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1)Why would there be a huge underground ocean?
2)Why do the characters find plants and animals that lived on the earth millions of years ago?
3)How could they find an old metal object that is about 500 years old?
5.Which tools and things would you bring if you were going to climb down into a very deep cave? What would be the most important dangers and things that could happen?
LANGUAGE STUDY
Word study
Choose the right word to complete the following sentences. Some may be used more than once.
Collision permanent voyage escape on board fiction fantasy
This is not a real story; it is ___________. In 1898, an American writer wrote a novel. In the story, a huge ship called Titan of which it was said that it could not sink, set off from Southampton on her first ___________ across the Atlantic Ocean. It sank after a ____________ with an iceberg, killing most of the 2,500 people ___________________. Fourteen years later, in 1912, Titanic, which was called the “Ship of Dreams” or the “Ship That Cannot Sink”, set off from Southampton on its first _________. On its way to New York City, it hit an iceberg. Three hours after the _________, it sank to the bottom of the sea. It had more than 2,220 passengers __________, of whom 1,513 did not ________ the cold ocean water and died. The story of Titanic is an example where ________ meets reality. The disaster has become a __________ pain in people’s hearts.
Word formation (2)
1.Study the meaning of these stems and affixes. Match the words and the correct definitions.
mis = wrong extra- = outside inter- = between sub- - under under- = below over- = too much dis- = not -marine = sea
1. _______ submarine A. do not like
2. _______ underground B.work too hard
3. _______ overwork C.action and reaction between two people or things
4. _______ interaction D.put in the wrong place
5. _______ misplace E.a ship that can travel below the surface of the sea
6. _______ dislike F.below the surface of the earth
2.Guess the meaning of the words in italics, using context clues and what you know about word parts.
1. _______ Mum tole me not to misbehave at my grandparents’ house.
2. _______ The Chinese subtitles at the bottom of the screen help us understand foreign movies.
3. _______ Don’t misunderstand me; I’m only trying to help.
4. _______ In many cases, the words “fiction” and “novel” are interchangeable.
5. _______ People like to take the subway because it is faster than buses and cheaper than taxies.
6. _______ He looks very tired because he has been working overtime all week.
7. _______ People will think you are mad if you walk in public in your underpants.