人教版选修七unit 3 Reading 公开课

Unit 3 Under the sea

Let’s enjoy the wonderful world under the sea!!

Guessing game

AB

FG

ED

C

Pre-readingGuess what is the name of the animals?

whales

the largest animals in the ocean

killer whales

baleen whales

What about killer whales?killer whales king of the sea, biggest carnivore (食 肉动物) of the sea, killing all kinds of animals in the sea, even the huge blue whale, like tiger on land, working in a team.

What about baleen whales?

Baleen whales are whales that have no teeth. They take in huge mouthfuls of water and filter(过滤) it, trapping small fish and invertebrates(无脊椎动物 ). There are several species of baleen whale such as the blue whale, the humpback whale(座头鲸 ) and the right whale(脊美鲸 ).

Reading

OLD TOM Old Tom THE KILLER WHALE the killer whale

Background InformationWriter

Clancy

CareerWriting style Time

A whalerAnecdotes

At the beginning of the 20th centuryAustralia Whalers, killer whales and baleen whales

PlaceMain character

Fast reading

1. The first story is mainly about ____.A. a hunting experience of Old Tom B. how Old Tom helped with whale hunting C. how the whalers killed a whale D. how killer whales killed a whale

Main idea

2. The second story is mainly about_______.A. About how Old Tom protected and saved James. B. About how Old Tom killed a shark. C. About how a shark attacked James. D. About how a shark killed Old Tom.

Careful Reading

Part 1

listen and finish the following task——How did the killers help the whalers?

Killers' activities

threw itself 1.Old Tom _____ One whaler yelled out of the water and there’s a whale out. George ran crashed down again. out there _______ ahead of jumped into To show the whalershim.They _________ 2.Old Tom______by swam headed the way to the hunt the boat the boat and_______ 3.They threw themselves out into the The man inbay. the bow on ____of top the whale’s To gain the of the boat aimed blow-hole to stop it harpoon the the _________at breathing and others time for the __________ whaler whale and then let it stop it diving and go to hit the spot. _______out to sea fleeing

the purpose of Whalers’ reaction killers’ activities To tell the whalers

4.They dragged the body down to the depths of the sea. ______

To have a good feed on lip &tongue

started turning the boat around to go home returned to bring in the body the next day

Tell information

Drag fish to depths

Help man

lead ways

Attack fish

Part 2

1. What is the dangerous situation of James in the second story? 2. How did Old Tom help James?

1.What is the dangerous situation of James in the second story?James was washed off the boat and was carried further and further. And there was a shark near by.

2. How did Old Tom help James?Old Tom kept the shark away and then held firmly James up in the water.

True or False 1. Because Old Tom and the other killers were too fierce, they also would harm or attacked people. F 2. James was

afraid of being abandoned by us. T

Post reading