1. Lecturer: Yan Hongyun Class: Class 4, Senior2 Date: December 4th, 2007

2. 1.____of the earth surface is covered by the sea. A.6/7 B. 5/6 C. 4/5 D.3/4 D 2.Of the four oceans, __is the one with the largest area. A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Atlantic Ocean C. the Indian ocean D. the Arctic ocean A Choose the best answer as quickly as possible :

3. 3.Which animal is the biggest in the ocean? _______________. A. shark B. dolphin C. sea horse D. blue whale D 4. Sea animals are in Group__________. A. penguin tuna starfish seal B. chimpanzee eagle peacock squirrel C. zebra camel pigeon crocodile D. onion cabbage peach beaver A

4. 5.Ocean can bring us some mineral resources as follows: __________ A.shrimp crab kelp lobster B.fur skin horn salt C.bamboo thrill trade hiking D.uranium silver copper gold 6.Which countries are famous for fishing? __________. A. Peru B. Japan C. France D. Finland D ABD

5. 7. _____is a coastal city with developed tourism. A.Berlin B. Sydney C. Paris D. Chicago 8.Oceans provide a habitat for millions of species of plants and animals, moderate( 调 节 ) our__________. A.temperature B. transportation. C. communication routes D. petroleum deposits B A

7. Unit 6 Oceans under Threat

8. marine life coral reefsseaweed Marine life We can see different types of___________, such as fish,_________, _________and so on. The ocean is simply a wonderland---providing us not only with food, but also with a wide range of enjoyment. What can we see in the picture? fish coral reef

9. overfishing frequent visits pollutants piling up In what ways do human activities affect the creatures in the pictures?

10. Read the text quickly and answer the questions. What is the text mainly about? Which paragraph is not about problems facing our oceans? The text is mainly about threats facing our oceans. Paragraph E: Possible Solutions.

11. Read the text and then ask and answer questions in turn.

12. Human ActivitiesImpacts overfishing Not enough fish to breed in these areas Other fish being affects Not enough fish for human beings killing Marine creatures becoming rare Touring Coral and shellfish being destroyed by heavy boats Natural cycles of marine life being disturbed Dumping Pollutants piling up on a continental shelf Marine life being poisoned and never recovering Human Activities and Their Impacts

13. Possible solutions: _________ are to be made. _________ are to be enforced. _________are to be ________ ________________________. ___________________________ ___________________. … Laws Regulations People Every species of marine life is to be saved. made aware of the importance of ocean protection

14. Describe the picture and comment on the little girl and the whale.

15. Assignments: Assignment I ( Individual Work ) 1. Follow the tape and practise reading the text. Look up some words and expressions in the dictionary if you feel difficult. 2. Summarize the text : Do Exercise C1 and C2. Assignment II ( Group Work ) Do you know about the recent whale hunting in Japan? Please write a letter to the Environmental Protection Bureau( 环保局 ) to show our concern about both human beings and whales.

16. Good-bye! Thank you!