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Unit 1
Ocean
Exploration
I. Objectives:
Students are required to be able to
1. Have a thorough understanding of the
next contextually and linguistically
2. Expand their vocabulary to talk
about deep sea and know how to use the
key words and expressions in context
properly;
3.
Talk
about
the
importance
of
the
oceans
and
ocean
study,
the
current
status of ocean
study and why it is far from satisfactory;
4. Get familiar with argumentative
writing.
II. Importance and
difficulties:
1. Usage: sort of/kind of
2. Analysis of some complex
sentences;
3. To learn to appreciate
the reading skills demonstrated in the text.
III. Teaching methods:
1. Blackboard (with detailed
explanations and analysis of the text);
2. Multi-media (to display the lead-in
and background information of the text);
sion
(to
divide
students
to
several
groups
to
discuss
the
possible
benefits and
drawbacks of ocean exploration.)
IV. Teaching-Steps:
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1. Opener (for one class)
a. Ask Ss to
Look at the picture on page 13 while listening to
the recording and
then work with their
partner to answer the questions that follow.
(1)According to the speaker, what does
the SeaOrbiter look like?
It looks like
a giant ship sinking in the sea.
(2)
What purpose
will it serve?
It
will
be
a
permanent
mobile
exploration
station
for
scientists
to
observe
what is going on
under the surface of the sea.
(3)
How
many
such
vessels
will
be
built
and
launched
according
to
the
architect?
According to him,
half a dozen such vessels will be built and
launched.
b.
Briefly explain to Ss what Shark Week is .
Shark
Week
is
an
annual,
week-
long
TV
programming
block
at
the
Discovery channel, which, usually
beginning in July or early August, features
shark-themed
programs.
It
was
originally
devoted
to
conservation
efforts
and correcting misconceptions about
sharks.
《鲨鱼周》是美国有线电视探索频道一年一度、为期一周的以
鲨鱼为主题的
电视节目，
通常于每年
7
月或
8
月初播放。
其初衷是保护海洋、
纠正对鲨鱼
的错误观念。
c. Introduce
the
Times
to the ss
The Times
is a
British
daily
(Monday to Saturday)
national newspaper
based
in
London,
England.
It
began
in
1785
under
the
title
The
Daily
Universal
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Register, adopting its
current name on 1 January 1788.
The Times
is the
first
newspaper
to
have
borne
that
name,
and
it
is
also
the
originator
of
the
widely
used
Times
New
Roman
typeface.
The
Times
had
an
average
daily
circulation of 446,164
in December 2016;
An
American edition of
The
Times
has been published since 6 June
2006.
It has been heavily
used by scholars
and
researchers
because
of
its
widespread
availability
in
libraries
and
its
detailed index.
d. Direct
Ss
’
attention to the new
words and expressions in opener.
Sea
Orbiter
海洋探测者号
(
建造
中的一艘用作海
洋探索平台的垂直船舶
)
vessel
n.
船
currently ad.
现在
set sail
扬帆起航
permanent a.
永久的
Houseboat n.
船屋
e. play the audio in Opener twice and
ask Ss to answer the questions.
(1)
What is the video clip about?
(2) What is the name of this kind of
fish?
(3)Why
do
people
in
this
documentary
decide
to
find
and
observe
coelacanth?
(4) Why does the documentary mention
dinosaurs?
(5) What was the coelacanth
called according to 1938
’
s
newspaper titles?
(6) What do you feel
after watching the video? What do you think we can
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find through tracing and observing
coelacanth?
f.
choose some Ss to report their answers to class
and then give feedback.
2. Reading &
Interacting
(for two
classes)
a. New words and phrases of
Reading & Interacting;
b. Give a brief
introduction of the general idea of the story told
in the text;
This article sets out to win us over to
the idea that more resources should be
given
to
deep
sea
research.
The
writer
could
have
simply
given
us
a
dry
lecture on
the benefits. Instead he engages our interest by
wrapping up his
argument
in
a
series
of
contrasts.
Difficulty
and
success
are
held
in
skilful
tension throughout. Having started by
quoting an authority on how little we
know about the deep sea in general, he
moves on to regret how little we
know
about
the
giant
squid
in
particular.
It
comes
as
a
pleasant
surprise
when
the
negative
tone
set
by
these
details
of
our
ignorance
is
suddenly
shattered
in
Paragraph
Three
with
the
account
of
the
filming
of
the
giant
squid. Having shown
what can be done with modern resources the author
then returns to his theme of how much
more needs to be done. The success
was,
after all,
“
but a
drop
…
in the
ocean.
”
But he then switches
back once
again
to
a
more
positive
note,
illustrating
what
can
be
achieved
with
the
story of his sinking of
the
whale.
Even in his
simile
of the watch, a
similar
pattern is present. As he points out,
while understanding the ocean depths is
much
like
understanding
the
mechanism
of
a
watch,
unlike
a
watch
the
ocean
depths are far more difficult to open up.
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c.
Ask
the
students
to
read
through
the
text
and
text
and
then
divide
the
passage into several parts;
Part
One
Paras.
1
–
3
Man
is
far
from
having
control
of
the
ocean.
We
know
very
little
about
it,
and
the
discoveries
we
have
made,
though
monumental, are but a drop in an ocean-
sized bucket.
Part Two
Paras. 4
–
5
The human-ocean
connection is vital to us. Healthy
oceans
can
help
ease
the
burden
of
our
rapidly
increasing
population
on
Earth.
Part
Three
Paras.
6
–
9
It is very important to make
observations of how
the
ocean
works.
However,
owing
to
lack
of
funds,
compared
to
space
exploration, ocean exploration is
lagging far behind, with the result that we
know as yet little about the deep sea.
Part Four
Paras. 10
–
12
True there are
countless discoveries to be made
and
lots of work to be done, but it is worth our while
to do so as we might
find the key to
our survival on Earth.
d. Learn the
text and give specific analysis and explanations;
e. Do the exercises related to the
text.
3. Reading1, Reading 2 &
Integrated Skills Practicing (for two classes)
a. Ask the
students to do the Reading 1 and Reading 2 before
the class, and
then check the answers
in class, offering necessary guides;
b. Ask the students to work
in a group of five to six people then role-play
the
interview.
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students in the
same group do online
research together to learn more
about
the incident.
students playing reporters brainstorm questions to
ask the BP executives
4. Integrated
Skills Practicing (writing) (for one class)
a. Guide
Students to write an essay in support of ocean
exploration under the
title
My Ocean Exploration Is So Important
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Tips:A piece of
argumentation (
论说文
) is one
in which you make a claim or
argument
for or against something and back it up with facts
or reasons in an
effort
to
persuade
or
influence
others.
The
argument
may
be
stated
at
the
beginning
of
the
piece,
and/or
at
its
end
as
a
conclusion.
And
the
reasons
supporting it should be set forth one
by one. Here are some sentence patterns
you can use to list your reasons:
There are some good reasons
/ two possible reasons for
…
The reason lies in that
…
On the one hand
…
On the other hand
…
In
the first place / First of all / For starters / To
begin with
…
Secondly / Furthermore / In the second
place / In addition /
Besides / Also
…
Finally / Last / Last but not the least
…
b.
Have
students
work
in
pairs,
exchange
their
writing
and
make
comments
according to the
Evaluation criteria in Writing.
Writing:
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Why Ocean Exploration Is
So Important
Countries, and the
superpowers in particular, are spending huge
amounts of
money
on
manned
space
exploration,
which
to
me
seems
to
be
an
incredible
waste. I believe
more money should be devoted to ocean exploration
instead.
The oceans cover
more than two-thirds of our
planet
’
s surface. They cool
us
off, and protect our environment
from
overheating. The oceans are
also a rich
source of food
for us. Abundant in fish, plants and minerals,
they can help ease
the burden our
rapidly expanding population is placing on Earth.
Ocean research
also holds the promise
of cures for an array of diseases and may help us
combat
cancer. In short, the oceans
hold the key to our future.
Unfortunately, we know little about the
oceans of our own planet, let alone
have control of them. Why is it so? The
reason lies in the great disparity between
the amounts of funding for ocean
exploration and space exploration. Less than
one tenth of one percent of the money
for the latter is spent on the former. It is
imperative
that
we
increase
the
amount
of
funding
for
ocean
exploration,
and
start to observe and learn about the
oceans in their entirety.
V. Language
Points:
a. New words and Expressions
1.
explore
v.
to
search or travel for the purpose of
discovery
探测，考察
e.g. Management need to explore ways of
improving office security.
2.
survival
n.
the state of continuing
to live or exist
生存
e.g.
“
Survival of
the fittest
”
is the law of
the jungle.
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