1. Under the sea
Unit 3
Book7 Unit 3

2. whale

3. Let’s get to know something about whales!
Whales are h_____, intelligent sea mammals(哺乳动物). They breathe air through __________into lungs.
uge
blow-holes
There are two types of whales alive today:
______________(齿鲸类) and ___________(须鲸类). Toothed whales have ________. They feed on fish and other sea mammals. Baleen whales are whales that have no _______. There are several species of baleen whale such as the blue whale , and the humpback whale(座头鲸 ).
toothed whales
baleen whales
teeth
teeth
Killer whales
_________ (虎鲸) belong to toothed whales, which can be
found in all oceans of the world. Working in a team , killer
whales are known to eat all kinds of animals in the sea,
even other whales. Thus, they are called “Killer Whales”.

4. What is happening in the picture?
a baleen whale
whale
It must be a ________ because
the water spurted (喷出) out from
the __________on its head .
blow-hole
killer whales
whalers
hunt

5. Clancy a whaler Writer Occupation at the beginning of the 20th century
The reading passage is two anecdotes written by an old
man called Clancy. They are about the days when Clancy
was a whaler and hunted whales on the southeastern
coast of Australia at the beginning of the 20th century .
It was a time when the killer whales , or “killers” as
they were then called , helped the whalers catch the
baleen whales that were on their annual migration.
Clancy
Writer
a whaler
Occupation
at the beginning of the 20th century
Time
southeastern coast of Australia
Place
The killer whales helped the whalers kill baleen whales.
Main idea

6. Old Tom the killer whale
Anecdote 2
Anecdote 1
Old Tom the killer whale
Size:
Color:
Shape:
huge/ enormous
fish-shaped
black and white

7. Reading for general ideas
Anecdote 1
The first story is mainly about
how Old Tom and other killer whales
helped the whalers to hunt a whale.

8. Anecdote 1 2 1 4 3 5 8 6 9 7 Put the following sentences in order.
Clancy was sorting out his accommodation.
Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
He saw a huge animal in the water, which was
Old Tom, the killer whale.
He heard a loud noise coming from the bay.
The whalers went to the boat and headed out for
a whale hunt.
The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.
The killer whale guided the team to the hunt.
The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.
Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the
help of the killers. 1 4 3 5 8 6 9 7

9. Anecdote 1 Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
Clancy was sorting out his accommodation.
3. He heard a loud noise coming from the bay.
4. He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale.
5. The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt.
6. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt.
7. Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.
8. The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.
9. The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.

10. Reading for more information
1.Did Clancy believe the story that the killer whales helped whalers at the very beginning?
Clancy didn’t believe it until he witnessed it with his eyes.
2.What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?
throwing itself out of
the water and then
crashing down again
swimming by the boat
To show the
whalers
the way to
the hunt
Let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby.

11. Reading for more information
Killer whales worked as a team .
How?
Some of the killers were _________themselves on top of the whale’s__________to ____________________.
While others were preventing it from __________ or ____________ out to sea.
throwing
blow-hole
stop it (from) breathing
diving
fleeing
The success of hunting
a whale was largely the
result of good _____________.
teamwork

12. Reading for more information
The Killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like
a pack of excited dogs. ?

13. _____ killed the whale at last.
Whalers
_____ killed the whale at last.
The ___________was ready and the man in the boat
________it _____the whale.
He ________it ______ and
the ________ hit the whale.
Being badly ___________, the whale soon _________.
harpoon
aimed at
let go
harpoon
wounded
died

14. Within a moment or two , its body was dragged swiftly by the killers down into the depths of the sea. The men started turning the boat around to go home.
Q1. Why did the killers drag the dead whale to the deep
sea?
Q2:Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to
drag the whale away?
to eat the whale’s lips and tongue D
They knew it would not float up to the surface until tomorrow
B . They abandoned it because a dead whale is useless .
C. they knew the killers would leave the rest of the body to them .
D. Both A and C

15. Anecdote 2 near Held firmly How Old Tom protected James
Not let the shark __________.
_______ James up in the water
___________.
near
Held
firmly

16. Further reading :
What happened to James during a hunt one day ?
2. What was the situation of the sea that day ?
3. How did James feel when he was carried further
and further away from us by waves ?
He was washed off the boat.
rough
was terrified by being abandoned…

17. __________killers, like Old Tom, never harmed or _______people
__________killers, like Old Tom, never harmed or _______people .______________(恰恰相反), they could _________people. One day during a hunt ,
a w________called James was washed ___________
(off the boat ). The sea was r_______that day and it was difficult for other whalers to ___________(come near to ) James ._______________ (更糟糕的是), there was a s________ not far from James .
It was really an ___________(urge )case. James was
_________of being ____________ by us . Fortunately ,
James was finally ________by Old Tom.
Fierce
On the contrary
attacked
protect
whaler
overboard
rough
approach
Worse still
shark
urgent
terrified
abandoned
saved

18. Free talk What impresses you most after you read the two anecdotes ?
It is really amazing that there was a great deal of understanding and cooperation between whalers and killer whales .
Old Tom had a good relationship with the whalers.
The two stories contain many verbs that give the
stories a sense of excitement , action and danger .
We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous
animal opposite us throwing itself out of the water
and then crashing down again .
Free talk

19. Are you for or against banning whaling?
Whales are now an endangered species and in need of conservation. They are now protected by an international ban on whaling, but some countries oppose the ban.
Are you for or against
banning whaling?

20. Homework: 1.Think of your reasons for or against
banning whaling .(oral work )
2. P22 Ex 1,2 ,3
3. 全线突破 section 1

21. Thank you for your cooperation !
Bye !
Thank you for your cooperation !

22. fierce fierce a ___________ man fierce-looking The shark looks
__________.
The dog has a _________
look.
fierce
a ___________ man
fierce-looking

23. throw itself out of the water ( 形象地表现了鲸跃出水面的 动作）
He throws his weight about .
I felt discouraged when he threw water on my
idea.
3. She threw herself into a chair and began to cry.
4.He has thrown himself into gardening .
5. The fire threw hundreds of workers out of work.
他乱用权利.
他给我的想法泼冷水时,我感到很沮丧.
她倒在椅子上,哭了起来.
他全身心地投入园艺事业.
大火使几百工人失业.

24. Let’s learn to appreciate more !
George called out to me .
I raced after him.
Another whaler yelled out , “Rush –oo…rush –oo.”
George started beating the water with his oar .
As we drew closer , I could see a whale being
attacked by…
The man in the boat aimed it (harpoon ) at the whale .
Its body was dragged swiftly by the killers ..
“Man overboard !Turn the boat around !” urged George ,
shouting loudly .
“Look ,there is a shark out there ,” I screamed .

25. yell at dragged drawing raced after called out beating screamed
1.You don’t have to ________me; I can hear you.
2. He ________his suitcase along the
road .It was too heavy to carry.
3. The May Day is ________ near .
4. The policeman ___________the thief .
5. The teacher _________the children’s
name to check they were all present .
6. Who’s _______the drum?
7. The girl ________when she saw a snake.
8. He ______his gun ____the tiger, fired and
missed it.
9.The doctor ______the patient ___stay at home.
yell at
dragged
drawing
raced after
called out
beating
screamed
aimed at
urged to