1. Unit 3 Under the sea

2. Warming up
Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? Where can you see them?

3. at an aquarium
in films
on a boat tour
in books

4. on a snorkeling trip
on the Internet
on TV nature programmes

5. Watch the photos and try to write down the names of the animals or the plants.
dolphin
shark

6. sea horse
turtle

7. [ə'nemənɪ]
coral
sea star

8. whale 鲸鱼

9. diver
潜水员

10. 影片欣赏

11. Pre-reading What do you think is happening in the picture?
Killer whales are attacking a baleen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat, harpoon at the ready.

12. Do you know about whales?
the killer whales
King of the sea, biggest carnivore (食肉动物) of the sea, killing all kinds of animals in the sea, even the huge blue whale, like tiger on land, working in a team.
the baleen whales

13. killer whales
baleen whales

14. Old Tom the killer whale
Teaching task
Read the introduction of the text on page 19 and fill in the following table.

15. Writer
Occupation
Type of the article (文体)
Place
Time
Main idea
An old man called Clancy
A whaler
anecdotes
Australia
At the beginning of the 20th century
Killer whales helped whalers catch baleen whales

16. Fast-reading Fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text.
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.
Clancy
George

17. 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.
Old Tom
Jack

18. Read the text carefully again and
fill in the blanks.
Before the hunt
The killer whale threw itself out of the ______ and then _______ down again.
It swam by the _____, showing the whalers the way.
water
crashed
boat

19. During the hunt
The killers were working as a _____.
Some were throwing themselves on ____ of the whale’s blow-hole to stop it _________. Others were stopping it _______ out to sea.
After the hunt
The killers ________ the dead body down into the ______ of the sea, having a good feed on its lips and _______.
team
top
breathing
fleeing
dragged
depths
tongue

20. Consolidation Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
Working at the _______ (whale) station, I had _________ whales killed many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I ______________ (sort 短语) my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an _________ (huge同义词) animal.
whaling
witnessed
was sorting out
enormous

21. “It is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead ___ me. ____ the distance we could see that something was happening. As we ___________ (draw短语), I could see a whale _____________ by a _____ of about six sharks. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was dragged by the sharks down into the ______ of the sea. of In
drew nearer
being attacked
pack
depths

22. Thank you!