1. Unit 3 Under the sea

3. 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。

4. 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。油脂 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。

7. baleen whale killerblow-hole whalers ______ whale _______whales catch/kill a___ The whaler hunting at the beginning of 20th century. ssistant Killer whales help whalers catch (baleen )whales.

8. killer whales

10. 1. Which kind of whale eat meat? A killer whale B blue whale C humpback whale ( 驼背鲸 ) 2. Which family do killer whales belong to ? A shark B dolphin C whale baleen whale

11. 3. The killer is sometimes called the “___ of the sea" because they worked as a team and they were very fierce. A. wolf B. dog C. tiger 4. Who will be the leader of the team? A. male whales B. female whales C. baby whales

12. 5. Are Killer whales likely to attack people and eat people? A. Yes B. No

13. Reading Old Tom the killer whale

14. Writer job Type of the article ( 文体 ) Place Time an old man called Clancy a whaler anecdote on the southeastern of Australia at the beginning of the 20th century a whaler Short text on P.19:

15. Find out the main ideas describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale. tells about how a killer whale saved James, a whaler. The first anecdote The second anecdote

16. ( ) George started beating the water with his oar ( ) Clancy jumped into the boat with the whalers. ( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station ( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale ( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay ( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation ( ) Clancy ran down to the shore ( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale6 5 1 7 3 2 4 8

17. Killers' activitiesWhat’s the purpose of killers’ activities 1.Old Tom ________itself out of the water and _______ down again. threw crashed 2.Old Tom______by the boat swam 3.They threw themselves on ____of the whale’s blow-hole to stop it__________and others stop it ______and _______out to sea top breathing fleeing 4.They dragged the body down to the ______ of the sea. depths To tell the whalers there’s a whale out there To show the whalers the way to the hunt To gain the time for the whaler To have a good feed on lip &tongue How did the killers help the whalers? diving

18. 1. What is the dangerous situation of James in the second story? 2. How did Old Tom help James? part2

19. 1.What is the dangerous situation of James in the second story? 2. How did Old Tom help James? Old Tom kept the shark away and then held firmly James up in the water. James was washed off the boat and was carried further and further. And there was a shark near by.

20. Describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers Discussion

21. Summary

22. part 1 Old Tom________itself ____ ___ the water and _________down again to________that there was a baleen whale there. He _________ by the boat, __________ us the ____. As we got closer, I could see baleen whale ______ ________by a pack of about six other killers.They were working as a______. The killers stopped it _________. And others were stopping it __________.The man used the _________ to hit it. The killer whales ________ the whales into the depth of of the sea and have a good _______ on its tips and tongue threw outof crashedshow swam showing way being attacked team breathing fleeingharpoon Old Tom helped catch the whales dragged feed

23. part 2Old Tom saved the whaler-James One day, James was _____ ____the boat. The sea was _____. The waves were __________ him ________and _________.James was very _______ of being ____________ It took over ____ __ ______to get the boat back to James. And when we ___________him, I saw him _____ ____up in the water by Old Tom. washed off rough carrying terrified further abandoned held approched further half an hour being