Unit 3

Book7 Unit 3

whale

Whales are h_____, intelligent sea mammals( 哺乳动物 ). They breathe air through __________into lungs.

Let’s get to know something about whales!

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

_________ ( 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”.

Killer whales

ugeblow-holes

What is happening in the picture?

It must be a ________ because the water spurted ( 喷出 ) out from the __________on its head .

whale

blow-hole

a baleen whale

hunt

killer whales whalers

The reading passage is two anecdotes written by an oldman called Clancy. They are about the days when Clancywas 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.

Writer

Occupation

Time

Place

Main idea

Clancy

a whaler

at the beginning of the 20th century

southeastern coast of Australia

The killer whales helped the whalers kill baleen whales.

Anecdote 1 Anecdote 2

fish-shaped

Size: Color: Shape:

huge/ enormousblack and white

The first story is mainly about

Reading for general ideas

Anecdote 1

how Old Tom and other killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale.

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.

Anecdote 1

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1. Clancy arrived at the whaling station.2. 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.

Anecdote 1

1.Did Clancy believe the story that the killer whales helped whalers at the very beginning?

Reading for more information

2.What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?

Clancy didn’t believe it until he witnessed it with his eyes.

throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again

Let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby.

swimming by the boat

To show the whalers the way to the hunt

Reading for more information

Killer whales worked as a team .

Some of the killers were _________themselves on top of the whale’s__________to ____________________.

While others were preventing it from __________ or ____________ out to sea.

The success of hunting a whale was largely the result of good _____________.

teamwork

throwingblow-hole stop it (from) breathing

divingfleeing

The Killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.

Reading for more information

_____ killed the whale at last._____ killed the whale at last.

The ___________was ready anThe ___________was ready and the man in the boatd the man in the boat ________it _____the whale. ________it _____the whale. He ________it ______ and He ________it ______ and the ________ hit the whale.the ________ hit the whale. Being badly ___________, the Being badly ___________, the whale soon _________.whale soon _________.

harpoonharpoon

aimed at aimed at let go let go

harpoon harpoon wounded wounded

died died

Whalers Whalers

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?

A.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

to eat the whale’s lips and tongue

D

Anecdote 2How Old Tom protected James

Not let the shark __________.

_______ James up in the water

___________.

near

Held

firmly

Further reading :1.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…

__________killers, like Old Tom, never harmed or _

______people .______________( 恰恰相反 ), they co

uld _________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 ), t

here 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.

overboard

FierceOn the contrary

protect

whaler

rough

approachWorse still

shark

urgent

attacked

terrified abandonedsaved

What impresses you most after you read the two anecdotes ?

Old Tom had a good relationship with the whalers.

It is really amazing that there was a great deal of understanding and cooperation between whalers and killer whales .

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 .

Whales are now an endangered species and in ne

ed of conservation. They are now protected by an

international ban on whaling, but some countries

oppose the ban.

Whales are now an endangered species and in ne

ed 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?

1.Think of your reasons for or against banning whaling .(oral work )2. P22 Ex 1,2 ,33. 全线突破 section 1

The shark looks __________.

The dog has a _________look.

a ___________ man

fiercefierce

fierce-looking

throw itself out of the water( 形象地表现了鲸跃出水面的 动作）throw 的用法灵活 , 能表达出丰富的含义 .

1.He throws his weight about .2. 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 .

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 .

Let’s learn to appreciate more !

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 atdragged

drawing

urged to

called out

beatingscreamed

aimed at

raced after