初三英语Unit6 A United Effort Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 知识精讲　教育科学版.doc

初三英语Unit6 A United Effort Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 知识精讲　教育科学版 【同步教育信息】 一. 本周教学内容： Unit6 A United Effort Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 二. 教学重点、难点： 单词和词组： 三. 具体内容： 课文讲解： A United Effort One October during the Cold War, two gray whales were swimming near Alaska. It was time for them to go to Mexico for the winter. But these two whales didn’t leave in time, and they were trapped under the ice. Some Inuits, the native people of Alaska, tried to help. They cut large holes in the ice so the whales could breathe. But the ice stretched for kilometers around them. It was too late. Now it was impossible for the whales to escape and move south. The Inuits knew that they needed an icebreaker. An icebreaker is a special boat that can cut a pathway through ice. An environmentalist contacted the U.S. Coast Guard. But they had only two icebreakers and both were too far away. In the meantime, the whales had been trapped for almost two weeks. The Inuits knew that in situations like this the whales usually died. So the environmentalist sent a message to the Soviet Union. He asked if a Soviet icebreaker could come. The Soviets agreed. One of their icebreakers was nearby. The environmentalist immediately contacted the U.S. government. They quickly cooperated, the Soviet icebreaker was on its way, and the U.S. government sent a team to Alaska to meet it. The Americans gave the Soviets detailed photos of the area and they made a plan together. Finally, the icebreaker reached the whales. A path had been cleared! It took a couple of days for the whales to make it through to the open sea. But then they were safe. It’s unusual to see countries involved in a Cold War working together, but saving the whales brought the Americans and Soviets together as teammates. What is this story mostly about? a. Separating. b. Cold wars. c. Saving whales. d. Finding peace. Forming Opinions: What Do You Think? A: Guided Writing 1. A student writes his opinion of the story. Find two sentences that don’t