Lesson 82          Monster or fish?

What was the monster called?

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these ‘monsters’ which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

Summary writing

Give an account of what happened in not more than 80 words. Write two paragraphs using the points and connections given below.

A strange fish was caught near Madagascar after having pulled a small fishing boat miles out to sea. Making every effort not to damage the fish, the fisherman brought it to shore. The fish, which was over thirteen feet long, with a head like a horse, was sent to a museum. It is being examined by a scientist, who said that it was an oarfish and that such creatures live at a depth of six hundred feet.                                                                  (77 words)

A strange fish was caught near Madagascar. Though it pulled a small fishing boat miles out to sea, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it. On being brought to shore, the fish was found to be over thirteen feet long and to have a head like a horse. Now that it has been sent to a museum, it is being examined by a scientist. It is called an oarfish and lives at a depth of six hundred feet.

                                                                     (80 words)

Composition

Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

1 A man in a bar---explaining to others how he caught a big fish---rough seas---great difficulty---boat carried out to sea.

2 After several hours he pulled the fish up---never seen before---its size, appearance and colours ---but it got away.

A man in a bar once told the others how he caught a big fish in rough不平的 seas. Some time ago, he set out on his fishing boat. It was an adventurous充满危险的 voyage航行. As it was windy, he sailed with great difficulty. Suddenly he saw an unusual creature in front of him. It was the biggest fish he had ever seen at sea. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, he made ever effort to pull it back to shore, meanwhile not to damage it in any way. But instead of pulling it back, he and his boat was carried miles out to the sea.

After struggling with the fish for several hours, he eventually pulled it up his boat. It was over twelve feet long, with a head like a horse, big protruding突出的 eyes, shining silver and black skin, and a yellow tail. But just as he tried to tie it up, it suddenly jumped up, slipped out of his boat and got away at last.                                  (144 words)

Letter writing

The Conclusion. Learn the following phrases by heart:

I shall be looking forward to hearing from/seeing you soon.

I hope you will soon settle down定居 in your (new job, school, etc.)

I am very sorry to hear that you have not been well recently. I am worried about your health, and I want to know how you are now. I suggest you go to see the doctor regularly, and take some medicine every day. But you also need some out door exercises. I hope you feel better soon. (56 words)

Exercise

Write a suitable Purpose for a letter in about 50 words.

‘I hope you feel better soon.’

Key structures

A peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.

Special difficulties

Words often confused

Study these examples:

A Laugh and Laugh at

Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen…

Everybody laughed when the circus马戏团 clown小丑 made his appearance.

B Wash and Wash up

I must wash my hands. They are very dirty.

Have you ever seen a cat washing itself?

The man was washed overboard by a big wave.

I’ll wash up tonight. (I’ll wash the dishes.)

Exercise

Supply any of the above words in the following sentences:

1 What a lot of dirty plates! Who is going to___.

2 Don’t wear that hat. People will___ you.

3 The bridge was___ away by the river.

4 We all___ when he told us a funny story.

5 The boy was told to__ his hands before sitting at table.

1 wash up

2 laugh at

3 washed

4 laughed

5 wash

Multiple choice questions

Comprehension

1 The monsters which fishermen sometimes claim to have seen___.

A are probably unusual fish

B are not fish at all

C exist存在生活 in deep water

D are often washed up on the shore

A

2 The creature that was caught in Madagascar by a fisherman was ___.

A a monster

B an unusual fish

C half horse, half fish

D a common普通的 fish

B

Structure

3 They claim___ monsters in the sea.

A that they have seen

B have seen

C to be seen

D to being seen

A note: claim 是及物动词，后可加从句，名词，to加不定式， have seen,什么都不是，c 是被动式，d 不合语法。

4 People often laugh at stories___ told by seamen.

A which

B which have

C which have being

D which have been

D note: D才能构成被动。

5 When___ that this was no ordinary普通的 fish, he tried not to damage it.

A realizing

B having realized

C he realized

D he has realized

C note: when是连词，后面跟从句，D 是现在完成时，主句是过去式。时态不合。

6 ___eventually brought to the shore, it was found to be very long.

A Been

B When being

C On being 当…时

D When it was being

C note: Been不能引导状语从句；When being不合语法，when后面应跟从句，When it was being是过去进行时,与eventually不协调，eventually往往强调做完的动作。不应该用进行时。

7 it had a head like a horse. ___ head was like that of a horse.

A It

B It’s

C Its’

D Its

D

Vocabulary

8 Fishermen claim to have seen monsters. They ___ that they have.

A state声明陈述

B own

C owe感激把…归功于

D perisist坚持

9 People have often laughed at these stories. They___.

A haven’t taken接受/对待 them seriously

B enjoyed them

C teased戏弄 them

D mocked 欺骗them

A

10 ‘Monsters’ have at times有时been sighted. They have been____.

A viewed 仔细观察到的

B glanced at

C seen

D caught

C

11 The fish was powerful. It was ___.

A dynamic有活力的动态的

B strong

C forceful强有力的有说服力的

D wilful故意的任性的

12 Such creatures have rarely been seen. They have ___been seen.

A never

B unusually

C always

D seldom

D

Sentence structure

Join these two sentences, then check your answer against the text.

The fish is called an oarfish. It has since been sent to a museum. It is being examined by a scientist.

The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Lesson 82          Monster or fish?

What was the monster called?

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these ‘monsters’ which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

Summary writing

Give an account of what happened in not more than 80 words. Write two paragraphs using the points and connections given below.

A strange fish was caught near Madagascar after having pulled a small fishing boat miles out to sea. Making every effort not to damage the fish, the fisherman brought it to shore. The fish, which was over thirteen feet long, with a head like a horse, was sent to a museum. It is being examined by a scientist, who said that it was an oarfish and that such creatures live at a depth of six hundred feet.                                                                  (77 words)

A strange fish was caught near Madagascar. Though it pulled a small fishing boat miles out to sea, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it. On being brought to shore, the fish was found to be over thirteen feet long and to have a head like a horse. Now that it has been sent to a museum, it is being examined by a scientist. It is called an oarfish and lives at a depth of six hundred feet.

                                                                     (80 words)

Composition

Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

1 A man in a bar---explaining to others how he caught a big fish---rough seas---great difficulty---boat carried out to sea.

2 After several hours he pulled the fish up---never seen before---its size, appearance and colours ---but it got away.

A man in a bar once told the others how he caught a big fish in rough不平的 seas. Some time ago, he set out on his fishing boat. It was an adventurous充满危险的 voyage航行. As it was windy, he sailed with great difficulty. Suddenly he saw an unusual creature in front of him. It was the biggest fish he had ever seen at sea. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, he made ever effort to pull it back to shore, meanwhile not to damage it in any way. But instead of pulling it back, he and his boat was carried miles out to the sea.

After struggling with the fish for several hours, he eventually pulled it up his boat. It was over twelve feet long, with a head like a horse, big protruding突出的 eyes, shining silver and black skin, and a yellow tail. But just as he tried to tie it up, it suddenly jumped up, slipped out of his boat and got away at last.                                  (144 words)

Letter writing

The Conclusion. Learn the following phrases by heart:

I shall be looking forward to hearing from/seeing you soon.

I hope you will soon settle down定居 in your (new job, school, etc.)

I am very sorry to hear that you have not been well recently. I am worried about your health, and I want to know how you are now. I suggest you go to see the doctor regularly, and take some medicine every day. But you also need some out door exercises. I hope you feel better soon. (56 words)

Exercise

Write a suitable Purpose for a letter in about 50 words.

‘I hope you feel better soon.’

Key structures

A peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.

Special difficulties

Words often confused

Study these examples:

A Laugh and Laugh at

Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen…

Everybody laughed when the circus马戏团 clown小丑 made his appearance.

B Wash and Wash up

I must wash my hands. They are very dirty.

Have you ever seen a cat washing itself?

The man was washed overboard by a big wave.

I’ll wash up tonight. (I’ll wash the dishes.)

Exercise

Supply any of the above words in the following sentences:

1 What a lot of dirty plates! Who is going to___.

2 Don’t wear that hat. People will___ you.

3 The bridge was___ away by the river.

4 We all___ when he told us a funny story.

5 The boy was told to__ his hands before sitting at table.

1 wash up

2 laugh at

3 washed

4 laughed

5 wash

Multiple choice questions

Comprehension

1 The monsters which fishermen sometimes claim to have seen___.

A are probably unusual fish

B are not fish at all

C exist存在生活 in deep water

D are often washed up on the shore

A

2 The creature that was caught in Madagascar by a fisherman was ___.

A a monster

B an unusual fish

C half horse, half fish

D a common普通的 fish

B

Structure

3 They claim___ monsters in the sea.

A that they have seen

B have seen

C to be seen

D to being seen

A note: claim 是及物动词，后可加从句，名词，to加不定式， have seen,什么都不是，c 是被动式，d 不合语法。

4 People often laugh at stories___ told by seamen.

A which

B which have

C which have being

D which have been

D note: D才能构成被动。

5 When___ that this was no ordinary普通的 fish, he tried not to damage it.

A realizing

B having realized

C he realized

D he has realized

C note: when是连词，后面跟从句，D 是现在完成时，主句是过去式。时态不合。

6 ___eventually brought to the shore, it was found to be very long.

A Been

B When being

C On being 当…时

D When it was being

C note: Been不能引导状语从句；When being不合语法，when后面应跟从句，When it was being是过去进行时,与eventually不协调，eventually往往强调做完的动作。不应该用进行时。

7 it had a head like a horse. ___ head was like that of a horse.

A It

B It’s

C Its’

D Its

D

Vocabulary

8 Fishermen claim to have seen monsters. They ___ that they have.

A state声明陈述

B own

C owe感激把…归功于

D perisist坚持

9 People have often laughed at these stories. They___.

A haven’t taken接受/对待 them seriously

B enjoyed them

C teased戏弄 them

D mocked 欺骗them

A

10 ‘Monsters’ have at times有时been sighted. They have been____.

A viewed 仔细观察到的

B glanced at

C seen

D caught

C

11 The fish was powerful. It was ___.

A dynamic有活力的动态的

B strong

C forceful强有力的有说服力的

D wilful故意的任性的

12 Such creatures have rarely been seen. They have ___been seen.

A never

B unusually

C always

D seldom

D

Sentence structure

Join these two sentences, then check your answer against the text.

The fish is called an oarfish. It has since been sent to a museum. It is being examined by a scientist.

The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.