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Reading
Unit 4
A good read
Learning aims
通过阅读，了解《格列夫游记》的片段内容
能正确运用本课时的重点词汇
Lead in
What’s it about
Know the content of adapted excerpt by reading
Activity 1
Skimming
Look and answer.
1 What do you think the story is about from the picture
2 Do you like to read books about travel Why or why not
After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet, I was tired out. I fell down on the beach and fell asleep.
I woke up as the sun was rising, but I found I could not move. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground!
Then I felt something on my leg. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. I looked down and saw a very small man. He was just the same size as my little finger! Where was I Who was this tiny person
Soon more small men started climbing all over me. There were around 40 of them. I shouted at them—the loud noise made them all fall over. However, they soon got up again and continued moving across my body.
One of these small men began talking to me,
but I could not understand him. I did not
know what to say either. I tried to pull one
hand out of the rope and finally managed to
break free. When I lifted my left hand into the
air, the small men began to shout. I looked
down and saw a huge army of tiny people.
They were coming straight towards me. “I must run away from them,” I thought, but I did not know how to get away.
What type of text are these passages Why
Fiction
This passage is from a novel with ____________________
and____________.
imaginary characters
plots
Scan and match.
Read the passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
1
2
3
5
After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet, I was tired out. I fell down on the beach and fell asleep.
I woke up as the sun was rising, but I found I could not move. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground!
Then I felt something on my leg. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. I looked down and saw a very small man. He was just the same size as my little finger! Where was I Who was this tiny person
Soon more small men started climbing all over me. There were around 40 of them. I shouted at them—the loud noise made them all fall over. However, they soon got up again and continued moving across my body.
One of these small men began talking to me, but I could not understand him. I did not know what to say either. I tried to pull one
hand out of the rope and finally managed to break free. When I lifted my left hand into the air, the small men began to shout. I looked
down and saw a huge army of tiny people. They were coming straight towards me. “I must run away from them,” I thought, but I did not know how to get away.
c. The ship crashes. Gulliver swims ashore and falls asleep.
d. Something moves on his leg. He sees a finger-sized tiny man.
a. About 40 tiny men climb on him. He shouts, knocking them down—they soon get up.
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e. He wakes up, unable to move. His arms, legs and hair are tied down.
b. They can’t understand each other. Gulliver breaks free, spots a tiny army, but can’t escape.
Read P1,2 and answer.
1 What happened to Gulliver’s ship first
2 Why did Gulliver fall asleep on the beach
3 Which parts of Gulliver were tied to the ground
Gulliver’s ship crashed against the rocks.
Because he was tired out.
His arms, legs and hair.
Read P3 and answer.
something
1 What did Gulliver feel on his leg
2 How big was the tiny man
Gulliver felt _____________ on his leg.
The size of his thumb
The size of his little finger
The size of his hand
Read P4 and answer.
1 How many tiny men climbed on Gulliver
____________ tiny men climbed on him.
2 What happened after Gulliver shouted at the tiny men
The tiny men ran away and never came back.
The tiny men fell over but soon got up again.
The tiny men started fighting with each other.
Around 40
Read P5 and answer.
1 Could Gulliver understand the tiny man’s words
Yes, he could completely.
No, he couldn’t at all.
2 What did Gulliver see after he broke free
A huge ship coming to save him.
A tiny army of small men.
A Put the sentences below in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-5 in the boxes.
a Gulliver pulled one hand free and thought about running away.
b Gulliver swam to land.
c Gulliver saw more small men, but he could not understand their language.
d Gulliver woke up and found that he was tied to the ground.
e Gulliver saw the first small man.
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1
4
2
3
Read the excerpt again and answer the questions below.
1 When did Gulliver wake up
2 Which parts of Gulliver's body were tied to the ground
3 Gulliver saw a small man. Where was the man How big was he
4 How do you think Gulliver felt when he saw the small man
5 Why did the small men begin to shout
6 What do you think of Gulliver
He woke up as the sun was rising.
His arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground.
He was standing near Gulliver’s face. He was just the same size as Gulliver’s middle finger.
I think he was probably very surprised/puzzled/amazed/shocked.
They probably thought Gulliver was their enemy because he lifted his left hand into the air.
Complete the “story mountain” Story mountain.
Gulliver in Lilliput
Beginning: Gulliver swam to the beach after his ship (1) ____________ rocks. He was very tired and (2) __________.
Build-up: Gulliver woke up to find that (3) ____________ _______________________ and he couldn’t move.
Climax: Gulliver saw a group of (4) ______________ on his body and couldn’t understand what they said.
Resolution: Gulliver (5) __________ out of the rope and managed to break free.
Ending: Gulliver saw an army of (6) __________ coming towards him.
crashed
fell asleep
his arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground
pulled one hand
tiny men
tiny people
D Think about the questions below.
Share your answers with your classmates.
1 Do you think Gulliver could get away from the tiny men Why or why not
2 Suppose the same thing happened to you. What would you do
3 How would you feel in this situation: surprised, scared or curious Give your reasons.
Activity 2
Use the key language points correctly
1. After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could.
当我们的船撞到岩石之后，我奋力前游。
(1) against prep. 紧靠着
e.g. Look! The heavy rain is beating against the window.
看！大雨正击打着窗户。
against prep. 反对
e.g. The Monkey King fights against the evil on his way to the west.
美猴王在去西天取经的路上斩妖除魔。
(2) as...as one can /could 尽某人所能...，相当于as...as possible
(2) The demons ran as quickly as they could when they saw the Monkey King.
The demons ran as quickly as possible when they saw the Monkey King.
妖怪一见到孙悟空就尽可能快地逃跑。
2. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet, I was tired out.
等我终于感觉到脚下的陆地时，我已经筋疲力尽。
(1) 短语 by the time常用来引导时间状语从句，意思是“等到
……，到……的时候”
e.g. By the time we arrived, the other students were already there.
我们到的时候,其他学生已经在那儿了。
(2) be tired out 筋疲力尽的
e.g. The Tang Monk and his three disciples were tired out after a day's walk.
唐僧师徒四人在经过一天的步行后筋疲力尽。
3. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground!
我的胳膊、腿和头发都被绑在地上！
tie ... to ... 把……绑 / 系到……
be tied to 被绑 / 系到……
e.g. The white horse will be tied to the tree when it rests.
白马在休息时会被栓到树上。
4. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near
my face. 它向上爬过我的腹部和脖子，直到站在我的脸附近。
until conj. 直到...为止
e.g. They overcame 81 obstacles until they reached the west.
他们经历了八十一难直到到达西天。
not...until conj. 直到...才
e.g. The fire wasn't put out until the Monkey King brought the fan.
直到孙悟空带来了扇子才扑灭了大火。
5. He was just the same size as my middle finger.
the same + n. + as / as + adj. + as 和……一样……
反义词组： be different from 与……不同
e.g. Sometimes, the iron bar is the same size as a needle.
Sometimes, the iron bar is as big as a needle.
有时候，金箍棒和缝衣针一样大。
6. Soon more small men started climbing all over me.
One of these small men began talking to me, but I could not understand him.
start doing / to do sth. 开始做某事
begin doing / to do sth. 开始做某事
e.g. I started/began to do my homework before dinner.
我开始在晚饭前做作业。
She started/began doing yoga every morning.
她开始每天早上做瑜伽。
7. I shouted at them—the loud noise made some of them all fall over.
我对着他们吼叫——巨大的声音使得他们都摔倒了。
fall over 摔倒，跌倒
e.g. The pig fell over and broke his leg.
猪八戒跌倒了并把腿摔破了。
8. However, they soon got up again and continued moving across my body.
continue doing sth. 继续做某事
e.g. After saving the master, they continued going to the west.
在救出师傅后，他们继续去西天。
9. I tried to break free but only managed to pull one hand out of the rope.
e.g. The Monkey King finally managed to save his master out.
孙悟空成功救出了师傅。
manage to do sth. 完成某事（尤指困难的事情）
C Mr Wu asked the students to write what they thought would happen to Gulliver next. Read the story and complete it with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
continue fall over tie huge army
stomach break free crash be tired out
I was really afraid. “I must get away!" I told myself. I stood up and ran
towards the forest as fast as I could. A (1) ______________ of tiny men
followed me. They were shouting and (2) ______________ to throw tiny
sticks at me, They seemed to say something but I couldn't understand.
“I don't want them to (3) ______________ me up again!" I thought. I
(4) ______________, but I tried my best to keep running.
huge army
continuing
tie
was tired out
By the time I reached the forest, I thought I was safe, but to my
surprise, I saw a crowd of tiny men in front of me! “Where should I
go " I was wondering what to do next while running as fast as I could.
Suddenly, I (5) ______________ into a big tree. I (6) ______________ and
couldn't stand up right away. All the tiny men quickly moved onto my
(7) ______________ and managed to tie me up again. This time I was too
tired to (8) ______________.
crashed
fell over
stomach
break free
Summary
Words Bank
size advantage 体型优势
huge army 庞大的小人军队
resourceful 机智的
tired out 筋疲力尽的
distract 分散注意力
outnumbered 寡不敌众的
break free 挣脱 trapped 被困住的
find a way 想出办法
persistent 执着纠缠的
Sentence Structure
First, ...has [自身优势]—this lets …
Moreover, [Gulliver] can …to …
Finally, [Gulliver] might …to …
To start with, [Gulliver] is [自身劣势状态]—so [Gulliver] can’t [实现逃离的动作].
Additionally, there is [外部不利因素]—this makes [Gulliver] unable to …
What’s more, [小人方的行为]—so [Gulliver] can’t …
Exercise
用短文内的单词或短语完成句子
Gulliver swam to the beach after his ship _____________________ (撞上岩石).
Gulliver was ___________ (筋疲力尽) when he got to the beach.
The small men were the same size as Gulliver’s ___________ (小手指).
A ___________ (庞大的军队) of tiny people came towards Gulliver.
Gulliver tried to ___________ (挣脱) from the ropes.
The tiny people ___________ (爬上) Gulliver’s body to get a better look at him.
After waking up, Gulliver ___________ (设法) to move his head but failed.
crashed against the rocks
tired out
little finger
huge army
break free
climbed up
managed
Homework
1. Write the new expressions five times each.
2. Read the article.

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