Unit 3 Under the sea

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Unit 3 under the sea
Names of some living things under the sea
1.jellyfish
2.seal
3.shark
4.Turtle
5.sea lion
6.sea star
7.whale
8.coral
9. parrot fish
10.dolphin
11.angelfish
jellyfish 水母
seal 海豹
sea-slug
(海蛞蝓 /海兔）
gull 海鸥
shark
turtle 海龟
sea star 海星
killer whale (虎鲸）
coral 珊瑚
parrotfish （鹦鹉鱼）
clam （蛤）
dolphin 海豚
eel （鳗鱼）
angelfish （天使鱼）
sea lion （海狮）
where can you see them
on a snorkelling trip
at an aquarium
on a boat tour
on TV nature programs
in books in films on the Internet
Pre-reading
What is the picture showing us
expressions
whalers
baleen whales
killer whales
Reading:Background Information
1.author:
2.career:
3.writing style:
4.content:
5.place:
6.time:
7.title:
an old man, Clancy
a whaler
anecdote
Old Tom helps to catch baleen whales and rescues the sufferers
Australia
at the beginning of the 20th century
Old Tom The Killer Whale
Scanning
1) Which paragraph tell us Clancy began to believe that the killers would help the whalers catch the huge whales
2) Which paragraph tell us the killers help the whales catch the whale
After he witnessed it with his own eyes, many times.
A pack of about six killers attacked the whale. Some of them threw themselves on top of the whale’s blow-hole to stop it breathing. Others stopped it fleeing out to sea.
Please rearrange the order of the events. George started beating the water with his oar. ( )
Clancy grabbed his clothes and raced after George to the boat. ( )
Clancy arrived at the whaling station. ( )
The killers started racing between our boat and the whale. ( )
Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. ( )
Clancy was sorting out his accommodation. ( )
Clancy ran down to the shore. ( )
The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale. ( )
6
5
1
7
3
2
4
8
主旨大意
1. The author mainly tells us in the text that____.
A. the killer whales are easily trained
B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales
C. the killer whales kill the whales for their food
D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water
Teaching task : (Discussing)
B
2. 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
A
3. Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died A. 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.
C
4. According to the text, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by____. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks
D
推理判断：
5.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 eat the whales after killing them
A
6. 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 banning whaling.(P21)
Language points for: Old Tom The Killer Whale
Pre-reading: 1. on their annual migration
(the first anecdote) Para 1:
2.at a whaling station
3.hear of …/ hear that…
4.witness it with one’s own eyes
Para2:
5.sort out my accommodation
6.run down to the shore
7.throw itself out of the water and crash down
8.fish-shaped
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Para 3:
9.He’s telling us there’s a whale out there for us.
Para4:
10.This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt.
Para5:
11.ahead of …
Para6:
12.head into the bay
13.circle back
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Para 7
14.in the distance
15.a pack of about six other killers
a pack of excited dogs (para9)
a pack of cigarettes
Para9:
16.work as --- act as
Para10:
17.the man in the bow of the boat
18.aim the harpoon at the whale
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19.hit the spot
20.the depths of the sea
21.float up to the surface
22.in the meantime
23.have a good feed on its lips and tongue
the second anecdote para1:
24.wash…off…
wash… up on the sand (p22)
Para2:
25.Man overboard!
= There’s a man overboard.
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Para3:
26.The sea was rough that day.
27.The waves were carrying James further and further away from us.
28.be terrified of being abandoned
=afraid
Para7:
29.pull James back into the boat
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sort out
1).sort out a drawer 整理
2).sort out the papers to be thrown away 挑选出…
3).We have a few little problems to sort out.解决
4).Let’s sort the enemy out.击败
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accommodation Br.E (u) ; Am.E (c)
The university offers excellent accommodation(s) for summer visitors.
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head v.
1)Where are you heading now
2)We headed the boat out to sea.
3)Whose name heads the list
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in the distance 在远处
at a distance 隔开一段距离
from a distance 从远处
within… distance 在…距离内
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aim…at… / aim at (doing) sth – aim to do sth.
1)The hunter aimed his gun at the sparrow.
2)The president’s visit to his neighbor country is aimed at promoting trade between the two countries.
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in the meantime
1)The conference will begin in an hour; in the meantime, let’s have a coffee.
2)In the accident, many people were killed, but meantime there were some who were unhurt.
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have a good feed on sth n.
feed on sth / live on sth v. 靠吃…为主
feed … on … = feed … to … 以…饲养…
feed…with… = feed… into… 给…添加…
1)The baby feeds on milk.
2)Cows feed on hay during winter.
3)People in the north live on corn.
4)We feed our dogs on meat. = We feed meat to our dogs.
5)We fed the fire with some wood. = We fed some wood into the fire.
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Wash…off… / wash… up
1)The waves washed James off the boat.
2)The waves washed seashells up on the sand.
Teaching task 4:
(Word study)
1. Police have appealed for ________ (证人)to come forward.
2. The travel agent fixed up our _____________ (住处).
witnesses
accommodation
3. They’re both called Smith, but there’s no ___________(血缘关系) between them.
4. What’s your ______ salary (年薪）？
relationship
annual
5. Karl Marx was forced to f___ his home country for political reasons.
6. He a _________ his wife and children.
7. Every summer I r___ a room near the beach for a week.
lee
bandoned
ent