Unit5HumansandNature

Lesson1ASeaStory

Doyouknowanystoriesaboutpeopleandthesea?Activity1Usethewordsandphrasesbelowtodescribethepictures.afisherman afishingboat awhirlpool wavestoescape tosurviveastorm tofloat wildActivity2ReadtheFactFileonpage30andanswerthequestions.Whatisa“Moskoe-strom”?Whowrotethestory?Whatdoyouthinkwillhappeninthestory?ItisasystemoftidalwhirlpoolsintheNorwegianSea.EdgarAllanPoewrotethestory.Activity3Readthetextandanswerquestions.1.Whoarethemaincharactersinthestory?2.Whoistellingthestory?3.Whenandwheredidthestoryhappen?4.Whateffectdidtheterribleexperiencehaveonthestoryteller?Whoarethemaincharactersinthestory?2.Whoistellingthestory?3.Whenandwheredidthestoryhappen?4.Whateffectdidtheterribleexperiencehaveonthestoryteller?Themaincharactersarethefishermanandhisbrothers.Thefishermanistellingthestory.Thisstoryhappenedaboutthreeyearsagointhesea.Itbrokehisbodyandsoul.(Ittooklessthanasingledaytochangehishairfromblacktowhite.)Activity4Readagainandcomplete.Thenaddthestoryteller’sfeelingsduringeachsituation.1.Whenwewerecomingbackfromtheisland,thesky________________________.Thenahugewave___________________andmyyoungerbrother_______________.Myelderbrother_____________“Moskoe-strom”!Thestoryteller’sfeelings:________________________2.Thewindandthewavescarriedus________________________________.Then,wewere_______________it.Suddenly,we_________________.wascoveredwithdarkcloudscoveredourboatfellintotheseacriedouttowardsthedirectionofthewhirlpoolontheedgeofwentovertheedgefrightenedhopelessActivity43.Theboatwasontheinsideof___________________andweweregoingroundin________________________.AfterImadethreeimportantobservations,Itiedmyselfto_____________________.Itriedtomakemybrother_________,buthewas____________________.4.Soonafterwards,thewhirlpool________________.Thewavessooncarriedmeawayandfinallyaboat_______________.Thestoryteller’sfeelings:________________________thehugewhirlpoolincirclesatgreatspeedabarreltohelpmefloatunderstandtoofrightenedtogetitcalmbecamelesswildpickedmeuptiredActivity51.Howdidthestorytellerovercomehisfearandstruggletosurvivefromthewhirlpool?WhentheMoskoe-stromcame…Theboatwentinthedirectionofthewhirlpool…Activity52.Retellthestory,usingtimewordssuchaswhen,suddenly,then,andfinally.Activity6GroupWork:ThinkandShare1.Whatwerethethreeobservationsthestorytellermade?2.Whydidthestorytellersurvivewhilehiselderbrotherdidn’t?3.Whatdoesthestorytellermeanby“ittookonlysixhourstobreakmybodyandsoul”?4.Whatlessonshaveyoulearntfromthestory?Giveyourreasons.5.Whatisthestorytryingtosayabouttherelationshipbetweenhumansandnature?Activity7SynonymsandAntonyms.Synonyms:wordswithsimilarmeaningsAntonyms:wordswithoppositemeaningsWordSynonymAntonymchildyoungsteradultwhispermurmurshoutquietsilentnoisynearercloserfurtherfallingdroppingrisingcuriousinquisitiveuninterestedobservedsawunnoticedActivity7Findsynonymsandantonymsinthestory.Synonymsterrible—horribleamazing—wonderfulcriedout—shoutedfrightened—scaredAntonymsblack—whitedark—lighttop—bottomold—youngsingle—doubleless—moreedge—centrecalm—wildActivity8Completethesummary.ThestorytellerexperiencedaMoskoe-stromwhichbrokehis1_____________.Oneday,hewasoutfishingwithhistwobrotherswhentheskysuddenlycloudedoverandtheywerein2______________.Ahuge3________coveredtheboatandhisyoungerbrother4___________thesea.Theboatwentovertheedgeintothe5_________andtheywentroundincircles.Thestorytellerfelttherewasnoescapebutobservedthatroundand6_________shapedobjectsof7___________felldownmoreslowly.Sohe8____________________tohelphimselffloat.Hetriedtomakehiselderbrotherunderstand,buthewastoo9______________________________.Finallythestoryteller10________thestorm.bodyandsoulaterriblestormwavefellintowhirlpooltube-equalextenttiedhimselftoabarrelterrifiedandstayedintheheavyboatsurvivedActivity9RelativeclausesDefinition:arelativeclauseapartofasentencethathasaverbinitandisjoinedtotherestofthesentenceby“who”,“which”,“where”.Example:Thatwasthedaywhenittookonlysixhourstobreakmybodyandsoul.…thereasonwhyI’mheretotellthestoryisthatImadetherightdecision.…andthewavesooncarriedmetoanareawheretheotherfishermenwere.Underlinethewordsthatintroducerelativeclausesandcirclethewordsthattherelativeclausesreferto.Thatwasthedaywhenittookonlysixhourstobreakmybodyandsoul.…thereasonwhyI’mheretotellthestoryisthatImadetherightdecision.…andthewavesooncarriedmetoanareawheretheotherfishermenwere.Activity10PairWork:Read,compareandchoose.Readthesentencebelowandcomparethem.Whichchoice(aorb)doyouthinkisbetter.Why?1aIsthereashopnearby?Iwanttobuysomesweetsintheshop.

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