Glance quickly through the diary entry and number topics in the correct order.

• Topic • Colors and shapes • Dangers• Reflecting • The reef’s edge• A final thought • Some sea creatures

Paragraph number

2

3

4

15

6

Suppose you are snorkeling now, list your delights and dangers

Delights dangers

1. Seeing such extraordinary beauty under the waves2. Seeing so many differentKinds of fish.

3.Exploring small caves under the sea

1. Poisonous fish

2. Getting lost in Small caves

3.Being attacked by sharks

Complete these noun groups from the Complete these noun groups from the diary entry, note the use of adjectives.diary entry, note the use of adjectives.

1. ______________________ air2. _________________________ anemone fish3.___________________________ lips 4.___________________________ reef sharks5.____________________________teeth6. ____________________________angel fish 7.____________________________water8.____________________________mouth9. ____________________________sea slug10 ____________________________turtle.

warm night

Little orange and white Thick green Two grey

Strong sharp

An orange blue-striped

Deep clearHard bird-like

A yellow-spotted red

A large wise-looking

• Talk about the following pictures after reading the text

anemone fish• 小丑鱼小丑鱼

turtle 海龟

Sea-slug海蛞蜦

Angelfish

Parrot fish

The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colors surrounding me …

• Aware of 意识到， 知道， 明白• Nerves make people aware of what their bodi

es are feeling• Be aware that• Everyone was aware that they didn’t get alo

ng well with each other• Are you aware that it is getting windy outside.

Upside down 倒悬

• Inside out • You’d better turn the bottle upside

down to empty out the oil• Why ? Look at Jim, his jacket is inside

out

The water was quite shallow but where the reef ended, there was a sharp drop to the sandy ocean

• A sharp drop 陡直向下的坡• Sharp 锐利的， 锋利的， 明显的， 强烈的， 刺

耳的， 急剧的， 精明的， 敏捷的• I think I need a sharp pencil • She has got a sharp mind and a sharp tongue • The photograph isn’t quite sharp enough • there is a sharp bend in the road• Lemons have a sharp taste