高二英語備課組集體備課教案

Unit 10 Frightening nature

Period 1 Warming up、Speaking and Listening（P2）

Period 2 Reading（P4）

Period 3 Language Points and Word Study（P7）

Period 4 Grammar（P9）

Period 5 Integrating Skills and Writing（P15）

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Unit 10 Frightening nature

Period 1 Warming up、Speaking and Listening

＊ Teaching Aims:

1. Learn some useful words and expressions.

2. Listen to a passage about weather forecast.

3. Talk about natural disasters.

＊ Teaching Important Point:

How to improve the students’ listening and speaking ability.

＊ Teaching Difficult Point:

How to use what the students have learned to describe a nature disaster.

＊ Teaching Method:

1. Listening to improve the students’ ability to listen.

2. Discussion and free talk to get every student to speak.

3. Talking the interesting topics to raise the students’ interest in science.

＊ Teaching Aids:

A projector, the blackboard

＊ Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up

Let’s talk about the pictures!

geology

Branches of science biology

meteorology

astronomy

others

Discussion

T: Look at the first picture. What do we call the study of the earth?

S: Geology.

T: What do we call the scientists who do research work in geology?

S: Geologists.

T: What do geologists observe and what scientific instruments do they need to carry out their research work?

S: ….

Geology

* The study of the earth is called geology, dealing with the history of our planet, volcanoes, earth-quakes, and stones and minerals. Instruments which are used are seismographs, thermometers, microscopes, etc.

Meteorology

** Meteorology is the study of the climate and weather on earth as well as natural phenomena such as hurricanes, typhoons, rain and snow fall, sunshine, droughts, etc. Instruments that are usually used are thermometers, barometers, instruments to measure wind speed and rainfall.

Astronomy

*** The study of the universe is astronomy, which deals with the history of the universe and what is found in it (stars, planets, the sun, the moon, blank holes, etc). Instruments are telescopes, satellites and radio telescopes.

Biology

**** Biology is the study of nature, which deals with all living things in nature on our planet, including organisms that cause diseases both in humans and animals and crops. Instruments that are used are micro-scopes, etc.

Step 2 Speaking

1. Listen to the tape , then answer the questions .

(1) When did typhoon happen?

(2) What happened to tops of trees?

(3) Where did sand and wood sweep up into?

(4) Did typhoon pull the roofs off the house?

2. Some set phrases and sentences:

move in circles be frightening

get into a total panic be scared to death

go up pull….. Off make one’s hair stand on end

3. Useful Expressions

* How terrible! * I dare not…. * He gets into a total panic when…. * It makes my hair stand on end. * It’s a frightening thing….* She’s scared to death. * It makes me feel very worried. * I’m afraid of …. * I’m frightened to death by….*I’m really frightened to….*What’s really scary is….*What terrified me is….

Step3 Listening

1 What is the listening text about?

It is about the weather in the USA.

2 What do we call this type of radio message?

A weather forecast.

3 Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.

① How should you prepare for the day if you go fishing in the Great Lake region?

You should have to bring warm clothes but not too warm; you may still need to take a raincoat or at least an umbrella, although you may not need them.

② In which part of the USA should car drivers be careful?

All along the northeastern coast from the Northeast to the South, roads may become dangerous with rain, wet snow and strong winds.

③ What happens when a hurricane hits the coast?

If a hurricane hits the coast it can be a real disaster.

④ Which letter would the name for the sixth hurricane in 2005 begin with?

The name of the sixth hurricane could begin with the letter “F” e.g. Flora or Frank.

Step 4 Homework

Write down the dialogue on the exercise books and preview the reading text.

Unit 10 Frightening nature

Period 2 Reading

＊ Teaching Aims:

Learn the text “Under the Volcano” and master the detailed information in it.

＊ Teaching Important Point:

How to improve the students’ reading ability.

＊ Teaching Method:

Fast-reading to get the students to grasp the main ides of the text.

Reading carefully to get the students to master the detailed information.

Pair work of group work to make the students be active in class

＊ Teaching Aids:

worksheets, the blackboard

＊ Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Pre-Reading

1. How is a volcano formed?

The rocks under the earth become hotter and hotter and erupted from the mountain.

Volcano erupts.

Form the lava sac and continue rising.

Too hot, lava is rising.

2. What will be produced after the eruption of volcano?

Gas Vapour水蒸氣, carbon dioxide, nitrogen(氮), sulphur(硫磺), etc.

Solid Bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc.

Liquid Lava(熔巖)

Step 2 While Reading

Skim the text and answer the following questions.

1: What is described in the following passage?

The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.

2: When and where did it happen?

On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy

3: Who is the writer of the letter?

Pliny, the younger

Scan the text and answer the following questions.

1. What did Tacitus ask the author to do?

2. From whom was the letter which the author’s uncle brought?

3. Where was Rectina’s house?

4. What did the captain urge the author’s uncle to do?

5. Why did the author’s uncle ask to be taken to the baths?

6. When was the author’s uncle’s body found?

1 Ask him to write him sth about the death of his uncle Pliny.

2 From his friend’s wife Rectina.

3 At the foot of Vesuvius.

4 He urged the author’s uncle to turn back.

5 Because he wanted to help the other to calm down.

6 When daylight came again two days after he died.

Read the text carefully

A. Decide whether the following sentences are True or False

1. A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy.

2. My uncle planned to save his friend’s wife Rectina.

3. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina.

4. The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on.

5. They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house.

6. It was night when the volcano erupted.

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B, Fill in the chat of “The eruption of Mount Vesuvius”

Time What happened

on the 24th of Aug. in 79AD, between 2 & 3p.m. a cloud rose from the mountain

afterwards some of the cloud was white and dark

after dinner broad sheets of flame were lighting up many parts of Vesuvius

the next day shower of rock, darkness

C. Divide the letter into several parts and find out the main idea for each part.

Part one(par._1_): The purpose of writing the letter

Part two(par._2_):when and where the disaster happened

Part three(par._3-6_): What Pliny’s uncle do in the …

Part four(par._7_):Conclusion of the letter

D. Arrange the following statements in the right order according to the text.

1. He decided to rescue his friend Pompy.

2. Some people watched an unusual cloud rising from a mountain.

3. Rectina begged him to save her.

4. He ordered a boat made ready.

5. Two slaves helped him stand up and immediately he fell down dead.

6. He bathed and had dinner.

7. A rain of rocks was coming down.

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Step 3 Post-Reading

1. From the text, we can learn that Tacitus____

A. Was a history writer

B. Worked for the local police

C. Was a close friend of Pliny

D. Did research into volcanoes and earthquakes

A Para1. I hope you can use it for the history book that you are writing.(推斷題)

2.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The death of Pliny the elder

B The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

C The possible causes of volcanoes erupting

D The ways of escaping from a volcano eruption

3.“The sight of it awoke the scientist in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand.”The underlined parts refer to______

A.Mount Vesuvius; the uncle of the writer

B. A mountain in the distance;Pliny the elder

C. A cloud of unusual size and shape;qualities of a scientist like curiosity

D.dark spots of dirt and ash;qualities of a scientist like curiosity

C awake sth. in sb. 喚起某人的……

4.The writer didn’t think his uncle was afraid on the trip to Vesuvius because______

A. he had to rescue his friend’s wife Rectina

B. he hurried to a place from which others were fleeing

C. He had a good knowledge of how to survive a volcano eruption

D.he was calm enough to write a report about what he observedPara. 3 last sentence

5.Pompy didn’t get away because___

A.He had to wait for a good wind

B.there was no way out except by boat

C.he was too scared to take any action

D.he wanted to join Pliny in observing the eruption

A Para5. He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried my uncle right in.( 細節題)

6.____ led to the immediate death of the writer’s uncle.

A. The wrong decision he made

B. His interest to study the volcano

C.That he didn’t take the eruption seriously

D. that he wanted to rescue Pompy after rescuing Rectina Para 4.

7.What does the writer mean with the last sentence of the letter?

A.It is no easy task to be a history writer

B.He reminds Tacitus of his uncle’s bravery

C.He is sorry that he can’t tell Tacitus more about the eruption

D.He leaves it for Tacitus to decide which parts are important for his history book

Step 4 Homework

Find out the difficult sentences and new expressions in the text

Unit 10 Frightening nature

Period 3 Language Points and Word Study

＊ Teaching Aims:

Learn some useful words and expressions.

＊ Teaching Important Point:

Learn and master the important words and phrases in this period.

＊ Teaching Difficult Point:

How to master the important language points in the passage.

＊ Teaching Method:

Explanation to help Ss master some language points.

＊ Teaching Aids:

the blackboard

＊ Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual

Step 2 Revision

Revise the passage by listening or giving a summary.

Step 3 Language points:

1. threat[Wret] n.恐嚇, 威脅;跡象, (壞)兆頭

a threat against sb.'s life. 對某人生命的威脅

The threat of flood has been relieved. 洪水的威脅解除了。

There was a threat of typhoon. 有刮臺風的兆頭。

2. observe vt.遵守, 奉行(法律、習俗、規章等);紀念; 慶祝(節日、生日等);注意到; 監視; 觀察[測];說; 評述

observe a rule 遵守規則 observe a person's birthday 慶祝某人的生日

I observed him going out. 我看見他出去了。

He observed that we should probably have rain. 他說我們可能遇雨。

3. attention 注意, 關心; 注意力 [pl. ]殷勤, 款待 關照; 禮貌 【軍】立正

【計】引起注意信號

attention span 一個人能集中注意力于某一問題的時間

pay attention to state affairs 關心國家大事

Give your whole attention to what you are doing. 把全部注意力用于你所做的事。

Never mind about me. Please pay attentions to ladies.不要管我, 請好好款待女客。

Your application will have attention. 你的申請會得到考慮。

習慣短語

attract attention引起注意 draw attention 引起注意 be all attention 十分注意, 全神貫注 bring sth. to sb.'s attention 使某人注意某事 call sb.'s attention to sth. 促使某人注意某事 draw sb.'s attention to sth. 促使某人注意某事 invite sb.'s attention to sth. 促使某人注意某事

4. beg vt. (begged; begging) 乞求, 乞討,懇求, 請(原諒); 請(允許)(禮貌用語) (將未證實的事)視作當然 ; 回避; 躲避

beg one's bread 討飯 beg sb. to do sth. 請求某人做某事

The statement begs the very point we are disputing.那種說法將我們正在爭論不已的焦點視為當然。

5. call for 需要；要求；值得：

to call for bid 招標

The occasion calls for a cool head. 這種場合需要冷靜的頭腦。

6. flee [fli:] vi. (fled[fled];fled) 逃走; 逃避;消失, 消散

The enemy fled in disorder. 敵人潰逃了。

Color fled from her cheeks. 紅暈從她的雙頰上消失了。

7. urge vt urged, urging 驅策，趕（馬等） ;催促；慫恿

He urged her to rest. 他催促她休息。

When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. 當我的老朋友布賴恩慫恿我接受一支香煙時,我實在熬不住了。

（常與on, upon連用）強調 He urged its importance. 他強調其重要性。

8. arrival 到達; 到來; 到港 ; 抵達;到達者(有時指新生的嬰兒), 到達物;達到(某一目的或狀況) ; (地震)波至

arrival at port 入港 arrival notice 抵港通知書(聲明已具備裝卸貨條件)

arrival of goods (AOG) 貨到, 到貨

We waited for his arrival. 我們等候他的到來。

The new arrival is a boy. 新出生的是個男孩。

His arrival at this conclusion was the result of much thought.

他得出這一結論是深思熟慮的結果。

9. bath. baths 沐浴 ;浴水; 浴具 ; 浴室 [常用復]有溫泉或礦泉的名勝地,浴場濕淋淋的狀態;浸物的溶液;希伯來的液量單位(約等于10至11美國加侖);【攝】定影液;【化】浴, 浴器; 浴鍋; 電鍍槽;【冶】池鐵槳(指反射爐中的鐵);鍍液; 電解液;鹵水

a cold [warm, hot, steam]bath冷水[溫水、熱水、蒸汽]浴

a sand bath沙浴 take [have] a bath 洗澡 a wooden bath 木制澡盆 a public bath公共浴室 Sea-water baths. 海水浴場。

He went into the bath to take a shower.他進浴室去洗淋浴。

Your bath is ready.洗澡水給你準備好了。

Bath vt. 替...洗澡

You have your little girl to bath and put to bed.

你給你的小女孩洗個澡, 然后讓她上床睡覺。

Step 4 Word Study

1. What a __________ dog! Even the bravest boys are __________ (frightened).

2. Look, the sun is _______ (rise) from behind the mountain .What beautiful scenery !

3. The volcano suddenly become active and people were_______ (terrify) by the eruption.

4. The famous writer was warmly welcomed on his _________(arrive)

5. She was________ (bath) her baby when Bob called last night.

KEY

1. frightening; frightened 2. rising 3. terrified 4. arrival 5. bathing

Step 5 Homework

Finish the exercise in Language Study in workbook

Unit 10 Frightening nature

Period 4 Grammar

＊ Teaching Aims:

Get the students to learn and master Grammar: Ellipsis.

＊ Teaching Important Point:

Learn about Ellipsis of different types.

＊ Teaching Difficult Point:

How to use Ellipsis to make a sentence brief and clear.

＊ Teaching Method:

Explanation to help Ss master some language points.

＊ Teaching Aids:

worksheets, the blackboard

＊ Teaching Procedures:

簡單句中的省略

1、省略主語 祈使句中主語通常省略；其它省略主語多限于少數現成的說法。

(1) (I) Thank you for your help.

(2) (I) See you tomorrow.

(3) (It) Doesn’t matter.

(4) (I) Beg your pardon.

2、省略主謂或主謂語的一部分

(1) (There is) No smoking .

(2) (Is there) Anything wrong ?

(3) (Will you) Have a smoke ?

(4) What/How (do you think) about a cup of tea ?

(5) Why (do you) not say hello to him ?

3、省略作賓語的不定式短語，只保留to，但如果該賓語是動詞be或完成時態，則須在之后加上be或have:

(1) –Are you going there? --Yes, I’d like to (go there).

(2) He didn’t give me the chance, though he had promised to (give me the chance).

(3) –Are you an engineer? --No, but I want to be.

(4) –He hasn’t finished the task yet. --Well, he ought to have.

4、省略表語

(1) –Are you thirsty? --Yes, I am (thirsty).

(2) His brother isn’t lazy, nor is his sister (lazy).

5、同時省略幾個成分

(1) Let’s meet at the same place as (we met) yesterday.

(2) –-Have you finished your work ?

---(I have) Not (finished my work) yet.

主從復合句中的省略

1、主句中有一些成分被省略

(1) ( I’m ) Sorry to hear you are ill.

(2) ( It’s a ) Pity that he missed such a good chance.

2、主句中有一些成分被省略

(1) –Is he coming back tonight? --I think so.

(2) –She must be busy now? --If so, she can’t go with us.

(3) –Is she feeling better today? --I’m afraid not.

(4) –Do you think he will attend the meeting? --I guess not.

這種用法常見的有：How so? Why so? Is that so? I hope so. He said so.及I suppose/believe/hope not.

并列句中的省略

兩個并列句中，后一個分句常省略與前一分句中相同的部分。

(1) My father is a doctor and my mother (is) a nurse.

(2) I study at college and my sister (studies) at high school.

(3) When summer comes, the day is getting longer and longer, and the night (is getting) shorter and shorter.

其他省略

1、連詞的that省略

(1) 賓語從句中常省略連詞that，但也有不能省略的情況。

(2) 在定語從句中，that在從句中作賓語時可省略.另外，凡是進行時態和被動語態的定語從句都可省略關系代詞和be 動詞。

2、在某些狀語從句中，從句的主語與主句的主語一致時，可省去“主語+be”部分

(1) When (he was) still a boy of 10, he had to work day and night.

(2) She tried her best though (she was) rather poor in health.

(3) If (you are) asked you may come in.

(4) If (it is) necessary I’ll explain to you again.

狀語從句的省略原則主要是：如果從句中的主語和主句中的主語一致，就可以經過一定的變動把狀語從句中的主語和謂語的一部分或全部省略，從而使語言更加簡潔、明了。現就把各種狀語從句的省略。現象列舉如下：

一、時間狀語從句中的省略

When (she was) very young, she began to learn to play the piano.

她很小時，就開始學習彈鋼琴。

While (I was) at college, I began to know him, a strange but able student.

我在上大學時就開始認識他，一個奇怪但有能力的學生

When arriving, send me a telegram. (When you arrive, send me a telegram.)

到達之后，來個電報

Don’t come in until (you are) asked to.

不叫你請你不要進來

Whenever (it is )possible, you should come and help.

不管什么時候只要有可能就來幫忙。

You should let us know the result as soon as(it is) possible.

你應盡快讓我們知道結果。

注：as在引導時間狀語從句時，沒有這種省略現象。

我們不可說As walking, she found a nice shining thing on the ground.

二、地點狀語從句中的省略

地點狀語從句的省略常用下列結構：

where(ver) possible, where(ver) necessary,Lay these books where possible you can find them easily. 把這些書放在你可能容易找到的地方。

Put in articles wherever necessary in the following passages.

在下列文章中需要的地方填入冠詞

三、條件狀語從句中的省略

常用的句型是：if necessary, if possible, if true, if anyone等。如：

Send the goods now if (they are) ready.

貨物如果準備好了，請送過來。

He will come if (he is) asked. 如果叫他來，他就來

If (it is) necessary, ring me at home.

如果有可能，朝我家里打電話。

Come along with me if (it is) possible.

如果有可能和我一起去吧。

If (it is) true, this will casue us a lot of trouble.

如果是真的，這會給我們帶來很多麻煩。

There are few people nowadays, if (there are) any, who remember him. 很少有人能記起他。

You should stay where you are, unless (you are) asked to leave. 。

四、讓步狀語從句中的省略

He is a good man, though sometimes (he is) rather dull. 他真是個好人，盡管有時有點無聊。

Even if (I am ) invited to, I won’t go to such a bad lecture. 即使邀我去，我都不想聽如此壞的報告

五、比較狀語從句中的省略

She can play the piano just as wonderfully as you (do). 她鋼琴彈的我你彈的一樣好。

She has finished the work earlier than (it has been) expected. 她這項工作比預料的提前完成

六、方式狀語從句中的省略

as if/as though后還可加n./a./ad./介詞短語／現在分詞／過去分詞／不定式。

He acts as if (he were) a fool. 他的行為舉止好象是個傻子。

She talked to the stranger as if (she were) absent-minded. 她和陌生人談話似乎很不在意。

He opened the desk, as if (he was) in search of something important.

他打開抽屜仿佛要找一件什么重要的東西。

The boy is running impatiently here and there as if (he is) searching for something lost on the sports ground. 這男孩很不耐心地在操場上到處跑著仿佛在找什么東西。

The football player is rolling on the ground as if (he is) hurt badly in the leg.

足球運動員在操場上打著滾似乎他的腿傷得厲害。

He moved his lips as if (he wanted )to speak. 他的嘴動著仿佛要說什么。

3、不定式符號to的省略

(1) 并列的不定式可省去后面的 to.

I told him to sit down and wait for a moment.

(2) help 當“幫助”講時，后面的賓語或賓補的不定式符號to可帶可不帶.

I will help (to) do it for you.

I will help you (to) do it.

（3）介詞but前若有動詞do,后面的不定式不帶 to.

The boy did nothing but play.

(4) 某些使役動詞（let, make, have）及感官動詞（see, watch, hear, notice, observe, feel, look at, listen to等）后面作賓語補足語的不定式一定要省去 to, 但在被動語態中須將to 復原。

I saw the boy fall from the tree.

The boy was seen to fall from the tree.

The boss made us work 12 hours a day.

We were made to work 12 hours a day.

(5) 主語從句中有動詞do,后面作表語的不定式的 to可帶可不帶。

All we can do now is (to) wait.

(6) find 當“發現”講時，后面作賓語補足語的不定式符號to可帶可不帶。

We found him (to) work very hard at the experiment.

但如果是不定式 to be，則不能省略。

She found him to be dishonest.

4、連詞if在部分虛擬條件句中可省略，但后面的語序有變化。

(1) Had they time, they would certainly come and help us.

(2) Were I you, I would do the work better.

(3）Should there be a flood, what should we do?

5、主句和從句各有一些成分省略。

The sooner (you do it), the better (it will be).

Exercise

1. If_____, we’ll continue our experiment after office hours.

A. being necessary B. be necessary

C. is necessary D. necessary

2. Raining hard, ____?

A. doesn’t it B. dose it C. is it D. isn’t it

3. Have you been here long?

A. No, not very B. Not much

C. Yes, only little D. No, only yesterday

4. ------Does your brother intend to study German?

------Yes, he intends______.

A / B. to C. so D. that

5. Generally speaking, ________according to directions, the drug has no side effect.

A. when taking B. when taken

C. when to take D. when to be taken

6. Though ________ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A. lacked B. lacking of

C. lacking D. lacked in

7. When ________, the museum will be open to the public next year.

A. completed B. completing

C. being completed D. to be completed

8. The research is so designed that once ______ nothing can be done to change it.

A. begins B. having begun

C. beginning D. begun

9. If ________ the same treatment again, he's sure to get well.

A. Giving B. give C. given D. being given

10. While building a tunnel through the mountain, ________.

A. an underground lake was discovered

B. there was an underground lake discovered

C. a lake was discovered underground

D. the workers discovered an underground lake

11. --- You should have thanked her before you left.

--- I meant ________, but when I was leaving I couldn't find her anywhere.

A. to do B. to

C. doing D. doing it

12. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him ________.

A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to

13. --- I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

---Not at all. ________.

A. I've no time B. I'd rather not

C. I'd like it D. I'd be happy to

14.What would have happened ________, as far as the river bank?

A. Bob had walked farther

B. if Bob should walk farther

C. had Bob walked farther

D. if Bob walked farther

15 --- Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend?

--- ________.

A. I don't believe B. I don't believe it

C. I believe not so D. I believe not

16. ---What do you think made Mary so upset?

---________her new bicycle.

A. As she lost B. Lost

C. Losing D. Because of losing

17. One of the sides of the board should be painted yellow, and________.

A. the other is white B. another white

C. the other white D. another is white

18. --- Would you like some wine?

--- Yes, just ________.

A. little B. very little C. a little D. a few

II省略適當成分

1. She can hold her longer than I can hold my breath.

2. Do not bathe if you do not want to bath.

3. She could not decide whether to go on a trip or not to go on a trip.

4. They had a meal, they went out for a walk and they came back to sleep.

Unit 10 Frightening nature

Period 5 Integrating Skills

＊ Teaching Aims:

1. Learn and master the new words and expressions of this period.

2. Read a passage about typhoon.

3. Write a passage about how the story will end..

＊ Teaching Important Point:

1. Learn and master the important words and phrases in this period.

2. Learn to write about terrible weather.

＊ Teaching Difficult Point:

1. Master the expressions and sentences such as dirty weather, she has done for...

2. Improve the students’ integrating skills – reading skill and writing skill.

＊ Teaching Method:

1. Fast-reading and reading to get the students to grasp the detailed information.

2. Writing practice to get the students to learn how to describe something terrible.

3. Pair work or group work to get the students to be active in class.

＊ Teaching Aids:

the blackboard

＊ Teaching Procedures:

Step1 Reading

Fast reading

Skim the passage and get the general idea of the text.

Typhoon When

Where

Who

Careful reading

Task1. Scan the passage and find the answer to the following questions:

Task2. Try to explain the sentence in red in English.

1.Where did the ship meet the typhoon?

The Nansan met the typhoon on her way from south to Fuzhou. Maybe it was on the west Pacific Ocean.

2.What was the weather at first?

It was fine, for there was no wind and the heat was close.

=There’s no freely moving air and it was stuffy and hot.

3. Why did the capital say that it looked as if a typhoon was coming on?

Because he observed the barometer fell and he knew that a terrible storm would come soon.

=saw that the figure on the barometer became lower .

4. Where were they when the full force of the hurricane struck the ship?

When the hurricane struck the ship with full force, they were all on the bridge.

The bridge: It was a higher position on the ship.

5. What should they do in such terrible weather?

They could only move the ship over the high sea and into the very eye of the wind.

high sea : wild/stormy sea

the eye of the wind: the center of the storm

6.What does the sentence “ Another one like this, and that’s the last of her” mean?

It means that if another white tower of water struck the ship, it would sink.

7. Why did the capital strike a match? What did he see?

Because there was no light and the capital wanted to see the barometer. He saw the barometer stood very low. It was the lowest reading he had ever seen in his life. He knew that the worst was to come yet.

reading: a figure shown by a measuring instrument.

It was the lowest figure shown on the barometer he had ever seen.

Task3.T or F questions.

1. A steamship called Nanshan was sailing for the province of Fujian from the south.

2. It was fine in the morning although there was some wind.

3. The engineer Jukes predicted that there was some dirty weather knocking about.

4. Captain MacWhirr and Mr. Jukes were on the bridge when the full force of the hurricane struck the ship.

5. All of them were sure that the storm had been over because there was no wind all of a sudden.

6. The lowest reading on the barometer meant the worst storm was to come.

T F F T F T

Step 2 Language Points

1.on board = in or on ( a ship, an aircraft or public vehicle)

eg. 1) Have the passengers gone on board yet?

2) 一上船， 我總想吐。

As soon as I’m on board I always feel sick.

2.close adj. = lacking fresh or freely moving air /oppressive/heavy

eg. She noticed that the air was very close.

The atmosphere in a steam- heated building is often close.

Guess: close = ?

1)They used to be close friends.

2)There were so many people in the streets that the firefighters couldn’t get close to the burning building.

注意！ closely adv.

eg.1)The father held his son closely.

2)Listen closely so that we may find something in it.

close n. = end bring sth. to a close

eg.Everybody wants to bring the boring lecture to a close soon.

close v.

eg. 1)We always close business at 7 p.m.

2)The factory closed down for Christmas.

3) 窗戶關不上了。

The window won’t close.

3.dirty adj. = ( of the weather ) rough and unpleasant

4.knock about = knock around ① “ 漫游, 流浪” ② “ ( 狠 )打”

eg. He has knock about all over Europe.

After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father’s business.

They say he knocks his children about.

5. all of a sudden = suddenly / unexpectedly

eg. 1)All of a sudden, the tyre burst.

2)他轉過身來但是忽然跌倒了.

He turned around but fell down all of a sudden.

6.do for sb./ sth. “破壞, 使…失敗.”

eg. 1)The spelling mistake in the exam did for him.

2)若資金不能在十五天內到位，工廠就完了。

The factory will be done for it if capital can’t arrive in fifteen days.

do for “ 設法弄到” 常用于how , what 開頭的疑問句中.

eg. How did you do for food when you were in the desert?

7. as though = as if

eg.1)I remember the whole thing as if it happened yesterday.

2)She felt as if the girl were a member of her own family.

3)牛奶聞起來似乎酸了。

The milk smells as if it is sour.

8. all at once =suddenly and unexpectedly/ at the same time.

eg. All at once she lost her temper.

A number of things happened all at once.

9. swear v. = promise or declare formally

eg. 1)證人宣誓保證一定講實話。

The witness swore to tell the truth.

Step 3 Discussion

Task1 Discussion & Interview

1. How can we reduce the damage of a typhoon?

2.How can we protect ourselves in a typhoon?

3.What do you think of the typhoon? Besides its bad effects, can you think of some good effects?

Task2. Use your imagination and discuss the end of the story in groups of four.

What do you think of the end?

Will the ship live though this?

Step 4 Homework

1. Oral homework: Suppose you are a newspaper reporter and are interviewing the captain. Make up the dialogue. Think it over: What questions will the journalist ask?

2. Written homework: Write the end of the passage on your exercise book.