Under the sea 教學設計
(11)how many sounds can a killer whale make？ 62 sounds.
(12)are killers endangered species and in need of conservation？ no.
(13)the killer whales are sometimes called the “__a__ of the sea” because they are both very fierce.
a.wolf b.dog c.tiger
step 2 pre－reading
1.read the words in pre－reading on page 19 quickly and fill in the form.
writer an old man called clancy
occupation •a whaler
style •anecdotes
time •at the beginning of the 20th century
place •australia
what happened •the killer whales helped the whalers catch a baleen whale.
step 3 skimming
1.glance through the two anecdotes and use one sentence to get the main idea of each anecdote.
main ideas：
anecdote one：the killer whales helped the whalers to catch a baleen whale.
anecdote two：old tom saved a whaler james.
2.fill in the blanks with the names of the roles 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.
suggested answers：(1)clancy (2)george (3)old tom (4)jack (5)james (6)red
step 4 scanning
1.read these two anecdotes carefully and find out some verbs or verb phrases to do the blank－filling worksheet.
anecdote one：
there was perfect cooperation between the whalers and the killer whales.
before the hunt
the killers' action：threw_itself out_of the water and then crashed_down again.
swam_by the boat，showing the whalers the way.
circled back to the boat, leading the whalers to the hunt.
the whalers' reaction：a whaler yelled out. george ran ahead_of_ clancy.clancy raced_after him.
they jumped_into_the boat with the other whalers and headed_out into the bay.
during and after the hunt
the killers' action：a pack of killers are throwing_themselves on top of the whale's blow－h(huán)ole to_stop it breathing；some others are stopping it fleeing_out to sea.
the killers started racing_between the whalers' boat and the whale，just like a pack of excited dogs.
within a moment or two，the whale's body was dragged_down_into the depths of the sea.
the whalers' reaction：the man in the bow of the boat aimed a harpoon at the whale and let it go to hit the spot.