Unit 3 Under the sea

Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? Let’s enjoy some beautiful pictures.

Where can you see them?

Where can you see them? at an aquarium on a snorkeling trip in books on TV nature programs on a boat tour in films on the internet

aquarium at an __________

aquarium

on a __________ trip snorkeling

sea star 海星 butterfly fish蝴蝶鱼 anemone fish海葵鱼

a large reptile (爬行动物) which has a thick shell covering its body.

turtle 海龟

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

dolphin 海豚

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

sea horse 海马

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

coral 珊瑚

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

jellyfish 水母

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 海豹

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

anemone 海葵

shark

gull 海鸥

sea lion (海狮)

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

killer whale (虎鲸)

Reading Old Tom the killer whale

Pre- reading task: Read the introduction of the text on Page 19 and fill in the following table.

Pre-reading Writer Occupation An old man called Clancy Type of the article (文体) Place Time Main idea An old man called Clancy A whaler Narrative (anecdotes) On the southeastern coast of Australia At the beginning of the 20th century Killer whales helped the whalers catch baleen whales

While-reading (the first anecdote) Task 1: Put the sentences into the right order. ( ) 1. Clancy jumped into the boat with the whalers. ( ) 2. Clancy arrived at the whaling station. ( ) 3. The killers started racing between our boat and the whale. ( ) 4. Clancy heard a loud noise coming from the bay. ( ) 5. The men ran down to the shore. ( ) 6. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale. While-reading (the first anecdote) 4 1 5 2 3 6

While-reading- reading comprehension 1. Why did George beat the water with his oar? A. To frighten the whales away B. To call back Old Tom to lead the way C. To attract the attention of huge whales D. To send signals to other whales. B <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>1</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>B</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 48

A. make it sink B. play with it C. stop it breathing D. stop it diving 2. The killers threw themselves on top of the huge whale’s blow-hole in order to ______. A. make it sink B. play with it C. stop it breathing D. stop it diving C <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>2</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>C</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 49

D. They had to do this because it was too late. 3. Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died? A. Because they didn’t need a dead whale B. Because they couldn’t find the whale’s body C C. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldn’t float up to the surface for around 24 hours. D. They had to do this because it was too late. <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>3</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>C</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 50

4. What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot” refer to? A. The whale. B. The boat. C. The harpoon. D. The killer. C <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>4</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>C</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 51

5. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. the killer whales C. the author D. the whalers <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>5</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>D</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> D 52

6. What is the main idea of the first anecdote? A. About a hunting experience of old Tom. B. About how the killer whales helps the whalers to hunt a whale. C. About how the whalers killed Old Tom. D. About how the killer whales killed the whales. B <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>6</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>B</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 53

While-reading (the second anecdote) 1. What happened to James after he was washed off the boat? A. He got hurt by a shark. B. He was abandoned by the other whalers and felt terrified. C. He dropped his hope and was nearly dying. D. He was held up in the water by Old Tom and rescued. <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>7</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>D</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> D 54

2. The killer whale protected James by _____. A. fighting the shark B. killing the shark C. preventing the shark going closer D. dragging him back C <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>8</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>C</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 55

3. What’s the main idea of the second anecdote. A 3. What’s the main idea of the second anecdote? A. Fierce killers, like Old Tom, could protect people. B. James was washed off the boat. C. It was hard to handle the boat in rough sea. D. Old Tom rescued James from other killers. A <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>9</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>A</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 56

3. According to the text, which of the following is NOT right. A 3. According to the text, which of the following is NOT right? A. The killers like Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers. B. The writer didn’t believe the killers could help the whalers catch whales before working at the whaling station. C. The whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by the killers. D. It was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea. C <ThemeInfo><ThemeNo>10</ThemeNo><ThemeType>SingleChoice</ThemeType><OptionNumber>4</OptionNumber><RightResult>C</RightResult><Score>5</Score></ThemeInfo> 57

Summary Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes. The first anecdote describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale. The second one tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James, a whaler.

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