Unit 16 Period 1Period 1 Warming up

Part 1 The analysis of the teaching material Part 2 The analysis of the teaching objects Part 3 The difficult and important points Part 4 Analysis of the students Part 5 Teaching theories and methods Part 6 Learning methods Part 7 Teaching aids Part 8 Teaching procedures Part 9 Blackboard design Part 10 Reflective thinking

The analysis of the teaching material Position and function of this lesson

The analysis of the teaching objects Knowledge objects Oral practicingReadingcommunicating

Ability object : To improve the students’ reading and communicating ability.

Emotional object : To develop students’ reading skills, open up their minds to the sea world and build their confidence by doing reading tasks step by step, encourage them to help protect sea animals.

The difficult and important points Difficult point: To make the students use the target language freely Important points: 1. Get the students to fulfill each tasks in this lesson 2.Develop the students’ reading skills. 3.Develop the students’ oral communication ability.

Analysis of the students Lack of confidence Lack of good habit Lack of interest

Teaching theories Situational Language Teaching Communicative Language Teaching Task-based Language Teaching Teaching theories and methods to deal with this lesson

Teaching methods Task-based teaching approach Student-Centered approach Approach of contact

Study methods Individual work Pair work Group work debate

Teaching aids computer project multimedia

The procedures of teaching Step 1 Warming up Step 2 Pre-reading Step 3 Scanning Step 4 Skimming Step 5 Comprehending Step 6 Discussion Step 7 Debate Step 8 Homework

Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? Where did you see them?

coral bluewhale anemone fish 小丑鱼 小丑鱼

Bowhead 大头鲸 大头鲸 Seahorse 海马 海马 crab

Dolphin 海豚 Octopus 章鱼 oyster 牡蛎 lobster 龙虾

Do you have any favorite sea plants or animals?

Clancy A whalerA whaler AnecdotesAnecdotes At the beginning for the 20 th centuryAt the beginning for the 20 th century AustraliaAustralia The killer whale help people to kill baleen whaleThe killer whale help people to kill baleen whale Writer Vocation Style time Place Main ideaPre-reading

First reading scanning

Scan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the textScan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text 1. ______________was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station 2.___________orderd 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 the whale 5._________was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers. 6. _______________knew that Old Tom would protect James. ClancyClancy GeorgeGeorge Old TomOld Tom JackJack JamesJames Red

Skimming the text Skimming the text and put the following sentences into a right order

( ) George started beating the water with his oar( ) George started beating the water with his oar ( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat ( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station ( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale ( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay ( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation ( ) Clancy ran down to the shore( ) Clancy ran down to the shore ( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale

1. what evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whalers? 2. what other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale DogsDogs

3. “The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” why do you think the killer whales behave like this? Because they knew that, together with theBecause they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good geed.

4. why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team Because he could see that some of the killersBecause he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blow hole while others were preventing it from swimming out to sea.

5. why do you think the whalers allowed the killer whales to drag the whale under the water to feed on its lips and tongue? 6.why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body? Because they knew the Killer Whales would leave the rest of the body to them Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later the surface until about 24 hours later

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? Red felt good about the Killer Whales. He appreciated the working relationship He appreciated the working relationship that the whalers had with the Killer Whales. Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

Discussion Describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting?

debate The last whaling station in Australia closed in whales are now an endangered species and protected by an international ban, but some countries oppose the ban. In groups discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling.

HomeworkHomework Finish Ex.1&2 in page 22 in page 22

Blackboard design 1.Witness 亲眼看到 Eg. I witnessed a car accident on my way home 2.Ahead of 在前面 3. In the meantime 与此同时 4.A pack of 一大群

Reflecting thinking In this lesson, I can basically adopt task-based and student-centered approach. Encourage learning by doing, I lay particular emphasis on developing students’ interest in English. My usage of the multimedia make the class more lively and interesting.

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