Period 3 Language StudyTeaching aims 1．To learn the useful expressions and sentence structures in the reading.2．To enable students to use language points both orally and in written forms.3．To further understand the friendship between man and whales.Teaching procedures Step 1 Learning words and phrases 1．witness vt. (1)be present at(someplace)and see it 当场见到/目击Did anyone witness the accident？有人亲眼看到那次事故了吗？(2)“见证了”，时间、地点等作主语。Recent years have witnessed the collapse of the steel industry.近年来钢铁业日渐衰落。n．[C]目击者，证人The police found the witness to the murder case.警察找到了那件谋杀案的目击者。There was no witness at the scene of the accident.在事故现场没有证人。witness 还可表示“作证”“证明”，常用“witness to sth./doing sth.”a live witness to...活生生的证人bear/give witness to sth.为……作证witness－box(英)＝witness stand (美)证人席2．sort out(1)分类，整理I am just sorting out the papers that can be thrown away.我在整理可以被扔掉的文件。(2)解决(问题/困难)We've got a few little problems to sort out.我们有几个小问题要解决。近义词：sort through 查看并挑选出He was sorting through a pile of papers on his desk.他在整理桌子上的一堆文件。3．accommodation n.(1)rooms，esp.for living in 房间/住所The high cost of accommodation makes life difficult for students in London.由于住宿费用昂贵，伦敦的学生感到生活困难。(2)lodgings，rooms and food(often pl.)膳宿(在英国英语中为不可数名词，在美国英语中为可数名词，常用复数)Can we find accommodations at a hotel for tonight?我们今晚能找到旅馆住宿吗？短语：make accommodation for...为……提供膳宿4．yell v．& n．叫喊/叫声，喊声(1)v.shout often because you are frightened，angry，or excitedShe yelled(out)at her naughty child.她朝她那淘气的孩子大喊。They yelled at him to stop.他们朝他大喊，让他停下来。(2)n.a loud shout.e.g.a...
