Lifeonadesertisland新概念详解.ppt

1. Reading comprehension 2. New words and expressions New words and expressions genuine genius Life on a desert island is wretched. wretched [ ret?id ] 1. of very poor quality or condition 2. characterized by physical misery 3. very unhappy; full of misery Thank you ! Reading Comprehension New Words and Expression The Extended Section Homework 目 录 CONTENTS READING COMPRHENSION 1.Listen to the tape then answer the question below. According to the text, what are people’s opinion about staying on the desert island? What was exceptional about the two men’s stay on the desert island? 2. Read the passage by yourself and answer the following questions. Make a summary writing. (1) Was the men’s boat damaged or not? (2) Where were they taking it? (3) What happened to it on the way? (4) What did the men load on to their rubber dinghy? (5) Where did they row? (6) Where did they arrive? (7) Where did the men collect water during their stay there? (8) How did they catch fish and lobster? (9) How were they rescued? Summary: Two men set out on a badly damaged boat to Miami. Unfortunately, the boat began to sink on their way. They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches and cans of beer. They rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean and finally arrived at a tiny coral island. On the island they collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy. They caught lobster and fish with a spear gun. 5 days later, they were rescued by a passing tanker. They were sorry that they had to leave. 3. Multiple choice (1) In what way are the pictures we form of life on a desert island unreal? A. They fail to present the wretchedness of such a situation. B. We forget that we would be too weak to work and only imagine the pleasure of idleness. C. They are either unduly optimistic or unduly pessimistic. D. They lack any truth at all as most of us have never visited one. C D (2) What was the equipment the