1、高二英语Book7 Unit3 Under the sea Period1 warming up and reading Dolphins 海豚海豚 Shark 鲨鱼鲨鱼 Angel fish 天使鱼天使鱼 Anemone fish 海葵鱼海葵鱼 parrotfish 鹦鹉鱼鹦鹉鱼 sea-turtle 海龟海龟 Killer whale虎鲸虎鲸 White whale 白鲸白鲸 sea horse 海马海马 clam 蛤蛤 Sea Star海星海星 Coral Coral 珊瑚珊瑚 jellyfish 水母水母 In what ways can we see them? at an aqua
2、rium 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 Old Tom Old Tom the Killer Whalethe Killer Whale Pre-reading Do you know about whales ? such as the baleen whales the killer whales Killer whales are attacking a ba
3、leen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat,harpoon at the ready. baleen whale What is happeningWhat is happening in the picture ?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 whaler
4、s to kill a baleen whale Writer Career Writing style Time Place Main character Main idea Background Information 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
5、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 pr
6、otect 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 ki
7、ller whales worked as a team? 4. Why did the whalers return home without the whales body? 5. Whats 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
8、 times. 2. Why did Old Tom throw itself out of the water and then crash down again? Because he was telling us theres 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 whales
9、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 whales body? Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later. 5. Whats the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers? Old Tom had a str
10、ong relationship with the whalers. Not only did Old Tom help them to catch the whales, but also saved a whalers 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
11、 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. Whats the main idea of the second story? A. About how Old Tom protected and saved James. B. About how Old Tom killed a shark. C.
12、 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.
13、Whaling was not banned at the beginning of the 20th century. D. The author thought it was Old Toms duty to protect James. C 5. From the text, we can conclude that _. A.The whalers neednt train the killer whales. B. The whalers may train the killer whales. C. The killer whales lived on other whales.
14、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 s
15、aw 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 bale
16、en 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 _ migrati
17、on. 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 1. Writing: What can we do for our “Green School”? 2. Finish exercises on 22 and 63
