Module7 Unit3 Under the sea 导学案
Period 1 Warming up, Pre-reading and Reading
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Learning aim:
The students will be able to grasp the main idea of the passage. learning points:Get the whole class grasp the main idea of the passage. Guiding Procedures:
一.自主预习(Preview)：Pre-read the text. 二.课前检测（Pre-class test）
Please find out some background information about the passage. Writer Career Time Place Main character Clancy A whaler At the beginning of the 20th century Australia Whalers, killer whales and a baleen whale 三、新知导学（Guiding）
1. Read the passage and then put the sentences into the right order: ( 4 ) 1. Clancy jumped into the boat with the whalers. ( 1 ) 2. Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
( 5 ) 3. The killers started racing between our boat and the whale. ( 2 ) 4. Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. ( 3 ) 5. Clancy ran down to the shore.
( 6 ) 6. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale. 2. Read again and discuss the questions with others:
1). What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?
2.). What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this?
3). Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 4.) Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5) . How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? 3. Choose the best answers.
1). According to the text, which of the following is NOT right? C
A. The killers like Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers.
B. The writer didn't believe the killers could help the whalers catch whales before working at the whaling station.
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C. The whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by the killers. D. It was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea.
2) What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot” refer to? C A. The whale. B. The boat. C. The harpoon. D. The killer. 3). We can infer from the text that ____. A
A. The killer whales may be trained by the whalers
B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves C. The killer whales need no training for helping the whalers D. The killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them 四.拓展训练（Outward training）：
课文大意概括 （旨在训练用30个单词概括大意的能力）
阅读课文，分别试着用30个单词概括两篇短文的大意，再比较答案.
The first anecdote describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale. The second one tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James, a whaler. 五.课堂小结（Brief summary）：
Working at the 1_______ (whale) station, I had witness whales 2_________（kill） many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I 3____________ (sort )out my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. 4________ (run) down to the shore in time, we saw an enormous animal. “It is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead 5___ me. 6__ the distance we could see that something was happening. As we draw 7____(near), I could see a whale 8_________ (attack) by a pack of about six sharks. Being 9 ________(bad) wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was dragged by the sharks down into the 10________(deep) of the sea.
答案： 1.whaling 2. killed 3. was sorting 4. Running 5. of 6.In 7. near 8.being attacked 9.badly 10.depths 六.当堂检测（Classroom test）: 七.作业布置（Assignment）: 划出课文中的长难句。
八.课后反思（Self-examination）:
Period 2 Usage of the key words
学习目标（Learning aim）:
The students will be able to read and use the words in this Unit. 学习重点（learning points）:
Getting the class make sentences using the key words. 导学过程（Guiding Procedures）:
一.自主预习(Preview)：Reading the key words before the period.
二.课前检测（Preclass test）:Asking several of each group to read the key words. 三.新知导学（Guiding）：
A. Of the class, listen to the teacher read and explain the following model sentences: 1. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died.
2. From James’s face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us.
3. I’m sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day- a day
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of pure magic!
4. Seeing such extraordinary beauty, I think every cell in my body woke up.
5. I told myself they weren't dangerous but that didn't stop me from feeling scared to death for a moment!
B. Explanations for the words in bold. 四.拓展训练（Outward training）： 词组活用
(be)scared to death upside down be/become aware of help out in the meantime 1)
2).The manager went abroad last week,_______ we made Mr Wang in charge of the company 3) 4) 5)
答案: 1.upside down 2.in the meantime 3.scared to death 4.help out 五.课堂小结（Brief summary）： 六.当堂检测（Classroom test）: 词汇点兵
1).Police have appealed for _________(证人 2).The travel agent fixed up our _________(住处
3).They’re both called Smith, but there’s no _________(血缘关系 4).He got in at the _______(浅的 5).She went to the post office to draw her _______(退休金 6) 7) 8). 9) 10)
答案: 1.witnesses 2.accommodation 3.relationship 4.shallow 5.pension 6.flee 7.awesome 8.narrow 9.poisonous 10.pure 七.作业布置（Assignment）: （一）翻译下列句子：
1. 你用不着对我喊, 我听得见。(yell) You don’t have to yell at me; I can hear you.
2. 警官跑到我们前面去看出了什么事。(ahead of) The officer ran ahead of us to see what happened. 3. 我们避开了等在门外的一群记者。(a pack of) We avoided a pack of journalists waiting outside.
4. 同时, 我想对每一位老师表达我深深的谢意, 感谢你们的辛勤工作, 感谢你们为我们学校所作的贡献。(in the meantime)
In the meantime, I’d like to express my deep thanks to every teacher for your hard work and your contributions to our school.
5. 我只是在这里帮忙, 一直到新秘书来。(help out) I amjust helping out until the new secretary arrives. （二）完成课后Page22的练习。 八.课后反思（Self-examination）:
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Period 3 Learning about language
学习目标（Learning aim）:
The students will be able to use the key words and phrases. 学习重点（learning points）:
Get the students to finish the exercises and make further understanding of the key words.
导学过程（Guiding Procedures）:
一.自主预习(Preview)：Finish the exercises. 二.课前检测（Pre-class test）:
1.瞄准____________________________ 2.靠近 ____________________
3.意识到…____________________________ 4.上下翻转__________________________ 5.被吓死了___________________________ 6. 回忆…思考….;反省…______________ 7.帮助（某人）摆脱困难或危难______________ 8.把….分类__________________ 9.在此期间;与此同时________________ 10.举起，支撑；阻挡，使延误____________ 11．优于；在……前面_________ 12.即将；将要 _____________
答案： 1..aim at 2. get close to 3. be aware of 4. upside down 5. be scared to death 6. reflect on 7. help out 8. sort out 9. in the meantime 10. hold up 11.ahead of 12.be about to do 三.新知导学（Guiding）：Learning about language on Page 4. 四.拓展训练（Outward training）： 词性变化 用所给单词或短语的正确形式填空（有多余选项）
free from , annual , in the meantime, ahead of, reflect on, hold up, in danger, narrow, scare…to death, upside down, let out, opposite, be aware of, in time to, sort out, set off, target 1.Finally he succeeded in ________that place without being found． 2. Can you watch IV and do your homework_______________? 3. I’m just __________ the papers that can be thrown away. 4. Tom went home_______ watch the football match last evening. 5. She is very excellent and always________ the rest of the others. 6. He _________ his hand to show that he had a question. 7. Children’s lives are______ every time they cross the road.
8. Whenever I ______ those days I spent at home, I cannot help feeling happy. 9. Suddenly he _____ his mistakes and apologized at once.
10. The final score of the basketball match was 93:95. We were only _______ beaten. 11. I was nearly ______ by his sudden appearance and loud shout. 12. You have hung that picture__________.
13. The discovery of gold in California_________ a rush to get there. 14. He _________ a scream of terror at the sight of the snake. 15. Such a meeting is held_______ and sometimes twice a year.
答案 ：1.fleeing from 2. in the meantime 3. sorting out 4. in time to 5. ahead of 6. held up 7. in danger 8.reflect on 9. was aware of 10. narrowly 11. scared to death 12. upside down 13. set off 14. let out 15. annually
五.课堂小结（Brief summary）：
六.作业布置（Assignment）: 划出并摘抄课文中含被动语态的句子 七.课后反思（Self-examination）:
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