Activity 1 for the text learningIn order to increase students’ knowledge of the sea and the living things in the sea， design assignment of getting more information of anything related tothe text such as sea water， sea plants， sea animals， sea fish， undersea ground and undersea resources. Divide the whole class into six groups and each group selects certain items they like and then they will search for the information and work together. Later in class the students are offered time to report their results in any way they think is suitable， for example PowerPoint， pictures， papers，lectures， etc. and the teacher give them scores.
Activity 2 for the text learningAs there is problem with the Mediterranean， which is really quite significant in the world， reasonable and practical ways of solving the problem are anxiousto be given. So divide the class into several groups and ask them think about and discuss the ways to work out the problem. Besides， to avoid such kind of things happening again， what are the actions human beings should take. After their class discussion， write down their suggestions and post them to the world environmental protection organization. Of course to the teacher first. Or write a letter to the similar organization to offer your opinions of protecting the world environment.
Lesson 61
Teaching aims
I. Language knowledge：To get Ss to learn the expressions of expressing whishes； listening for general ideas and details.
II. Language ability： listening and speakingTo get the functional sentences of expressing wishes.
III. Moral teaching love of the sea.
Teaching aids：
Recorder ， computer
Teaching methods：
communicative information methodQuestions and answersListening practice
Ss task-based activityKey Points
Words and expressions：seaside； on the beach； dive； sailor； do well； navy； make up one’s mind； bathe； time （vt）； drown； come upFunctional sentences：I wish （I， you， we， they， he， she， it ） were…/did / could… etc.
It’s a pity （that） we live so far from the sea.
Difficult points
Functional sentences：I wish （I， you， we， they， he， she， it ） were…/did / could… etc.
It’s a pity （that） we live so far from the sea.
Teaching procedure
Step I——Revision
Revision of the sentences with the past participles as the attributive or the adverbial by doing the following exercise.
Fill in the blanks
1. There was once a detective Sherlock Holmes.（named）
2. for his expert advice， he was able to help many people.（Well known）
3. Dr Watson and I will spend the night in your room. （locked）
Step II——Lead in
Ask Ss to tell you the names of as many oceans and seas of the world as theyknow. As they tell you， point to them on a map of the world on the Bb. Ask Ss to tell you the names of the continents too. Example： The Pacific Ocean （spell Pacific） is between Asia and America. You may add Antarctica to the list.
Get the students to name the Four Oceans & the Seven Continents together.
Ask Ss， “ Has any one of you been to the seaside？ What can you do there？ ”
Step III——Dialogue
1.Presentation
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGEThe sea contains a large number of substances， besides common salt. If you boiled away some sea-water， you would find more than forty different materials. For example， out of a cubic mile of water you would get ninety-four tons of silver and three tons of gold！ It would cost more to get these precious metals than they are worth. But the sea provides us with a great many materials which we canget easily and which we use a lot. For instance， we use huge quantities of sandin industry to make glass detergents（洗涤剂） and cement（水泥）。 Besides materials like salt and sand， we obtain a great deal of food from the sea.
SB Page 19， Part 1. Ask questions about the picture， and get Ss to tell youwhat they think is happening. Teach the new words.seaside， bathe， beach， coast.
2. Listen to the tape silently first and then answer the following question：Where would Bruce like to go to today？ （To the seaside）
3. Read the dialogue aloud in pairs to learn the dialogue in details and answer the following questionsWhat do Bruce and Li Qun talk about？ （About the sea， holidays， jobs， Li’s cousin， etc）
How did Li Qun spend his holiday on the seaside last time？ （ He spent all day oneh beach， swam， dived off the rocks into the sea and played games on the sand.）
What is Bruce going to do when he leaves school？ （He has not decided yet.）
4. Go through the dialogue briefly and make sure the Ss understand it. Checkthe meaning of it’s a pity. Explain that in this dialogue there are some elliptical sentences. Go over the dialogue with the class again dealing with any language problems.
I wish （I， you， he， she， it， they， we） were/did/could…
It’s time we did sth.
It’s a pity （that）…
1. I wish we could go to the seaside today.
It’s （high/good） time （that） we did our homework.
I’d rather go to the seaside than stay at home.
As if/ as though： （introducing a clause of manner， with a pt in the clause）
He talks as if he knew all about it.
He looks as if he had seen a ghost.
It isn’t as though he were poor.
（Followed by a to-infinitive）
He opened his lips as if to say something.
2. Pity we live so far from the sea.
It’s a pity/ What a pity it is that we live so far from the sea.
What a pity （= How unfortunate） （that） you can’t come with us！
It’s a pity （that） he can’t swim.
The pity is that…， The thing to be regretted is that…
It’s a thousand pities that…， is most unfortunate that…
Have/take pity （help sb in trouble， etc） on my nerves.
3. When did you last go to the seaside？
Last： adv.
1. （contrasted with first） after all others：I am to speak last at the meeting.
The horse I bet on came in last.
2. （contrasted with next） on the last occasion before the present time：When did you last get a letter from her？
She was quite well when I saw her last/ when I last saw her.
When were you last in London/ in London last？
First： adv.
1. before anyone or anything else （often for emphasis， first of all； first and foremost）：
Which horse came in first， won the race？
Women and children first， ie before men.