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.
Design: This unit can be divided into 7 periods.
1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period 6th period 7th period
Reading Language study Grammar Reading task in WB Extensive reading Listening Exercises
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 text
Understanding the relationship between the killers and the whalers.
Important words and expressions
Difficult points
The relationship between the killers and the whalers
Teaching methods:
Scanning and skimming
Ask and answer questions activities
Individual, pair and group work
Teaching aids
A computer and a projector
Teaching Procedures & ways
Step 1: pre-reading
Writer Clancy
Vocation A whaler
Style Anecdotes
time At the beginning for the 20th century
Place Australia
Main idea The killer whale help people to kill baleen whale
Step 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 whale’s 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 Homework
Finish Ex.1&2 in page 22
Period 2 learning about language
Teaching Aims:
Teaching the students the important words and expressions
Important points:
Witness, ahead of, drag, in the meantime, abandon and so on
Teaching methods:
Ask and answer questions activities
Teaching aids
A 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 times
2.I was sorting out my accommodation
Sort out 发类， 整理
I’m just sorting out the paper that can be thrown away
Sort out 解决
We’ve 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 bay
There 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 one’s 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 one’s 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, let’s have a coffee.
Feed on 吃， 以…为食
Cows feed on hay during winter
Feed…on / 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 fire
8. From James’s 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， 生怕我们一遗弃
Abandon 放弃 抛弃
Many people were killed by the chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese
Abandon one’s country
Abandon one’s friend
Abandon one’s post
Abandon one’s family
Abandon a bad habit
Abandon one’s hope
Abandon one’s 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 Grammar
Teaching Aims:
Revise the Passive Voice (2) ---including the –ing form
Important points:
The Passive Voice, exercise concerning the Passive Voice –including the –ing form.
Difficult points
Rewriting the sentences
Teaching methods:
Ask and answer questions activities
Individual, pair and group work
Teaching aids
A computer and a projector
Teaching Procedures & ways
Step 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 didn’t 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 didn’t 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 James’s 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 doesn’t like ______________ by anyone. (keep waiting )
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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 about
Step 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 like…
I wouldn’t mind …
When I was a child, I used to fear…
P65 exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using the passive form of the verbs
1. 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
Period four
( Reading Task in Workbook)
Teaching Aims:
Learn THE INUIT LEGEND OF SEDNA THE SEA GODDESS
Discuss origin of the sea goddess
Important points:
Important words and expressions
Teaching methods:
Scanning and skimming
Ask and answer questions activities
Individual, pair and group work
Teaching aids
A computer and a projector
Teaching Procedures & ways
Step 1 Discussion
Picture 1 :
1. which part of the world do you think this man is from? Give reasons
2. what do you think his clothes are made of?
Picture 2:
1. have you seen pictures of a creature like this before? Where?
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 order
A. Sedna discovers that her husband is a sea bird
B. the Inuit believe Sedna has power over the animals in the sea
C. The bird man is so angry at Sedna’s escape that he causes a sea storm
D. Sedna’s father throws Sedna into the sea and she becomes a sea goddess.
E. Sedna doesn’t want to get married but her father tells her she must
F. Sedna ‘s father helps his daughter to escape
G. Sedna agrees to marry a stranger who promises her a good life
Step 3 Read the story again and answer the questions in pairs
1. why did Sedna need to have someone to look after her?
2. why did the bird man dress up as a human?
3. why did Sedna’s father throw Sedna into the sea?
4. what do you think happened or should have happened to Sedna’s father? Give reasons.
5. Is Sedna very powerful? Give reasons
Keys
1. because her father was getting too old to look after her.
2. Because he wanted to marry Sedna and he thought that she wouldn’t marry him if she knew he was a bird
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
4. perhaps her died in the storm or should have died in the storm, because he’s not a good father to Sedna
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
1.with a partner, take turns to tell the story about Sedna. Use the topics from Exercise 1 as a guide.
2. now write down the story without looking at the reading passage.
3. when you have finished, use the questions in the table below to assess you own writing.
Now read your partner’s writing and assess it , using the questions in the table below.
Go through the table with your partner and explain your answers
Sample writing
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 wasn’t a real man but a sea bird
S 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 her
S 1: when the birdman saw that his wife might escape, he caused a great storm to rise up
S 2: Sedna’s father was so frightened that he threw her over the side of the boat and into the sea. She turned into a sea goddess.
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 expressions
Important points:
Reading comprehension to the text
Animals and plants under the sea
Important words and expressions
Difficult points
Discussion
Teaching methods:
Scanning and skimming
Ask and answer questions activities
Individual, pair and group work
Teaching aids
A computer and a projector
Teaching Procedures & ways
Step 1 Scanning
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
Suppose 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 points
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 bodies are feeling
Be aware that
Everyone was aware that they didn’t get along 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
Period 6 listening
Teaching Aims:
Train the students listening skills
Important points:
Listening skills and imitating after the tapes
Difficult points
Imitating
Teaching methods:
Listening and imitating
Teaching aids
A computer and a projector, a tape recorder
Teaching 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 agency’s fault, you get a full refund, if you don’t 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 fare
Dialogue 1
1. I am sorry but weren’t very happy with the tour.
2. well, it was so wet we couldn’t go outside…my two kids are very disappointed
Dialogue 2
1. yes, the whales were awesome but I’m feeling very annoyed.
2. I’m sorry but that’s not good enough. I now have to make another airline booking and I have no idea whether there’ll be any seats available. I’d like a full refund
Dialogue 3
1.excuse me , the tour wasn’t what my husband and I had expected and we’s like a refund please.
2. I’m afraid that’s no good for us as we’re visitors to this area and we’re leaving tomorrow morning
3. well, actually, we’d like a full refund
Ex 5
Can’t control
Did see
Good enough
Do you any good
Agree
Fact
Did see
P 65
Ex 1 :
order:
6 4 7 1 5 8 2 3
Ex 2
1. No ( the chance of being bitten is very small; most sharks are not interested in attacking people)
2. three
3. wild pigs, lightening, bee stings.
4. sharks
5.The shark fin trade.
6.a 15 years; B 14 months; C 7-9
7. 400 million years
8. many shark species will not be able to survive.
Period 7 exercise
Teaching Aims:
Exercise in the work book
Important points:
Translation and passive voice
Teaching methods:
Ask and answer questions activities
Individual, pair and group work
Teaching aids
A computer and a projector
Teaching Procedures & ways
P22 ex1
Accommodation
Shore
Pack
Snorkeling
Depths
In the meantime
Ex 2
Annual
Witnessed
Helped out
Ahead of
Flee
Relationship
Dragged
Abandon
yell
Ex 3
anecdotal deep magical dimension beautiful
awareness vividness poison pure sharpness
narrowness taste/ tastiness shallow awe
Ex 2
the vividness
Awareness
Anecdote
Tasty
Poisonous
Dimensional
pure
translation
1.She was standing right next to me before I became aware of her presence
2.Whenever Kelly reads a book, she likes to reflect on its meaning for a while
3.There was nothing I didn’t like about the performance, it was pure enjoyment
4.You pain that wall and, in the meantime, I will prepare this one for you to paint next
5.My daughter loves to hang upside down on the playground equipment.
6.The strange noses in the night scared me to death