Anadventureatsea(P4).ppt

* An adventure at sea (P4) 12-13学年第11期总第495期 for Senior I 江苏省宿迁中学 林利 Pre-reading: How does someone typically respond when his or her life is in danger? In a panic; greatly frightened; in despair; feel helpless and hopeless; cursing; …… While-reading: 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. A magical tale of survival. B. A meditation on the role that faith plays in our lives and actions. C. A brief introduction to a film. D. Telling people how to survive in desperate situations. C 2. Divide the passage into parts and find the main idea of each part. Part 1 Beginning --- to attract readers’ attention Part 2 The introduction to the film Part 3 The comments on the film from a website 3. Do you think the film will be a hit? Why or why not? 4. How does the boy survive in the battle for survival? skills… wits and Determination… faith… he never gives up even… After-reading Paraphrase these phrases and sentences: hang on to (L1) the desperate situation (P2 L1) come out (P2 L2) wits and determination (P5 L4) face off (P6 L3) be published extremely dangerous situation hold …firmly being able to think clearly and make a good decision in a difficult situation be hostile to Math pain in your brain (P5) for Senior I 12-13学年第11期总第495期 江苏省宿迁中学 林利 Pre-reading: How do you feel before a math test? Nervous; unconfident; afraid of doing badly; you have a headache… Confident; you love math; a piece of cake; your strengths… While-reading: 1. What is the main idea of this passage? To show the reader the findings of an experiment, it is meant to tell people students can get over their worries and move past their fear of math, which might mean they perform better in tests. 2. True or false questions. The experiment suggests that math can cause physical pain to those working on math problems. Scientists saw no strong brain response from people in the second group because they were comfortable with math. People in the first group respon