人教英语选修 unit reading task.pptxVIP

ReadingThe Inuit Legend of Sedna the Sea GoddessDo you know legend?Legend:a very old and popular story that may be true.Now let’s share The Inuit Legend of Sedna the Sea Goddess. Fast readingGlance the legend quickly and match the paragraph with the correct sentence. Sedna discovered that her husband was a sea bird. The Inuit believe Sedna has power over the animals in the sea. The bird man was so angry at Sedna’s escape that he caused a sea storm. Sedna’s father threw Sedna into the sea and she became a sea goddess. Sedna didn’t want to get married but her father told her she must. Sedna’s father helped his daughter escape. Sedna agreed to marry a stranger who promised her a good life.1234567Careful ReadingRead the text again and answer the following questions.1. Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?2. Why did the bird man dress up as a human?3. What do you think happened or should have happened to Sedna’s father? 1. Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?2. Why did the bird man dress up as a human?Because her father was getting too old to look after her.Because he wanted to marry Sedna and he thought that she wouldn’t marry him if she knew he was a bird.3. What do you think happened or should have happened to Sedna’s father? Perhaps he died in the storm or should have died in the storm, because he’s not a good father to Sedna.Retelling Work in groups to make up dialogues by using the information in the text and then act them out. You can start like this: (Narration 旁白)Sedna was a beautiful young Inuit woman who lived alone offshore with her father. There were many hunters who wished to marry her but she refused them all. F: the father S: Sedna B: bird manF: Dear, the man looks strong, why not marry him?S: Dad, I think he is strong in appearance but weak in reality.F: Ok. But you must accept the next man who asks for your hand in marriage. The following day...Learn the key words and expressions.【Key words】① approach