人教版高中英语选修7-Unit3-Reading-优质教案

1、Unit3 Reading优质教案教材分析Warming Up provides two activities to spark students interest in the topic. Of course，before the class，the students must have gathered some information to make preparations for this class. Many kinds of their favorite sea animals are presented in their vivid pictures. Students a

2、re encouraged to introduce them using some new expressions such as at an aquarium，on a snorkelling trip.Prereading is designed to further stimulate their interest in the topic of the unit. Meanwhile，students may have some basic information about the text. The reading passage Old Tom the Killer Whale

3、 tells about two anecdotes witnessed by the writer himself. The teacher can first get students to skim the text for the characters in the two anecdotes and get the main idea of each anecdote. Then let them scan for further understanding. In order to let students pay attention to the writers vivid de

4、scription，the teacher can ask them to do a blankfilling exercise in pairs to find out some key verbs and verb phrases. Having done this，students must have had a very clear understanding of the whole hunting and saving process. To make their understanding easier，the teacher should deal with any langu

5、age problems while they are reading. And then underline some useful words and expressions.For further thinking，students are expected to work in pairs or groups. They will discuss the problems and work out the answers cooperatively，choosing a reporter in their group. Students will think actively，so v

6、arious answers are possible.To consolidate the contents of the reading passage，students should be required to retell the passage in the name of Old Tom or the baleen whale or James with as many key words as possible.At the end of the class，by holding a debate，the teacher can arouse students interest

7、 further as well as make them aware of the relationship between man and animals and the importance of banning whaling.三维目标知识目标1Get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part：anecdote，annual，witness，accommodation，shore，opposite，yell，pause，telescope，teamwork，dive，depth，lip，urg

8、e，abandon，shark，relationship，help.out.2Let students learn about several different types of whales，especially the killer whales.能力目标1Enable the students to learn to talk about their favorite sea animals.2Develop students reading ability by learning to read about the killer whales and let them learn d

9、ifferent learning skills.3Develop their creative thinking ability.情感目标1Arouse students great interest in sea animals.2Make them aware of the relationship between man and animals and the importance of banning whaling.3Develop students sense of cooperative learning.教学重点1Reading comprehension to the te

10、xt.2Learning more about the killer whales and understanding the relationship between the killer whales and the whalers.3Important words and expressions.教学难点 1The relationship between the killer whales and the whalers.2Develop students reading ability.教学方法1Individual，pair and group work.2Taskbased te

11、aching and learning.3Quiz，discussion，blankfilling，retelling，debate.教学工具A computer and a projector.教学过程Step 1Warming up1Ask some students to show some pictures of their favorite sea animals and introduce them to the class.The introduction should cover these aspects：The English and Chinese name of you

12、r favorite sea animal.Where did you find it?Some features of it，its distribution，or living condition. Anything about it is welcome.Why do you like it?2The teacher show the picture of a killer whale and do a small quiz about it.(1)Whats the Chinese and English name of this whale?虎鲸Killer whales(2)Can

13、 you match these whales with their Chinese and English names？(Show students some pictures of different whales.)baleen whale 须鲸 sperm whale抹香鲸 blue whale 蓝鲸 white whale白鲸(3)Which of these kinds of whales can grow to be the largest?Blue whales 蓝鲸(about 2127m in length,100120tons in weight)(4)Humans ha

14、ve been hunting whales for more than _A_ years.A2000B1000C500(5)Will the killer whales attack people and eat them？No.(6)Does a female killer whale give birth to a baby whale or lay eggs？Give birth to a baby whale.(7)What does a newlyborn baby killer whale feed on？_C_ASmall sea animals. BSea plants.

15、CIts mothers milk.(8)Do the killers belong to the family of dolphins or whales？Dolphins.(9)Male killer whales have a life expectancy of _B_ years，while females can live as long as _D_ years.A4050B5060C6070D8090(10)Killers are highly social animals that travel in groups called pods(群)Pods usually con

16、sist of _A_ whales.A250 B2050 C3060(11)How many sounds can a killer whale make？62 sounds.(12)Are killers endangered species and in need of conservation？No.(13)The killer whales are sometimes called the “_A_ of the sea” because they are both very fierce.Awolf Bdog CtigerStep 2Pre-reading1Read the wor

17、ds in Prereading on Page 19 quickly and fill in the form.WriterAn old man called ClancyOccupationA whalerStyleAnecdotesTimeAt the beginning of the 20th centuryPlaceAustraliaWhat happenedThe killer whales helped the whalers catch a baleen whale.Step 3Skimming1Glance through the two anecdotes and use

18、one sentence to get the main idea of each anecdote.Main ideas：Anecdote one：The killer whales helped the whalers to catch a baleen whale.Anecdote two：Old Tom saved a whaler James.2Fill in the blanks with the names of the roles in the text.(1)_was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling st

19、ation.(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

20、)_knew that Old Tom would protect James.Suggested answers：(1)Clancy(2)George(3)Old Tom(4)Jack(5)James(6)Red Step 4Scanning1Read these two anecdotes carefully and find out some verbs or verb phrases to do the blankfilling worksheet.Anecdote one：There was perfect cooperation between the whalers and th

21、e killer whales.Before the huntThe killers action：Threw_itself out_of the water and then crashed_down again.Swam_by the boat，showing the whalers the way.Circled back to the boat, leading the whalers to the hunt.The whalers reaction：A whaler yelled out. George ran ahead_of_ clancy.Clancy raced_after

22、him.They jumped_into_the boat with the other whalers and headed_out into the bay.During and after the huntThe killers action：A pack of killers are throwing_themselves on top of the whales blowhole to_stop it breathing；some others are stopping it fleeing_out to sea.The killers started racing_between

23、the whalers boat and the whale，just like a pack of excited dogs.Within a moment or two，the whales body was dragged_down_into the depths of the sea.The whalers reaction：The man in the bow of the boat aimed a harpoon at the whale and let it go to hit the spot.Started turning the boat around to go home

24、.Anecdote two：The dangers facing James：(1)He was washed_off_the boat and was carried_away_by rough waves.(2)There was a shark out there.The help offered by Old Tom：(1)Old Tom wouldnt_let_the shark near.(2)Old Tom firmly held James up in the water.2Reading aloud and underlining expressions.Students r

25、ead the text aloud to the tape and underline all the expressions in the text.Put them down into their notebooks after class as homework.Suggested answers：Collections：at the time，witness sth.with ones own eyes many times，sort out my accommodation，in time to do sth.，crash down，yell out，ahead of，flee o

26、ut to sea，aim at，let sth.go，be dragged swiftly down into the depths of the sea，in the meantime，have a good feed on sth.，be carried further and further away，be firmly held up in the water3Reading，identifying and settling.Students skim the text once again and identify the difficult sentences.Let them

27、try analyzing the structures of the difficult sentences and discuss them among their group members.They may also turn to the teacher for help.George didnt like being kept waiting.I could see a whale being attacked by a pack of about six other killers.Being badly wounded，the whale soon died.I could s

28、ee he was terrified of being abandoned by us.Step 5DiscussionAfter the students read the passage，ask them to discuss the following questions in groups and then report to the class.1Why has the killer whale got the name Old Tom?2Do you like killer whales？Why or why not?Suggested answers：1Old Tom is a

29、 persons name. In my opinion，the reasons why the killer in the text is called so may be two. For one thing，the killer that showed the whalers the way to the hunt and saved James must be a male killer whale because Tom is a mans name. For another，the whalers called it Old Tom，just as they were callin

30、g a man. That is to say，the whalers treated it as their dear friend. In the meantime，the killer itself must be very friendly to the whalers and helped them a lot in hunting in the sea. In return，the killer can get part of the baleen whale as its food. So to some extent，the whalers and killers are de

31、pending on each other. They cooperated well and lived in harmony with one another.2I like killer whales because when James fell off the boat，the killer whale not only protected him from being drowned but also wouldnt let the shark near. They are so clever and friendly to human beings. Whats more，the

32、y worked as a team，which should be learned by us when we are working.I dont like them. Though they are clever and friendly to us，they are too fierce. To my great surprise，they should eat the flesh of another whale. I could hardly believe it. I have never heard of one animal killing his families and

33、even eating their meat. How pitiful it is!Step 6Furtherthinking1What else do you think is amazing in the story？Show your evidence.2What is an anecdote?Suggested answers：1I think it is so amazing that we human beings should use one animal to attack or hunt another animal even his own family members，just like dogs that help hunters hunt animals.I think that the killer will return the bod