2. Let’s enjoy the wonderful world under the sea !!

3. Dolphins 海豚

4. Shark 鲨鱼

5. Angel fish 天使鱼

6. Anemone fish 海葵鱼

7. parrotfish 鹦鹉鱼

8. sea-turtle 海龟

9. Killer whale 虎鲸 White whale 白鲸

10. sea horse 海马

11. clam 蛤

12. Sea Star 海星

13. Coral 珊瑚

14. jellyfish 水母

15. In what ways can we see them?

16. at an aquarium

17. on a snorkelling trip

18. On a snorkeling trip At an aquarium On a boat tour In books In films On TV nature programmes On the Internet

19. Old Tom the Killer Whale

20. Pre-reading Do you know about whales ? such as the baleen whales the killer whales

21. Killer whales are attacking a baleen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat,harpoon at the ready. baleen whale What is happening in the picture ?

22. Clancy A whaler Anecdotes At the beginning of the 20 th century Australia Whalers, killer whales and baleen whales baleen whales The killer whale helped the whalers to kill a baleen whale Writer Career Writing style Time Place Main character Main idea Background Information

23. Individual Work Individual Work Listening and Scanning

24. Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in the text.Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in the text. 1. ________was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station. 2._________orderd Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay. 3. _________was swimming by the boat showing the whalers the way. 4._______told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale. 5._________was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers. 6. _____knew that Old Tom would protect James.Clancy George Old Tom Jack James Red

25. Pair Work Reading and skimming

26. 1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killer whales would help the whalers to catch the huge whales? 2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then crash down again? 3. why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 4. Why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body? 5. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers?

27. 1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killer whales would help the whalers to catch the huge whales? When he witnessed it with his own eyes many times.

28. 2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then crash down again? Because he was telling us there’s a whale out there for us.

29. 3. why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? Because he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blow-hole to stop it breathing while others were preventing it from fleeing out to sea.

30. 4. Why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body? Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later. Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later.

31. 5. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers? Old Tom had a strong relationship with the whalers. Not only did Old Tom help them to catch the whales, but also saved a whaler’s life. There was obviously a great deal of understanding and cooperation between them.

32. Choose the best answers. 1. What is the main idea of the first story? A. About a hunting experience of old Tom. B. About how the killer whales helps the whalers to hunt a whale. C. About how the whalers killed Old Tom. D. About how the killer whales killed the whales. B

33. 2. What ’ s the main idea of the second story? A. About how Old Tom protected and saved James. B. About how Old Tom killed a shark. C. About how a shark attacked James. D. About how a shark killed Old Tom. A

34. 3. Who killed the whale at last? A. Old Tom. B. The killer whales. C. The author. D. The whalers. D

35. 4. Which of the following might be true? A. The author was for banning whaling. B. The author was against banning whaling. C. Whaling was not banned at the beginning of the 20th century. D. The author thought it was Old Tom ’ s duty to protect James. C

36. 5. From the text, we can conclude that ____. A.The whalers needn ’ t train the killer whales. B. The whalers may train the killer whales. C. The killer whales lived on other whales. D. The author worked in the whale station for a long time. B

37. Comprehending Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. Three sentences have been given.

38. 1. Clancy arrived at the whaling station. 2. He heard a loud noise coming from the bay. 3. He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale. 4. The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt.

39. 5. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt. 6. Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with help of the killers. 7. The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale. 8. The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.

40. This text is two __________ written by an old man called Clancy, who was a _______ and hunted whales on the south-eastern coast of Australia at the beginning of the 20th century, when the ____________ helped the whalers catch the ______________ that were on their _________ migration. anecdotes whaler killer whale baleen whale annual Summary

41. The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. Whales are now an endangered species and protected by an international ban, but some countries oppose the ban. In groups discuss the reasons for and against protecting whales. Discussion and Debate

42. ★ Environment protection is imperative under the situation. ★ Think globally, act locally. ★ Make a contribution to our “Green School”. My opinion:

43. HomeworkHomework 1.Writing: What can we do for our “Green School”? we do for our “Green School”? 2. Finish exercises on 22 and 63