Unit 3 Under the seaUnit 3 Under the sea

Now, we are on a Now, we are on a snorksnorkeling tripeling trip under the sea. under the sea.

Later, we’ll come acroLater, we’ll come across a great variety of marss a great variety of marine [m 'ri:n]animals.əine [m 'ri:n]animals.ə

Guess what we’ll see?Guess what we’ll see?

What are those?

DolphinsDolphins

What’s this?

Jellyfish['dЗelifi ]ʃJellyfish['dЗelifi ]ʃ

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

ThatThat

is is

a a

SeaSea

turtle.turtle.

That looks beautiful!!!That looks beautiful!!!

It’s a sea horse.It’s a sea horse.

sea flower / anemonesea flower / anemone

sea starsea starsea starsea star

coralcoralcoralcoral

Oh, some other different oceanic animaOh, some other different oceanic animals~!ls~!

Different kinds of little fisDifferent kinds of little fisheshes

An Angel fishAn Angel fishAn Angel fishAn Angel fish

Sea flowersSea flowers Clown[klaun] fiClown[klaun] fishesshes

A shark is coming ~ DA shark is coming ~ Dangerous!angerous!

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

We are safe now.We are safe now.

And I catch a sea star And I catch a sea star near the shore~near the shore~

If you like, you can go to see more about tIf you like, you can go to see more about the ocean life he ocean life at an aquariumat an aquarium, ,

on a boat trip,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?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):s l]fin (ə 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

ReadingReadingOld Tom the killer whOld Tom the killer wh

aleale

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: FTask 1: Fill in the blanks with namesill in the blanks with names

mentionedmentioned in the text. in the text.

Fast-readingFast-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 Do the ““TrueTrue”” or or ““FalseFalse”” exercises. exercises.1.1.The author believed the story The author believed the story was truth at the very beginning. was truth at the very beginning.

2.The killer whale was throwing 2.The killer whale was throwing itself out of the water and then itself out of the water and then crashing down again just to play.crashing down again just to play.

3.Old Tom swim by our boat, showing3.Old Tom swim by our boat, showing us the way.us the way.

4.The whale caught by the killers 4.The whale caught by the killers died and its whole body was eaten died and its whole body was eaten by the killers.by the killers.

5.James was afraid of being abando5.James was afraid of being abandoned by us.ned by us.

6.No one saved James, and he was k6.No one saved James, and he was killed by a shark.illed 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

crashedboat

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

breathingfleeing

draggeddepths

Task 3: (Reading and speaking)Task 3: (Reading and speaking)

Please read the passage again, and in p

airs, answer the following questions.

1. What evidence was there that Old

Tom was helping the whalers out?

Please read the passage again, and in p

airs, answer the following questions.

1. What evidence was there that Old

Tom was helping the whalers out?

Careful-readingCareful-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?

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, Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whalers, they together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed.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 Because he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on tkillers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blowhole while otheop of the whale’s blowhole while others were preventing it from diving or frs were preventing it from diving or fleeing out to sea.leeing out to sea.

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away?

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 tothe surface until about 24 hours later.

6. How did Old Tom help James? Why

do you think he did this?

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.

1.1.The text is mainly about ____. The text is mainly about ____. A. the killer whales are easily trainedA. the killer whales are easily trained B. the killer whales can help the whalerB. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whaless catch the huge whales

C. the killer whales kill the whales for C. the killer whales kill the whales for

their foodtheir food D. the killer whales drag the whales D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water under the water

BB

2. _____ killed the whale at last.2. _____ killed the whale at last.

A. Old TomA. Old Tom B. the killer whalesB. the killer whales C. the authorC. the author D. the whalersD. the whalers

DD

3. After the whale died, the whalers tur3. After the whale died, the whalers turned the boat around and went home becaned the boat around and went home because _____. use _____.

A. they knew it would float up tomorrowA. they knew it would float up tomorrowB. they abandoned itB. they abandoned itC. the killer whale would drag it back sC. the killer whale would drag it back soonoon

D. a dead whale is uselessD. a dead whale is useless

AA

4. The killer whale protected James 4. The killer whale protected James by _____. by _____. A. fighting the sharkA. fighting the sharkB. killing the sharkB. killing the sharkC. preventing the shark going closerC. preventing the shark going closerD. dragging him backD. dragging him back

CC

5. 5. From the story, we learn that _____. From the story, we learn that _____. A. the whalers neednA. the whalers needn’’t train the killer what train the killer whalesles

B. the whalers may train the killer whalesB. the whalers may train the killer whalesC. the killer whales live on other whalesC. the killer whales live on other whalesD. the author workedD. the author worked in the whale station in the whale station for a long timefor a long time

BB

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.

of In

drew nearerbeing attacked

pack

depths

Homework:Homework: