人教版英语选修7-Unit-3-Reading-Task

ReadingTheInuitLegendofSednatheSeaGoddessDoyouknowlegend?Legend:averyoldandpopularstorythatmaybetrue.Nowlet’sshareTheInuitLegendofSednatheSeaGoddess.Glancethelegendquicklyandmatchtheparagraphwiththecorrectsentence.1234567A.Sednadiscoveredthatherhusbandwasaseabird.B.TheInuitbelieveSednahaspowerovertheanimalsinthesea.C.ThebirdmanwassoangryatSedna’sescapethathecausedaseastorm.D.Sedna’sfatherthrewSednaintotheseaandshebecameaseagoddess.E.Sednadidn’twanttogetmarriedbutherfathertoldhershemust.F.Sedna’sfatherhelpedhisdaughterescape.G.Sednaagreedtomarryastrangerwhopromisedheragoodlife.Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidSednaneedtohavesomeonetolookafterher?2.Whydidthebirdmandressupasahuman?3.WhatdoyouthinkhappenedorshouldhavehappenedtoSedna’sfather?1.WhydidSednaneedtohavesomeonetolookafterher?2.Whydidthebirdmandressupasahuman?Becauseherfatherwasgettingtoooldtolookafterher.BecausehewantedtomarrySednaandhethoughtthatshewouldn’tmarryhimifsheknewhewasabird.3.WhatdoyouthinkhappenedorshouldhavehappenedtoSedna’sfather?Perhapshediedinthestormorshouldhavediedinthestorm,becausehe’snotagoodfathertoSedna.Workingroupstomakeupdialoguesbyusingtheinformationinthetextandthenactthemout.Youcanstartlikethis:(Narration旁白)SednawasabeautifulyoungInuitwomanwholivedaloneoffshorewithherfather.Thereweremanyhunterswhowishedtomarryherbutsherefusedthemall.F:thefatherS:SednaB:birdmanF:Dear,themanlooksstrong,whynotmarryhim?S:Dad,Ithinkheisstronginappearancebutweakinreality.F:Ok.Butyoumustacceptthenextmanwhoasksforyourhandinmarriage.Thefollowingday...Learnthekeywordsandexpressions.【Keywords】①approach②Inuit③urge④grab⑤canoe⑥guilty⑦ignore⑧flap【KeyExpressions】①provide…with②askforone'shandinmarriage③havenochoicebuttodosth.④feelguiltyabout...⑤letout⑥insearchof⑦cutoff⑧hangonto⑨yellat...给......提供...向某人求婚除......之外别无选择发出寻找对......感到愧疚紧紧握住切断对......吼叫Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.SednawasabeautifulyoungInuitwomanandmanyhunterswishedtomarryherbutshe_________themall,whichmadeherfathersoangrythathe______ather,Youmustacceptthenextmanwhoasksforyourhandin_________.Thefollowingday,astranger___________andSedna'sfather_______thishuntertomarryhisdaughter.Themanpromisedtoyelledrefusedmarriageurgedapproached_______Sednawithagoodlifeandhelookedhandsome.Sednaagreedtomarryhimandwenttohisislandwithhim.Whentheyarrivedattheisland,Sednafoundherhuabandwasaseabird,butshehadno______buttostaywithhim.Howerer,withtimegoingby,shestillcouldnotbecome______tothebirdman.usedchoiceprovideSoshebegantocallherfather'snameandwhenherfatherheardhercry,hefeltso_____thathedecidedtogo____________her.Thefatherfoundhisdaughterandtriedtotakeherhome.Whentheytwowere_________forhome,thebirdmanfoundthemandhethreathenedthefather.Sedna'sfatherwasso______thatofinsearchguiltysettingoffscaredheabandonedSednaandeven______herfingerswhenshe'stryingto________thesideofthecanoe.Asaresult,Sedna'sfingersbecamelargesea_________andSednaherselfsanktothebottomofthesea,becomingthegoddessofthesea.cutoffhangontomammals1.Polishyourconversationafterclass;2.Dothereadingexercise(A&B)inEnglishWeekly.