Unit 3 Under the sea

What can you see in the video?

coral 珊瑚 anemone fish 海葵鱼 jellyfish 水母 turtle 海龟 sea star 海星

dolphin 海豚 shark 鲨鱼 Which one is crueler ？

killer whale 虎鲸 baleen whale 须鲸 Which one is crueler ？

Pre-reading Read the text in the page 19 and then complete the chart. type of the article : ( 文体 ) writer : job : place : time : Plot :( 情节 ) anecdote an old man called Clancy a whaler on the southeastern of Australia at the beginning of the 20th century Killer whales helped whalers catch the baleen whales.

baleen killer blow-hole whalers ______ whale _______ whales catch/kill help The whaler hunting at the beginning of 20th century

捕鲸 (whale hunting) ，将系有绳索的铦或 叉、镖等，采用射击或投掷方式刺入鲸体进 行猎捕。猎捕对象有须鲸和齿鲸两类，以蓝 鲸、长须鲸、露脊鲸、抹香鲸、座头鲸、北 极鲸、灰鲸、鳁鲸、小鳁鲸等为主。由于鲸 油是贵重的工业原料，历史上欧洲和美洲一 些国家的捕鲸活动长盛不衰。自 20 世纪中叶 起，由于过度猎捕导致资源衰退以及国际上 对捕鲸的限制，捕鲸业已趋衰落。 Background

传统捕鲸方法 :6 名捕鲸者离开大船，乘小艇追 逐鲸鱼，小艇通常长 8.5 公尺，装备有具倒钩的 捕鲸铦和长索。鲸一旦被铦刺中，便带着绳索 逃遁，直到筋疲力尽浮出水面，人们在那儿用 捕鲸枪 ( 一种更长的捕鲸铦 ) 将它杀死，用绳索 拖到大船边，用有刃的长枪割取油脂，并把尸 体抛弃。 现代捕鲸业肇 : 挪威人福伊恩发明了一种 捕鲸炮，用来发射内充炸药的标枪。后来又使 用了动力船，与捕鲸炮相得益彰，这些方法使 用至今几乎没有什么变化。

Fast-reading Task 1 : Read the text and then fill in the blanks with their names.

1._______ was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station. 2._______ ordered 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. Clancy George Old Tom Jack James Red

The passage is mainly about ____ parts. Task 2 : Main idea Old Tom ________ the whaler from the shark Old Tom ______ the whalers to hunt the whales. helped protected 2

Careful-reading Part 1 Put the following sentences in order.

( ) He ran down to the shore and saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale. ( ) The killer whale guided the team to the hunt. ( ) The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale. ( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station. ( ) He heard a loud noise coming from the bay as he was sorting out his accommodation. ( ) The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt. ( ) Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers. ( ) The men returned for the baleen whale the next day

_________itself out of the _______and then _______________ again. Tell the whalers there’s a ________ out there. Throwing water crashing down whale Questions: What did the killer whale do in the whale-hunt?

Swimming ____________ showing the whalers________ by the boat the way Lead the whalers to the hunt.

Help the whalers kill the whale Throwing themselves _____________________ ____________________; Stopping it______ and ________________ on top of the whale’s blow hole to stop it breathing diving fleeing out to sea

drag the body swiftly down to the ______ of the sea. depths have a good feed on its_____ and ________ lips tongue

Why did the whalers go home without bringing in the body of the whale? A. They just did the hunting for fun. B. They left it eaten up by the killers. C. It was dragged to the depths of the sea. D. They just waited for it to float up. D

What may happen to the man ?

Part 2 T or F 1. Because Old Tom and the other killers were too fierce, they also would harm or attacked people. 2.James was afraid of being abandoned by us. 3.No one saved James, and he was killed by a shark. F T F

AccidentJames was ___________ the boat Situation1. The sea was ______ that day and it was ________to handle the boat. The ______ were carrying James further and further away. 2. Suddenly there was ________ over there. FeelingHe was_________of being abandoned by us. Help1.Old Tom won’t let it _______James. 2.James was firmly ________in the water by Old Tom ResultJames was __________ into the boat. washed off rough difficultwaves a shark terrified near held up pulled back

We can infer from the text that____. A. The killer whales may be trained by the whalers. B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves C. The killer whales need no training for helping the whalers D. The killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them We can infer from the text that____. A. The killer whales may be trained by the whalers. B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves C. The killer whales need no training for helping the whalers D. The killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them A

Conclusion Although the killers were ________hunters, they never ________ or _________ people. In fact, they ________ them. However, whales are now in _______. They are _______ out. Fill in the forms according to the text fierce harmedattacked protected danger dying

Discussion The last whaling station in Australia closed in Whales are now an endangered species and in need of conservation. They are now protected by an international ban on whaling. However, some countries oppose the ban. In groups, discuss the reason for and against banning whaling.

Useful expressions As far as I’m concerned, In my opinion, From my point of view, Personally, I think, It would seem to me that… As far as I’m able to judge, As I see it, Frankly, I think,