课件23张PPT。WelcomeLecturer : KevinzouUnit7 Lesson 4 Sea StoriesPre-reading
1>Have you seen or heard any of these films in which the sea is important?
What did you think of it?
Titanic, Water World, Jaws ,The Day After TomorrowExample: Jaws: I’ve seen Jaws. It’s about a dangerous killer shark. It is very frightening.. 2>Look at some pictures in these films The film is bout a big white shark that attacks swimmers who are spending their holidays in a small village.
This is the wonderful ship-Titanic. When it was sailing to the American, it sank into the sea. Most of the people in the ship died.Waterworld
The polar ice caps (极地冰冠)have melted, and the earth is covered by water. Then the remaining people have to travel the seas in order to survive.The Day After Tomorrow Global warming caused the polar ice melted and temperature fell sharply. The world was covered by flood and ice.
1. Escape
2.Recognize
3.Terrify
4.Survive
5.Recover
6.All at once
7.Horriblea. to know again ( someone or something one has seen)
b. to continue to live or exist, esp. after coming close to death
c. to get free, get away from control
d. to make people feel frightened
e. to return to health or normal state
f. suddenly
g. likely to cause horror
Match these new words with their definitionsMatch these new words with their definitions Look at the Key Words and find them in the pictures.Whirlpool,
barrel,
wave,
cloud,
fishing boat,
fisherman,
moon,Read to learn Reading Strategies: Sequencing Look at the pictures and decide which shows the beginning, middle and end of the story.
Read each paragraph. Pay attention to the linking words. They often help you decide the order of events, e.g. one day, suddenly, in the end.
Decide a possible order for the paragraphs.
Read them in that order to see if the story makes sense. 有意义，能理解；
合理，有道理，讲得通
1).Fast reading: use the strategies to put the paragraphs A,B and C in the correct order. Underline the phrases about time sequence in the text.
Then Answer the true or false questions.Keys: BACPlease find out the phrases about time sequence in the text.Text B:
about three years ago, one day, all at once
Text A:
at that moment, suddenly, moment after moment
Text C:
soon afterwards, then, some time after, in the end.Answer the true or false questions.
1. The writer is white-haired so he is very old.
2. The three brothers first met the whirlpool and then were caught in the storm.
3. Writer can keep calm in time of danger.
4. The writer’s brother understood that it is useful to tie the barrel to himself.
5.The writer thought that most of the people don’t believe him.
FFTFTRead the story again and answer these questions.1. Why did the writer’s younger brother fall into the sea?
An enormous wave washed him overboard (adv.from ship into water ).
2. Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool?
The wind and waves were taking it there.Part BPart B3. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel?
Heavier objects went down into the whirlpool quickly. The barrel was lighter.
4. Why didn’t his brother do the same?
He was too terrified to understand me.
5. Why did his old friends not recognise him?
Because his hair changed from black to white.Part APart APart CConsolidation One day, My two brothers and I met a terrible storm, made my younger brother fell into the sea. Our Boat _________. I was trying to__________
when we met a huge___________ .
At that moment, we were on the ＿of the whirlpool, and going round in at great＿＿＿＿.I myself to a barrel to help me but my brother, _____ was too __________to leave the boat ,
______to the bottom of the whirlpool. whichsurvivedrecoveredgecirclesspeedwhirlpooltiedfloatwhoterrifiedsank
I did . Soon ,the waves carried me to an area the other fishermen were. In the end, a boat _______ me up.
escapeafterwardswherepickedPair work: suppose you are a reporter, interview the victim about his experience, using the following words to help you: PartB… years ago, one day, all at once, survive, recover PartA in the direction of, on the edge of, moment after moment, at great speed, tie to, PartC as you can see, escape, in the end, pick up, exhausted, recognize. III. Listening
Listen and complete the song.I am sailing, I am sailing, home again,
across the _______.
I am sailing, _________ waters, to be near you, to be free.
I am flying, I am flying, like a bird, across the _________.
I am flying, passing high ________,
to be with you, to be free.seastormyskycloudsCan you hear me? Can you hear me?
Through the ______ night, far away.
I am dying, forever crying, to be with you, who can _______？
We are sailing, we are sailing, home again, across the sea.
We are sailing, stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.darksayWriting how to write a story
1. Tense
2.Who
3.When
4. Where
5.What
6.Resultpast tense the writer’two brothers and heabout three years agoin the seameet a whirlpool in the sea only the writer surviveImagine his brother didn’t die, one day they met and his brother talked about his story.
Write a compositionhomeworkThank you !Senior High English, Module3
A Teaching Design for an English Open Class
Content: Unit6The Sea lesson4 Sea Stories
Class: Class11, Senior1
Time: The Sixth Period March 6, 2008
Teacher: Kevinzou
Unit7 The Sea lesson4 Sea Stories
Teaching aims:
1．To read sections of a story and sequence then use prediction strategies and linking words.
2．To use linking expressions related to time and sequencing.
3．To talk about and give opinions of films.
4．To practise oral English
Teaching important and difficult points:
1．Enable students to grasp four reading strategies to help them develop their reading ability.
2．Master some new words: survive, recover, recognize, enormous, etc.
3．How to use the linking words and some key words to make a successful interview.
4．How to write a story.
Teaching methods:
Students-centered, communicative method as well as task-based method.
Learning methods:
Individual work, pair work, group work, class work and discovery approach.
Teaching aids:
Multimedia, blackboard
Teaching procedures:
Step1.Greetings and Revision
Greet the whole class as usual .Remind them what they’ve leant last class.
Step2. Warm up
1. Show Ss some pictures first. Let Ss think of a question.
In your mind, what’s the sea like? (calm, violent, changeable)
2. T: There are many films telling us sea stories or in which the sea is important, such as Jaws ，Titanic ,Waterworld ,The Day After Tomorrow and so on. Have you seen or heard any of these films or any others in which the sea is important? Work in groups of four to discuss the two questions: Have you seen any other films about the sea? What did you think of them? Tell your classmate. Then I’ll invite some Ss to tell the class.
3. Show some pictures in Titanic, Jaws, Waterworld, and The Day After Tomorrow .Then introduce them simply to make Ss know something about them, especially for those who have never heard of them.
Step3.Pre-reading
1. Guess the meaning of the words and match them to their definitions:
c 1. escape a. to know again (someone or something one has seen)
a 2. recognize b.to continue to live or exist
d 3. terrify c. to get free, get away from control
b 4. survive d. to make people feel frightened
e 5 .recover e. to return to health or normal state
f 6. all at once f. suddenly
g 7. horrible g. likely to cause terror
Keys: c a d b e f g
2. Look at the key words and find them in the pictures:
barrel, cloud, fisherman, fishing boat, horizon, moon, wave, whirlpool
3. Come to exercise3 .Read the reading strategies with class. Help Ss to understand them and encourage Ss to use them while reading.
Step4. Reading
1. Fast-Reading
Read the story fast and use the strategies to put the paragraphs A, B and C in the correct order. (Keys: BAC)
Underline the phrases about time sequence in the text. Then Answer the true or false questions to see how much you understand.
Text B: about three years ago, one day, all at once
Text A: at that moment, suddenly, moment after moment
Text C: soon afterwards, then, some time after, in the end
Answer the true or false questions.
1. The writer is white-haired so he is very old.
2. The three brothers first met the whirlpool and then were caught in the storm.
3. Writer can keep calm in time of danger.
4. The writer’s brother understood that it is useful to tie the barrel to himself.
5. The writer thought that most of the people don’t believe him.
(Keys: F F T F T)
2. Further-Reading & Listening
Have Ss look over the questions in exercise4 and write some useful expressions on the blackboard. Then play the tape .While listening, have Ss read the story again to answer these questions and guess the meanings of these expressions:
in the direction of ,on the edge of ,tie…to…, pick sb up
1. Why did the writer’s younger brother fall into the sea?
2. Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool?
3. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel?
4. Why didn’t his brother do the same?
5. Why did his old friends not recognize him?
Step5 Consolidation
Fill in the blank according to the passage.
One day, My two brothers and I met a terrible storm, made my younger brother fall into the sea. Our Boat .I was trying to _________ when we met a huge＿＿＿＿ .
At that moment, we were on the ＿of the whirlpool, and
going round in at great＿＿＿＿. I myself to a barrel to help me but my brother, was too _________to leave the boat , _______into the bottom of the whirlpool.
I did . Soon , the waves carried me to an area the other fishermen were. In the end, a boat__________ me up.
Step6. Post-Reading
T: Now, it’s time for you and Listen carefully! Work in pairs: suppose you are a reporter and your partner is the hero of the story. Interview the survivor(幸存者) about his experience . As a reporter, you should design four to six questions. To make the task easier the first and second groups are responsible for Part B, the third and fourth groups for Part A and the last one for Part C. In this way, you can retell the story in an interesting and special way. I’ll give you four minutes to prepare your interview. Then I’ll invite some pairs to show their interviews.
Try to use the following words to help you.
Part B … years ago, one day, all at once, survive, recover Part A in the direction of, on the edge of, moment after moment, at great speed, tie to, Part C as you can see, escape, in the end, pick up, tired, recognize
T: let’s relax for a while by enjoying a very beautiful song which is also related to the sea. While you are enjoying it, try to fill the blanks. Don’t worry! It’s very easy.
Step7. Writing
According to the story, have Ss sum up how to write a story .
1. Tense past tense
2. Who the writer ‘two brothers and he
3. When about three years ago
4. Where in the sea
5. What meet a whirlpool in the sea
6. Result only the writer survive
Step8. Homework
Write a composition
Imagine his brother didn’t die. One day they met and his brother talked about his story.
Blackboard Design
Lesson4 Sea Stories
Useful phrases How to write a story :
enormous : extremely large tense
covered … with who
in the direction of …
…
Teaching Reflection
