学案
Teaching aims:
1.Help students know more about plants and animls under the sea.
2.Train the students’ reading ability.
3.Let students understand and describe the relationship between animals and human being.
4.Make students realize the importance of protecting sea life.
课前预习案
Read the text and then fill in the blanks with 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 and further away from the whalers.
6._________ knew that Old Tom would protect James.
课中探究案
Task I. Scan the text . Put the following sentences into correct order.
A. George started beating the water with his oar.
B. Clancy raced after George to the boat.
C. Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
D. The killers started racing between our boat and the whale.
E .Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay.
F. Clancy was sorting out his accommodation.
G. Clancy ran down to the shore.
H. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale.
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Task II.Skim the text and answer the following questions.
1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killer whales would help the whalers to catch the huge whales?
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2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then crash down again?
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3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?
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4. Why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body?
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5. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers?
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课中巩固 当堂检测
Summary: Fill in the blanks with what we have learned in this class.
Working at the __________station, I had ___________ killers help catch whales many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was ______ _____ my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an _________ animal. “It is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead_______ me. In the distance we could see that something was happening. As we _____ ______ , I could see a whale
_______ ________ by a _________ of about six other killers. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was dragged by the sharks down into the __________ of the sea.
Discussion：
The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. Whales are now an
endangered species（濒危动物） and in need of conservation. They are now protected by an international ban on whaling. However, some countries oppose the ban. In groups, discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling. What kind of relationship between animals and human beings should be? What should we do?
useful wods ans expressions:
生态平衡the balance of nature 食物链food chain 繁殖multiply
捕鲸whaling 捕鱼业fishing 可持续性发展sustainable development
和谐共处live in harmony
As far as I’m concerned,
In my opinion,
From my point of view,
Personally, I think,
It would seem to me that…
As far as I’m able to judge,
As I see it,
Frankly, I think,
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Homework:
1.Review what we have learned in class.
2.Write a short passage about your opinions of whaling.
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