(共27张PPT)
Using Language
seaweed
sea star
coral
kelp
sea horse
dolphins
seal
turtle
killer whale
jellyfish
eel
shark
sea-slug
parrotfish
sea gulls
shells
Reading and discussing
Listening
Listen to the tape and answer questions.
Q1: How many animals does the writer mention in the diary? What are they ?
Q2: There is another kind of creature mentioned in the diary, not fish, which are described much, esp. their shapes. What are they ?
Nine. Little orange and white fish. Small fish clean the bodies of larger fish. Parrotfish. Sea-slug. Sea star. Turtle. Eel . Clam . Reef sharks.
2. corals.
Fast reading
Complete exercise 1 on page 24.
Topic
Colours and shapes
Dangers
Reflecting
The reef’s edge
A final thought
Some sea creatures
Paragraph
2
4
1
5
6
3
Detailed reading
1.I am sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day ----a day of pure magic !
(1)with复合结构的构成: (在句中作定语或状语)
with + n. /pron. +adj. /adv. /prep. /to do /doing /done
(2)reflect on /upon 思考某事
be reflected in… 映在……中
reflect sth. From sth.从某事物反射
(2012.辽宁高考)
The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog ( ) them.
A. to follow B. following
C. followed D. follows
答案:B
2. The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colours surrounding me------purples, reds, oranges, yellows, blues and greens.
be /become aware of / that 知道 ;意识到
be aware of sb. /sth. 侧重状态,后面既可以跟of介词短语又可以跟that/ what/ how 等引导的从句; become aware of 侧重动作。
eg. Most teenagers are not ( ) the danger of playing computer games, which I think does more harm than good to them.
A. well aware to B. well aware of
C. aware that D. very aware of
答案:B
Be well aware of 对……相当清楚
3.Then there were two grey reef sharks, each about one and a half meters long, which suddenly appeared from behind some corals.
Each of which was about one and a half meters long.
独立主格结构通常在句中作状语和定语,常见形式为:
名词/代词+形容词/副词/名词/介词短语/分词/不定式
Eg. Time permitting, we’ll go to the park.
(2012.新课标全国卷)
The party will be held in the garden, weather ( ).
A. permitting B. to permit
C. permitted D. permit
答案:A
4.I told myself they weren’t dangerous but that didn’t stop me from feeling scared to death for a moment !
Scare: (v.)恐吓,受惊吓
Scare sb. away/off把某人吓跑/吓退
Scare sb. into doing sth.吓得某人去做某事
Scared: (adj.)害怕的,对……感到惊慌的
Be scared of sb./sth.害怕某人/某物
Be scared of doing sth.害怕发生某事
Be scared to do sth.害怕做某事
Be scared to death.吓死
Eg. 1. My mother is scared ( ) fly in a plane.
2. Don’t be scared ( ) snakes.
3. A figure in the dark almost scared me ( ) death.
答案:to ; of ; to
5. The water was quite shallow but where the reef ended, there was a steep drop to the sandy ocean floor.
句型:where …,there be… 在有……的地方,就有…….
有志者事竟成。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有水的地方就有生命。
Where there is water, there is life.
After reading
Q1: What did the writer do in the morning
on 19th January?
He went snorkeling.
Q2: What did he think after seeing such
extraordinary beauty?
He thought every cell in his body woke up and it was like discovering a whole new dimension of life.
Q3: What is the first thing he became
aware of?
All the vivid colors surrounding him.
Q4: Does he think the corals are fantastic?
Why?
Yes. Because they were shaped like fans, plates, brains, lace and so on.
Q5: Did he frighten the fish when he swam among them?
No, he didn’t. The fish didn’t seem to
mind him swimming among them.
Q6: Were there anything that made him
feel frightened? What were they?
Yes. there were. He didn’t want to get close to the eel and the giant clam. The grey reef shark made him scared to death.
1.Discuss the delights and dangers when snorkeling, then list them.
2.Complete the exercise 3 on page 25.
Warm night air
The waving long thin seaweed
Hard bird-like mouth
A yellow-spotted red sea-slug
A large wise-looking turtle
Strong sharp teeth
Thick green lips
Two grey reef sharks
A new dimension of life
It is a day of ( ) magic! I went snorkeling on the reef ( ) this morning and saw such extraordinary beauty that ( ) every cell in my body. The first thing I became ( ) of was all the ( ) colours surrounding me. They were ( ) and shaped likes fans, plates, brains and so on.
There were some sea creatures. I esp. loved the little orange and white fish that ( ) in the waving long thin seaweed and the small fish that ( ) bodies of larger fish. Explored with my underwater flashlight, the parrotfish was hanging ( ), a sea-slug was ( ) by a blue sea star, a turtle was passing so ( ) to me. An eel, a clam and two sharks seemed so dangerous and and made me feel ( ) to death. There was a ( ) drop where the reef ended. I was ( ) in this ( ) world.