1. Reading

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

3. 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?

4. Under
the
Sea
What are those?
Dolphins

5. Under
the
Sea
What’s this?
A Jellyfish

6. Under
the
Sea
Look~ ~ It’s coming towards us.
That is a
Sea
turtle.

7. That looks beautiful!!!
Under
the
Sea
It’s a sea horse.

8. sea star coral Under Sea the
Oh, some other different oceanic animals~!
Under
the
Sea
sea flower / anemone
sea star
coral

9. Different kinds of little fishes
angel-fish不是某一种鱼的名称，而是泛指体色艳丽，身体侧扁，鳍条飘逸的鱼类，主要是淡水中的神仙鱼和海水中的蝴蝶鱼
Under
the
Sea
Different kinds of little fishes
Sea flowers
Clown fishes
An Angel fish

10. A shark is coming ~ Dangerous!

11. He notices us~ We must go now. ^^^^^^^
Under
the
Sea
He notices us~ We must go now. ^^^^^^^

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

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

14. On a snorkeling trip
On the internet
At an aquarium
On TM nature programmes
On a boat tour
In films
In books

15. 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.

16. Do you know about whales? such as
sharks
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

17. killer whales
baleen whales

18. Reading Old Tom the killer whale

19. New words annual witness v. 目击，做证 n. 目击者，证人，证词
每年的
v. 目击，做证
n. 目击者，证人，证词
somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services 住宿
accommodation:

20. depths:
distance from the top to the down 深度
the depth of the ocean 海洋深处
shore:
the land along the edge of the sea or ocean 岸，滨
flee
pack
abandon
逃跑, 消失
打包, 收拾行李
遗弃, 抛弃

21. Teaching task 1:
Please listen to the reading, and then in groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers and then fill in the form.

22. 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

23. Teaching task 2: Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline.
1. Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
2. He heard a loud noise coming from the bay.
3. He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale.
4. The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt.

24. 6.Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.
5. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt.
8. The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.
7. The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.

25. Teaching task 3: (Reading and speaking)
Please read the reading again, and in pairs, answer the following questions.
1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?

26. Evidence of helping the whalers
throw itself out of the water and crash down again.
Let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby.

27. swim by the boat
Showing the whalers
the way to the hunt

28. 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with
2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this?
Dogs. Because they knew that,
together with the whalers, they
would soon kill the baleen whale and
get a good feed.

29. 3. Why did George think that the killer
whales worked as a team?
Because he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blowhole while others were preventing it from diving or fleeing out to sea.

30. 4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away?
Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them.

31. 5. Why did the whalers return home
　without the whale’s body?
Because the body would not float to
the surface until about 24 hours later.

32. 6. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?
Old Tom prevented James from drowning.
Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

33. Teaching task 4: Read the text carefully
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

34. 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

35. Teaching task 5: (Discussing)
主旨大意
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. D

36. 2. According to the text, which of the following is NOT right. A
2. 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

37. 3. Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to ___ A. give the whalers the information
about a whale B. tell the whalers it is hungry C. help the whalers catch the whale D. inform the whalers to run away A

38. 4. 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

39. 5. 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

40. 6. 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.

41. 7. 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

42. 8. 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

43. 9. What’s the main idea of the second anecdote. A
9. 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

44. 10. 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

45. 11. According to the text, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by____ A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks D

46. 推理判断： 12.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

47. 13. The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978
13. The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978.Whales are now an endangered species and protected by an international ban, but some countries oppose the ban. In groups discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling.

48. 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

49. “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

50. Summary
Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes.
describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale.
The first anecdote
The second one
tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James, a whaler.