1Period5UsingLanguage:Reading,DiscussingandWritingTeachingaims1.Learntopronouncethenamesofseacreaturesmentionedinthetextcorrectly.2.Learntodescribethecreaturesmentionedinthetextproperlyaccordingtothepictureswiththeexpressionslike:...+looking,...+shaped,...+spotted,...+like,...+striped.3.Learntousetheadjectivesinthecorrectordertodescribethepicturespreparedbytheteacher.4.Learntouseproperexpressionstoconveytheirexactfeelingsintheirpastexperiences.Teachingprocedures1Warmingupandlead-inFirst,showstudentsthepictureaboveandaskthemsomequestionsasarevision:Wherearethey?Whataretheydoing?Whydotheygosnorkelling?Next,drawaconclusionandleadintothetext:Astheseaisaworldfullofmagic,manytouristsheadtothesea,andtheauthorofthistextisoneofthem.Look!Theotherday,thewriterwentsnorkellingwithherfriendsandexperiencedalot.Let'stakeabrieflookatseacreaturesthroughherdiary.Then,takeacloserlookatthephotosshetakenanddescribethemwithwhatyoucanfindinyourtextbook.PicturesinthetextinUsingLanguagegivethefollowinginformation:coralswithvividcolorsandshapes,elegantfishes,littleorangeandwhitefish,smallcleanerfish,theyellowandgreenparrotfishwithhardbird-likemouth,yellow-spottedredsea-slugandbluesea-starsandwise-lookingturtles,eelswithstrongsharpteeth,giantclamwiththickgreenlips,greyreefsharksaboutoneandahalfmeterslong,theedgeofthereefwithasharpdroptothesandyoceanfloor2FastreadingReadthepassageandputthefollowingtopicsintothecorrectorderaccordingtothetext.TopicsParagraphcolorsandshapes2dangers4reflecting1thereef'sedge5afinalthought6someseacreatures323CarefulreadingTask1:Readandchoosethebestanswers.1.Judgingfromthetext,whattheauthormainlywantstotellusinthediaryis______.A.thattheseaisfantasticwithvividcolorsB.thatthewaterwhereshewassnorkellingisnotdeepbutshallowC.whatshesawandhowshefeltintheseaD.thatalltheplantsintheseaarepoisonous2.Whatwashangingupsidedownintheseaaccordingtothetext?A.Theorangeandwhitefish.B.Theyellow-spottedredsea-slug.C.Theyellowandgreenparrotfish.D.Thebluesea-stars.3.Theauthorwasafraidofgettingtooclosetotheeelbecause______.A.ithasstrongsharpteethB.ithasthickgreenlipsC.ithasafrighteningshapeD.itgivesoutpoisonousliquids4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesshowthattheauthorcouldn'thelpfeelingexcitedinthesea?______A.Myheartwasbeatingwildly.B.Thatdidn'tstopmefromfeelingscaredtodeath.C.Everycellinmybodywokeup.D.Ifeltveryexposedinsuchdeepclearwater.5.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthorfeltthat______.A.comparedwiththewholeworld,manistinyB.comparedwiththewholeworld,theoceanistinyC.thereweremoredelightsthandangerswhensnorkellingD.thereweremoredangersthandelightswhensnorkellingKeys:CCACATask2:DoExercise3onPage25.Keys:1.warmnight2.thewavinglongthin3.hardbird-like4.ayellow-spottedred5.alargewise-looking6.strongsharp7.thickgreen8.twogreyNotetheuseofadjectives:number—opinion—shape/size—age—color—place—material—noune.g.acutelittlebrownpuppytwothickgreenspottedsea-starsTask3:Practice1.Several______sharks.(a.largegreyb.greylarge)2.Some______whales.(a.giantblueb.bluegiant)3.Scoresof______turtles.(a.white-stripedandgreyb.greyandwhite-striped)4.Manya______seal.(a.black-spottedandlightgreyb.lightgreyandblack-spotted)5.Many______anemonefish.(a.littleorangeandwhiteb.orangeandwhitelittle)6.Plentyof______angelfish.(a.orangeandblue-stripedb.blue-stripedandorange)7.Anumberof______corals.(a.hugecolorfulb.colorfulhuge)Keys:aabbaaa4DiscussingandspeakingSupposeanaquariumisbeingdesignedinourcity.Asthetwomaindirectorsoftheaquarium,youandyourpartneraretalkingaboutwhatseacreaturesshouldbebroughtin.3ExpressingideasResponsesIsuggestbringingin...as...Iadviseputtingin...I'mconsideringbuying...What/Howabout...?I'mimagining...Ienjoy/feellike/dislike...Doyoumind...?...That'sagood/greatidea.Soundsgood!Can'tagreemore!It'sgood...Itdepends.It'snogood...I'mafraidnot....Example:A:Sincetheaquariumwillbeopenedsoon,thevarietiesofseacreaturesrequirediscussingnow.Whataboutputtinganumberofhugecolorfulcoralsinit?B:Can'tagreemore!I'mconsideringbringinginseverallargegreyreefsharksaspeoplearealllookingforwardtoseeingthem.A:It'sgreat!Doyoumindourbuyingscoresofgreyandwhite-stripedturtles?B:Notatall!I'malsothinkingofgettingsomelittleseacreatures.A:Youareright.It'sgoodhavingsomeorangeandblue-stripedangelfishastheyarethatlovely.B:Allinall,wemaybringinasmanyseacreaturesaspossiblebecausepeoplecan'tstandbeingcheatedastheyspendmuchmoneybuyingthetickets.5LearningphrasesandsentencesUsefulphrases:reflectontheday回忆当天的事情adayofpuremagic神奇的一天gosnorkelling潜泳extraordinarybeauty奇妙的美景allkindsofsmall,neatandelegantfish种类繁多、小巧整齐、姿态优雅的鱼exploresmallcaves探索小石洞narrowpassages狭窄的通道hangupsidedown倒挂着ayellow-spottedredsea-slug带着黄斑点的红色海蛞蝓alargewise-lookingturtle一只长相聪慧的大乌龟lookstraightatme直直地盯着我sharpteeth利齿atastyfish一条美味的鱼thegiantclamhalfburiedinsomecoral一个巨大的蛤蚌半掩在珊瑚礁中thickgreenlips宽厚的绿嘴唇twogreyreefsharks两条灰色的珊瑚鲨appearfrombehindsomecoral从珊瑚后面出来feelscaredtodeath吓得要命swimovertheedgeofthereef游过珊瑚礁的边沿lookdownintothedepthsoftheocean往下看海底Beautifulsentences:4I'msittinginthewarmnightairwithacolddrinkinmyhandandreflectingontheday—adayofpurem