人教英语选修7Unit3 Under the sea reading课件（共19张PPT）

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Unit 3 Under the Sea

学习目标：
1.通过小组内讨论对文章进行整体把握和分析。
2.通过 “对学”方式研究课文中的难句并对其进行解析、翻译。
Unit3 Under the sea
Reading：Old Tom the Killer Whale




the killer whales
a baleen whale
the whalers
Pre-reading
1.Who are they?
2. What is happening?
Killer whales help whalers catch a baleen whale .
Writer
Career
Writing style
Time
Place
Main characters
Main idea
Background Information
Clancy
A whaler
Anecdote
At the beginning of the 20th century
Australia
Whalers , killer whalers and baleen whales
The killer whales helped the whalers catch a baleen whale.
Fast Reading : Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned 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.
Clancy
George
Old Tom
Jack
James
Red
Careful Reading:
1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killer whales
would help the whalers to catch the huge whales?
2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then
crash down again?
3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as
a team?
4. Why did the whalers return home without the whale’s
body?
5. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the
whalers?
6. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did
this?
1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killer whales would help the whalers to catch the huge whales?
When he witnessed it with his own eyes many times.
2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then crash down again?
Because he was telling the whalers
there’s a whale out there for them.
3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?
Because he could see that some of
the killers were throwing themselves
on top of the whale’s blow-hole to
stop it breathing while others were
preventing it from fleeing out to sea.
4. Why did the whalers return home
　without the whale’s body?
Because the body would not float to
the surface until about 24 hours later.
5. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers?
Old Tom had a strong relationship
with the whalers. Not only did Old
Tom help them to catch the whales,
but also saved a whaler’s life. There
was obviously a great deal of
understanding and cooperation
between them.
6. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?
Old Tom prevented James from drowning.
Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.
Difficult Sentences:
1.This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt.
※that引导定语从句，先行词为the call。从句中用到“be about to do sth.”结构,表示将来，意为“即将，将要”
拓展句型:
be about to do…… when…… 意为“刚要……这时……”
be doing…… when……意为“正在……这时……”
had done…… when……意为“刚做完……这时……”
高考链接：
【 2014 湖南卷改编】填空
I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel______ I
heard the steps.
【 2014辽宁卷改编】改错
He was about to finish his meal while a familiar voice came to his ears.
??

when
_____
when
2.①Being badly wounded , the whale soon died.
②From James’s face,I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us.
③……I saw James being firmly held up in the water by Old Tom.
※各句中being done与其逻辑主语构成被动关系
并表示该动作正在发生。
高考链接：
【 2011北京卷改编】填空
I used to hate________________(call)upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself.

【2013.四川卷改编】填空
The airport ________________(build) at present will help promote ?tourism in this area. ?

being called
being built
Discussion:
What should we do to protect our environment?
Homework:
1.Surf the Internet and find out more about whaling.
2.Revise the new words and expressions.