Unit3UndertheseaPeriod3AsamplelessonplanforUsingLanguage(ANewDimensionoflife)IntroductionLanguageislearnedtobeusedinandforcommunication.Sointhisperiodweshallhavethestudentsread,listen,writeandspeakinEnglish,makinguseofthefocusedwords,collocations,structuresandtopicideascoveredinthisunit.Warmingupbylisteningandreadingaloudistobefollowedbyreadingforforms,copyingandmakingsentences,puttingthetextANewDimensionofLifeintoashortplay,writingaparagraphandreading,discussingandlisteningaboutwhalewatchingtours.Theclasswillendinstudentsspeakingandwriting.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsreadthepassageANewDimensionoflifeTohelpstudentstousethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwritingProcedures1.WarmingupbylisteningandreadingaloudWhydowereadaloud?Becausereadingaloud:Isgreatfun,anditbenefitsourgrowthasreadersandlearners.Nurturesourloveofboththewrittenandspokenword.Givesusachancetorediscoverfavoritestoriesandfindnewones.Helpsusdevelopimportantlanguageskillsthatwillhelpuslearntoreadonourown.用心爱心专心Soopenyourbooktopage23andreadthetextaloudwhilelisteningtotherecording.Watchyourpausesbetweenthethoughtgroups.2.ReadingforformsReadthetextagainto:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulcollocations.3.FindingcollocationsandmakingsentencesThereareseveraldifferenttypesofcollocationmadefromcombinationsofverb,noun,adjectiveetc.Someofthemostcommontypesare:•Adverb+Adjective:completelysatisfied(NOTdownrightsatisfied)•Adjective+Noun:excruciatingpain(NOTexcruciatingjoy)•Noun+Noun:asurgeofanger(NOTarushofanger)•Noun+Verb:lionsroar(NOTlionsshout)•Verb+Noun:commitsuicide(NOTundertakesuicide)•Verb+ExpressionWithPreposition:burstintotears(NOTblowupintears)•Verb+Adverb:wavefrantically(NOTwavefeverishly)YouareaskedtoreadthetextandfindalltheusefulcollocationsandcopythemintoyourCollocationBookafterclassashomework.Youmaymakeyourownsentenceswiththesecollocations.CollocationsfromANewDimensionoflifesitinthewarmnightair坐在温暖的夜色中,withacolddrinkinmyhand手中拿一杯冷饮,reflecton/upon…回顾……，adayofpuremagic充满神奇的一天,gosnorkeling使用呼吸管潜泳,themostfantasticthing最异想天开/了不起的事情,suchextraordinarybeauty如此特别的美,discoverawholenewdimensionoflife发现一种全新的生活空间,beawareof…意用心爱心专心识到……,thevividcolours生动的色彩,beshapedlike…形状像……,swiminandaround…环绕……来来回回游,cleanthebodiesoflargefish清洁大鱼的身体,getinside…钻进……去,aroundeverycorner到处,hangupsidedown倒挂,gathertinyplantsoffthecoral从上珊瑚中收集微小的植物,ahardbird-likemouth一个硬硬的像鸟一样的嘴,abluesea-star一个蓝色的海星,lookstraightat…径直地看……,alargewise-lookingturtle一个大而智慧的海龟,gettooclose接近,strongsharpteeth坚固锋利的牙齿,（onthe）watchfor密切注意，看守着,behalfburiedin…半埋在……中,eachaboutoneandahalfmetreslong每条大约1.5米长,appearfrombehind…从……后面出现,stop…from阻止……做……，feelscaredtodeath感觉吓得要死,foramoment片刻,theedgeofthereef悬崖的边缘,lookdownintodepthsoftheocean俯瞰海洋的深处,（heart）beatwildly（心）狂跳,insuchdeepclearwater在这么清澈的水中,awonderful,limitlessworld一个奇妙的无限的世界4.PutthetextANewDimensionofLifeintoashortplayActingoutthetextisastrategyformotivatingustoreadoutloudthetext.Weneedoralpracticeandhelpwithpronunciationandsoactingoutthetextreallyhelpsus.ANewDimensionofLifeActOneIt’s8:00am...
