2019学年度选修七Unit Three Under The Sea Period Two Reading and Comprehending教案

Teaching aims:

1. Grasp the basic information about the killer whales, such as size, habit, food, how they hunt animals and the relationship with human beings.

2. Learn to retell the two anecdotes with the help of some key words.

3. Make sure the students know that killer whales are friends of human beings and we should keep balance with nature.

Teaching difficult points:

1. The relationship between the killer whales and the whalers.

2. Develop students' reading ability

Teaching important points:

1. Reading comprehension to the text

2. Learning more about the killer whales and understanding the relationship between the killer whales and the whalers

3. Important words and expressions

Step 1 Warming up and lead-in

After teaching them some new words and useful phrases in this unit, we lead in the new text by introducing an imagined story about a snorkeling trip under the sea.

Some new words: dolphins(海豚); turtles(海龟), manatee(海牛); eels(鳗鱼); octopus(章鱼); squids(鱿鱼); butterfly fish(蝶鱼); kelp(海藻); sea star(海星); angel fish(宝贝鱼); clown fish / anemones fish(小丑鱼); parrotfish(鹦鹉鱼); sea flower / anemone(海葵); sea-slug(海参); clam(蛤); coral(珊瑚礁); seahorse(海滩); jellyfish(海蜇, 水母); shark(鲨鱼); the killer whale(杀人鲸); the baleen whale(须鲸); cormorants(鸬鸟); otters(水獭); ferrets(雪貂) etc.

Step 2 Presentation

Make sure students know some basic information about the whales:

Background information Writer Clancy Career A whaler Writing style Anecdotes (趣闻，轶事) Time At the beginning of the 20th century Place Australia Main character Whalers, killer whales, the baleen whales Main idea The killer whales help the whalers to kill a baleen whale