新课标人教版选修7 Unit3 第一篇课文学案学习目标: 本单元课文的学习--Old Tom the killer whale教学重点：课文的理解及本单元语法的初步了解课前准备：请同学们提前阅读导学案内容，了解课堂上要完成的任务，并做好以下准备：预习导学案，熟读p20课文，了解课文的内容Teaching Steps :（教学步骤）Step 1 ：Revision(复习上个导学案）Step2： Reading：Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes. The first anecdote：__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The second anecdote:_________________________________________________________________the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text1. ___________was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling stationClancy 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 waytold Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whalecarried by the waves further and further away from the whalers.6. __________knew that Old Tom would protect James.III. Skimming the text and put the following sentences into a right order. ( )George started beating the water with his oar( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat ( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale ( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation( ) Clancy ran down to the shore( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale IV. scanning the text and answer the following questions1.When did Clancy begin to believe that the killers would help the whalers catch the huge whales?____________________________________________________________________ 2.How did the killers help the whalers catch the whale?____________________________________________________________________3. what other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? _________________________________________________________________4.“The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just likea pack of excited dogs.” why do you think the killer whales behave like this?_________________________________________________________________did the whalers return home without the whale’s body?________________________________________________________________did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?__________________________________________________________Although the killers were ________ hunters , they never _______ or _______ people. In fact , they __________ them.Discuss the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers.Whales are now an endangered species ,do you think we should protect them ? ____________________________________________________________________ points:(课文语言点）was sorting out my accommodation.我正在寻找住所sort out 寻找；整理;解决I'm just sorting out the papers that can be thrown away.我正在整理可以扔掉的文件。
We've got a few little problems to sort out.我们有几个小问题要解决。
ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal opposite us throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again.我们及时赶到岸边，看到对面有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出水面，然后又坠落到水里。
opposite 介词，在....对面He sat opposite to me during the discussion.讨论的时候，他坐在我对面。
opposite 形容词，相反的，相对的on the opposite side of the street在街道的对面He is driving in the opposite direction.他正朝相反的方向行驶。
throw 的用法比较灵活，能表达出丰富的含义He throws his weight about .他乱用权利。
I felt discouraged when he threw cold water on my idea.他给我的想法泼冷水时，我感到很沮丧。
She threw herself into a chair and began to cry.她倒在椅子上，哭了起来。
He has thrown himself into gardening.他全身心地投入园艺事业。
The fire threw hundreds of workers out of work.大火使几百工人失业。
3.This was a call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt.be about to do 即将，将要Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin.又一段充满危险和挑战的旅程就要开始了。
be about to do sth when .....正要干某事时突然...=be on the point of doing sth when....I was about to leave when the telephone rang.我正要离开突然电话响了。
辨析be to do, be going to do, be about to do1) be to do:表示预先安排好的计划或约定，有时含有强制或命令的意味。
He is to have a holiday. (表示将来)The committee is to meet today. (表示计划、安排)No one is to leave the house without the permission of the police.没有警察的允许，任何人都不准离开这座房子。
2) be going to do:1) 表示打算或计划好做某事或根据某种迹象判断将要发生的事。
如：It is going to rain soon. 快要下雨了。
2) 在含有条件状语从句的主从复合句中，主句一般不用be going to，而常用will（第一人称用shall）。
如：The football match will be put off if it rains tomorrow. 如果明天下雨，足球赛将被推迟举行。
3) be about to do:1) 表示即将发生的动作，在时间上指最近的将来。
如：We are about to start. 我们就要出发了。
The new school year is about to begin. 新学年开学在即。
2) 在含有be about to do的句子中，不能再加时间状语。