Unit3 Under the sea reading 课件（39张PPT）

课件39张PPT。Unit 3Old Tom
The Killer Whalewitness
accommodation
shore
offshore
opposite
yellvt. 当场见到；目击
n. 目击者；证人；证据
n. 住所；住宿
n. 岸；海滨
adv. & adj. 近海的；
离岸的
prep. 在……对面
adj. 相对的；相反的
vi. 大叫；呼喊
n. 叫声；喊声Words preview pause
telescope
teamwork
dive
flee
drag
depth
vi. & n. 暂停；终止
n. 望远镜
n. 协作；配合
vi. & n. 跳水；潜水；俯冲
vi. 逃避；逃跑
vt. 逃离
vi. 拖；拉；扯
n. 深（度）；深处Words previewlip
urge
abandon
sharkn. 一片嘴唇；（容器
或洞的）边，口
vt. 催促；极力主张；驱策
vt. 放弃；遗弃；抛弃
n. 鲨鱼Words previewSkimming
to get
general ideas1. The first story is mainly about ____.
A. a hunting experience of Old Tom
B. how Old Tom helped with whale
hunting
C. how the whalers killed a whale
D. how killer whales killed a whale
2. The second story was told to _____.
A. show killer whales were cruel hunters
B. entertain readers
C. show killer whales could protect and
save people in danger
D. show killer whales never harmed or
attacked people.SkimmingReading Comprehension I3. 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
D. The whalers C. The author( ) 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.Put the following sentences into correct order.SkimmingReading Comprehension II( ) 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. Answer: 5 6 1 8 2 3 4 7Careful reading
to solve
difficult points1. witness
(1) vt. 亲眼看到
你亲眼看到那场事故了吗？
Did you ________ the accident?
(2) vi. 作证; 证明
witness to sth/doing sthwitness
他作证说他看到那个人进入大楼的。
He ___________ to having seen the
man enter the building.
(3) witness n. 目击者; 证人
她被传唤作被告证人。
She was called as a _____________ .defensewitnesswitnessed2. flee – fled – fled 逃跑；逃避；逃离
(1) vt. flee
They were forced to flee the country.
(2) vi. flee from
The prisoner attempted to flee from the
prison, but he failed .
恐慌的人们从火里逃出。
The alarmed people fled from the fire. 3. drag vi. 拖；拉；扯
Why drag me in? 干么把我拉扯进去？
drag sb. out to a concert
硬拖某人去听音乐
drag the negotiation out for three months
把谈判拖长到三个月
drag on 拖延; 拖长(声调、字眼等)
drag oneself along (慢吞吞地)拖着脚走4. abandon vt. 放弃；抛弃；遗弃
Many people were killed by the
chemical weapons ____________ by
the Japanese during the World
WarⅡ.abandoned abandon one’s friend 背弃朋友
abandon a bad habit 革除恶习
abandon one’s hope 放弃希望
abandon one’s idea 放弃主意Complete the sentences below with suitable words we’ve just learnt.Police have appealed for w________ to come forward.
2. Karl Marx was forced to f___ his home country for political reasons.
3. He a _________ his wife and children.itnessesleebandonedScanning
to get
detail informationscanningReading Comprehension IIIReview 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.Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to ___. A. give the whalers the information
about a whale B. tell the whalers it is hungry C. help the whalers catch the whale D. inform the whalers to run away
scanningReading Comprehension IV2. Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died?
Because they didn’t need a dead whale.
B. Because they couldn’t find the whale’s
body.
C. Because they knew that the dead whale
wouldn’t float up to the surface for
around 24 hours.
D. They had to do this because it was too
late.3.Which of the following might be true?
The author was for banning(禁止)
whaling(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.4.We can infer from the text that____.
A. the killer whales may be trained by the whalers
B. the killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves
C. the killer whales need no training for helping the whalers
D. the killer whales want to help whales after being killed1. 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?In pairs answer the following questions. scanningReading Comprehension V1. 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?Old Tom let the whalers know that
there was a baleen whale nearby; he
showed them the way to the whale. Dogs. Because they knew that,
together with the whalers, they would soon
kill 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 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 drag the whale away?
5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do
you think he did this?Because they knew the killer whales
would leave the rest of the body to them.Old Tom prevented James from
drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his
human friends.In groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting? Old Tom had a strong relationship with the whalers. There was obviously a great deal of understanding and cooperation between them.
There are many other animals that help out humans in hunting such as dogs, cormorants(鸬鹚), otters(水獭) and ferrets(雪貂). In the past, raptors(肉食动物) were used to hunt rabbits, and cheetahs(猎豹) were used to hunt wild animals.DiscussionThe 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 banning whaling.QuizFill in the blanks according to the passage.SummaryWorking at the _____ station, I had
_____ whales being attacked many times.
On the afternoon I arrived at the station,
as I _____ (sort 短语) my accommodation,
I heard a loud noise coming from the bay.
Running down to the shore in time, we saw
an ____ (huge 同义词) animal.Quiz I “It is called Old Tom, the killer,” George
said as he ran ahead of me. _____ the
distance we could see that something was
happening. As we _________ (draw), I
could see a whale_________ by a _____
of about six killers. Being badly wounded,
the whale soon died. Very soon, its body
was ______ by the killers down into the
________ of the sea.Working at the _______ station, I had
________ whales being attacked many
times. On the afternoon I arrived at the
station, as I _____________ (sort 短语)
my accommodation, I heard a loud noise
coming from the bay. Running down to the
shore in time, we saw an _________
(huge 同义词) animal.Answerwhalingwitnessedwas sorting outenormous“It is called Old Tom, the killer,” George
said as he ran ahead of me. ____ the
distance we could see that something was
happening. As we ____________ (draw),
I could see a whale______________ by a
_____ of about six killers. Being badly
wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon,
its body was ________ by the killers down
into the _______ of the sea.In drew nearerbeing attackedpackdepthsdraggedTranslation I had already heard that George didn’t
like _________________ (等人).
2. I could see a whale _____________ (被攻 击) by a pack of about six other killers.
3. ____________________(受了重伤), the
whale soon died.
4. From James’s face, I could see he was
terrified of ________________(被遗弃)
by us.Quiz II being kept waitingBeing badly woundedbeing attackedbeing abandoned1. Read more about the whales at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/allabout
2. Write a short passage about 100
words to state your opinion
about whaling.HomeworkThank you!