Before the class You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say. I’d like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something. Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged. You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say. I’d like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.

Unit 3 Reading OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE

Review Words and expressions

单词回顾 学生早读时已预习过本单元单 词，可利用几分钟时间带学生 快速回顾温习。对单词的熟练 度越高，阅读的速率也越高。

Words Review witness accommodation shore offshore opposite yell vt. 当场见到；目击 n. 目击者；证人；证据 n. 住所；住宿 n. 岸；海滨 adv. & adj. 近海（的）； 离岸（的） prep. 在 …… 对面 adj. 相对的；相反的 vi. 大叫；呼喊 n. 叫声；喊声

Words Review pause oar telescope teamwork blow-hole dive flee vi. & n. 暂停；中止 n. 桨；橹 n. 望远镜 n. 协作；配合 n. （鲸鱼的）鼻孔；（隧道 的）通风口 vi. & n. 跳水（的动作）； 潜水（的动作）；俯冲 vi. 逃避；逃跑 vt. 逃离

Words Review drag depth meantime lip overboard urge abandon shark vt. 拖；拉；扯 n. 深（度）；深处 adv. 其间；同时 n. 一片嘴唇；（容器或洞 的）边；口 adv. 越过船舷进入水中 vt. 催促；极力主张；驱策 vt. 放弃；遗弃；抛弃 n. 鲨鱼

1. To summarize and remember the main idea of the passage. 2. To learn how to describe a scene or an experience. 3. To understand the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. Objectives

Skimming for general idea

1. The first story is mainly about ____. A. a hunting experience of Old Tom B. how Old Tom helped with whale hunting C. how the whalers killed a whale D. how killer whales killed a whale Reading Comprehension I Skimming

2. The second story was told to _____. A. show killer whales were cruel hunters B. entertain readers C. show killer whales could protect and save people in danger D. show killer whales never harmed or attacked people

Scanning for specific information

Reading Comprehension II Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. 1 Clancy arrived at the whaling station. 2 He heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Scanning

3 He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale. 4 The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt. 5 The killer whale guided the team to the hunt. 6 Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.

7 The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale. 8 The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.

1.Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to ____. A. give the whalers the information about a whale B. tell the whalers it is hungry C. help the whalers catch the whale D. inform the whalers to run away 1.Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to ____. A. give the whalers the information about a whale B. tell the whalers it is hungry C. help the whalers catch the whale D. inform the whalers to run away Reading Comprehension III Scanning

2. 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. 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.

3. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. The killer whales D. The whaler C. The author 4. According to the second story, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by _____. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks

5. Which of the following might be true? A. The author was for banning ( 禁止 ) whaling ( 捕鲸 ). B. The author was against banning whaling. C. Whaling was not banned at the beginning of the 20th century. D. The author thought it was Old Tom’s duty to protect James.

Discuss these questions in groups. Group Work

1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? 3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?

1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale. Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed.

3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? Because he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blow-hole while others were preventing it from diving or fleeing out to sea.

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them. Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

In groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting? Group work

Old Tom had a strong relationship with the whalers. There was obviously a great deal of understanding and cooperation between them. There are many other animals that help out humans in hunting such as dogs, cormorants ( 鸬鹚 ), otters ( 水獭 ) and ferrets ( 雪貂 ). In the past, raptors ( 猛禽 ) were used to hunt rabbits, and cheetahs ( 猎豹 ) were used to hunt wild animals.

Honeyguides These birds are best known for their interaction ( 合作 ) with humans. Honeyguides are noted and named for one or two species that will deliberately ( 有意地 ) lead humans directly to bee colonies ( 蜂群 ), so that they can feast on ( 尽情享 用 ) the grubs ( 幼虫 ) that are left behind.

The last whaling station in Australia closed in 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

Now 2 mins to test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese accommodation, shore, yell, telescope, teamwork, dive, depth, lip, shark 2. Chinese-English 目击，暂停，逃跑，拖；拉；扯， 催促，放弃；遗弃，在 …… 对面 When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.

Individual activity

I. Try to retell the story by using the key words below. whale hunt dragged depths accommodation lips shore When Clancy arrived at the whaling station, he heard a loud noise coming from the bay as he was sorting out his ______________. He ran down to the _____ and saw a huge animal in the water. accommodationshore 注 : 另附 word 文档。 点击此处链接

He became aware that there was about to be a __________. Without pausing, Clancy went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt. As a result, Clancy and his men killed a whale. Within a moment or two, its body was ________ by the killers down into the _______ of the sea. Then the killers ate the _____ and tongue of the dead whale. whale hunt dragged depths lips

WhoWhenWhereWhat 7 men including the captain (1) _________ _________ In the (2) _______ __________ A creature whose body was dark brown with its head above the water Robert Serrec, a French (3) _____ ________ On December 12th, 1964 Off the coast of Queensland, Australia A giant creature like (4) _________ Sandra Mansi UnknownIn (5) _________ A lake monster that may be a creature known as a plesiosaur On August 6th, 1848 Atlantic Ocean photo- grapher a snake Vermont II. Task-based reading. 注 : 另附 word 文档。 点击此处链接

Things I can doEvaluation I can understand the reading passage I have learned the relationship between the animals and humans I can understand and spell the new words and can use them in new situation I can understand the sentence patterns and write new sentences with them I need more practice in ________________________.

Think about what we’ve just learnt today. Study without reflection is a waste of time. After the class It’s time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.

1. Surf the Internet to learn more about whale. 2. 发挥想象，连词成文 ( 字 ). Homework drag, witness, abandon, yell, depth, flee, opposite, pause.