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Lesson1 A Sea Story
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We are going to read a text adapted from the short story “A Descent into the Maelstr m” by Edgar Alan Poe
According to phrases below and the pictures, predict the sea story.
a fisherman a fishing boat a whirlpool
waves to escape to survive a storm
to float wild
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Narration (记叙文)
According to the title, what is the text type of the passage
who, when, where, what, why, how
Read the first two paragraphs. Discuss the questions.
Who are the main characters in the story
2. Who is telling the story
3. When and where did the story happen
4. What effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller
The main characters are the fisherman and his brothers.
The fisherman.
This story happened about three years ago in the sea.
It broke his body and soul.It took less than a single day to change his hair from black to white.
What is the order that the writer writes this story
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Time order
Read and find linking words related to time.
Read the story. Complete the information in the boxes.Then describe the storyteller’s feelings during each situation.
When we were coming back from the islands, the sky _______.Then a huge wave _________ and my younger brother __________. My elder brother__________”Moskoe-storm!”
The wind and the waves carried us______. Then, we were __________it. Suddenly, we__________.
The boat was on the inside of___________ and we were going round
_____________.
After I made three important observations. I tied myself to_______. I tried to make my brother_______, but he was_____
Soon afterwards, the whirlpool
________. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat_________.
When we were coming back from the islands, the sky _______.Then a huge wave _________ and my younger brother __________. My elder brother_________”Moskoe-storm!”
When we were coming back from the islands, the sky _______________________.
Then a huge wave ______________ and my younger brother _____________.
My elder brother
__________”Moskoe-storm!”
was covered with dark clouds
covered our boat
fell into the sea
cried out
frightened
The wind and the waves carried us___________
____________________.
Then, we were _____________it. Suddenly, we________________.
in the direction
on the edge of
went over the edge
hopeless
of the whirlpool
The boat was on the inside of________________ and we were going round
_______________________.
After I made three important observations. I tied myself to
______________________.
I tried to make my brother___________, but he was____________________.
the huge whirlpool
in circles at great speed
a barrel to help me float
understand
too frightened to get it
calm
Soon afterwards, the whirlpool
_________________. The waves soon carried me away and finally a boat________________.
became less wild
picked me up
tired
three years ago---went fishing
all at once---a terrible storm
suddenly---went over the edge
after a while--three observations
soon after that--less wild whirlpool
in the end--picked me up
frightened
hopeless
calm
tired
Post-reading
Retell the story based on the illustration.
Group Work: Think and share
1. Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didn’t
2. What does the storyteller mean by “it took only six hours to break my body and soul”
3. What lessons have you learnt from the story
4. What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature
The fisherman survived because he was calm in the whirlpool and made clear observations. Based on the observations, he saved himself by tying himself to abarrel to help him float and jumped into the sea.
1. Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didn’t
The Moskoe-storm lasted six hours . This broke his body as the storm hit him . It broke his soul as he lost two brothers in that time . The terror of the maestrom has had a very negative effect on his mind and body, which he doesn’t think they will ever recover from.
2. What does the storyteller mean by “it took only six hours to break my body and soul”
From this story, we learn that staying calm is very important even when we are in extremely dangerous situation. At the same time, we should observe what is happening and try to find out ways to escape from the danger.
3. What lessons have you learnt from the story
Humans depend on nature.
Human power is small compared with nature.
Humans may be destroyed by nature under certain ccircumstances.
4. What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature
Homework
Review the sea story and do ex.8 on page33.
Preview relative clauses on page33.

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