Unit 7《The Sea》Lesson 4.ppt

Discussion (group work): What important parts does the sea play in our life ? What disasters does the sea bring to us human beings? How can we benefit from the sea? The sea which covers 70% percent of the earth is the origin of life. The important part the sea plays in human’s life Various seafood the sea provides for us. Sea transport Seashore traveling Ocean energy resources The damage and disasters the sea brings to us. The biggest tsunami (海啸) happened in the south and southeast Asia during the recent 10 years cost tens of thousands lives. Homework Write a story about the sea that you know. There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。 * * Unit 7 The Sea Lesson 4 What will the title remind you of? tsunami , seismic sea wave 海啸 Titanic Jaws Water World The Day after Tomorrow The Piano Treasure Island Whirlpool TASK 1: Sequencing Look at the pictures and decide which one is the beginning, middle and the end of the stories. The key: B -A-C Read each paragraph. Pay attention to the linking words, e.g. one day(the beginning), suddenly (the middle), in the end (the end). Decide a possible order and then check whether it is right or not. Why did the writer’s younger brother fall into the sea? A. He fell into the sea by accident. B. He jumped into the sea in order to survive. C. He was washed overboard by an enormous wave. D. He wanted to save his brother. TASK 2：Reading Comprehension Choose the best answer. 2.Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool? We drove it toward the whirlpool to save my younger brother. B. The wind and waves were in that direction. C. We wanted to go to safer places. D. Nothing could save us. 3. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel? A. He did that to save his brother. B. There was only a barrel in the whirlpool at that moment. C. Lighter objects like a barrel go down more slowly. D. His brother told him to do so. 4. Why didn’t his brother do the same? He was too frightened. He thought it was dangerous to do so. He had no time to