1、Period 5 Using Language：Reading， Discussing and Writing Teaching aims 1Learn to pronounce the names of sea creatures mentioned in the text correctly. 2Learn to describe the creatures mentioned in the text properly according to the pictures with the expressions like：.looking，.shaped，.spotted，.like，.s
2、triped. 3Learn to use the adjectives in the correct order to describe the pictures prepared by the teacher. 4Learn to use proper expressions to convey their exact feelings in their past experiences. Teaching procedures Step 1 Warming up and leadin First，show students the picture above and ask them s
3、ome questions as a revision： Where are they？What are they doing？Why do they go snorkeling? Next，draw a conclusion and lead into the text： As the sea is a world full of magic，many tourists head to the sea，and the author of this text is one of them. Look！The other day，the writer went snorkeling with h
4、er friends and experienced a lot. Lets take a brief look at sea creatures through her diary. Then， take a closer look at the photos she taken and describe them with what you can find in your textbook. Pictures in the text in Using Language give the following information： corals with vivid colors and
5、 shapes，elegant fishes，little orange and white fish，small cleaner fish，the yellow and green parrotfish with hard birdlike mouth，yellowspotted red seaslug and blue seastars and wiselooking turtles， eels with strong sharp teeth，giant clam with thick green lips，grey reef sharks about one and a half met
6、ers long，the edge of the reef with a sharp drop to the sandy ocean floor Step 2 Fast reading Read the passage and put the following topics into the correct order according to the text. Topics Paragraph colors and shapes 2 dangers 4 reflecting 1 the reefs edge 5 a final thought 6 some sea creatures 3
7、 Step 3 Careful reading Task 1：Read and choose the best answers. 1Judging from the text，what the author mainly wants to tell us in the diary is _. Athat the sea is fantastic with vivid colors Bthat the water where she was snorkeling is not deep but shallow Cwhat she saw and how she felt in the sea D
8、that all the plants in the sea are poisonous 2What was hanging upside down in the sea according to the text? AThe orange and white fish. B The yellowspotted red sea slug. CThe yellow and green parrotfish. DThe blue seastars. 3The author was afraid of getting too close to the eel because _. Ait has s
9、trong sharp teeth Bit has thick green lips Cit has a frightening shape Dit gives out poisonous liquids 4Which of the following sentences show that the author couldnt help feeling excited in the sea？_ AMy heart was beating wildly. BThat didnt stop me from feeling scared to death. CEvery cell in my bo
10、dy woke up. DI felt very exposed in such deep clear water. 5We can infer from the text that the author felt that _. Acompared with the whole world，man is tiny Bcompared with the whole world，the ocean is tiny Cthere were more delights than dangers when snorkeling Dthere were more dangers than delight
11、s when snorkeling Keys： CCACA Task 2：Do Exercise 3 on Page 25. Keys： 1.warm night 2.the waving long thin 3.hard birdlike 4.a yellowspotted red 5a large wiselooking 6.strong sharp 7.thick green 8.two grey Note the use of adjectives： numberopinionshape/sizeagecolorplacematerialnoun eg.a cute little br
12、own puppy two thick green spotted sea stars Task 3：Practice 1Several _ sharks.(a.large grey bgrey large) 2Some _ whales.(a.giant blue bblue giant) 3Scores of _ turtles.(a.whitestriped and grey bgrey and whitestriped) 4Many a _ seal.(a.blackspotted and light grey blight grey and blackspotted) 5Many _
13、 anemone fish.(a.little orange and white borange and white little) 6Plenty of _ angelfish.(a.orange and bluestriped bbluestriped and orange) 7A number of _ corals.(a.huge colorful bcolorful huge) Keys： a a b b a a a Step 4 Discussing and speaking Suppose an aquarium is being designed in our city. As
14、 the two main directors of the aquarium，you and your partner are talking about what sea creatures should be brought in. Expressing ideas Responses I suggest bringing in.as. I advise putting in. Im considering buying. What/How about.? Im imagining. I enjoy/feel like/dislike. Do you mind.? . Thats a g
15、ood/great idea. Sounds good! Cant agree more! Its good. It depends. Its no good. Im afraid not. . Example： A：Since the aquarium will be opened soon，the varieties of sea creatures require discussing now. What about putting a number of huge colorful corals in it? B：Cant agree more！Im considering bring
16、ing in several large grey reef sharks as people are all looking forward to seeing them. A：Its great！Do you mind our buying scores of grey and whitestriped turtles? B：Not at all！ Im also thinking of getting some little sea creatures. A：You are right. Its good having some orange and bluestriped angelf
17、ish as they are that lovely. B：All in all，we may bring in as many sea creatures as possible because people cant stand being cheated as they spend much money buying the tickets. Step 5 Learning phrases and sentences Useful phrases： reflect on the day 回忆当天的事情 a day of pure magic 神奇的一天 go snorkelling 潜
18、泳 extraordinary beauty 奇妙的美景 all kinds of small，neat and elegant fish 种类繁多、小巧整齐、姿态优雅的鱼 explore small caves 探索小石洞 narrow passages 狭窄的通道 hang upside down 倒挂着 a yellowspotted red sea slug 带着黄斑点的红色海蛞蝓 a large wiselooking turtle 一只长相聪慧的大乌龟 look straight at me 直直地盯着我 sharp teeth 利齿 a tasty fish 一条美味的鱼 the
19、 giant clam half buried in some coral 一个巨大的蛤蚌半掩在珊瑚礁中 thick green lips 宽厚的绿嘴唇 two grey reef sharks 两条灰色的珊瑚鲨 appear from behind some coral 从珊瑚后面出来 feel scared to death 吓得要命 swim over the edge of the reef 游过珊瑚礁的边沿 look down into the depths of the ocean 往下看海底 Beautiful sentences： Im sitting in the warm
20、night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the daya day of pure magic! .it was the most fantastic thing I have ever done. It was like discovering a whole new dimension of life. .every cell in my body woke up. The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colours surrounding me. .
21、they were shaped like fans. .I could have touched it. My heart was beating wildlyI felt very exposed in such deep clear water. What a wonderful，limitless world it was down there! And what a tiny spot I was in this enormous world! Step 6 Homework Give a written introduction to the aquarium to be open
22、ed. The introduction should include the following aspects. 1Location. 2Admission price. 3Open time. 4Sea creatures you can see. 5Delights you may have while watching performances given by dolphins，sea lions，etc. 6Some Dos and Donts in it. Requests： 1Be as imaginative as you like. 2Use as many ing forms in the composition as you can. 3Make sure the aquarium is accessible to the disabled.
