A NEW DIMENSION OF LIFEA NEW DIMENSION OF LIFE
指导教师:骆小山 林慧琴指导教师:骆小山 林慧琴福州格致中学 蔡华萍福州格致中学 蔡华萍
Unit 3 Under the sea
seaweed
海草 海藻
coral 珊瑚
parrotfish 鹦嘴鱼 sea-slug 海蛞蝓
parrotfish
鹦嘴鱼
sea-star 海星
turtle 海龟
eel 海鳗 clam 蛤
sea-star 海星
eel 海鳗
sea-star 海星
clam 蛤
shark 鲨鱼
She is holding her book upside down.
She is sucking her milk through a straw.
Match the definitions with the underlined words and expressions.1.He is aware of
the danger.
2.The box was painted a vivid red.
3.Reflect on what I have said to you.
4.Seeing the snake, she was scared to death.
1. very bright in color
2.get to know
3.terribly frightened
4.think deeply about
Task 1: Glance quickly through the diary entry and number the paragraph topics in the correct order.
( ) colors and shapes( ) the reef’s edge( ) dangers( ) a final thought( ) reflecting( ) some sea creatures
2
5
4
6
1
3
Task 2: Skim the passage and find out how many parts the passage is divided into.
Part 1 (Paragraph 1):The writer’s reflection.
What the writer saw under the see.
The writer’s final thought.
Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-5):
Part 3 (Paragraph 6):
Then give the main idea of each part.
Listening tip
Before each listening, go through the task as quickly as possible.
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Task 1:Listen to the first two paragraphs once and fill in the missing words.
It was the most _______thing I
have ever done. Seeing such ___________ beauty, I think every
cell in my body ____ up. It was like discovering a whole ____dimension of life.
fantastic
extraordinarywoke
new
The first thing I became _____ of was all the vivid ______ surrounding me—purples, reds, oranges, yellows, blues and greens. The corals were fantastic—they were _____ like fans, plates, brains, lace, mushrooms, the branches of trees and the horns of deer. And all kinds of small, neat and elegant ____ were swimming in and around the corals.
awarecolours
shaped
fish
Description Creature
hid in the seaweed
cleaned the bodies of larger fish
hung upside down and sucked
slid by a sea-star
passed so close to me
only showed its head, watching for a fish
half buried in coral, waiting for food
suddenly appeared from behind coral
1.a sea-slug 2.the little orange and white fish 3. the small fish 4.a turtle 5. the parrotfish 6.sharks 7.the giant clam 8.an eel
2
3
5
1
4
8
7
6
Task 2: Listen and choose
Task 3:Listen to the last two paragraphs and choose the right answer. 1.The writer said she was very brave, because_____. A. she went snorkeling alone on the reef offshore on the morning of January 19th B. she got close to two grey sharks, which suddenly appeared from behind some coral C. she swam over the edge of the reef and hung there looking down into the depths of the ocean
2.The writer felt that ______. A. she was a tiny spot compared with the enormous ocean world B. the ocean was a tiny spot compared with the whole world C. the water was quite shallow and clear where the reef ended
Group work: Tell each other about the times you had feelings like these.
1.It was a day of pure magic.2.It was the most fantastic thing I
have ever done.3.Seeing such extraordinary beauty, I think every cell in my body woke
up.4.It was like discovering a whole new dimension of life.5. I felt scared to death.6.My heart was beating wildly.
Required: 1.Write five sentences to express your feelings about the underwater world. 2.Underline all the noun groups in this lesson and pay special attention to the order of adjectives. (We’ll deal with them in the next period.)
Optional: Surf the Internet and find more information about the living things under the sea and talk about them with your partner.