Unit 3 Under the sea

Today, we’re going to take a look at the world under the sea. So, are you ready? Oh! Woo! Ah! Yeah! Gosh! Yes! Great! Wow! Go~~~

Now, we are on a snorkeling trip under the sea. Later, we’ll come across a great variety of marine animals. Guess what we’ll see?

What are those? Dolphins

What’s this? A Jellyfish

Look~ ~ It’s coming towards us. ThatisaSeaturtle.

That looks beautiful!!! It’s a sea horse.

Oh, some other different oceanic animals~! sea flower / anemone sea star coralcoral

Different kinds of little fishes An Angel fish Sea flowers Clown fishes

A shark is coming ~ Dangerous!

He notices us~ We must go now. ^^^^^^^

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

If you like, you can go to see more about the ocean life at an aquarium, on a boat trip, or, in books, on the Internet, in the Ocean Park, on TV etc.

Pre-Reading: Guess what is the name of this animal? A Killer Whale !

What do you know about killer whales? Common name: Killer Whale Introduction: Males can reach lengths up to 27 feet and can weigh up to 12,000 lb. You can tell an adult male from an adult female by the shape of their dorsal fin (male ’ s longer, up to 6 feet tall). killer whales are found in all oceans of the world. As a group, killer whales are known to eat fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales. Thus, they are called “ Killer Whales ” Scientific name: Orcinus Orca

Do the “True” or “False” exercises. 1.The author believed the story was truth at the very beginning. 2.The killer whale was throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again just to play. 3.Old Tom swim by our boat, showing us the way. us the way.

4.The whale caught by the killers died and its whole body was eaten by the killers. 5.James was afraid of being abandoned by us. 6.No one saved James, and he was killed by a shark.

Answer the following questions: What other animals did the author 1. What other animals did the author compare the killer compare the killer whales with? Why did George think that the killer 2. Why did George think that the killer whales workedas a team? whales worked as a team? How did Old Tom help James? Why 3. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? do you think he did this?

1.What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? 2.Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? worked as a team? 3. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? dogs 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 swimming out to sea. Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

1.The text is mainly about ____. A. the killer whales are easily trained A. the killer whales are easily trained B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales C. the killer whales kill the whales for their food C. the killer whales kill the whales for their food D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water B

2. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom A. Old Tom B. the killer whales B. the killer whales C. the author C. the author D. the whalers D. the whalers D

3. After the whale died, the whalers turned the boat around and went home because _____. A. they knew it would float up tomorrow B. they abandoned it C. the killer whale would drag it back soon D. a dead whale is useless A

4. 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

5. From the story, we learn that _____. A. the whalers needn ’ t train the killer whales B. the whalers may train the killer whales C. the killer whales live on other whales D. the author worked in the whale station for a long time B

Homework:

New words  witness  pack  flee  abandon  annual v. to see, to give evidence n. person who gives evidence v. get ready for a trip by putting things into a box v. to run/hurry away from sth. v. to leave, to go away from adj. coming / happening every year