1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 3 Under the SeaTeaching DesignPeriod 4 Using languageTeaching aims: 1. Target language a. key words reflecting, pure magic, beauty, cell, became aware of, vivid, poisonous, cave, narrow, upside down, sharp, tasty, scared to death, shallowb. key sentencesIm sitting in the warm ni
2、ght air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day a day of pure magic!The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colours surrounding me .What a wonderful, limitless world it was down there! 2. Ability goals Enable the Ss to know more about the living things under the sea and ex
3、perience the beautiful and harmonious nature by reading a diary describing the animals and scenery under the sea and learn to write a similar one according to the expressions given.3. Learning ability goals Try to improve the students reading ability by grasping the information in the dairy about th
4、e world under the sea. Strengthen their sense of environmental protection.Teaching important and difficult points Enable the Ss to read for specific information and guide the Ss to write their own diary. Teaching methods Reading, listening and speaking.Teaching aids A recorder, a projector and a com
5、puter.Teaching procedures & ways Step1 Revision Step 2 Lead-inCan you name the following creatures? Try to use adjectives to describe them.(1) white whale白鲸 (2) anemone海葵 (3) sea star海星(4) shark鲨鱼 (5) coral珊瑚 (6) butterfly fish蝴蝶鱼 (7) sea horse海马 (8) turtle海龟 (9) parrot fish 鹦嘴鱼 (10) kelp海带 (11) eel
6、海鳗 (12) angel fish天使鱼 (13) anemone fish海葵鱼(14) dolphin海豚Step 3 Reading (1)ScanningRead the text fast and try to number the paragraph topics in the correct order. Topiccolors and shapesParagraph number2dangers4reflecting1the reefs edge5a final thought6some sea creatures3(2)Main ideasPara 1 Questions:
7、 1. What did the writer do in the morning on 19th January?2. What did he think after seeing such extraordinary beauty?Main idea: _.Para 2 Questions: 1. What is the first thing he be-came aware of?2. Does he think the corals are fantastic? Why?Main idea: _Para 3 Questions: 1. Did he frighten the fish
8、 when he swam among them?2. What fishes did he see under the sea? Speak out at least three kinds.Main idea: _Para 4 Questions: 1. Were there anything that made him feel frightened? What were they?2. Do the sharks he mentioned hurt people?Main idea: _Para 5 Question: Why did he say he was very brave?
9、Main idea: _Para 6 Main idea: _Suggested answers and main ideas: Para 1 Answers: 1. He went snorkeling.2. He thought every cell in his body woke up and it was like discovering a whole new dimension of life.Main idea: Going snorkeling on the reef, the writer spent a day of pure magic and it was the m
10、ost fantastic thing he has ever done.Para 2 Answers: 1. All the vivid colours surrounding him.2. Yes. Because they were shaped strangely like fans, plates, brains, lace and so on.Main idea: He became aware of fantastic views under the sea, such as the wonderful colours, the strange- shaped corals, a
11、nd all kinds of elegant fish.Para 3 Answers: 1. No, he didnt. The fish didnt seem to mind him swimming among them.2. He saw many beautiful fish such as anemonefish, parrotfish, angelfish, and so on.Main idea: He saw a variety of beautiful fish and sea life under the sea.Para 4 Answers: 1. Yes, there
12、 were. He didnt want to get too close to the eel, the giant clam. And the grey reef sharks made him scared to death.2. No, they dont. They are not dangerous.Main idea: The description of some ugly and maybe dangerous creatures.Para 5 Answer: Because he swam over the edge of the reef and hung there l
13、ooking down into depths of the ocean.Main idea: He felt very exposed in such deep clear water.Para 6 Main idea: Sigh with emotion: What a tiny spot I was in this enormous world!(3)Details1._air 2._seaweed3 ._mouth 4._sea-slug5._turtle 6._teeth 7._lips 8._reef sharksSuggested answers:1.Warm night 2.T
14、he waving long thin 3.Hard bird-like 4.A yellow-spotted red5.A large wise-looking 6.Strong sharp7.Thick green 8.Two grey Step 4 Language points(1)target n. 目标；靶；受批评的对象 vt. 把作为攻击目标 aim at the target 瞄准目标 hit/miss the target 中/脱靶 set a target 定目标 target sth. on/at 面对，针对 (2)reflect vt. 映射；反射；思考 vi. 思考
15、reflect sb./sth. in 在中映出某人/某物的影像 reflect on/upon思考；反思 think about/of sth.思考；考虑 think sth. over仔细思考 reflection n. (3)aware adj. 意识到的；知道的 unaware adj. 没意识到的；不知道的 awareness n. 意识；知道 be/become (well/fully) aware of/that (深刻、充分）意识到；（深深）知道 as far as Im aware 据我所知 (5)scare v. 恐吓；使害怕 n.惊恐；害怕 scare sb. away/off 吓走某人 scare sb. into doing sth. 吓唬某人做scare sb. out of doing sth. 吓唬某人不敢做scary adj.令人害怕的（物） scared adj.害怕的；恐惧的（人） be scared to death 吓得要死 be scared to do/of (doing)sth. 害怕做 Step 5 HomeworkFinish the given exercise高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
