Under the sea
Section III Learning about language & Using language
学习目标:通过学习该日记,了解本文作者在海底的所见所感。
学习重难点:理解课文,了解崭新的生活空间。
学习过程 生命课堂—互动探究
Task One
Read the text and try to fill in the blanks.
Paragraph
Topic
Detailed facts
Para.1
Reflecting
l It’s a day of 1.______________ magic!
l I went snorkeling on the reef 2.______________ this morning and…
Para.2
Colors & shapes
l The first thing I became 3.______________ of was all the
4.______________ colors surrounding me. They were shaped like fans, plates, brains, lace, mushrooms…
Para.3
Some sea creatures
l I especially loved the little orange and white fish that hid in the waving long thing 5.______________. The yellow and green parrotfish was hanging 6.______________, and 7.______________ tiny plants off the coral with its hard bird-like mouth.
Para.4
Dangers
l An eel has strong 8.______________ teeth, with only its head showing from a hole, watching for a 9.______________ fish.
Para.5
The reef’s edge
l The water was quite shallow but where the reef ended, there was a 10.______________ drop to the sandy ocean floor.
Para.6
A final
l What a wonderful, limitless world it was down
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thought
there! And what a tiny spot I was in this enormous world!
Task Two
经典句子
1. I’m sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day — a day of pure magic! (24)
本句有两个谓语am sitting…and reflecting on…。with a cold drink in my hand是
_________________。
【拓展】with复合结构复习。
【活用】
1) With his homework _______________ (do), he can go out to play.
2) With his homework _______________ (do), he can’t play.
3) He slept with his eyes _______________ (open) and his door _______________ (close).
4) _______________ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.
A. Because B. Because of C. As for D. With
2. I went snorkeling on the reef offshore this morning and it was the most fantastic thing I have ever done. (P24)
The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colours surrounding me….(P24)
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第一句中的I have ever done和第二句中的I became aware of是___________从句,
从句中都省略了引导词___________。
【拓展】定语从句中,必须用引导词that的情况:____________________________
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1. The water was quite shallow but where the reef ended, there was a steep drop to the sandy ocean floor. (24)
where the reef ended, there was a steep drop to the sandy ocean floor意思是______________________________________________________________,where the reef ended一句是______________从句。
【拓展】地点状语从句的引导词主要有where和wherever。
Stand where you are. 站在原地。
Put the book where it was. 把书放回原处。
Make a mark where you don’t understand. 在你不懂的地方做标记。
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. 无火不生烟。
【活用】
翻译:
1. 在有河流的地方,就有城市。
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2. 有志者,事竟成。
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3. 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。
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Task Three
翻译下列课文句子。
1. It was like discovering a whole new dimension of life. (Para.1)
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2. The corals were fantastic — they were shaped like…. (Para.2)
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1. The fish didn’t seem to mind me swimming among them. (Para.3)
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2. …a large wise-looking turtle was passing so close to me that I could have touched it. (Para.3)
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3. My heart was beating wildly — I felt very exposed in such deep clear water. (Para.5)
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4. What a tiny spot I was in the enormous world! (Para.6)
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学习反思
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