1. Unit 3
Under The Sea

2. Using Language
Reading

3. Discuss the following questions:
If you have the chance to go on a
snorkeling trip, how will you feel?
2. Can you guess what things you can see and what will happen to you under the sea?

5. Fast-reading 2 colors and shapes dangers 4 reflecting the reef’s edge
Read the diary entry quickly and then number the paragraph topics in the correct order.
Topic Paragraph number 2
colors and shapes
dangers
reflecting
the reef’s edge
a final thought
some sea creatures 4 1 5 6 3

6. Fast-reading 2 colors and shapes dangers 4 reflecting the reef’s edge
Read the diary entry quickly and then number the paragraph topics in the correct order.
Topic Paragraph number 2
colors and shapes
dangers
reflecting
the reef’s edge
a final thought
some sea creatures 4 1 5 6 3

7. Read and choose the best answers.
1. In the diary, the author mainly wants to tell ____.
what he saw in the sea
how the fish eat in the sea.
the vivid colors in the sea.
all the plants in the sea are poisonous.
2. What was hanging upside down in the sea according to the text?
A. The orange and white anemone fish.
B. The yellow-spotted red sea-slug.
C. The yellow and green parrotfish.
D. The orange and blue-striped angle fish C

8. D
3. When the author saw two____, he felt
scared to death.
A. Anemone fish B. parrot fish
C. sea-slugs D. sharks
4. How many kinds of creatures didn’t the
author want to get too close to according to
the fourth paragraph?
A. Two B. three C. four D. five. B

9. 5. From the passage we know the author felt that______.
A. he was a tiny spot compared with the
whole world.
B. the ocean was a tiny spot compared
with the whole world.
C. there was no danger in the sea except
sharks.
D. all kinds of fish were waiting for
something for food. A

10. Complete these noun groups from the diary entry
Complete these noun groups from the diary entry. Note the use of adjectives.
warm night
1. _____________________ air
2. _____________________ seaweed
3. _____________________ mouth
4. _____________________ sea-slug
5. _____________________ turtle
6. _____________________ teeth
7. _____________________ lips
8. _____________________ reef sharks
The waving long thin
hard bird - like
a yellow-spotted
a large wise-looking
strong sharp
thick green
two grey

11. a beautiful, big, old, red, Chinese wooden chair
名词前面形容词的排序是：
限定词 → 观点形容词 → 尺寸大小 → 形状 → 新旧 → 颜色 → 国籍 →出处 → 质地材料 +中心名词。如：
a famous ancient Chinese poet
a beautiful, big, old, red, Chinese wooden chair
an attractive little old yellow book
a large round wooden table
a small black plastic bag
the first beautiful little white Chinese stone bridge
a very valuable bronze Egyptian cat

12. In groups, look at the expressions below from the diary entry
In groups, look at the expressions below from the diary entry. Check their meanings with each other. Then tell each other about the times you had feelings like these.
a day of pure magic extraordinary beauty
it was the most fantastic thing I have ever done
my heart was beating wildly
every cell in my body woke up (I felt) scared to death
it was like discovering a whole new dimension of life

13. meaning: especially beautiful
1. a day of pure magic
meaning: a very exciting day which filled you with wonder a what you saw
2. extraordinary beauty
meaning: especially beautiful
3. it was the most fantastic thing I have ever done
meaning: something you have done for the first time that is unusual and very exciting
4. my heart was beating wildly
meaning: I was excited and frightened at he same time

14. 5. every cell in my body woke up
meaning: wide awake and ready to run as I faced something extra special and / or dangerous
6. (I felt) scared to death
meaning: extremely frightened
7. it was like discovering a whole new dimension of life
meaning: looking at something in a new and very special way

15. Language points reflect: v. 映射；反射；思考；反省
The still water reflected the full moon.
The sunlight was reflected in the water.
Her sad looks reflected the thought passing through her mind.
I often reflect on the beauty and complexity of life.

16. 2. be / become aware of: 对…知道、明白；意识到
He is not aware of his danger.
I am quite / fully aware of that.
He was not aware of what was going on
around him.
pay attention to：“留意、注意、专注”， 后
面跟的是名词表示某物

17. 3. upside down：颠倒；乱七八糟 The painting is upside down.
The house was turned upside down by the thief.
His sudden death turned my life upside down.
upside-down adj. 颠倒的;混乱的
Don’t you think the picture is upside-down?
turn sth. upside down：把…翻得乱七八
糟；给…造成大的变化、混乱

18. Reading Task
(Page WB)

19. Do you know where he is from?

20. Inuit is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Russia and the United States.
In some areas, Inuit people are called “Eskimos”. However, many Inuit find this term offensive.

21. Fast reading
Glance through the story quickly and match the paragraph with the correct sentences.

22. Glance through the story quickly and match the paragraph with the correct sentence.
Paragraph Sentence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A Sedna discovered that her husband was a sea bird.
B The lnuit believe Sedna has power over the animals in the
sea.
C The bird man was so angry at Sedna's escape that he
caused a sea storm.
D Sedna's father threw Sedna into the sea and she became a
sea goddess.
E Sedna didn't want to get married but her father told her
she must.
F Sedna's father helped his daughter to escape.
G Sedna agreed to marry a stranger who promised her a
good life.

23. Careful reading Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?
Read the story again and answer the questions in pairs.
Why did Sedna need to have someone to look
after her?
2. Why did the bird man dress up as a human?
3. Why did Sedna's father abandon Sedna?
4. What do you think happened or should have happened to Sedna's father? Give reasons.
5. Is Sedna very powerful? Give reasons.

24. 1. Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?
Read the story again and answer the questions in pairs.
1. Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?
2. Why did the bird man dress up as a human?
Because her father was getting too old to look after her.
Because he wanted to marry Sedna and he thought that she wouldn’t marry him if she knew he was a bird.

25. 3. Why did Sedna's father abandon Sedna?
Because he was very frightened of the bird man and was probably afraid that the bird man was going to kill him. He probably thought that the bird man would stop the storm if he gave the bird man what he wanted.

26. 4. What do you think happened or should have
happened to Sedna's father? Give reasons.
5. Is Sedna very powerful? Give reasons.
Perhaps he died in the storm or should have died in the storm, because he’s not a good father to Sedna.
Yes, because she has the power to keep the sea animals away from the hunters if she is angry. It is very serious if she does this as the hunters depend on the sea animals for food.

27. Writing Sedna Her father Husband beautiful, proud, … angry, guilty, …
With a partner, take turns to tell the story about Sedna. Use the topics from Exercise 1above as a guide.
Write down the story. Try to use some interesting adjectives to make your writing as vivid as possible. The following list may help you.
Sedna
Her father
Husband
beautiful, proud, …
angry, guilty, …
not truthful, unkind, …

28. Homework
Rewrite the story after class.