Under the sea 教學設計
started turning the boat around to go home.
anecdote two：
the dangers facing james：
(1)he was washed_off_the boat and was carried_away_by rough waves.
(2)there was a shark out there.
the help offered by old tom：
(1)old tom wouldn't_let_the shark near.
(2)old tom firmly held james up in the water.
2.reading aloud and underlining expressions.
students read the text aloud to the tape and underline all the expressions in the text.put them down into their notebooks after class as homework.
suggested answers：
collections：at the time，witness sth.with one's own eyes many times，sort out my accommodation，in time to do sth.，crash down，yell out，ahead of，flee out to sea，aim at，let sth.go，be dragged swiftly down into the depths of the sea，in the meantime，have a good feed on sth.，be carried further and further away，be firmly held up in the water
3.reading，identifying and settling.
students skim the text once again and identify the difficult sentences.let them try analyzing the structures of the difficult sentences and discuss them among their group members.they may also turn to the teacher for help.
•...george didn't like being kept waiting...
•...i could see a whale being attacked by a pack of about six other killers.
•being badly wounded，the whale soon died.
•...i could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us.
step 5 discussion
after the students read the passage，ask them to discuss the following questions in groups and then report to the class.
1.why has the killer whale got the name old tom?
2.do you like killer whales？why or why not?
suggested answers：
1.old tom is a person's name.in my opinion，the reasons why the killer in the text is called so may be two.for one thing，the killer that showed the whalers the way to the hunt and saved james must be a male killer whale because tom is a man's name.for another，the whalers called it old tom，just as they were calling a man.that is to say，the whalers treated it as their dear friend.in the meantime，the killer itself must be very friendly to the whalers and helped them a lot in hunting in the sea.in return，the killer can get part of the baleen whale as its food.so to some extent，the whalers and killers are depending on each other.they cooperated well and lived in harmony with one another.
2.i like killer whales because when james fell off the boat，the killer whale not only protected him from being drowned but also wouldn't let the shark near.they are so clever and friendly to human beings.what's more，they worked as a team，which should be learned by us when we are working.