb. happened to do sth.It happened that …Jack happened to have won the bet and got a ticket for the first voyage of Titanic.Just on its first voyage in 1912, a total disaster happened toTitanic. It happened that Jack won the bet and got a ticket for the first voyage of Titanic.More explanations ◆ He is the only survivor in the air crash.survive vt./vi.survival (n.)survivor(arrive ------ arrival ------ arriver)◆ Of all the passengers in the plane that crashed, only he survived.◆ His only chance of survive was a heart transplant.◆ Only he survived the air crash.◆ The old lady survived her husband by 5 years.escape v./n.A lion escaped from its cage.He failed to escape punishment / being punished.He narrowly escaped drowning.a narrow escape (from death) 九死一生get back / bring back
恢复(能力、健康等)
More explanations recover vi./vt.recovery n. [ discover v. ------ discovery n. ]recover one’s hearing / sight / senserecover from one’s illness / the shock / surpriseYear after year passed, but it was still hard for Rose to recover from the shock.recognize / -se v.
More explanations recognition n.The town has changed so much that I wouldn’t recognise it.(be able to identify sb./sth.)Dogs recognize people by their smell.recognise sb./sth. as / to be… 认可[ accept … as … consider … (as / to be) …]He is a widely recognized expert on teaching English. pick upMore explanations ① The survivors were picked up by a fishing boat. ________
② He picked up the book from the floor. ________
③ Kathy picked up a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls. ________
④ He picked up a cold. ________
⑤ Where did you pick up this piece of news? ________
⑥ My radio can pick up programs from abroad. ________
⑦ Under good treatment, Mary is beginning to pick up and will soon recover. ________pick up1. give sb. a lift; collect sb.
(rescue sb from the sea or from a dangerous place)
2. lift sb. / sth.
3. learn sth. by practicing
4. hear or learn about sth.
5. improve, become better
6. receive a signal
7. get or obtain sth.More explanations Role Play: A Press Conference Work in groups of four:One is Rose, then the host/hostess and the other two act as journalists. Role play a press conference by Rose, recalling what she experienced on the sea. Try to use as many key words we learned in this period as possible.
1. Consolidate the usage of the key words.
2. Write a news report in English according to the press conference. See your handouts for help.Assignment