Unit 3 Under the sea

Warming Up & Reading

1. Learn something about the creature under

the sea.

2. Master the usages of the sentence patterns.

1． _________ (n.) 轶事，奇闻2． __________ (adj.& n.) 每年的，按年度计算的；

年刊；年鉴3． _______ (n. &vt.) 目击者，证人，证据；当场

见到 ,目击4._______________ (n.) 住所，住宿5._______ (vi.& n.) 大叫，呼喊；叫声，喊声

anecdote

annual

witness

accommodation

yell

6． ____________(vt.) 催促，极力主张，驱策7． ____________(v.) 逃跑；逃离8._____________(vt.) 拖，拉，扯9． _____________(n.) 舌头，语言10． _____________(vt.) 放弃，遗弃，抛弃11． _____________(n.) 关系，血缘关系，交往12． ______________(v.) 拉，拽，移开，拉上

urge

flee

drag

tongue

abandon

relationship

pull

Today, we’re going to take a look at the world under the sea. So, are you

ready?

Now, we are on a snorkelling trip under the sea.

We’ll come across a great variety of marine animals. Come on!

Coral 珊瑚

What’s this?

Angel fish 天使鱼

Different kinds of little fish

Clown fish 小丑鱼

Dolphin 海豚

What are they?

Turtle 海龟

Look. They are coming towards us.

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

White whale白鲸 Killer whale虎鲸

OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE

Writer

Career

Writing style

Time

Place

Main character

Main idea

Background Information

Clancy

A whaler

Anecdotes

At the beginning of the 20th century

Australia

Whalers, killer whales and baleen

whales

The killer whale helped the whalers

to kill a baleen whale

1. The first story is mainly about ____.A. a hunting experience of Old Tom B. how Old Tom helped with whale huntingC. how the whalers killed a whaleD. how killer whales killed a whale2. The second story was told to _____.A. show killer whales were cruel huntersB. entertain readersC. show killer whales could protect and save people in

dangerD. show killer whales never harmed or attacked people

Fast-reading

3. According to the second story, the killer whales can

protect men from being attacked by____.

A. whales B. tigers

C. enemies D. sharks

4. _____ killed the whale at last.

A. Old Tom B. The killer whales

C. The whalers D. The author

Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in the text.1. ________was 16 years old when he went to work at

the whaling station. 2._________orderd 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 in 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

George

Old Tom

Jack

James

Red

( ) Using a telescope we could see that something was happening.

( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale.

( ) Clancy arrived at the station.

( ) The men started turning the boat around to go home.

( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay.

( ) The whale yelled out.

( ) We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed

out into the bay.

( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the

whale.

Put the following sentences into correct order.

5 6 1 8 2 3 4 7

(5) Using a telescope we could see that something was happening.

(6) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale.

(1) Clancy arrived at the station. (8) The men started turning the boat around to go home.(2) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. (3) The whale yelled out.(4) We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and

headed out into the bay.(7) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at

the whale.

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?

2. What other animals did the author compare the

killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved

like this?

3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale

away?

5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?

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?

2. What other animals did the author compare the

killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved

like this?

3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale

away?

5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?

throw itself out of the water and crash down again.

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

1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping

the whalers out?

swim by the boat

Showing the whalers the way to the hunt

2. What other animals did the author compare the kill

er whales with? Why do you think the killer whales be

haved like this?

2. What other animals did the author compare the kill

er whales with? Why do you think the killer whales be

haved like this?

Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whal

ers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a g

ood feed.

3. Why did George think that the killer whales

worked as a team?

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

blow-hole while others were preventing it from

diving or fleeing out to sea.

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to d

rag the whale away?

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to d

rag the whale away?

Because they knew the killer whales would leave

the rest of the body to them.

5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you thin

k he did this?

5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you thin

k he did this?

Old Tom prevented James from drowning.

Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

When I began working at the whaling station, I had

________ the killers helping whalers catch huge whales,

but I didn’t believe it until I ________ it with my own

eyes many times.

One day, while I was __________ my accommodation,

I heard a loud noise from the bay—it was Old Tom,

one of the killer whales. It was telling us that there was

a whale out there for us. So we ________ Old Tom to

the hunt. The killers used great ________ to attack the

whale, which was badly ________, and soon died.

heard of

witnessed

sorting out

followedteamwork

wounded

Summary

Although Old Tom and the other killers were _____,

they never harmed or attacked people.In fact,they

_________ them. One day, James was washed off

the boat ,and it was Old Tom that saved his life.

protected

fierce

Discussion

The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. Whales are now an endangered species and in need of protection. They are now protected by an international ban on whaling. However, some countries oppose the ban. In groups, discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling.

Homework

1. Look up the new words and

expressions of the reading in the

dictionary.

2. Preview the language points.

Love will go through a stone wall.

爱的力量能穿透石墙。