1、B3U5 Twenty thousand leagues under the sea(Developing ideas)Pre-readingRead the short introduction to and answer the questions.Jules Verne(1828-1905)was a Jules Verne(1828-1905)was a French writer best known for French writer best known for his his adventure storiesadventure stories.Often.Often call
2、ed the“called the“Father of Science Father of Science FictionFiction”,”,Verne described in Verne described in his stories technology and his stories technology and inventions years before they inventions years before they became realities.became realities.Have you read any stories written by Jules V
3、erne?What are they about?Vernes most famous books:Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864)Around the World in Eighty Days(1873)Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea(1870)What amazing things do you think you might find in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?(old useold use)a unit for measuring dist
4、ance,)a unit for measuring distance,equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 metres equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 metres The ocean is deeper than the skyThe ocean is deeper than the sky.While-readingRead the passage and underline the key sentences of each paragraph.Find out what the author intends to tell
5、us.Read for main ideaBackground information Background information of the storyof the story An introduction to An introduction to the following the following passagepassage()Para.1Para.1Introduce that he walked Introduce that he walked under the watersunder the waterskey sentencekey sentence Para.2P
6、ara.2Describe what he Describe what he saw under the seasaw under the seakey sentencekey sentence Part 2para.1para.2Describe what he saw Describe what he saw under the seaunder the seaPart 1Introduce that he walked Introduce that he walked under the watersunder the watersBackground information of th
7、e storyBackground information of the storyAn introduction to the following passageAn introduction to the following passageRead Part 2 carefully and follow biologist Professor Pierre Aronnax to explore the new underwater world.Adventures Adventures under under the seathe seaactionsactionsfeelingsfeel
8、ingsviewsviewsWhile-readingRead for detailsComplete the table with expressions from the passage.Adventures under the seaActionsFeelingsViewswalked under the waters_no longer felt the weight_solar rays shone through the watery mass easily_actionactionfeelingfeelingviewviewfeelingfeelingactionactionvi
9、ewviewfeelingfeelingfeelingfeelingviewviewviewviewview the following sentences and the meaning of each underlined word.The solar rays shone through the The solar rays shone through the watery masswatery mass easily,easily,and and consumedconsumed all colour,and I clearly distinguished all colour,and
10、 I clearly distinguished objects at a distance of a hunderd and fifty objects at a distance of a hunderd and fifty yardsyards._ We were walking on We were walking on finefine,eveneven sand,not wrinkled,as on sand,not wrinkled,as on a flat shore,which keeps the a flat shore,which keeps the impression
11、impression of the waves.of the waves._Post-readingWhen reading an unfamiliar word,first try to When reading an unfamiliar word,first try to use the context of the sentence or passage to use the context of the sentence or passage to infer its meaning.Then think about what other infer its meaning.Then
12、 think about what other words would make sense in the sentence.Parts words would make sense in the sentence.Parts of the word,such as of the word,such as prefixesprefixes,word roots and word roots and suffixessuffixes,can also be used to try and work out,can also be used to try and work out its mean
13、ing.its meaning.Post-readingThink&Share1.What does the author mean by“Words are not enough to relate such wonders”?The author means that the views underwater The author means that the views underwater are so beautiful and such experience is so are so beautiful and such experience is so unique that h
14、e cant find enough and proper unique that he cant find enough and proper words to describe them.words to describe them.Post-readingThink&Share2.What do you think will happen next in the story?Share your ideas with the class.The last sentences of the passage may give us The last sentences of the pass
15、age may give us clues of what the writer may write about next.clues of what the writer may write about next.Post-readingThink&Share3.Why do you think people want to explore this underwater world?The underwater world is unknown so that it The underwater world is unknown so that it arouses peoples curiosity to seek and arouses peoples curiosity to seek and discover its rich resources or secrets.discover its rich resources or secrets.Thank you
