B7U3 Under the seaWarming up and Reading

Task 1

Warming up

Let’s enjoy Let’s enjoy the wonderful world the wonderful world

under the sea!!under the sea!!

Dolphins 海豚

What are they?

Turtle 海龟

Look. It’s coming towards us.

Sea horse海马

What’s this?

Squid 鱿鱼

Sea star 海星

This looks beautiful!

Jellyfish 水母

Coral 珊瑚

Angel fish 天使鱼

Different kinds of little fish

Anemone fish 海葵鱼

Clown fish

A shark is coming. Look out! It’s dangerous.

He noticed us. We’d better leave him alone before it’s too late.Bye, Mr Shark!

whale —— the biggest animalwhale —— the biggest animal

White whale 白鲸

Killer whale 虎鲸

We are safe now.And I caught a sea star near the shore.

If you like, where can you go to see more about the ocean life?

on a boat trip

in books, on the Internet, in the Ocean Park, on TV etc.

at an aquarium

What do you know about killer whales?Common name:

Killer Whale

Introduction:Males can reach lengths up to _______ and can weigh up to______. You can tell an adult male from an adult female __________________________(male’s longer, up to 6 feet tall).killer whales are found in all oceans of the world. As a group, killer whales are known to eat_______________________________________________. Thus, they are called “Killer Whales”组卷网

27 feet9,000 kg

by the shape of their dorsal fin

fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales

Task 2

Pre-reading

Look at the picture and describe it

baleen whale killer whales

whalers

What is happening between them?

catchhelp

The whale hunting at the beginning of 20th century on the southeastern coast of Australia

ClancyClancy

A whalerA whaler

AnecdotesAnecdotes

At the beginning of the 20At the beginning of the 20thth centu century ry

AustraliaAustralia

Whalers, killer whales and Whalers, killer whales and

baleen whalesbaleen whales

The killer whale helped the whaleThe killer whale helped the whalers to kill a baleen whalers to kill a baleen whale

Writer

Career

Writing style

Time

Place

Main character

Main idea

Background Information

Reading

Old Tom, the Killer Whale( 虎鲸老汤姆 )

Task 3

Fast reading

Read the passage fast and try to finish the following tasks.

The passage is mainly about __ anecdotes

Old Tom ________the whalers to hunt the whales.

Old Tom _________the whaler from the shark.

Anecdote 1

Anecdote 22

1. Fill in the blanks according to the passage

1. Fill in the blanks according to the passage

helped

protected

1.______ was 16 years old 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.3.________ was swimming by the boat, showing the whalers the way.4.______ told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring the body of the whale.5._______ was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers.6.______ knew that Old Tom would protect James.

Clancy

Old Tom

George

James

Red

Jack

2. Fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the passage

2. Fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the passage

Task 4

Detailed reading

read the passage again. Then discuss the following tasks.

The process of hunting

Pre-hunting While-hunting Post-hunting

What killer(s) did

______ itself out of the water and then ___________ again

_____ by the boat

1__________ the whale by working as a team

2_____ themselves on top of the whale’s blow-hole

3_____ it diving or fleeing out to sea

1________ the whale’s body down into the depths of the sea

2_____ a good feed on its lips and tongue

purpose to _____ whalers there’s _____ out there

to ____ the way

to stop it breathing and gain the time for the whalers

to share the result

What whalers did

____________ the boat and ____________ into the bay

followed it

prepared the ____________ and ________ it at the whale

1______ turning the boat around to go home

2________ tomorrow to bring in the body

threw

crashed down

tell

a whale

jumped into

headed out

swam

show

attacked

threw

stopped

harpoonaimed

dragged

had

started

returned

relationshiprelationship Perfect cooperation

The

process

of the

rescue

1. During a hunt, James was ____________ the boat.

2. Geoge urged to ___________________

3. The waves carried James further and further away and he was terrified of _____________

4. Then suddenly ________ appeared

5. After over half an hour when the whalers ___________ him, James was firmly__________ in the water by Old Tom and ________ back into the boat.

washed off

turn the boat around

being abandoned

a shark

approachedheld up

pulled

relationshiprelationship Sincere friends

Task 5

Listening

Listen to the passage and try to recall more information

Review the timeline of the passage. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. Three sentences have been given.

1 Clancy arrived at the whaling station.

2 Clancy heard a huge 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.

5 The killer whale guided the team to hunt.

6 Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.

7 The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.

8 The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.

Task 6

Summary

Play a game to review the passage

Choose a letter and do as instructed

a n e c d o t e

aFrom the story, we can infer that _____.

A. the whalers needn’t train the killer whalesB. the whalers may train the killer whalesC. the killer whales live on other whalesD. the author worked in the whale station for a long time

From the story, we can infer that _____.

A. the whalers needn’t train the killer whalesB. the whalers may train the killer whalesC. the killer whales live on other whalesD. the author worked in the whale station for a long time

nWhy 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.

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.

What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with?

e

A.Sharks B.Tigers .C. Dogs. D.Lions .

A.Sharks B.Tigers .C. Dogs. D.Lions .

George thought the killer whales worked as a team because he could see that some of the killers were _________________ the top of the whale’s blow-hole while others were _______ it diving or fleeing out to sea?

c

throwing themselves onthrowing themselves on

stoppingstopping

Fill in the blanks

dPut the following sentences in the right order

A. The killers started racing between the

boat and the whale B. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale. C. Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. D. Clancy raced after George to the boat.

Put the following sentences in the right order

A. The killers started racing between the

boat and the whale B. The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale. C. Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. D. Clancy raced after George to the boat.

o What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spo

t” refer to?

A. The whale. B. The boat.C. The harpoon. D. The killer.

What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spo

t” refer to?

A. The whale. B. The boat.C. The harpoon. D. The killer.

tT or F

There was no evidence that Old Tom was helping out the whalers.

There was no evidence that Old Tom was helping out the whalers.

2. Swimming by the boat to show the way

1. Throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down to let the whalers know there was a whale nearby.

e Which of the following statement might be True?

A. The author was for banning whaling( 禁止捕鲸 ).

B. The author was against banning whaling.C. Whaling was not banned at the beginning

of the 20th century.D. The author thought it was Old Tom’s duty

to protect James.

Although the killers were f_____hunters , they never

h _____ or a_______ people. In fact , they p _______ them. However, whales are now in d______ . They are dying o___.

iercettacked

rotectedarmed

anger ut

• Word Filling

Task 7

Discussion

Look at the picture and have a discussion

Whales are now an endangered species

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 protecting whales.

Discussion and Debate

Words for help: protect( 保护 ) ban( 禁止 ) punish( 惩罚 ) appeal for( 呼吁 ) provide with( 提供 ) make laws( 制定法律 ) raise the awareness of …( 提高…的意识 ) marine ecological system( 海洋生态系统 ) living environment( 生存环境 )

What can we do to help them?What can we do to help them?

Do it ! Do it right! Do it right now!

★Environment protection is imperative under the situation.

★Think globally, act locally.

★Make a contribution to our “Green School”.

My opinion:

1. Surf the Internet to get more information about whales.

2. Find out some important and difficult language points.

3. Preview “Learning about language”

Homework