1、Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema Teaching Design Period 1: ReadingThe Steamboat GoalsTo learn about Adventure in Literature and the Cinema To learn to read with strategies Procedures Warming up by learning about adventure” and learning to “venture”Hello, class. Before we begin an adve

2、nture on Adventure in Literature and the Cinema, that is, Module 3, lets try to understand what it means by adventure.Her adventures travelling in Africa excites me.When youre a child, life is one b ig adventure. Popper described science as the greatest adventure in the world.They ventured nervously

3、 into the water. Hes never ventured abroad in his life.She hardly dared to venture an opinion. He ventured a tentative smile. I ventured to suggest that she might have made a mistake. And if I say no. she ventur- 1 - / 29 It was wrong to venture his financial security on such a risky deal. This is t

4、he first time the company has ventured into movie production.Popular adventure film concepts include: An outlaw figure fighting for justice or battling a tyrant as in Zorro or Robin Hood Pirates as in Captain Blood A search for a lost city or for hidden treasure as in King Solomons Mines Warming up

5、by imaging going on an adventure Boys and girls, what is adventure. Adventure is an exciting trip. If you are bored, you could imagine going on a great adventure.Have a go at caving, climbing, sailing and canoeing at Adventure Club during the summer vocation. All the activities at Adventure Club are

6、 run and supervised by qualified and experienced staff Adventure Club started life in the 1970s as a sailing club for young people. Since this time it has grown and grown. Adventure Club now provides over 10,000 sessions of adventure to young people each year.Would you like to go. Then come with me.

7、 Before you read - 2 - / 29 Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling. While you read Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions an

8、d darken the connectives. After you read Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book and make your own sentences with them.a big storm/ after midnight/ pour down, stay inside the shelter, sail down , by the light of the lightning, in the middle of , look like , at first ,hit a rock, ha

9、lf in and half out of , sail straight towards , go under, after a couple of minutes, take a look, board a sinking ship, find something useful, on the boat, paddle over, climb on to the steamboat, keep as quiet as mice, to our astonishment, a light in one of the cabins, a mans angry voice, last time,

10、 run to the raft, feel very curious, put round the door, quite dark, lie on the floor, be tied up with rope, stand over , him, with a beard, have in ones hand, look like , have enough of , on the floor, leave here, in a couple of hours, go down with , the frightened man, on the floor, die of fright,

11、 find a way to save , crawl along , take away, look terrified, persuade to help , be tired to , climb quietly in, paddle away, by then, a safe distance away, feel bad about Read to transfer information - 3 - / 29 You are to read the text once again to complete the table with necessary information fr

12、om it.Clues in the story of The Steamboat Paragraph A steamboat had hit a rock and was half in and half 1 out of the water. We were sailing straight towards it.Paragraph “ It looks as if itll go under soon, ” Jim said, after a 2 couple of minutes. Paragraph “ Lets go and take a look, I said. 3 Parag

13、raph Climbing on to the steamboat, we heard someone 4 shout ,Oh please boys, dont kill me ！I wont tell anybody. ”Paragraph A mans angry voice answered, “ Youre lying. You said 5 that last time . Were going to kill you .”Paragraph I could see two men standing over a man lying on the 6 floor, tied up

14、with rope. Paragraph “ Im going to shoot you now, the taller one with a gun 7 in his hand said. Paragraph No, dont do that, said the shorter one. Lets leave 8 him here. The steamboat will sink in a couple of hours and hell go down with it.”“ I have to find a way to save him. ”Paragraph l thought. 9

15、Paragraph We must find their boat and take it away, then theyll 10 have to stay here, I said to Jim. Paragraph And then we found the men s boat tired to the other - 4 - / 29 11 side of the steamboat. Closing down by learning about steamboatsA steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a

16、boat or vessel that is propelled by steam power driving a propeller or paddlewheel. The term steamboat is usually used to refer to smaller steam-powered boats working on lakes and rivers, particularly riverboats in the USA; steamship generally refers to steam powered ships capable of carrying a ship

17、s boat. Nuclear powered ships and submarines use steam to drive turbines, but are not referred to as steamships or steamboats. Screw-driven steamships generally carry the ship prefix SS before their names, or TS where powered by a steam turbine. Paddle steamers have the prefix PS. The term steamer i

18、s occasionally used, out of nostalgia, for diesel motor driven vessels, prefix MV.Additional Materials Complete the article with one word in each blank: “ Lets go and take a _1_ , ” I said. Oh please boys, dont kill me！I wont tell anybody. I _2_ a short man say. “ Youre lying.You said that last _3_.

19、 Were going to kill you, ” another man said. “ Ive had _4_ of you. Im going to shoot you now, this man _5_. No, dont do that, said the short man. Lets leave - 5 - / 29 _6_ here. The steamboat will sink in a couple of hours and hell _7_ down with it.” He sounds as if hes going to die of _8_. l though

20、t. “ I have to find a way to save him. ” We _9_ find their boat and take it away, then theyll have to _10_ here, I said. Jim looked terrified. Im not staying here,” he said. keys:1.look2.heard3.time.4.enough5.said6.him7.go 8.fright9. must 10.tay Study the notes to the difficult sentences: 1. when I

21、suggested that we might find something useful on the boat, he agreed to go. 當(dāng)我建議說,我們可能在船上找到一些有用的東西時,他同意去了；句子謂語動詞 suggest 后接賓語從句；請看更多例句：May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir. A solution immediately suggested itself to me = I immediately thought of a solution. I suggest that we go out to eat.

22、 I suggested going in my car. It has been suggested that bright children take their exams early. It has been suggested that bright children should take their exams early. Who would you suggest for the job. She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference. Can you suggest a good dictionary. You

23、 cannot suggest somebody something . Can you suggest me a good dictionary. Can you suggest how I might contact him. All the evidence suggests that he stole the money. The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack. What do these results suggest to you. The stage lighting was used to suggest a beach scene

24、. Are you suggesting that I m lazy. I m not suggesting that she was responsible for the accident. I would never suggest such a thing. 2. To our astonishment, there was a light in one of the cabins. 令我們驚奇的是,其中一個船艙里亮著燈；To our astonishment是介詞短語,作句子狀語；類似短語仍有：ones disappointment ；to ones delight, to 3. A

25、nd it was a gun he had in his hand. 他手里拿的是槍； 句子中套用了一個英語典型的強調(diào)句型it is/was that/who ；要點提示： 1 ）當(dāng)原句表達(dá)的是現(xiàn)在或者將來發(fā)生的事情用 It is that 的句式；當(dāng)原句表達(dá)的是過去發(fā)生的事情就用 It was that 的句式；2）在這種強調(diào)句式中,一般用 that 引出句子的其他部分；假如被強調(diào)的部分是表示人的意義的名詞時,可以用 who 代替 that引出句子的其他部分；假如被強調(diào)的部分是表示事物意義的名詞時,可以用 which 代替 that 引出句子的其他部分；但是,無論被- 6 - / 29 強

26、調(diào)的部分是表示地點、仍是表示時間意義的名詞,都不行以用where 或者 when ；例如：It is that man who that is teaching our English. 就是那個人教我們 英 語 ； It was my telephone number which that Miss White happened to know. 懷特小姐碰巧知道的就是我的電話號碼； It is in front of the religious leader that the bride and groom stand together to be married. 新郎、新娘通常就是一起

27、站在宗教頭領(lǐng)面前舉辦結(jié)婚；3）假如被強調(diào)的部分是人稱代詞,應(yīng)當(dāng)用該人稱代詞的主格形式；在口語或非正式文體中也可以用其賓格形式； It was she her who told the police.就是她報告警察的；It was you who we were talking about. 我們剛剛談?wù)摰木褪悄悖?）沒有強調(diào)句子謂語的強調(diào)句,但有其通常的強調(diào)手段：do / does / did + 動詞原形 ；例如： I do believe that he is an honest man. 我的確信任他是老實人；She does like literature. 她的確喜愛文學(xué)； They

28、 did go to see you yesterday, but failed to meet you. 他們昨天的確去看過你,但沒見到你；5） What is / was What is / was 是名詞從句結(jié)構(gòu),也是強調(diào)句的另一種構(gòu)成形式；它常用來強調(diào)主語、賓語；假如所表達(dá)的是現(xiàn)在或者將來發(fā)生的事情用 What is that 的句式；假如所表達(dá)的是過去發(fā)生的事情用 What was that 的句式；例如： What he wishes most is to become a pilot. 強調(diào)賓語） 他最期望的是成為一名飛行員； What interested me most in

29、 that movie was the beautiful scenery of Alps. 強調(diào)主語）那部電影使我最感興趣的是阿爾裨斯山那漂亮的風(fēng)景；What I like is her speaking manner. 強 調(diào) 賓 語 ）我 喜 歡 的 是 她 說 話 的 風(fēng) 度 ；What encouraged us was the example he set for us. The first textbook _ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century. A. have writ

30、ten B. to be written C. being written D. written 答案 D. 書與寫作是被動關(guān)系,應(yīng)用過去分詞做定語表被動,相當(dāng)于定語從句 which is written 2）Whats the language _ in Germany. A. speaking B. spoken C. be - 7 - / 29 spoken D. to speak 答案 B. 主語 language 與謂語動詞之間有被動的含義；spoken 是動詞 speak 的過去分詞形式,在句中作定語,修飾主語 language, spoken 與 language 有被動關(guān)系；該

31、句可 以 理 解 為 ： Whats the language which is spoken in German. 5. By then we were a safe distance away. 那時我們離開很遠(yuǎn)了,很安全； a safe distance 是名詞短語作狀語；Answer the reading comprehension questions: 1. What does “ panicked ”in Jim panicked and ran to the raft. . A: to affect with panic B: to produce demonstrative

32、appreciation on the part of C: to be affected with panick D: to surprise others 2. Who does “ He” in the sentence “ He sounds as if hes going to die of fright. refer to. A: the man lying on the floor, tied up with rope B: the short with a beard C: the tall man with a gun in hand D: Jim 2. Why did “

33、I “ begin to feel bad about what they had done. A: Because the man on the floor looked terrified. B: Jim didn t want to stay there. C: Because “I” found the mens boat tired to the other side of the steamboat. D: “I” didnt want all three men to die. 4. What kind of writing it this text. A: A descript

34、ion essay B: A narration essay C: A persuasive essay D: A expository essay keys: CADD Absorb information concerning National College Entrance Examination: 課文中第一句 There was a big storm/ after midnight/ and the rain poured down.有兩個冠詞 a 和 the；請看高考中冠詞的用法：高考中的冠詞用法1. _ on-going division between English-sp

35、eaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _ major concern of the country. - 8 - / 29 A The; / B The; a C An; the D An; / 2. While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made _ discover which completely changed _ mans understanding of colour. A. a 不填 B. a the C. 不填 the D.

36、the a 3. For a long time they walked without saying _ word. Jim was the first to break _ silence. A. the; a B. a; the C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填 4.When he left_ college, he got a job as _ reporter in a newspaper office. A /; a B /; the C a; the D the; the 5It is _world of wonders, _ world where anything ca

37、n happen. Aa ;the Ba; a Cthe ; a D不填；不填 6When you finish reading the book .you will have _ better understanding of_life. Aa; the Bthe; a C不填 ; the Da; 不填 7. The Wilsons live in _ A-shaped house near the coast. It is _ 17th century cottage. A. the , / B. an, the C. /, the D. an, a 8. Tom owns _larger

38、 collection of _ books than any other student in our class. A. the; 不填 B. a; 不填 C. a; the D. 不填; the 9.The most important thing about cotton in history is_ part that it played in Industrial Revolution. A.不填；不填 B. the；不填 C. the ;the D. a; the - 9 - / 29 10.When you come here for your holiday next tim

39、e, dont go to _ hotel; I can find you _ bed in my flat. A the; a B the; / C a; the D a; 11.If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 percent off_ A a price B price C the price D prices 12.-John, there is_ Mr. Wilson on the phone for you. -I m in _ bath. A a; the B the; a C a; / D the; / 13.I cantremem

40、ber when exactly the Robinsons left _ city. I only remember it was _ Monday. A. the; the B. a; the C. a; a D. the; a 14. After dinner he gave Mr. Richardson _ ride to _ Capital Airport. A. the; a B. a; the C. 不填; a D.不填 ; the 15. It is often said that _ teachers have _ very easy life. A. 不填；不填 B. 不填

41、； a C. the ；不填 D. the；a 16. On May 5, 2022, at_World Table Tennis Championship, Kong Linghui and Wang Hao won the gold medal in mens doubles with _ score of 4: 1. A. a; a B. 不填; the C. a; 不填 D. the; a 17This book tells _ life story of John Smith, who left _ school and worked for a newspaper at the a

42、ge of 16. Athe; the Ba; the Cthe; 不填Da; 不填18.I know _ John Lennon, but not _ famous one. A. /; a B. a; the C. /; the D. the ; a - 10 - / 29 Goals To review ing form, the ed form and to + infinitive; link verbsProcedures Review ing form, the ed form and to + infinitive; link verbs It is very common t

43、o use strings of verbs - where two verbs are used in sequence. For example, the verb want is commonly used in this way: I want to go home. verb 1 verb 2 Only the first verb in the string is finite has tense and subject-verb agreement. The second verb must be in a non-finite form, and this can be dif

44、ficult for learners as there is more than one non-finite form of the verb which can be used. Commonly the form used is to + infinitive, as in the example above. However, there are some common verbs which require the -ing present participle form of the verb to be used in the second verb, instead of t

45、he base form. For example, the verb enjoy is commonly used in this way: She enjoys dancing. verb 1 verb 2 There are also some verbs such as stop which can be used in both - 11 - / 29 patterns, but with different meanings. we shall study these in the next lesson. Here is a list of some of the common

46、verbs used only in the pattern: verb 1 finite + verb 2 -ing form Verbs followed by the -ing form delay fancy postpone consider admit Here is a list of some of the common verbs finish imagine avoid deny risk practise put off take up give up keep used only in the continue carry mind regret suggest pat

47、tern: verb 1 finite + verb on 2 to + infinitive Verbs followed by to + infinitive manage decide hope deserve offer agree plan aim threaten refuse arrange learn fail would like ask Exercise: -ing or to + infinitive. In this exercise you select which is the best form of the verb to use - the -ing form

48、 or to + infinitive.1. Hello John. Fancy to meet/ meeting you here. 2. Hello John. I didnt expect finding/ to find you here.3. I havent decided accepting/ to accept the job yet. I want knowing/ to know a bit more about it.- 12 - / 29 4. The students seemed understanding/ to understand but Im not sur

49、e if they did.5. You must practise to speak/ speaking English as much as you can, and dont miss to go/ going to the lessons.6. He admitted to break in/ breaking in to the house, but denied to kill/ killing the occupant.7. Dont keep to tap/ tapping your fingers on the table - its very annoying.8. He

50、decided postponing/to postpone the visit again, but if he puts off to visit/ visiting us much longer then Im to go/ going to cancel the deal.9. You have to learn using/ to use these difficult verbs.10. When she wouldnt agree marrying/ to marry him he threatened committing/ to commit suicide.11. They

51、 suggested to go/ going to a Chinese restaurant but he wanted eating/ to eat Western food.12. There is a very delicious fish which people like eating/ to eat even though they risk to get/ getting poisoned.13. Everyone recommended to stay/ staying in that hotel but it was full. But we managed finding

52、/ nearby.to find a nice room in a hotel 14. They dont permit to smoke/ smoking on the ferry although - 13 - / 29 passengers tend ignoring/ to ignore the rule.15. She missed to pass/ passing the oral test by only 2 marks, although she hopes to making up/ writing.make up the difference in the Keys: 1.

53、 meeting 2. to find 3. to accept, to know 4. to understand 5. speaking, going 6. breaking in, killing 7. tapping 8. to postpone, visiting, going 9. to use 10. to marry, to commit 11. going, to eat 12. to eat, getting 13. staying, to find, 14. smoking, to ignore 15. passing, make up Period 3: Speakin

54、g Goals To tell the class what film you would like to see, and why Procedures Warming up by learning about what is film Hello, class. Today we shall talk about film. I know that you are all fond of films, but what do you know about them.Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual p

55、rojects, as well as the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film also called filmstock has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist motion - 14 - / 29 pictures or just pictures, the silver scr

56、een, photoplays, the cinema, picture shows, flicks and most commonly movies. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. They comprise a

57、series of individual frames, but when these images are shown rapidly in succession, the illusion of motion is given to the viewer. Flickering between frames is not seen due to an effect known as persistence of vision whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source

58、has been removed. Perhaps of more relevance is what causes the perception of motion a psychological effect identified as beta movement. Film is considered by many to be an important art form; films entertain, educate, enlighten and inspire audiences. The visual elements of cinema need no translation

59、, giving the motion picture a universal power of communication. Any film can become a worldwide attraction, especially with the addition of dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue. Films are also artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them

60、.Telling the class what film you would like to see, and why- 15 - / 29 A: Id like to see United 93, because the shock and awe of the September 11 attacks are revisited in this painstaking recreation of the last flight of one of the doomed aircraft. B: For me The King is the best film I have ever see