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Unit 3 Under the sea
Warming Up & Reading
1. Learn something about the creature under
the sea.
2. Master the usages of the sentence patterns.
1. _________ (n.) 轶事,奇闻2. __________ (adj.& n.) 每年的,按年度计算的;
年刊;年鉴3. _______ (n. &vt.) 目击者,证人,证据;当场
见到 ,目击4._______________ (n.) 住所,住宿5._______ (vi.& n.) 大叫,呼喊;叫声,喊声
anecdote
annual
witness
accommodation
yell
6. ____________(vt.) 催促,极力主张,驱策7. ____________(v.) 逃跑;逃离8._____________(vt.) 拖,拉,扯9. _____________(n.) 舌头,语言10. _____________(vt.) 放弃,遗弃,抛弃11. _____________(n.) 关系,血缘关系,交往12. ______________(v.) 拉,拽,移开,拉上
urge
flee
drag
tongue
abandon
relationship
pull
Today, we’re going to take a look at the world under the sea. So, are you
ready?
Now, we are on a snorkelling trip under the sea.
We’ll come across a great variety of marine animals. Come on!
Coral 珊瑚
What’s this?
Angel fish 天使鱼
Different kinds of little fish
Clown fish 小丑鱼
Dolphin 海豚
What are they?
Turtle 海龟
Look. They are coming towards us.
A shark is coming. Look out! It’s dangerous.
White whale白鲸 Killer whale虎鲸
OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE
Writer
Career
Writing style
Time
Place
Main character
Main idea
Background Information
Clancy
A whaler
Anecdotes
At the beginning of the 20th century
Australia
Whalers, killer whales and baleen
whales
The killer whale helped the whalers
to kill a baleen whale
1. The first story is mainly about ____.A. a hunting experience of Old Tom B. how Old Tom helped with whale huntingC. how the whalers killed a whaleD. how killer whales killed a whale2. The second story was told to _____.A. show killer whales were cruel huntersB. entertain readersC. show killer whales could protect and save people in
dangerD. show killer whales never harmed or attacked people
Fast-reading
3. According to the second story, the killer whales can
protect men from being attacked by____.
A. whales B. tigers
C. enemies D. sharks
4. _____ killed the whale at last.
A. Old Tom B. The killer whales
C. The whalers D. The author
Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in the text.1. ________was 16 years old 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
( ) Using a telescope we could see that something was happening.
( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale.
( ) Clancy arrived at the station.
( ) The men started turning the boat around to go home.
( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay.
( ) The whale yelled out.
( ) We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed
out into the bay.
( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the
whale.
Put the following sentences into correct order.
5 6 1 8 2 3 4 7
(5) Using a telescope we could see that something was happening.
(6) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale.
(1) Clancy arrived at the station. (8) The men started turning the boat around to go home.(2) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. (3) The whale yelled out.(4) We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and
headed out into the bay.(7) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at
the whale.
Please read the reading again, and in pairs answer the following
questions.
1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping
the whalers out?
2. What other animals did the author compare the
killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved
like this?
3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?
4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale
away?
5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?
Please read the reading again, and in pairs answer the following
questions.
1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping
the whalers out?
2. What other animals did the author compare the
killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved
like this?
3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?
4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale
away?
5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?
throw itself out of the water and crash down again.
Let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby.
1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping
the whalers out?
swim by the boat
Showing the whalers the way to the hunt
2. What other animals did the author compare the kill
er whales with? Why do you think the killer whales be
haved like this?
2. What other animals did the author compare the kill
er whales with? Why do you think the killer whales be
haved like this?
Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whal
ers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a g
ood 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
blow-hole while others were preventing it from
diving or fleeing out to sea.
4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to d
rag the whale away?
4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to d
rag the whale away?
Because they knew the killer whales would leave
the rest of the body to them.
5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you thin
k he did this?
5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you thin
k he did this?
Old Tom prevented James from drowning.
Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.
When I began working at the whaling station, I had
________ the killers helping whalers catch huge whales,
but I didn’t believe it until I ________ it with my own
eyes many times.
One day, while I was __________ my accommodation,
I heard a loud noise from the bay—it was Old Tom,
one of the killer whales. It was telling us that there was
a whale out there for us. So we ________ Old Tom to
the hunt. The killers used great ________ to attack the
whale, which was badly ________, and soon died.
heard of
witnessed
sorting out
followedteamwork
wounded
Summary
Although Old Tom and the other killers were _____,
they never harmed or attacked people.In fact,they
_________ them. One day, James was washed off
the boat ,and it was Old Tom that saved his life.
protected
fierce
Discussion
The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. Whales are now an endangered species and in need of protection. They are now protected by an international ban on whaling. However, some countries oppose the ban. In groups, discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling.
Homework
1. Look up the new words and
expressions of the reading in the
dictionary.
2. Preview the language points.
Love will go through a stone wall.
爱的力量能穿透石墙。
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