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Unit 3 Under the seaWarming up & ReadingWarming up & Reading

Today, we’re going to take a look at the world under the sea.

So, are you ready?

Now, we are on a snorkeling trip under the sea.

We’ll come across a great variety of marine animals. Come on!

Dolphins 海豚

What are they?

Look. It’s coming towards us.

Turtle 海龟

Sea horse海马

What’s this?

Squid 鱿鱼

Sea star 海星

This looks beautiful!

Jellyfish 水母

Coral 珊瑚

Angel fish 天使鱼

Different kinds of little fish

Anemone fish 海葵鱼

Clown fish

A shark is coming. Look out! It’s dangerous.

He noticed us. We’d better leave him alone before it’s too late.Bye, Mr Shark!

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

If you like, where can you go to see more about the ocean life?

on a boat trip

in books, on the Internet, in the Ocean Park, on TV etc.

at an aquarium

What’s happening in the pictures?

A Killer Whale

Killer whales (虎鲸 ) belong to toothed whales, who are the largest of the dolphins and king of the sea, biggest carnivore(食肉动物 ) of the sea, killing all kinds of animals in the sea, even the huge blue whale, like tigers on land, working in a team.

Average lifespan: 50 to 80 years Size: 7 to 9.7 m Weight: up to 6 tons

Killer whales

Killer whales are attacking a baleen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat,harpoon at the ready.

What is happening in the picture ?• baleen

whale

Read the introduction of the passage on page 19 and then fill in the chart below.

• killer whale

• whalers, people who hunt

whales

Writer

Career

Style

Time

Place

Main idea

Clancy

A whaler

Anecdotes

At the beginning of the 20th century

Southeastern coast of AustraliaThe killer whales helped the whalers kill baleen whales

Brief introduction of the passage

Individual WorkIndividual WorkSkimmingSkimming

1. The first story is mainly about ____.A ． Clancy began to work at a whaling stationB ． the killer whales helped the whalers to catch a bal

een whaleC ． the killer whales hunted in a team and killed a bal

een whaleD ． Old Tom showed whalers the way to a baleen wha

le2. 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.

Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in the text.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.

ClancyClancy

GeorgeGeorge

Old TomOld Tom

JackJack

JamesJames

RedRed

Pair Work Pair Work

Scanning forScanning for

detailed informationdetailed information

Read these two anecdotes carefully and find out some verbs or verb phrases to do the blank － fill

ing worksheet.

Anecdote one ：

Before the huntThe killers' action ： Threw itself out of the wat

er and then crashed down again.

Swam by the boat ， showing the whalers the w

ay. Circled back to the boat, leading the whal

ers to the hunt.

The whalers' reaction ： A whaler yelled out. G

eorge ran ahead of Clancy.Clancy raced after

him.They jumped into the boat with the other

whalers and headed out into the bay.

During and after the hunt

The killers' action ： A pack of killers are throwing themselves on top of the whale's blow-hole to stop it breathing ； some others are stopping it fleeing out to sea.The killers started racing between the whalers' boat and the whale ， just like a pack of excited dogs. Within a moment or two ， the whale's body was dragged down into the depths of the sea.

The whalers' reaction ： The man in the bow of the boat aimed a harpoon at the whale and let it go to hit the spot. Started turning the boat around to go home.

( ) 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.

Answer: 5 6 1 8 2 3 4 7

Anecdote two ：Anecdote two ：The dangers facing James ：(1)James was washed off the boat and was carr

ied away by rough waves, who was terrified of being abandoned by us.

(3)There was a shark out there.

The help offered by Old Tom ：(1)Old Tom wouldn't let the shark near.

(2)Old Tom firmly held James up in the water.

Work in pairsWork in pairs

ConsolidationConsolidation

Retell the passage with the help of the worksheet. Retell the passage with the help of the worksheet. Please retell either of the two anecdotes in the na

me of Old Tom ， the baleen whale or James.Your anecdote should at least consist of two paragraphs ：

Paragraph one ： about the writer ， time ，place and what happened

Paragraph two ： detailed information about the anecdote

Accident James was ___________ the boat

Situation 1. The sea was ______ that day and it was ________to handle the boat. The ______ were carrying James further and further away .

2. Suddenly there was ________ over there.

Feeling He was_________of being abandoned by us.

Help 1. Old Tom won’t let it _______James.

2. James was firmly ________in the water by Old Tom

Result James was __________ into the boat.

washed off

rough difficultwaves

a shark

terrified

nearheld up

pulled back

Work in groupsWork in groups

DiscussionDiscussion

Discussion 1:Discussion 1:

1 ． Why has the killer whale got the name Old Tom?

2 ． Do you like killer whales ？ Why or why not?

The last whaling station in Australia closed

in 1978. Whales are now an endangered

species and protected by an international

ban, but some countries oppose the ban.

In groups discuss the reasons for and

against banning whaling.

Discussion 2:

★Environment protection is imperative under the situation.

★Think globally, act locally.

★Make a contribution to our blue planet.

My opinion:

HomeworkHomework

1. Writing: What can we 1. Writing: What can we

do for our blue planet?do for our blue planet?

2. Finish off exercises on 22 2. Finish off exercises on 22

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