Unit3UndertheseaPeriod1Asamplelessonplanforreading(OldTomTheKillerWhale)IntroductionInthisperiod,afterthewarmingup,studentswillfirstbeguidedtoimagine,talkandsharewhattheyknowaboutfestivals.Thentheywillbehelpedtoreadtwoanecdotes.Thereadingwillbecarriedoutbystepsof:pre-readingbydefininganecdote,readingaloudtotherecording,readingforforms,copyingandmakingsentences,understandingdifficultsentences,readingandtransferring,readingthetextonceagainforthetypeofwritingandsummaryofOldTomTheKillerWhaleandretellingthetextinyourownwords.Theperiodendsinstudentsputtingthetextonstage.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsunderstandthetext’sformsandcontentsandlearnaboutundertheseaTohelpstudentscommunicateonthetopicinfocuswiththewords,collocationsandstructureslearnedinthisunitFocusWordswitness，flee，drag，abandon，rent，reflect，scare，leap，refundCollocationshelpout，beawareofPatterns1.Iwitnesseditwithmyowneyesmanytimes.2.Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.3.Wejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.4．Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers.5.Itoldmyselftheyweren’tdangerousbutthatdidn’tstopmefromfeelingscaredtodeathforamoment!6．Myheartwasbeatingwildly—Ifeltveryexposedinsuchdeepclearwater.7.Heletitgoandtheharpoonlitthespot.8.Thewaterwasquiteshallowbutwherethereefended,therewasasharpdroptothesandyoceanfloor.9．Thefishdidn’tseemtomindmeswimmingamongthem.10.GeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagramsProcedures1.WarminguptalkingaboutoceanplantsandoceananimalsHello,class.Haveyoubeentothesea?Thisweekweshallgototheseatolearnaboutoceanplantsandanimals.Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Therearetwogeneraltypesofplantsfoundintheocean,thosehavingrootsthatareattachedtotheoceanbottomandthosenothavingrootswhichsimplydriftaboutwiththewater.Themostabundantplantsintheoceanareknownasphytoplankton.Theseareusuallysingle-celled,minutefloatingplantsthatdriftthroughoutthesurfacewatersoftheocean.Asforoceananimals,theyaredividedintothreegroups:zooplankton,nekton,andbenthos.Zooplanktonaredriftinganimalsandareusuallysmall,however,theycangrowtofairlylargesize.Nektonisthefreeswimmerandprobablythelargestportionoffamiliaranimalsfoundintheoceanbelongingtothisclass.Thethirdtypeofseaanimalspendsitsentirelifeonorintheoceanbottom.Tolearnmoreaboutoceanandsea,gotopage20.2.Pre-readingbydefininganecdote.WearenexttoreadOldTomTheKillerWhale.Itismadeupoftwoanecdotes.Thenwhatisananecdote?Whydowepayspecialattentiontosomeexperiencesandtellaboutthem?Aretheytrueorfalse?Cantheybetrusted?Whydoweselectivelyignoreotherexperiences?Thesearequestionsofvitalimportanceforpeoplewhoconsideritimportanttoreallylearnwhatisfactandtruth.Let'sstartwithadefinition:"Anecdote:ausuallyshortnarrativeofaninteresting,amusing,orbiographicalincident."Theveryfactthatwetellanecdotesisthatwefindtheminterestingandoftenpersonal.Theyareunusual,andareoftenwhatwehavepersonallyexperiencedorheardabout.Wewouldn'tnoticethemorbothertellingthemiftheywerethenorm,ratherthantheexception.Weusethemasreinforcementstoshoreupourarguments.Weusethemwhenwelackproof,IOW,forlackofanythingbetter.Wealsonoticethembecausetheymayreaffirmsomecherishedideawehave:"Manpreferstobelievewhathepreferstobetrue."—FrancisBacon"Nowlet’sgotopage20toreadthetwoanecdotes.3.Re...
