Under the sea教案
under the sea教案
period 2 pre－reading，reading and comprehending
設計方案一
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 the whale.
5.______ was carried by the waves further away from the whalers.
6.______ knew that old tom would protect james.
keys：1.clancy 2.george 3.old tom 4.jack 5.james 6.red
step 5 careful reading
story part 1
ask students to read part 1 of the reading passage and find out before the hunt，what did old tom do and how did the whalers react?
suggested answers：old tom threw itself out of the water，then crashed down again and swam by the boat，showing the whalers the way.