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

Dolphins 海豚

Shark 鲨鱼

Angel fish 天使鱼

Anemone fish

parrotfish 鹦鹉鱼

sea-turtle 海龟

White whale 白鲸 Killer whale 虎鲸

sea horse 海马

clam 蛤

Sea Star 海星

Coral 珊瑚

jellyfish 水母

In what ways can we see them? them?

at an aquarium

on a snorkelling trip

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

Old Tom the Killer Whale

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

baleen whale killer whalesblow-hole whalers whale whales People who hunt whales

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

Old Tom the Killer Whale Old Tom is a Killer Whale Reading

Individual Work Individual Work Listening and Scanning

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

Pair Work Pair Work Reading and skimming Reading and skimming

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?

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.

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.

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.

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. the surface until about 24 hours later.

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.

Story 1 Killer whales ______ whalers catch baleen whales.Killer whales ______ whalers catch baleen whales. What’s the first story mainly about? helped

When did Clancy believe that killer whales could help them? When did Clancy believe that killer whales could help them? Read Paragraph 1 After he witnessed it with his own eyes. After he witnessed it with his own eyes. We can witness (v.) _______. A. a change in her A. a change in her B. the car accident B. the car accident C. an English textbook C. an English textbook be present and see Clancy witnessed killer whales’ helping them. Clancy witnessed killer whales’ helping them.

Story 1 How to help after before during the hunt

What Old Tom does: helper What whalers react: Before the hunt Read from Para 2 to Para 6 and answer the questions. Read from Para 2 to Para 6 and answer the questions.

Whalers’ reaction ( 反应 ) One whaler __________. George _____ ___ _____ him. Clancy _________ his boots and ______ after him. They _______ ______ the boat and _________ ____into the bay. One whaler __________. George _____ ___ _____ him. Clancy _________ his boots and ______ after him. They _______ ______ the boat and _________ ____into the bay. grabbed jumped into headed out raced yelled out ran ahead of Before the hunt throw itself out of … and crash down again swim by the boat/ lead …to the hunt Killers’ doing

During and after the hunt Read from Para 7 to the end of story 1 and answer the questions. Read from Para 7 to the end of story 1 and answer the questions. Para 7 the end of story 1 Para 7 the end of story 1 What killer whales do: What whalers react:

___________killers are________ themselves on the top of the whale’s blow-hole to stop it _________; and some others are stopping it _______ out to sea. The killers started ________ between our boat and the whale just like a pack of _______ dogs. Within a moment or two, its body was _________ down into the depths of the sea. throwing breathing fleeing A pack of During and after the hunt racing excited Killer whales’ doing A. He dragged the table into the corner A. He dragged the table into the corner B. The film dragged terribly. B. The film dragged terribly. 拖沓 pulleddragged with effort

___________killers are ________ themselves on the top of the whale’s blow- hole to stop it __________; and some others are stopping it _______ out to sea. The killers started ________ between our boat and the whale just like a pack of _______ dogs. Within a moment or two, its body was _________ down into the depths of the sea. throwing breathing fleeing A pack of During and after the hunt racing excited dragged 1. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale and then let it go to hit the spot. 1. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale and then let it go to hit the spot. Whalers’ reaction Killers’ doing

During and after the hunt Picture description Work as a team They have amazing relationship.

Which was Not the danger facing James? A.being washed off the boat. B.being carried away by rough waves. C.a shark out there. D.being attacked by another killer whale. How did Old Tom help him out? How did Old Tom help him out? Story 2 savior What whalers do: What killer whales react:

Why has the killer whale got a name: OLD—TOM? Reading for further understanding summ amazing or amusing experiences. narrative ( 叙述 ) of Anecdote is the Group discussion Which else do you think is amazing in the story? Find some evidence.

summary Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes. describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale. tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James, a whaler. The first anecdote The second one

Although the killers were f_____hunters, they never h _____ or a_______ people. In fact, they p _______ them. However, whales are now in d______. They are dying o___. ierce ttacked rotected armed angerut Word Filling