Unit 5 Developing ideas Reading外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册.pptx

Developing ideas——reading Unit 5 Into the unknown 目录 contents Pre-reading Language points Fast reading Homework Intensive reading Post-reading I Pre-reading Pre-reading 1. What different zones are there in the ocean? 2. Which parts of the ocean do you think have been explored? 3. What do you know about the deepest part of the ocean? Work in groups. Look at the picture and answer the questions. Do further research if necessary. Pre-reading 1. What different zones are there in the ocean? 2. Which parts of the ocean do you think have been explored? The different zones in the ocean are Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone, Midnight Zone and Abyssal Zone. （深海区）. Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone. Work in groups. Look at the picture and answer the questions. Do further research if necessary. Pre-reading 3. What do you know about the deepest part of the ocean? The deepest part of the ocean is Abyssal Zone. It is an area where the water depth is about 2,000–5,000 metres. The trench can be lowered to 6,000 metres. These very deep areas are sometimes called “Super-abyssal zones”.  Actually it is the largest ecological region on earth. Work in groups. Look at the picture and answer the questions. Do further research if necessary. Pre-reading More than 500 years after it was lost in a storm, the Esmeralda was discovered off the coast of Oman. The ship is believed to be part of a voyage led by Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama during his second voyage to India (1502–1503). Background Information  阿曼（西南亚国家） 葡萄牙 达·伽马 Pre-reading Although the Esmeralda was first located in 1998, it was explored by marine archaeologists between 2013 and 2015. Researchers used advanced technology to examine some of the objects on the ship. For example, CT scanning was used to identify two silver coins and a bell. Background Information 海洋考古学家 Pre-reading The Jiaolong, China’s manned deep-sea vessel, is named after a mythical Chinese sea dragon. At roughly 8.2 metres long, 3 metres wide