What other plants and animals can you see under the sea?

Dolphin 海豚 Octopus 章鱼 lobster 龙虾 crab Seahorse 海马 海马

Anemone 海葵

Coral 珊瑚

Sea star 海星 Butterfly fish 蝴蝶鱼 Anemone fish 海葵鱼

White whale 白鲸 Turtle 海龟 Kelp 海带

Shark 鲨鱼 Parrot fish 鹦嘴鱼

Angel fish 天使鱼

In what ways can you see them?In what ways can you see them? jellyfish 水母

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

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

Killer whale

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

Fast Reading: 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

Scan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the textScan the text, and fill in the blanks with 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. ClancyClancy GeorgeGeorge Old TomOld Tom JackJack JamesJames Red

Skimming the text Skimming the text and put the following sentences into a right order

( ) George started beating the water with his oar( ) George started beating the water with his oar ( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat ( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station ( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale ( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay ( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation ( ) Clancy ran down to the shore( ) Clancy ran down to the shore ( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale

scanning the text scanning the text and answer the following questions

1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killers would help the whalers catch the huge whales? After he witnessed it with his own eyes, many times. 2. How did the killers help the whalers catch the whale? A pack of about six killers attacked the whale. Some of them threw themselves on top of the whale`s blow-hole to stop it breathing. Others stopped it fleeing out to sea.

3. what other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Dogs Dogs 4. “The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” why do you think the killer whales behave like this ? Because they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good meal.

5.why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body? Because the body would not float to he 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.

Although the killers were ________ hunters, they never _______ or _______ people. In fact, they __________ them. Discuss the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. Whales are now an endangered species,do You think we should protect them ? fierce attacked protected harmed

HomeworkHomework Finish Exercises on page 22 and 63