Step 1 Lead in

A song “A whale in the sea”

以《化身孤岛的鲸》歌曲导入，直接进入海洋主题

To arouse Ss’ interests in whales and lead in the topic

激发学生对海洋生物鲸鱼的兴趣，引入话题

Step 2 Warming-up

Take a look at the world under the sea with some pictures and especially focus on whales 用图片带领学生进入到海底世界,特别突出鲸鱼

To help Ss know some sea species and especially killer whales帮助学生了解一些海洋生物，引出虎鲸

Step 3 Pre-reading

1. Talk about basic information about whales 谈论鲸鱼的基本知识

2. Predict what’s happening according to a picture with whales and whalers on Page 19 根据课本19页鲸鱼和捕鲸人的一幅图让学生猜一猜图中发生了什么

1. To lay the foundation for Ss’ recognizing killer whales and baleen whales on the following picture为下面学生认识图片上的虎鲸和须鲸奠定基础

2. To develop Ss’ ability of imagination and expression培养学生的想象力和表达能力

Step 4 While-reading

1. Focus on the title “Old Tom The Killer Whale” and ask Ss two questions: Who is Old Tom? Do killer whales kill or attack people?

关注文章标题，询问学生老汤姆是谁？Killer whale指的是杀人鲸吗？

2. Skim the passage quickly to grasp the key information:time, characters and events

快速浏览文章并找出故事发生的时间、人物和事件

3. Read Anecdote 1 and find out what Old Tom and the other killers did to help the whalers catch huge baleen whales. And discuss in groups to write a sentence into the story line to form the story. 阅读故事一，找出老汤姆和其他虎鲸帮助捕鲸人抓捕须鲸的过程，并小组讨论总结一句话填入故事线内

4. Check the prediction and let Ss think about the relationship between whales and whalers

核对预测的结果，并且让学生思考虎鲸和捕鲸人之间的关系

5. Read Anecdote 2 and answer how and why Old Tom protected James 阅读故事二并回答老汤姆是如何救James的，为何要救他

6. Repeat the question: Do killer whales kill or attack people? If not, who are the real killers? Play a video to help Ss learn about the situation the current sea species live in

重复阅读开头问题：虎鲸是杀人鲸吗？如果不是，谁是真正的杀手呢？播放海洋生物遭到迫害生存环境艰难的视频

1. To enhance Ss’ abilities of fast reading and find the key information提高学生快速阅读及抓取主要信息的能力

2. To cultivate Ss’ summary and cooperative learning ability

培养学生概括和合作学习能力

3. To help Ss better understand the whole story of Anecdote 1帮助学生更好的了解奇闻轶事一中发生的故事

4. 5. To develop Ss’ thinking ability培养学生的思考能力

6.To help Ss realize the truth that part of sea species is endangered because of our human beings’ destructive behavior

帮助学生了解真相，即因为人类破坏性的行为，部分海洋生物已经濒临灭绝  

Step 5 Post-reading

To design a poster on behalf of the sea species to call on human beings to protect them

代表一种海洋生物设计一张海报，为它们发声，呼吁人类保护它们

To develop Ss’ abilities of imagination and expression, and improve Ss’ awareness of protecting sea species

培养学生的想象力和表达能力，提高学生保护海洋生物的意识 

Step 6 Summary

Make a summary with a sentence:To protect sea species is to protect ourselves

总结：保护海洋生物就是保护我们自己

To help Ss to realize the urgency of protecting sea species and spread the idea

希望学生意识到保护海洋生物的紧迫性并向他人传播该观念

Step 7 Homework

Finish the poster and write down a passage to call on people to protect sea species

完成海报设计并且写一篇文章号召人们保护海洋生物

To develop students’ writing ability

锻炼学生的写作能力