Unit3 Under the sea Period 2教案（人教版选修七）.docVIP

Period 2　Pre－reading，Reading and Comprehending Teaching aims　　　　　 1．Grasp the basic information about the killer whales，such as size，habitat，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 procedures　　　　　 Step 1　Warming up and lead－in Tell students we are on a snorkeling trip under the sea and will come across a great variety of marine animals and plants：dolphins，turtles，manatee，eels，octopus，squids，butterfly fish，kelp，sea star，angel fish，clown fish/anemone fish，parrotfish，sea flower/anemone，sea－slug，clam，coral，jellyfish，seahorse，shark，etc. Step 2　Presentation Make sure students know some basic information about the whales：  Background information writer Clancy career a whaler writing style anecdotes 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 Step 3　Skimming Ask students to skim the passage quickly and answer the questions： What is the first anecdote about？And how about the second one? The first anecdote mainly talks about that ______. A．Clancy began to work at a whaling station B．the killer whales helped the whalers to catch a baleen whale C．the killer whales hunted in a team and killed a baleen whale D．Old Tom showed whalers the way to a baleen whale Key：B The second anecdote：Old Tom saved a whaler James who was washed off the boat. Step 4　Scanning Fill in the following blanks with the proper names： 1．______ was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station. 2．______ ordered 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 th