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1、Unit 3,Under the sea,Warming up,Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? Where did you see them?,On a snorkeling trip,At an aquarium,On a boat tour,In books,In films,On TM nature programmes,On the internet,Watch the photos and try to write down the name of the animal or the plant in
2、 your exercise books.,shark,dolphin,Anemone(海葵),anemone fish,coral,sea star,turtle,sea horse,killer whales(虎鲸),baleen whales (须鲸),Do you know about whales?,such as,sharks,the baleen whales,the killer whales,king of the sea, biggest carnivore(食肉动物) of the sea, killing all kinds of animals in the sea,
3、 even the huge blue whale, like tiger on land, working in a team.,What do you think is happening in the picture ?,Killer whales are attacking a whale with whalers waiting by in their boat, harpoon at the ready.,Pre-reading,Read the text in the page 19 and then complete the chart.,anecdote,an old man
4、 called Clancy,a whaler,on the southeastern of Australia,at the beginning of the 20th century,Killer whales helped whalers catch the baleen whales.,捕鲸(whale hunting),将系有绳索的铦或叉、镖等,采用射击或投掷方式刺入鲸体进行猎捕。猎捕对象有须鲸和齿鲸两类,以蓝鲸、长须鲸、露脊鲸、抹香鲸、座头鲸、北极鲸、灰鲸、鳁鲸、小鳁鲸等为主。由于鲸油是贵重的工业原料,历史上欧洲和美洲一些国家的捕鲸活动长盛不衰。自20世纪中叶起,由于过度猎捕导致资
5、源衰退以及国际上对捕鲸的限制,捕鲸业已趋衰落。,Background(背景知识),传统捕鲸方法:6名捕鲸者离开大船,乘小艇追逐鲸鱼,小艇通常长8.5公尺,装备有具倒钩的捕鲸铦和长索。鲸一旦被铦刺中,便带着绳索逃遁,直到筋疲力尽浮出水面,人们在那儿用捕鲸枪(一种更长的捕鲸铦)将它杀死,用绳索拖到大船边,用有刃的长枪割取油脂,并把尸体抛弃。 现代捕鲸业肇: 挪威人福伊恩发明了一种捕鲸炮,用来发射内充炸药的标枪。后来又使用了动力船,与捕鲸炮相得益彰,这些方法使用至今几乎没有什么变化。,Old Tom The Killer Whale,Reading,New words,annual witness,
6、v. 目击,做证 n. 目击者,证人,证词,每年的,somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services 住宿,accommodation:,the depth of the ocean 海洋深处,distance from the top to the down 深度,the land along the edge of the sea or ocean 岸,滨,depths:,shore:,打包, 收拾行李,逃跑, 消失,遗弃, 抛弃,flee pack abandon,Fast-reading,Tas
7、k 1 : Read the text and then fill in the blanks with their names.,1._ was 16 years of age 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 w
8、ould 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,The passage is mainly about _ parts.,Task 2 : Main idea,Old Tom _ the whaler from the sh
9、ark,Old Tom _ the whalers to hunt the whales.,helped,protected,2,Careful-reading,. Task 1: Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline.,1. Clancy arrived at the whaling station.,4. The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt.,2. He heard a loud noise coming from the bay.,3.
10、 He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale.,7. The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.,5. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt.,6.Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.,8. The men returned for the baleen whale th
11、e next day.,Task 2: put the sentences in the correct order .,( ) He ran down to the shore and saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale. ( ) The killer whale guided the team to the hunt. ( ) The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale. ( ) Clancy arrived at the
12、whaling station. ( ) He heard a loud noise coming from the bay as he was sorting out his accommodation. ( ) The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt. ( ) Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers. ( ) The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.,3
13、,5,7,1,4,6,2,8,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?,Evidence of helping the whalers,throw itself out of the water and crash down again.,Let the whalers
14、 know that there was a baleen whale nearby.,swim by the boat,Showing the whalers the way to the hunt,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 kil
15、l the baleen whale and get a good feed.,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 whales blowhole while others were preventing it from diving or fleeing out to sea.,4. Why did the whalers allo
16、w the killer whales to drag the whale away?,Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them.,5. Why did the whalers return home without the whales body?,Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later.,6. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?,Old Tom prevented James from drowning by firmly holding James up in the water . Old T