Lesson4SeaStories.docx

北师大版Book 3 Unit 7 The Sea Lesson 4 Sea Stories阅读导学案【学习目标】1. To understand the story by using the specific reading strategies like prediction, sequencing, skimming and scanning.2. To know how to protect ourselves when we are in danger.【课前预习】 To go over the story of the Titanic.On April 10, 1912, the Titanic, which was the worlds largest and most luxurious one at that time started her first trip to New York City. She was touted as the safest ship ever built, so safe that she carried only 20 lifeboats. Unluckily, four days into her journey, at 11:40 P.M. on the night of April 14, she struck an iceberg. The ship was sinking fast because 5 compartments had been broken! Many people jumped out into the water. As there were not enough lifeboats, about 1,500 people died.Q: What were the reasons for the sinking of the Titanic?【课堂探究】I. Reading: A sea story by Edgar Allan PoeReading Strategies: SequencingFast Reading:Read to find out the phrases about time sequence in the text and decide a possible for the story.Close Reading:PartsMain ideasText BAbout three years ago, my two brothers and I were in a terrible _when we were coming back from the islands. An enormous _ covered our boat and my _ brother fall into the sea. With the _and wave, our boat were going in the direction of a whirlpool.Qs: 1. Why did the writers younger brother fall overboard? 2. Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool? PartsMain ideasText AWe went nearer to the horrible _ of the whirlpool and I noticed that the _ objects went down more quickly than the lighter ones. So I tied myself to a _ to help me_. I tried to make my elder brother understand but he was _ and stayed in the heavy boat. Qs: 1. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel? 2. Why didnt his brother do the same? PartsMain ideasText CI _ escape. The whirlpool became less _ and the waves carried me to an area _the other fishermen were. In the end, my fishermen friends _ me _, but they were not able to_ me.Q: Why did his old friends not recognize him?II. Post-readingDecide a possible order for the story with the strategy of sequencing.A. Suddenly, he saw a huge creature resting beside his boat. B. One day in 1964, Robert Le Serrec was sailing near the cost of Pacific Islands of Oceania when he decided to stop near an island. C. Afterwards he showed the photograph to scientists, but in the end, nobody believed him.D. He took a photograph, and then the creature swam away.III. SpeakingWhat would you do in the situations below?1. You are diving and you see a very old boat at the bottom of the sea.2. You are on a boat and your boat is leaking.3. You are walking along the beach and you find a bottle with a note in it.Example：A: If I were diving and I saw a very old boat at the bottom of the sea, I would take a photo.B: I wouldnt. I would.【课后巩固】Writing: Choos