1. Unit 3
Under the sea
Using Language (I)

2. Reading
(Page 24)

3. Discuss the following questions.
1. 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?
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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 2
colors and shapes
dangers
reflecting
the reef’s edge
a final thought
some sea creatures 4 1 5 6 3

6. Read the passage again and list the delights and dangers when snorkeling.
1.seeing such _______
_____ under the waves
1. ____________
2. seeing ___________
___________
2. _____________
in small caves
3. exploring ________
under the sea
3. _____________
by sharks
extraordinary
poisonous fish
beauty
so many different
getting lost
kinds of fish
being attacked
small caves

7. Read and choose the best answers.
1. In the diary, the author mainly wants to tell ____.
A. what he saw in the sea
B. how the fish eat in the sea.
C. the vivid colors in the sea.
D. 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.
1. _____________________ air
2. _____________________ seaweed
3. _____________________ mouth
4. _____________________ sea-slug
5. _____________________ turtle
6. _____________________ teeth
7. _____________________ lips
8. _____________________ reef sharks
warm night
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. 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.
reflect on / upon 思索

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.
awareness n. 认识, 觉察, 意识
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. Read the text and fill in the blanks
Read the text and fill in the blanks. During the snorkelling trip, the writer first became _____ of the ____ colours and the fantastic corals. He saw little fish ________ the bodies of larger fish, the parrotfish _________ upside down,
aware
vivid
cleaning
hanging

19. a sea-slug _______ by a sea-star, a turtle passing so close to him, an eel _______ its head from a hole, a clam _______ for something to swim in between its thick green lips. He felt ______ to death on seeing some creatures. It is a wonderful and _________________ world under the sea.
sliding
showing
waiting
scared
limitless / enormous

20. 练习坊
根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示, 写出各单词的正确形式。
1. The water in the lake is so p______ that you can drink it.
2. Does this letter ______ (反映) what you really think of the issue?
3. As if by ______ (魔法), the car changed into a boat when it came into the water.
pure
reflect
magic

21. 4. You have not learned to swim yet and you’d better stay in the s______ water.
shallow
5. The witness gave a very ______ (生动的) description of the accident this morning.
6. In your report you have left out another d________ to this problem.
vivid
dimension

22. 7. People enjoy eating t______ foods even when they are not hungry.
8. With prices going up, the people on ______ (养老金) find it difficult to live.
tasty
pension
9. This is an a_______ (可怕的) account
of the terrors of the war , you’d better not
read it.
wesome