Unit 3 Under the sea

Now, we are on a snorkeling trip under the sea. Later, we’ll come across a great variety of marine [m ə 'ri:n]animals. Guess what we’ll see?

What are those? Dolphins

What’s this? Jellyfish['dЗelifi ʃ ] Jellyfish['dЗelifi ʃ ]

Look~ ~ It’s coming towards us. ThatisaSeaturtle.

That looks beautiful!!! It’s a sea horse.

sea flower / anemone sea star coralcoral Oh, some other different oceanic animals~!

Different kinds of little fishes An Angel fish Sea flowers Clown[klaun] fishes

A shark is coming ~ Dangerous!

He notices us~ We must go now. ^^^^^^^

We are safe now. And I catch a sea star near the shore~

If you like, you can go to see more about the ocean life at an aquarium, on a boat trip, or, in books, on the Internet, in the Ocean Park, on TV etc.

Pre-Reading: Guess what is the name of this animal? A Killer Whale !

Killer whale 虎鲸

What do you know about killer whales? Common name: Killer Whale Introduction: Males can reach lengths up to 27 feet and can weigh up to 12,000 lb. You can tell an adult male from an adult female by the shape of their dorsal [d):səl]fin (male ’ s longer, up to 6 feet tall). killer whales are found in all oceans of the world. As a group, killer whales are known to eat fish, squid[skwid], seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales. Thus, they are called “ Killer Whales ” Scientific name: Orcinus Orca

Reading Old Tom the killer whale

1. _______ was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station. 2. _______ ordered Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay. Clancy George Task 1: Fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text. mentioned in the text. Fast-reading

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. Old Tom Jack

Do the “True” or “False” exercises. 1.The author believed the story was truth at the very beginning. 2.The killer whale was throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again just to play. 3.Old Tom swim by our boat, showing us the way. us the way.

4.The whale caught by the killers died and its whole body was eaten by the killers. 5.James was afraid of being abandoned by us. 6.No one saved James, and he was killed by a shark.

Task 2 : Read the text carefully again and fill in the blanks. Before the hunt The killer whale threw itself out of the _____ and then _______ down again. It swam by the _____, showing the whalers the way. water crashed boat

During the hunt The killers were working as a _____. Some were throwing themselves on ___ of the whale’s blow-hole to stop it _________. Others were stopping it _______ out to sea. After the hunt The killers _______ the dead body down into the ______ of the sea, having a good feed on its lips and ______. tongue team top breathing fleeing dragged depths

Task 3: (Reading and speaking) Please read the passage again, and in pairs, answer the following questions. 1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? Please read the passage again, and in pairs, answer the following questions. 1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? Careful-reading

Evidence of helping the whalers throw itself out of the water and crash down again. Let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby.

swim by the boat Showing the whalers the way to the hunt

2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed.

3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 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 blowhole while others were preventing it from diving or fleeing out to sea. Because he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blowhole while others were preventing it from diving or fleeing out to sea.

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them.

5. 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.

6. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

1.The text is mainly about ____. A. the killer whales are easily trained A. the killer whales are easily trained B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales C. the killer whales kill the whales for their food C. the killer whales kill the whales for their food D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water B

2. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom A. Old Tom B. the killer whales B. the killer whales C. the author C. the author D. the whalers D. the whalers D

3. After the whale died, the whalers turned the boat around and went home because _____. A. they knew it would float up tomorrow B. they abandoned it C. the killer whale would drag it back soon D. a dead whale is useless A

4. The killer whale protected James by _____. A. fighting the shark B. killing the shark C. preventing the shark going closer D. dragging him back C

5. From the story, we learn that _____. A. the whalers needn ’ t train the killer whales B. the whalers may train the killer whales C. the killer whales live on other whales D. the author worked in the whale station for a long time B

Working at the _______ (whale) station, I had _________ whales killed many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I _____________ (sort 短语 ) my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an _________ (huge 同义词 )animal. whaling witnessed was sorting out enormous Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Consolidation

“It is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead ___ me. __ the distance we could see that something was happening. As we ___________ (draw 短 语 ), I could see a whale ____________ by a _____ of about six sharks. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was dragged by the sharks down into the ________ of the sea. ofIn drew nearer being attacked pack depths

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