1、Ask the students if they have seen the films about the sea and ask them to tell the class.Then show the class some pictures.nn Sandy Ricks is sent by his Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key,a rustic mom to Coral Key,a rustic island in the Florida keys,island in the Florida keys,to spend the
2、summer with to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks.his uncle Porter Ricks.Sandy dislikes everything Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment about his new environment until a new friend comes until a new friend comes into his life,a dolphin into his life,a dolphin named Flipper,t
3、hat brings named Flipper,that brings uncle and nephew together uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a summer adventure of a lifetime.lifetime.nn WaterworldWaterworld(19951995)nn The polar ice caps have melted,and the earth is The polar ice caps
4、have melted,and the earth is covered by water.The remaining people travel the covered by water.The remaining people travel the seas in order to survive.Several different societies seas in order to survive.Several different societies exist.The Mariner falls from his customary and exist.The Mariner fa
5、lls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of the Deacon.the Deacon.nn Jaws(Jaws(19751975)nn The pe
6、ople of Amity Island have become victim to a The people of Amity Island have become victim to a man-eating Great White Shark.The town officials man-eating Great White Shark.The town officials hesitate to warn people about the shark for fear of hesitate to warn people about the shark for fear of losi
7、ng business during their busiest time of year.So losing business during their busiest time of year.So the shark is kept quiet from almost all of the town until the shark is kept quiet from almost all of the town until someone is attacked in broad daylight and killed.someone is attacked in broad dayl
8、ight and killed.Martin Brody,the chief of police,takes it upon himself Martin Brody,the chief of police,takes it upon himself to kill the shark,with help from Matt Hooper,a young to kill the shark,with help from Matt Hooper,a young marine biologist,and marine biologist,and QuintQuint,a shark expert.
9、They sail,a shark expert.They sail out to sea,hoping to catch the shark dead or alive.out to sea,hoping to catch the shark dead or alive.WhirlpoolSea stormThe horizon was covered with a cloud.The ship was covered by an enormous wave.Reading:1).Fast reading:use the strategies to put the paragraphs A,
10、B and C in the correct order.2).Read the story again and answer the following questions:1.Why did the writers younger brother fall overboard?An enormous wave washed him overboard.2.Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool?The wind and waves were taking it there.3.Why did the writer tie himself to a
11、 barrel?Heavier objects went down into the whirlpool quickly.The barrel was lighter.4.Why didnt his brother do the same?He was terrified.5.Why did his old companions not recognisehim?Because his hair was white,not black.Pair work:suppose you are a reporter,interview the victim about his experience,u
12、sing the following words to help you:years ago,one day,all at once,survive,recover,in the direction of,on the edge of,moment after moment,at great speed,tie to,as you can see escape,in the end,pick up,exhausted,recognize.Language pointsEdge:n.the part or place where something ends or begins or that
13、is farthest from its centre.V.To provide with an edge or border.1.不要太走进悬崖边缘.2.Dont go too near the edge of the cliff.2.他觉得快要发疯了.He felt he was on the edge of madness.3.她有一条镶了兰边的手帕.She had a white handkerchief edged with blue.4.他已经营了这个公司好几年,但他们想方设法排挤他.Hes been running the company for years,but theyre
14、 trying to edge him out now.Escape vi.get free,get away from imprisonment or control.n.(act or action of)escape,n.something that frees one from unpleasant or full reality.太平门a fire escape1.她渴望脱离母亲的管束(domination)She longed to escape from her mothers domination.2.生活变得实在难以忍受时，他就逃避现实When life became too
15、 difficult,he escaped into a dream world of his own.3.他想逃脱惩罚He wanted to escape punishment/being punished.4.煤气从管道的一个小洞里漏出.The gas was escaping from a small hole in the pipe.5.那些打劫银行的匪徒乘车逃逸The bank robbers made their escape in a car.6.墙塌下来,险些砸着她.She had a narrow escape when the wall nearly fell on he
16、r.7.我阅读爱情小说以逃避现实.I read love stories as an escape from reality.moment after moment“单数名词+after+单数名词”,表示一个接一个地,接连地(=one following the other or another).1.他一次又一次地犯错误.He made mistake after mistake.2.他们一次又一次地失败,但仍然坚持着干,最后成功了.They met with failure after failure,but they persisted,and finally succeeded.3.我
17、等了一天又一天,但没有得到答复.I waited day after day,but no reply came.Survive:v.to continue to live or exist,esp.after coming close to death.v.to continue to live or exist after.Survivor:n.a person who has continue to live,in spite of coming close to death.1.她父母死于车祸,但她却幸免于难.Her parents died in the accident,but s
18、he survived.2.这次火灾中没有几所建筑物幸免于难.Few buildings survived the fire/big earthquake.3.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者.There was only one survivor from/of the plane crash.Recover:v.to get back or bring back(esp.something lost or taken away).V.(from)to return to the proper state of health,strength,ability,etc.V.to(get onese
19、lf or ones sense,powers,etc)back into a proper or favourable state or position.1.警察找到了被盗的珠宝.The police recovered the stolen jewellery.2.他病得厉害,不大可能恢复健康了.He is very ill and unlikely to recover.3.他几乎跌倒,但还是站稳了.He almost fell,but managed to recover himself.Recognize:1).v.to know again(someone or somethin
20、g one has seen,heard,or experiencedbefore).2).V.to accept as being legal or real,or as having value.3).V.To see clearly though perhaps unwilling;be prepared to admit1.这个城镇的变化太大了,你会认不出它来的.The town has changed so much you wouldnt recognize it.2.她是个公认的教英语的权威.She is a recognized authority on teaching En
21、glish.3.你必须认清公司所处的困境.You must recognized the difficult position the company is in.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
22、of life.The important part the sea plays in humans lifevarious seafood the sea provides for us Sea transportSeashore traveling Ocean energy resources the damage and disasters the sea brings us The biggest tsunami(海啸)happened in the south and southeast Asia during the recent 10 years cost tens of thousands lives.Titanic sank after colliding(碰撞)with a huge glacier(冰川).Homework:write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of the sea.
