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1、Unit 3Under the sea教教学学设设计计In this unit students learn about Killer whales and whaling in the early twentieth century, andalso about the decline in shark populations in the world today. The unit asks students to think aboutcontemporary issues such as whether whaling should be allowed and whether sha

2、rks should beprotected.The reading texts are in the forms of a fictional story, a diary entry and a retelling of an Initlegend. The listening texts include a dialogue that show how to make a complain, radio news itemsand a radio interview.Period 1 warming up and readingTeaching Aims:Enable the stude

3、nts 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 textUnderstandingthe relationship between the killers and the whalers.Important words and expressionsDifficult pointsThe relationship bet

4、ween the killers and the whalersTeaching methods:Scanning and skimmingAsk and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsAcomputer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1:Warming up and pre-readingT: Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? Where

5、did you see them? Find out fromyour classmates where they saw them. Use the list below to help you.on a snorkelling tripat an aquariumon a boat tourin booksin filmson TV nature programmeson the InternetIn groups, make a list of plants and animals that live under the sea that you and your classmates

6、haveseen in any of the ways listed above. Share what you know about these plants and animals. Do youhave any favourite sea plants or animals? Tell your classmates what they are.T: What do you think is happening in the picture?WriterClancyVocationAwhalerStyleAnecdotestimeAt the beginning for the 20th

7、 centuryPlaceAustraliaMain ideaThe killer whale help people to kill baleen whaleStep 2: scanningScan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text1. _was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station2._orderd Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there i

8、n the bay3. _was swimming by the boat showing the whalers the way4._told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale5._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 in

9、to 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 o

10、ut his accommodation() Clancy ran down to the shore() The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whaleStep 4: careful reading1. 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 ra

11、cing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” Whydo 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 feedon its lips and

12、 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 5DiscussionDescribe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans inhunting?St

13、ep 6 debatingThe last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. whales are now an endangered species andprotected by an international ban, but some countries oppose the ban. In groups discuss the reasons forand against banning whaling.Step 7 HomeworkFinish Ex.1&2in page 21Period 2 learning about

14、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 aidsAcomputer and a projector1.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。_

15、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 courta 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 sortin

16、g out the paper that can be thrown awaySort out解决Weve got a few little problems to sort outSort through 查看并挑选出Put away 把存放好3. rooms, esp. for living in_n. 住所住所, 膳食膳食今晚我们能找到旅馆住宿吗？_accommodatev.适应，调解。Accommodatingadj.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

17、现 了鲸跃出水面的动作I felt encouraged when he threw cold water on my ideaShe threw herself into a chair and began to cryHe has thrown himself into gardeningThe fire threw hundreds of workers out of work，sea an enormous animal throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again5. further forward in

18、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 LondonAhead of 比好He is ahead of me in ChineseGet ahead of 超越By working hard he got ahead of the rest of the class3. 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 bo

19、at out to seaWe are heading homeHead 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 stre

20、etOur guide led us to the museumLead 通向All roads lead to RomeYour explanation has led me to a clear understandingLead sb to do使干What lead you to believe it?Its body was dragged by the killers down into the depths of the seadrag 拖He dragged the table into the cornerdrag down把人拖垮drag ones feet故意拖延drag

21、 in拉进去drag on拖延，拉长depths表示底层， 深处The depths of the oceanThe depths of the jungleThe depths of the countryThe depths of winterThe depths of ones heartThe 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 tongueIn the mean time在这期间， 与

22、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 winterFeedon / feed to 以饲养We feed our dog on meat = we feed meat to our dogFeed into / feed with给添加He fed the fire with some logs= he fed some logs into the fire8. From Jamess face, I co

23、uld 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，从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌， 生怕我们遗弃生怕我们遗弃他。他。Abandon 放弃抛弃Many people were killed by the chemical weapons abandoned by the Japaneseabandon ones countryabandon ones friendabandon ones postabandon ones familyabandon a bad habitabandon ones hopeaba

24、ndon 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 Tomhold up举起I help up my hand to show that I had a questionhole 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 formIm

25、portant points:The Passive Voice, exercise concerning the Passive Voice including the ing form.Difficult pointsRewriting the sentencesTeaching methods:Ask and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsAcomputer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1: 构成：构成： bein

26、g +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 waitingI am not interested in the topic being discussed.Find examples of this structure in the reading passage1. I had already heard that George didnt likebeing kept waiting.2. I could see a wha

27、le being attacked by a pack of about six other killers.3. being badly wounded , the whale soon died4. from Jamess face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us5. when we approached him, I saw James being held up in the water by Old Tom.Step 2 fill in the blanks1. the boy is afraid of _

28、 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

29、:1. being attacked2. Being held up3. Being included4.Having been accepted5. being told6. Being helped out7. being taken8. being photographed9. being swallowed10. being thrown aboutStep 3 Complete each sentence in several ways with the passive ing formExampleWhen I was young, I used to dislike being

30、told to lay the table for dinner while I was watching myfavorite 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 c

31、ancelled2. do you think the sand castle could have been made by Ben?3. we were taken to be produced by dirty living conditions5. the playground is being used as a car park6. the thief was seen entering the house with knives by the witnessStep 4 Finish exercises on page 22 -23.Step 5 Homework:Finish

32、exercises on page 63-65.Period four( Reading Task in Workbook)Teaching Aims:Learn THE INUIT LEGEND OF SEDNATHE SEAGODDESSDiscuss origin of the sea goddessImportant points:Important words and expressionsTeaching methods:Scanning and skimmingAsk and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and grou

33、p workTeaching aidsAcomputer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1 DiscussionPicture 1 :1. which part of the world do you think this man is from? Give reasons2. 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 kno

34、w any story that involves a creature like her? What is her story?Step 2 ReadingPut the sentences into a right orderA. Sedna discovers that her husband is a sea birdB. 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 stormD

35、. 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 escapeG. Sedna agrees to marry a stranger who promises her a good lifeStep 3Read the story again and answer the questio

36、ns in pairs1. 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 Sednas father throw Sedna into the sea?4. What do you think happened or should have happened to Sednas father? Give reasons.5. Is Sedna very powerful? Give reasonsKeys1. because

37、her father was getting too old to look after her.2. Because he wanted to marry Sedna and he thought that she wouldnt marry him if she knew hewas a bird3. Because he was very frightened of the bird man and was probably afraid that the bird man wasgoing to kill him. He probably thought that the bird m

38、an would stop the storm if he gave the bird manwhat he wanted4. perhaps her died in the storm or should have died in the storm, because hes not a good father toSedna5. Yes, because she has the power to keep the sea animals away from the hunters if she is angry. It isvery serious if she does this as

39、the hunters depend on the sea animas for food.Step 4 Writing1.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 asse

40、ss you own writing.Now read your partners writing and assess it , using the questions in the table below.Go through the table with your partner and explain your answersSample writingS 1Once there was an Inuit girl called Sedna, her father insisted that she marry the next man shemet. One day a man ca

41、me in a boat promising to marry Sedna and give her a good life. It was onlyafter 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

42、 rescue herS 1:when the birdman saw that his wife might escape, he caused a great storm to rise upS 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.S 1:So now the Inuit believe that Sedna has power over the animals in the

43、sea.Period fiveExtensive Reading(Using languageReading and discussing)Teaching Aims:Enable the students to learn more about the animals and plants under the seaHelp the students to learn an some important words and expressionsImportant points:Reading comprehension to the textAnimals and plants under

44、 the seaImportant words and expressionsDifficult pointsDiscussionTeaching methods:Scanning and skimmingAsk and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsAcomputer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1 ScanningGlance quickly through the diary entry and number to

45、pics in the correct order.TopicColors and shapesDangersReflectingThe reefs edgeAfinal thoughtSome sea creaturesParagraph numberSuppose you are snorkeling now, list your delights and dangersStep 2ReadingComplete these noun groups from the diary entry, note the use of adjectives.1. _ air2. _ anemone f

46、ish3._ lips4._ reef sharks5._teeth6. _angel fish7._water8._mouth9. _sea slug10 _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 feelingBe aware thatEveryone was aware that they

47、 didnt get along well with each otherAre you aware that it is getting windy outside.Upside down倒悬Inside outYoud better turn the bottle upside down to empty out the oilWhy ? Look at Jim, his jacket is inside outThe water was quite shallow but where the reef ended, there was a sharp drop to the sandy

48、oceanAsharp 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 pencilShe has got a sharp mind and a sharp tongueThe photograph isnt quite sharp enoughthere is a sharp bend in the roadLemons have a sharp tastePeriod 6ListeningTeaching Aims:Train the students listening skills

49、Important points:Listening skills and imitating after the tapesDifficult pointsImitatingTeaching methods:Listening and imitatingTeaching aidsAcomputer and a projector, a tape recorderTeaching Procedures & waysEx 11. you can see whales, listen to whales singing watch them underwater, see other marine

50、 animalssuch 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 seea whale, you would get half the fare back.Ex 2Good aspect:13468Bad aspect :257Order:31587642Not started by the tourist alt

51、hough she did say she wanted to speak to the manager.Not stated although the tourist probably would not get another tour or a refundAfull refundAfull refundAfull refundArefund of half the fareDialogue 11. I am sorry but werent very happy with the tour.2. well, it was so wet we couldnt go outsidemy t

52、wo kids are very disappointedDialogue 21. 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 have noidea whether therell be any seats available. Id like a full refundDialogue 31.excuse me , the tour wasnt w

53、hat my husband and I had expected and wes like a refund please.2. Im afraid thats no good for us as were visitors to this area and were leaving tomorrow morning3. well, actually, wed like a full refundEx 5Cant controlDid seeGood enoughDo you any goodAgreeFactDid seeP 65Ex 1 :order:64715823Ex 21. No

54、( the chance of being bitten is very small; most sharks are not interested in attacking people)2. three3. wild pigs, lightening, bee stings.4. sharks5.The shark fin trade.6.a 15 years; B 14 months; C 7-97. 400 million years8. many shark species will not be able to survive.Period 7ExerciseTeaching Ai

55、ms:Exercise in the work bookImportant points:Translation and passive voiceTeaching methods:Ask and answer questions activitiesIndividual, pair and group workTeaching aidsAcomputer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysP22 ex1AccommodationShorePackSnorkelingDepthsIn the meantimeEx 2AnnualWitnessed

56、Helped outAhead ofFleeRelationshipDraggedAbandonyellEx 3anecdotaldeepmagicaldimensionbeautifulawarenessvividnesspoisonpuresharpnessnarrownesstaste/ tastinessshallowaweEx 2the vividnessAwarenessAnecdoteTastyPoisonousDimensionalpuretranslation1.She was standing right next to me before I became aware o

57、f her presence2.Whenever Kelly reads a book, she likes to reflect on its meaning for a while3.There was nothing I didnt like about the performance, it was pure enjoyment4.You pain that wall and, in the meantime, I will prepare this one for you to paint next5.My daughter loves to hang upside down on the playground equipment.6.The strange noses in the night scared me to death