was going to be destroyed So Noah gathered two of every animal including snakes, elephants, giraffes and even skunks! It rained for 40days and 40 nights. After the rain stopped, the dried up. One year later, Noah let the animals out of the ark. Some went to Africa, to Asia, and some to Australia, Europe, and America God promised never to destroy the earth again with water. And as a promise, God us the rainb Not The story of Noahs ark is from the old Testament of the bible Sample . IfI were Noah, I would not take snakes. They are disgusting creatures. And it is not ecessary to take them since practically all snakes can swim IlL. Reading-Centered Activities 1. Pre-Reading Directions: Work in groups and answer the following questions 1)Are you frightened of dogs? If so, why? 2)When are animals aggressive? 3)When do people become aggressive? 4) What aggressive acts do you associate with human beings? Possible answers 1)Yes, extremely frightened. I'm terrified of them because I feel they can easil become fierce and nasty. They attack and bite people. They also ca armv 2) When they are frightened When they want to protect their young When they are attacked or hurt When they are put in a corner or a small space 3)When they are put in certain situations In self-defe When they are extremely angry; When they lack and freedom 4)fighting, bea etc 2. Passage reading Words. Phrases and Grammatical points 1)some zoologists and psychologists compare modern man to a caged lion (L 17) compare…to…”除了有“把,,比作,,的意思外,还有”把,,与,,比较“的 意思(可用“ compare…with.”来替代) e.g. He compared London to/with Paris It was a very small place then compared to/with what it is now This road is quite busy compared to/with ours Children seem to learn more interesting things compared to/with when we were atwas going to be destroyed. So Noah gathered two of every animal including snakes, elephants, giraffes, cows, and even skunks! It rained for 40days and 40 nights. After the rain stopped, the water dried up. One year later, Noah let the animals out of the ark. Some went to Africa, some to Asia, and some to Australia, Europe, and America. God promised never to destroy the earth again with water. And as a promise, God gave us the rainbow. Note: The story of Noah’s ark is from the Old Testament of the Bible. Sample If I were Noah, I would not take snakes. They are disgusting creatures. And it is not necessary to take them since practically all snakes can swim. III. Reading-Centered Activities 1. Pre-Reading Directions: Work in groups and answer the following questions. 1) Are you frightened of dogs? If so, why？ 2) When are animals aggressive? 3) When do people become aggressive? 4) What aggressive acts do you associate with human beings? Possible answers: 1) Yes, extremely frightened. I’m terrified of them because I feel they can easily become fierce and nasty. They attack and bite people. They also carry diseases. 2) When they are frightened; When they want to protect their young; When they are attacked or hurt; When they are put in a corner or a small space. 3) When they are put in certain situations: In war; In self-defense; When they are extremely angry; When they lack space and freedom. 4) fighting, beating, slapping, invasion, war, etc. 2. Passage Reading Words, Phrases and Grammatical Points 1) some zoologists and psychologists compare modern man to a caged lion. (L.17) “compare …to ….” 除了有“把，，，，比作，，，的意思外，还有”把，，，与，，，比较“的 意思（可用 “compare…with….”来替代） e.g. He compared London to/with Paris. It was a very small place then compared to/with what it is now. This road is quite busy compared to/with ours. Children seem to learn more interesting things compared to/with when we were at