高中英语人教版选修7 Unit 3 Under the Sea period1 教案.docVIP

Period 1　Vocabulary and Warming Up Teaching aims 1．Learn to pronounce the new words correctly and know their exact meanings in the context. 2．Guide students to use the new words in complete sentences with the help of pictures. 3．Learn to use the correct forms of the new words according to the context. Teaching procedures Step 1　Warming up 1．What is it in the second picture？And where are the watchers？(an aquarium) 2．Why do people buy aquariums or visit aquariums？(to decorate rooms/raise pets/watch sea creatures，etc.) 3．So in general what is an aquarium? (An aquarium is a place where people can enjoy a great diversity of creatures on the earth.) 4．Where can you find these creatures？(oceans/seas/coral reefs...) 5．What words would you like to use to describe them？ (beautiful/wonderful/marvelous/ splendid...) Step 2　Get familiar with the new words Show pictures—lead students to output the new words—to make a complete sentence. Picture 1 1．What special equipment is the man wearing？(a snorkel) 2．What is the man doing？(go/be snorkelling) 3．Do you think it is very deep？Guess the depth of the water. What word will you use to describe the water？(deep/shallow/...in depth) Suggested answers：A man is snorkelling in shallow water which is probably 0.5 meter in_depth. Picture 2 1．Where is the photo taken？(under the water) 2．What is it in the dark？(a cave) 3．Look at the entry of the cave；what word will you use to describe it？(a narrow entry) Suggested answers：A camera is falling into a cave with a narrow entry. Picture 3 1．Where are the people？(near the shore/at the se aside) 2．Suppose you were one of them，what would be your feeling or reaction when facing a whale? (yell/be scared to death/flee from the shore) 3．Suppose these are local people and the whale has difficulty returning to the sea，what will they do in your opinion？(help...out) 4．Suppose the next day a news reporter gets the scoop and interviews them，what is the relationship between them？(interviewer and witnesses/inter