Under the sea   Period 5　Using Language：Reading，Discussing and Writing

period 5　using language：reading，discussing and writingteaching aims　　　　　1.learn to pronounce the names of sea creatures mentioned in the text correctly.2.learn to describe the creatures mentioned in the text properly according to the pictures with the expressions like：...＋looking，...＋shaped，...＋spotted，...＋like，...＋striped.3.learn to use the adjectives in the correct order to describe the pictures prepared by the teacher.4.learn to use proper expressions to convey their exact feelings in their past experiences.teaching procedures　　　　　�魋tep 1　warming up and lead－in

教學(xué)資源，完全免費(fèi)，無須注冊，天天更新！">first，show students the picture above and ask them some questions as a revision：where are they？what are they doing？why do they go snorkelling?next，draw a conclusion and lead into the text：as the sea is a world full of magic，many tourists head to the sea，and the author of this text is one of them.look！the other day，the writer went snorkelling with her friends and experienced a lot.let's take a brief look at sea creatures through her diary.then，take a closer look at the photos she taken and describe them with what you can find in your textbook.pictures in the text in using language give the following information：corals with vivid colors and shapes，elegant fishes，little orange and white fish，small cleaner fish，the yellow and green parrotfish with hard bird－like mouth，yellow－spotted red sea－slug and blue sea－stars and wise－looking turtles，eels with strong sharp teeth，giant clam with thick green lips，grey reef sharks about one and a half meters long，the edge of the reef with a sharp drop to the sandy ocean floor�魋tep 2　fast readingread the passage and put the following topics into the correct order according to the text.

topics

paragraph

colors and shapes

2

dangers

4

reflecting

1

the reef's edge

5

a final thought

6

some sea creatures

3�魋tep 3　careful readingtask 1：read and choose the best answers.1.judging from the text，what the author mainly wants to tell us in the diary is ______.a.that the sea is fantastic with vivid colorsb.that the water where she was snorkelling is not deep but shallowc.what she saw and how she felt in the sead.that all the plants in the sea are poisonous2.what was hanging upside down in the sea according to the text?a.the orange and white fish.　　　　　　　b.the yellow－spotted red sea－slug.c.the yellow and green parrotfish.  d.the blue sea－stars.3.the author was afraid of getting too close to the eel because ______.