Unit 3 Under the Sea 教学设计.doc

Unit 3 Under the sea 教 学 设 计In this unit students learn about Killer whales and whaling in the early twentieth century, and also about the decline in shark populations in the world today. The unit asks students to think about contemporary issues such as whether whaling should be allowed and whether sharks should be protected. The reading texts are in the forms of a fictional story, a diary entry and a retelling of an Init legend. The listening texts include a dialogue that show how to make a complain, radio news items and a radio interview.Period 1 warming up and reading Teaching Aims:Enable the students to know about animals and plants under the sea.Help the students to learn an Inuit legend about the Killer Whale.Important points:Reading comprehension to the textUnderstanding the relationship between the killers and the whalers.Important words and expressionsDifficult points The relationship between the killers and the whalersTeaching methods:Scanning and skimming Ask and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsA computer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1: Warming up and pre-reading T: Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? Where did you see them? Find out from your classmates where they saw them. Use the list below to help you.on a snorkelling trip at an aquarium on a boat tour in booksin films on TV nature programmes on the InternetIn groups, make a list of plants and animals that live under the sea that you and your classmates have seen in any of the ways listed above. Share what you know about these plants and animals. Do you have any favourite sea plants or animals? Tell your classmates what they are.T: What do you think is happening in the picture?WriterClancyVocation A whalerStyle Anecdotestime At the beginning for the 20th century Place AustraliaMain ideaThe killer whale help people to kill baleen whaleStep 2: scanning Scan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text 1. _was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station 2._orderd Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay 3. _was swimming by the boat showing the whalers the way 4._told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale 5._was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers. 6. _knew that Old Tom would protect James.Step 3 : Skimming (put the sentences into the right order. ( ) George started beating the water with his oar ( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat ( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station ( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale ( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay ( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation ( ) Clancy ran down to the shore ( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale Step 4: careful reading 1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whalers? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? 3. “The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” Why do you think the killer whales behave like this? 4. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 5. Why do you think the whalers allowed the killer whales to drag the whale under the water to feed on its lips and tongue? 6.Why did the whalers return home without the whales body? 7.How do you think Red felt about the killer whales? 8. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?Step 5 Discussion Describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting? Step 6 debating The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. whales are now an endangered species and protected by an international ban, but some countries oppose the ban. In groups discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling.Step 7 HomeworkFinish Ex.1&2 in page 21 Period 2 learning about languageTeaching Aims:Teaching the students the important words and expressionsImportant points:Witness, ahead of, drag, in the meantime, abandon and so onTeaching methods:Ask and answer questions activitiesTeaching aidsA computer and a projector 1.be present at sth and see it_v. 亲眼看到 昨天在回家路上我目击了一场事故。 _ Witness： suggest, indicate 表明， 说明, 作证Her flushed face witnessed the great excitement she felt. 没有人证明他在场 _ Witness n 目击者， 证人， 证据 The witness left the court a living witness to 一个活生生的证人Bear witness to 为作证 I witnessed it with my own eye many times2.I was sorting out my accommodationSort out 发类， 整理Im just sorting out the paper that can be thrown away Sort out 解决Weve got a few little problems to sort out Sort through 查看并挑选出Put away 把存放好 3. rooms, esp. for living in_ n. 住所, 膳食 今晚我们能找到旅馆住宿吗？ _ accommodate v.适应，调解。Accommodating adj. 亲切的， 易打交道的4.Send sth throw the air with some force _Throw itself out of the water 形象地表现 了鲸跃出水面的动作 I felt encouraged when he threw cold water on my idea She threw herself into a chair and began to cry He has thrown himself into gardening The fire threw hundreds of workers out of work， sea an enormous animal throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again 5. further forward in space or time _ 向前， 朝前， 在前 B. in the lead over sb. or sth _ 在之前 He ran ahead. Time here is nine hours ahead of London Ahead of 比好 He is ahead of me in Chinese Get ahead of 超越 By working hard he got ahead of the rest of the class 3. George said as he ran ahead of me 乔治在我前面边走边说我们和其他捕鲸人都跳上船， 朝海湾开去 We headed the boat out to sea We are heading home Head 带领 Who is heading the Party? Whose name heads the list? 4.We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bayThere was Tom, circling back to the boat, leading us to the hunt again 汤姆出现了， 转回到船边，又领我们前往捕鲸处 Lead 向导 She led a blind man across the street Our guide led us to the museum Lead 通向 All roads lead to Rome Your explanation has led me to a clear understanding Lead sb to do 使干 What lead you to believe it?Its body was dragged by the killers down into the depths of the sea drag 拖 He dragged the table into the corner drag down 把人拖垮 drag ones feet 故意拖延 drag in 拉进去 drag on 拖延，拉长depths 表示底层， 深处 The depths of the ocean The depths of the jungle The depths of the country The depths of winter The depths of ones heart The depths of despair 海洋深处 丛林深处 穷乡僻壤 隆冬 心灵深处 绝望的深渊In the meantime, Old Tom, and the others are having a good fed on its lips and tongue In the mean time 在这期间， 与此同时 The conference will begin in an hour, in the meantime, lets have a coffee. Feed on 吃， 以为食 Cows feed on hay during winter Feedon / feed to 以饲养 We feed our dog on meat = we feed meat to our dog Feed into / feed with 给添加 He fed the fire with some logs= he fed some logs into the fire8. From Jamess face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us. 从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌， 生怕我们遗弃他。 Abandon 放弃 抛弃 Many people were killed by the chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese abandon ones country abandon ones friend abandon ones post abandon ones family abandon a bad habit abandon ones hope abandon ones plan 放弃祖国 放弃朋友 放弃职位 放弃家庭 放弃希望 放弃计划I saw James being held up in the water by Old Tom hold up 举起 I help up my hand to show that I had a question hole up 使延误 We were held up on our way to the airport in a traffic jam.Period three GrammarTeaching Aims:Revise the Passive Voice (2) -including the ing formImportant points:The Passive Voice, exercise concerning the Passive Voice including the ing form.Difficult points Rewriting the sentencesTeaching methods:Ask and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsA computer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1: 构成： being +dong 它表示一个正在进生或与谓语表示的动作同时发生的被动的动作。 Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. George didnt like being kept waiting I am not interested in the topic being discussed.Find examples of this structure in the reading passage 1. I had already heard that George didnt like being kept waiting. 2. I could see a whale being attacked by a pack of about six other killers. 3. being badly wounded , the whale soon died 4. from Jamess face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us 5. when we approached him, I saw James being held up in the water by Old Tom.Step 2 fill in the blanks 1. the boy is afraid of _ by the dog.( attack) 2.The audience is delighted to see the girl _ a prize (award)3. The man is tired of _ by his boss (shout at)4. After _ for failing the exam , the child started crying. (blame)5. Peter is excited about _ to the party (invite)6.The woman doesnt like _ by anyone. (keep waiting )Keys:1. being attacked 2. Being held up 3. Being included 4.Having been accepted 5. being told 6. Being helped out 7. being taken 8. being photographed 9. being swallowed 10. being thrown aboutStep 3 Complete each sentence in several ways with the passive ing form Example When I was young, I used to dislike being told to lay the table for dinner while I was watching my favorite TV programme.When I was in primary school I used to likeI wouldnt mind When I was a child, I used to fearP65 exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using the passive form of the verbs1. no one told us that the whale watching tour had been cancelled 2. do you think the sand castle could have been made by Ben? 3. we were taken to be produced by dirty living conditions 5. the playground is being used as a car park 6. the thief was seen entering the house with knives by the witness Step 4 Finish exercises on page 22 -23. Step 5 Homework:Finish exercises on page 63-65.Period four( Reading Task in Workbook)Teaching Aims:Learn THE INUIT LEGEND OF SEDNA THE SEA GODDESSDiscuss origin of the sea goddess Important points:Important words and expressionsTeaching methods:Scanning and skimming Ask and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsA computer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1 Discussion Picture 1 : v 1. which part of the world do you think this man is from? Give reasonsv 2. what do you think his clothes are made of?v Picture 2: v 1. have you seen pictures of a creature like this before? Where?v 2. do you know any story that involves a creature like her? What is her story?Step 2 Reading Put the sentences into a right orderA. Sedna discovers that her husband is a sea bird B. the Inuit believe Sedna has power over the animals in the seaC. The bird man is so angry at Sednas escape that he causes a sea storm D. Sednas father throws Sedna into the sea and she becomes a sea goddess.E. Sedna doesnt want to get married but her father tells her she mustF. Sedna s father helps his daughter to escape G. Sedna agrees to marry a stranger who promises her a good lifeStep 3 Read the story again and answer the questions in pairsv 1. Why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?v 2. Why did the bird man dress up as a human?v 3. Why did Sednas father throw Sedna into the sea?v 4. What do you think happened or should have happened to Sednas father? Give reasons.v 5. Is Sedna very powerful? Give reasonsKeys v 1. because her father was getting too old to look after her.v 2. Because he wanted to marry Sedna and he thought that she wouldnt marry him if she knew he was a birdv 3. Because he was very frightened of the bird man and was probably afraid that the bird man was going to kill him. He probably thought that the bird man would stop the storm if he gave the bird man what he wanted v 4. perhaps her died in the storm or should have died in the storm, because hes not a good father to Sednav 5. Yes, because she has the power to keep the sea animals away from the hunters if she is angry. It is very serious if she does this as the hunters depend on the sea animas for food.Step 4 Writing v 1.with a partner, take turns to tell the story about Sedna. Use the topics from Exercise 1 as a guide.v 2. now write down the story without looking at the reading passage.v 3. when you have finished, use the questions in the table below to assess you own writing.v Now read your partners writing and assess it , using the questions in the table below. v Go through the table with your partner and explain your answersSample writingv S 1 Once there was an Inuit girl called Sedna, her father insisted that she marry the next man she met. One day a man came in a boat promising to marry Sedna and give her a good life. It was only after the marriage she discovered that her husband wasnt a real man but a sea birdS 2 : she was very unhappy and tried every way she could to tell her father of her unhappiness. Eventually her father heard her cried and came to rescue herv S 1: when the birdman saw that his wife might escape, he caused a great storm to rise upv S 2: Sednas father was so frightened that he threw her over the side of the boat and into the sea. She turned into a sea goddess.v S 1: So now the Inuit believe that Sedna has power over the animals in the sea.Period five Extensive Reading (Using language Reading and discussing)Teaching Aims:Enable the students to learn more about the animals and plants under the sea Help the students to learn an some important words and expressionsImportant points:Reading comprehension to the textAnimals and plants under the seaImportant words and expressionsDifficult points DiscussionTeaching methods:Scanning and skimming Ask and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsA computer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1 ScanningGlance quickly through the diary entry and number topics in the correct order. Topic Colors and shapes Dangers Reflecting The reefs edge A final thought Some sea creatures Paragraph numberSuppose you are snorkeling now, list your delights and dangers Step 2 Reading Complete these noun groups from the diary entry, note the use of adjectives. 1. _ air 2. _ anemone fish 3._ lips 4._ reef sharks 5._teeth 6. _angel fish 7._water 8._mouth 9. _sea slug 10 _turtle.Step 3 Language pointsThe 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 bodies are feeling Be aware that Everyone was aware that they didnt get along well with each other Are you aware that it is getting windy outside.Upside down 倒悬 Inside out Youd 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 isnt quite sharp enough there is a sharp bend in the road Lemons have a sharp tastePeriod 6 ListeningTeaching Aims:Train the students listening skillsImportant points:Listening skills and imitating after the tapesDifficult points Imitating Teaching methods:Listening and imitating Teaching aidsA computer and a projector, a tape recorderTeaching Procedures & ways Ex 1 1. you can see whales, listen to whales singing watch them underwater, see other marine animals such as dolphins, seals and penguins. 2. various answers are possible. 3. if you missed your plane because of the tour agencys fault, you get a full refund, if you dont see a whale, you would get half the fare back. Ex 2 Good aspect: 1 3 4 6 8 Bad aspect : 2 5 7 Order: 3 1 5 8 7 6 4 2 Not started by the tourist although she did say she wanted to speak to the manager. Not stated although the tourist probably would not get another tour or a refund A full refund A full refund A full refund A refund of half the fareDialogue 1 1. I am sorry but werent very happy with the tour. 2. well, it was so wet we couldnt go outsidemy two kids are very disappointedDialogue 2 1. yes, the whales were awesome but Im feeling very annoyed. 2. Im sorry but thats not good enough. I now have to make another airline booking and I hav