3帮助学生通过两个故事,对生活在大洋的虎鲸能有更多的了解,同时对虎鲸给予我们人类忠实的帮助产生由衷的感激,从而加强动物保护和环境保护意识。
Step1 Lead –in &Warming-up(5mins)
T: Have you seen plants andanimals that live under the sea? Where did you see them? What’s this? Yes,they’re killer whales. How much do you know about them? I’ll show you a shortvideo.
意图说明:在读前这个环节,通过几个问题,激发学生原有的对海洋生物的知识储备,再展示一些相关的图片,认识一些常见海底动物的英文名称。最后出现虎鲸的形象,以抛出问题What’sthis? How much do you know about them?来引出今天阅读的主角——虎鲸。先播放一段视频——"虎鲸捕猎"的场面。
Step2 Pre-reading (Predicting)(2mins)
T: Now please look at the title"Is Old Tom an old man?" Right, it’s notan old man. It’s the name of a killer whale. Here are two pictures of thekiller whale. Can you guess what happened to him?
意图说明:标题导读是指导英语阅读的重要方法。通过解读题目,观察文中的插图,让学生预测故事的内容,这样更能激起他们的阅读兴趣。
Step3 While-reading (28mins)
Task 1 Fast-reading(3mins)
What’s the main idea of the passage? Read the passage quickly and completethe following sentences.
The text consists of two ()written by Clancy.They are mainly about how Old Tom helped the whalers ()a whale and savedJames from the().
anecdote: short, usuallyamusing story about a real person or event
意图说明:采用完成句子的形式来给出文章的大意,这样很大程度上降低了难度,可以让更多的学生能够完成,从而产生成就感。
Task 2 Careful-reading(3mins)
Read the first story again and finish the chart.
意图说明:训练学生寻找细节信息的阅读技能,同时突出本课的生词和短语。要求学生不看书来完成,这样更具有挑战性。
Task 3 Discussing and Speaking(5mins)
Discuss in pairs and answer the following questions.
What’s the relationshipbetween Old Tom and the whalers?
意图说明:活动2的填表活动只是帮助学生对故事主要情节有大概的了解,而这个环节的提问是为了帮助学生进一步读懂文章,对文章有更深的理解和思考,培养他们的批判性思维,使他们能够正确对待动物与人类之间的关系。
Task 4 Read the second story again and finish the chart.(2mins)
Task 5 Discussing and Speaking(15mins)
Read the second story and answer the following questions: