新标准大学英语综合教程4u3Active_reading_2.ppt

Jewellery description Work in pairs. Look at the photos and describe the jewellery. Say which item you like best, and why. Jewellery description Photo 1 like a blue sea glass necklace, made of matched pieces of glass found on beaches Photo 2 a pearl necklace – real or artificial pearls? Photo 3 a brooch with a large clear blue stone (crystal or tourmaline (电气石) or crystal like tanzanite (坦桑石)) in the centre, with very ornate setting made of silver or platinum. Jewellery description Photo 4 The Eastern style earrings with amber in the middle and hanging filigree designs made of gold prefer the earrings in the fourth photo – look stylish and elaborate prefer the first necklace made of sea glass – imagine their stories around the ocean and how someone found them on the beach and matched them up – for me! Liberty a well-known department store in central London since 1875, selling fashions, cosmetics, luxury brand accessories and gifts. Fiji and Majorca Fiji, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean Majorca, the largest island of Spain, and is located in the Mediterranean Sea Seaham Beach Near Sunderland and Durham, in the north of England. It has a centuries-old tradition of glass-making, notably in the 19th-century Victorian era when workers dumped left-over glass into the sea. Multi-coloured sea glass can be found there. Predicting Working in pairs. Read the definition of sea glass and discuss the questions. sea glass—glass which has been thrown into the sea and smoothed by the action of water over a long period of time Predicting 1. Where do you think sea glass can be found? 2. How much do you think it is worth? 3. What can be done with it? Text organisation Text organisation Text organisation Text organisation Text organisation Text organisation Comprehending the text 1. What happens when Gina Cowen goes looking for glass on a beach? (a) She gets bitten by crabs. (b) She gets burnt. (c) She always finds a better piece tha