A ship named Nanshan was sailing in the Ocean Then typhoon happened … sailing captain…

Unit 10 Frightening nature Integrating skills Typhoon

reading the story Carefully and find the and find the answer to the following questions: answer to the following questions: 1.Where did the ship meet the typhoon? 2.What was the weather at first? The Nansan met the typhoon on her way from south to Fuzhou. Maybe it was on the west Pacific Ocean. It was fine, for there was no wind and the heat was close.

3. Why did the captain say that it looked as if a typhoon was coming on? 4. Where were they when the full force of the hurricane struck the ship? Because he observed the barometer fell and he knew that there is some dirty weather knocking about. When the hurricane struck the ship with full force, they were all on the bridge.

5. What should they do in such terrible weather? 6.What does the sentence “ Another one like this, and that’s the last of her” mean? They could only move the ship over the high sea and into the very eye of the wind. It means that if another white tower of water struck the ship, it would sink. high sea : wild/stormy sea the eye of the wind: the center of the storm

7. Why did the captain strike a match? What did he see? Because there was no light and the captain 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.

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 barometre meant the worst storm was to come. ( ) T T F F F T T or F questions. no The captain MacWhirr not surealthough

Task 1. Fill in the blanks with proper words in the text words in the text 1.This was their work--- to ______ the ship _____ the high sea and _____ the _____ eye of the wind. 2. But the wind __________ the reply. 3. With a _________ crash, ______ _____ water fell upon the deck. 4. The _____ of the winds drew near fast. 5. The second storm ____ on his ship. Step 4 Post-reading moveover intovery swallowed tearingtonsof fell roar

1.on board = in or on ( a ship, an aircraft or public vehicle) eg. Have the passengers gone on board yet? 2.close adj. = lacking fresh or freely moving air eg. She noticed that the air was very close. Summarize the Language points:

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. They say he knocks his children about.

5. all of a sudden = suddenly / unexpectedly eg. All of a sudden, the tyre burst.

1. How can we reduce the damage of a typhoon? Suggested answers : 1. Build strong houses; 2. Forecast correctly; 3. Give efficient first aid; 4.Cut up the branches of the trees; 5.Bury the lines under the ground.

good effects: 1. bring in enough water to release drought 2. bring in heavy wind which can be used to make electricity. 3. …… 3.What do you think of the typhoon? Besides its bad effects, can you think of some good effects?

What do you think of the end? Will the ship live though this ? Task 2. Use your imagination and discuss the end of the story in discuss the end of the story in groups of four. groups of four.

Sample Writing: Before the captain could finish his words, a mountain of wave rushed to the ship. How big it was! It was just like a wall of water. It’s hard to see its top! The captain and the engineer were so frightened that they both closed their eyes. It came so violently with a crash. After that, they were all wet. The Nanshan was full of water and began to sink. “Pump! All at pumps!” The captain cried out. All the passengers joined in them. They used all that could be used to get rid of the water. Some minutes later, there suddenly came the engineer’s voice, “ The barometer!” The captain hurried to the bridge. There, they saw clearly that the barometer rose steadily, “ My God !” The captain hugged the engineer, crying with tears dropping from their eyes?