1、ReadingThe Inuit Legend of Sedna the Sea GoddessDo you know legend?Legend:a very old and popular story that may be true.Now lets share The Inuit Legend of Sedna the Sea Goddess.Glance the legend quickly and match the paragraph with the correct sentence.n 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n 6n 7A.Sedna discovered that he
2、r husband was a sea bird.B.The Inuit believe Sedna has power over the animals in the sea.C.The bird man was so angry at Sednas escape that he caused a sea storm.D.Sednas father threw Sedna into the sea and she became a sea goddess.E.Sedna didnt want to get married but her father told her she must.F.
3、Sednas father helped his daughter escape.G.Sedna agreed to marry a stranger who promised her a good life.Read the text again and answer the following questions.1.Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?2.Why did the bird man dress up as a human?3.What do you think happened or should hav
4、e happened to Sednas father?1.Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?2.Why did the bird man dress up as a human?Because her father was getting too old to look after her.Because he wanted to marry Sedna and he thought that she wouldnt marry him if she knew he was a bird.3.What do you th
5、ink happened or should have happened to Sednas father?Perhaps he died in the storm or should have died in the storm,because hes not a good father to Sedna.Work in groups to make up dialogues by using the information in the text and then act them out.You can start like this:(Narration 旁白)Sedna was a
6、beautiful young Inuit woman who lived alone offshore with her father.There were many hunters who wished to marry her but she refused them all.F:the father S:Sedna B:bird manF:Dear,the man looks strong,why not marry him?S:Dad,I think he is strong in appearance but weak in reality.F:Ok.But you must ac
7、cept the next man who asks for your hand in marriage.The following day.Learn the key words and expressions.【Key words】approach Inuit urge grab canoe guilty ignore flap【Key Expressions】provide with ask for ones hand in marriage have no choice but to do sth.feel guilty about.let out in search of cut o
8、ff hang on to yell at.给.提供.向某人求婚除.之外别无选择发出寻找对.感到愧疚紧紧握住切断对.吼叫Fill in the blanks according to the passage.Sedna was a beautiful young Inuit woman and many hunters wished to marry her but she _ them all,which made her father so angry that he _ at her,You must accept the next man who asks for your hand
9、in _ .The following day,a stranger _ and Sednas father _ this hunter to marry his daughter.The man promised toyelledrefusedmarriageurgedapproached _ Sedna with a good life and he looked handsome.Sedna agreed to marry him and went to his island with him.When they arrived at the island,Sedna found her
10、 huaband was a sea bird,but she had no _but to stay with him.Howerer,with time going by,she still could not become _ to the bird man.usedchoiceprovide So she began to call her fathers name and when her father heard her cry,he felt so _ that he decided to go _ _ _ her.The father found his daughter an
11、d tried to take her home.When they two were_ _for home,the bird man found them and he threathened the father.Sednas father was so _ thatofin searchguiltysetting offscared he abandoned Sedna and even _ _ her fingers when shes trying to _ _ _ the side of the canoe.As a result,Sednas fingers became large sea _and Sedna herself sank to the bottom of the sea,becoming the goddess of the sea.cut offhang on tomammals1.Polish your conversation after class;2.Do the reading exercise(A&B)in English Weekly.
