Have you enjoyed the wonderful world under the sea?! Unit 3 Under the sea Have you enjoyed the wonderful world under the sea?! In what ways can you enjoy it?

at an aquarium

on a snorkeling trip

Any other ways can you see it? On a snorkeling trip At an aquarium On the Internet On a boat tour On TV nature programmes In films In books

Now, let’s have a snorkeling trip under the sea together. Diver 潜水员

sea glasses oxygen tank a diving suit oxygen tank flipper

Guess what we’ll see? Guessing Time vivid colours

Different kinds of little fishes Anemone fish

Different kinds of little fishes angelfish

Different kinds of little fishes parrotfish

Oh, some other different oceanic animals~! Sea-slug 海蛞蝓 Sea Star

Sea cucumber

Clam 蛤

eel

try to guess! a large reptile(爬行动物) which has a thick shell covering its body. Turtle (cf. tortoise) try to guess!

dolphin a mammal which lives in the sea and looks like a large fish with a pointed mouth, related to the whales but generally smaller.

A type of small fish which appears to swim in sea horse A type of small fish which appears to swim in an upright position and whose head looks a little like the head of horse.

a hard substance formed from the skeletons of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewelry. coral

jellyfish a sea creature with a clear soft body and tentacles (触须, 触角) that can sting you.

seal a large animal with flippers, which eats fish and lives partly on land and partly in the sea, usually in cold parts of the world. seal

anemone a sea plant like a garden plant with red, purple, or white flowers.

anemone

whale a very large mammal with the general shape of a fish and one or two blowholes for breathing. whale

White whale白鲸

Baleen whale 须 鲸

The Blue whale belonging to the suborder of baleen whales .Blue Whales can reach up to 33 metres in length and 180 tons or more in weight. In volume, it is the largest animal ever known to have existed.

Killer whale虎鲸

killer whales kings in 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 _______on land, working in a team. tigers

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

The skeleton of Old Tom is displayed at the Eden Killer Whale Museum (http://www.killerwhalemuseum.com.au/)

What do you think is happening? _______whales killer blow-hole baleen whale ______ whale a___ ssistant catch/kill whalers A whaler is one that hunts whales in a whaling ship or boat.

Type of the article (文体) Information about the story Writer Occupation Type of the article (文体) Place Time an old man called Clancy a whaler a w______ Anecdote Australia at the b_________ of the 20th century eginning (in 1902)

anecdote 1 anecdote 2 main idea An anecdote is the narrative(记叙) of a short, amazing or amusing story anecdote 1 Old Tom ______ whalers catch baleen whales. helped anecdote 2 Old Tom _____________ a whaler James. protected / saved main idea

Further reading No . Did Clancy believe that killer whales could help them at first? No .

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

Anecdote 1 Reading for details: How did Old Tom help the whalers out? Can you find any evidence to support your idea?

Evidence of helping the whalers throw itself out of the water and crash down again Telling the whalers there is a whale out there.

Evidence of helping the whalers swim by the boat Showing the whalers the way to the hunt. Work as a team A ____ of killers are throwing themselves ________ the whale’s blow-hole to stop it ________; and some others are stopping it ______ out to sea. pack on top of breathing fleeing

Evidence of helping the whalers The killers started ______ between our boat and the whale just like a pack of ______ dogs. Then the _______ was ready and the man in the ___ of the boat _____ it __ the whale and let it ___, then it hit the spot. racing excited harpoon bow aimed at go

hit the spot Mother's apple pie always hits the spot with boys. 使人满足，正合需要 Mother's apple pie always hits the spot with boys. 母亲做的苹果馅饼总是能给孩子们解馋。 Thanks for the candy bar. it really hit the spot! 谢谢你的这块糖，特合我的口味。

Why do you think the whalers can wait patiently and allow the killer whales to drag the whale under the water? Because they knew the Killer Whales would leave the rest of the body to them and the body wouldn’t float up to the surface for around 24 hours.

b. Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat. a. George started beating the water with his oar. b. Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat. c. Clancy arrived at the whaling station. d. The killers started racing between our boat and the whale. e. Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. f. Clancy was sorting out his accommodation. g. Clancy ran down to the shore. h. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale. 6 5 1 7 3 2 4 8

Anecdote 2 What were the dangers James faced? (Old Tom saved/protected a whaler James.) What were the dangers James faced? James _____________ the boat. James _______________ from the boat by the rough waves. James ________________ by a shark. was washed off was carried away might be killed How did Old Tom help James out?

How did Old Tom help him out? The killer whale protected James by _____. A. fighting against the shark B. killing the shark C. preventing the shark going closer D. dragging him back How? was held up James __________ by old Tom. I was held up in the traffic jam this morning. (1. raise; 2. trap)

Clancy can never forget the day when he ________ James being saved by old Tom. James was out in the bay when suddenly a giant wave _______ him off. _________ for help, he was _______ away from the boat by the _______water. His facial expression suggested that he was terrified of _______________ by the other whalers. Just then, something incredible happened. Old Tom spotted James struggling in the water and _____ him ____ firmly in the water ,not _______the shark near. In the meantime, the whalers in the boat __________ James and ______ him back into the boat, ______ “Thank God”. witnessed washed Screaming carried rough being abandoned held up letting approached pulled yelling approach = draw closer

ndangered pecies ermitted Whales are now an e__________ s________. And humans are not p________to catch whales. ndangered pecies ermitted

Discussion Are you for or against the ban on whaling?