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Let’s enjoy
the wonderful world
under the sea !!
Dolphins 海豚
Shark 鲨鱼
Angel fish
天使鱼
Anemone fish 海葵鱼
parrotfish 鹦鹉鱼
sea-turtle 海龟
Killer whale虎鲸
White whale
白鲸
sea horse 海马
clam 蛤
Sea Star海星
Coral 珊瑚
jellyfish 水母
In what ways
can we see them?
at an aquarium
on a snorkelling trip
On a snorkeling trip
At an aquarium
On a boat tour
In books
In films
On TV nature programmes
On the Internet
Pre-Reading:
Guess what is the name of this animal?
A Killer Whale !
What do you know about killer whales?
Common name:
Killer Whale
Introduction:
Males can reach lengths up to 27 feet and can weigh up to 12,000 lb. You can tell an adult male from an adult female by the shape of their dorsal fin (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 fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales. Thus, they are called “Killer Whales”
Scientific name:
Orcinus Orca
Old Tom
the Killer Whale
Pre-reading
Do you know about whales ?
such as
the baleen whales
the killer whales
Killer whales are attacking a baleen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat,harpoon at the ready.
baleen whale
What is happening
in the picture ?
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
Background Information
Writer
Career
Writing style
Time
Place
Main character
Main idea
Individual Work
Listening and Scanning
Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in the text.
1. ________was 16 years of age 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
Pair Work
Reading and skimming
1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killer whales would help the whalers to catch the huge whales?
2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then crash down again?
3. why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?
4. Why did the whalers return home
without the whale’s body?
5. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers?
1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killer whales would help the whalers to catch the huge whales?
When he witnessed it with his own
eyes many times.
2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then crash down again?
Because he was telling us there’s
a whale out there for us.
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 to
stop it breathing while others were
preventing it from fleeing out to sea.
4. Why did the whalers return home
without the whale’s body?
Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later.
5. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers?
Old Tom had a strong relationship
with the whalers. Not only did Old
Tom help them to catch the whales,
but also saved a whaler’s life. There
was obviously a great deal of
understanding and cooperation
between them.
Choose the best answers.
1. What is the main idea of the first story?
A. About a hunting experience of old Tom.
B. About how the killer whales helps the
whalers to hunt a whale.
C. About how the whalers killed Old Tom.
D. About how the killer whales killed the
whales.
B
2. What’s the main idea of the second story?
About how Old Tom protected and
saved James.
B. About how Old Tom killed a shark.
C. About how a shark attacked James.
D. About how a shark killed Old Tom.
A
3. Who killed the whale at last?
A. Old Tom.
B. The killer whales.
C. The author.
D. The whalers.
D
4. Which of the following might be true?
A. The author was for banning whaling.
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.
C
5. From the text, we can conclude that ____.
The whalers needn’t train the killer
whales.
B. The whalers may train the killer whales.
C. The killer whales lived on other whales.
D. The author worked in the whale station
for a long time.
B
Comprehending
Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. Three sentences have been given.
1. Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
2. He heard a loud 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 the hunt.
6. Clancy and his men killed the baleen
whale with 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.
This text is two __________ written by an
old man called Clancy, who was a _______
and hunted whales on the south-eastern
coast of Australia at the beginning of the
20th century , when the ____________
helped the whalers catch the
______________ that were on their
_________ migration.
anecdotes
whaler
killer whale
baleen whale
annual
Summary
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
★Environment protection is imperative under the situation.
★Think globally, act locally.
★Make a contribution to our “Green School”.
My opinion:
Homework
Writing: What can
we do for our “Green School”?
2. Finish exercises on 22 and 63