1. Unit 3 Under the sea

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

19. Where can you see them?

20. 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

21. aquarium
at an __________

22. aquarium

23. on a __________ trip
snorkeling

24. sea star 海星
butterfly fish蝴蝶鱼
anemone fish海葵鱼

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

26. turtle 海龟

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

28. dolphin 海豚

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

30. sea horse 海马

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

32. coral 珊瑚

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

34. jellyfish 水母

35. 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.

36. seal 海豹

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

38. anemone 海葵

39. shark

40. gull 海鸥

41. sea lion (海狮)

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

43. killer whale (虎鲸)

44. Reading Old Tom the killer whale

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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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
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49. 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
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50. 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.
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51. 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
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52. 5. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. the killer whales
C. the author
D. the whalers
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53. 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
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54. 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.
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55. 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
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56. 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
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57. 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
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58. 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.

59. Thank You!