Unit3UndertheSeaWarming-up&ReadingToday,we’regoingtotakealookattheworldunderthesea.So,areyouready?Oh!Woo!Ah!Yeah!Gosh!Yes!Great!Wow!Go~~~Now,weareonasnorkelingtripunderthesea.Later,we’llcomeacrossagreatvarietyofmarineanimals.Guesswhatwe’llsee?Whatarethose?Dolphins

What’sthis?AJellyfish水母,海蟄Look~It’scomingtowardsus.That’saseaturtle.Thatlooksbeautiful!!!It’saseahorse.Oh,someotherdifferentoceanicanimals~!Seaflower/anemoneSeaStarCoralDifferentkindsoflittlefishesAnAngelfishSeaflowersClownfishesAsharkiscoming~Dangerous!Henoticesus~Wemustgonow.^^^^^^^Wearesafenow.AndIcatchaseastarneartheshore~Ifyoulike,youcangotoseemoreabouttheoceanlifeatanaquarium,onaboattrip,or,inbooks,ontheInternet,intheOceanPark,onTVetc.Pre-Reading:Guesswhatishappeninginthephoto?AKillerWhale!ClassificationofwhalesToothed-whalesBaleenwhalesTwomajorcategoriesWhatdoyouknowaboutkillerwhales?Commonname:KillerWhaleIntroduction:Malescanreachlengthsupto27feetandcanweighupto12,000lb.Youcantellanadultmalefromanadultfemalebytheshapeoftheirdorsalfin(male’slonger,upto6feettall).killerwhalesarefoundinalloceansoftheworld.Asagroup,killerwhalesareknowntoeatfish,squid,seals,sealions,penguins,evenotherwhales.Thus,theyarecalled“KillerWhales”Scientificname:OrcinusOrcaOldTomthekillerwhaleScanthetext,findoutthecorrectnametoeachblank._________was16yearsofagewhenhewenttoworkatthewhalingstation._________orderedClancytogototheboatastherewasawhaleoutthereinthebay._________wasswimmingbytheboat,showingthewhalerstheway.ClancyGeorgeOldTom4.________toldClancythattheywouldreturnthenextdaytobringinthebodyofthewhale.5.________wascarriedbythewavesfurtherandfurtherawayfromthewhales.6.________knewthatOldTomwouldprotectJames.JackJamesRedPutthefollowingsentencesinorder.1.Clancyarrivedatthewhalingstation.2.Heheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.3.Hesawahugeanimalinthewater,whichwasOldTom,thekillerwhale.4.Themenwenttotheboatandheadedoutforawhalehunt.5.Thekillerwhaleguidedthteamtothehunt.6.Clancyandhismenkilledthebaleenwhalewiththehelpofthekillers.7.Thekillersatethelipsandtongueofthebaleenwhale.8.Themenreturnedforthebaleenwhalethenextday.Task2:RereadingReadingthepassageagainandfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions.WhatevidencewastherethatOldTomwashelping

thewhalersout?2.Whatotheranimalsdidtheauthorcomparethekillerwhaleswith?

Whydoyouthinkthekillerwhalesbehavedlikethis?OldTomletthewhalersknowthattherewasabaleenwhalenearby;heshowedthenthewaytothewhale.Dogs.Becausetheyknewthat,togetherwiththewhalers,theywouldsoonkillthebaleenwhaleandgetggoodfeed.3.WhydidGeorgethinkthatthekillerwhalesworkedasateam?4.Whydidthewhalersallowthekillerwhalestodragtheshaleaway?Becausehecouldseethatsomeofthekillerswerethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhalesblowholewhileotherswerepreventingitfromdivingorfleeingouttosea.Becausetheyknewthekillerwhaleswouldleavetherestofthebodytothem.5.HowdidOldTomhelpJames?Whydoyouthinkhedidthis?OldTompreventedJamesfromdrowning.OldTomwantedtohelphishumanfriends.TextcomprehensionThetextismainlyabout____.

A.thekillerwhalesareeasilytrainedB.thekillerwhalescanhelpthewhalers

catchthehugewhalesC.thekillerwhaleskillthewhalesfor

theirfoodD.thekillerwhalesdragthewhalesunderthewaterB2.OldTomthrowsitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashesdowninorderto______.A.givethewhalerstheinformationaboutawhaleB.tellthewhalersitishungryC.helpthewhalerscatchthewhaleD.informthewhalerstorunaway

A3._____killedthewhaleatlast.A.OldTomB.thekillerwhalesC.theauthorD.thewhalersD4.Afterthewhaledied,thewhalersturnedtheboataroundandwenthomebecause_____.A.theyknewitwouldnotfloatuptothesurfaceuntilltomorrowB.theyabandoneditC.theyhadtodoitbecauseitwastoolateD.adeadwhaleisuselessA5.ThekillerwhaleprotectedJamesby_____.A.fightingthesharkB.killingthesharkC.preventingthesharkgoingcloserD.dragginghimbackC6.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.A.thekillerwhalesmaybetrainedbythewhalersB.thekillerwhaleswanttohelpmancatchthewhalesthemselvesC.thekillerwhalesneednotrainingforhelpingthewhalersD.thekillerwhaleswanttoeatthewhalesafterkillingthemCReadOldTomthekillerwhaleagainandfillthetable:1.Howthekillerssentthemessagetothewhalers_________themselvesoutofthe_________andthen______again.Anotherwhale__________out.2.HowtheOldTomledthewaySwimming

,showingthewhalers________3.HowdidthekillershelpedthewhalerskillthewhaleWorking__________Throwingthemselves___________Stoppingit___________4.HowOldTomprotectedJamesNotlettheshark__________HoldJames

and

James_________.Howthekillerssentthemessagetothewhales_________themselvesoutofthe_______andthen_____________again.Anotherwhalers_______.HowtheOldTomledthewaySwimming_____________,showingthewhalers__________.ThrowingwatercrasheddownyelledbytheboatthewayHowdidthekillershelpedthewhalerskillthewhaleWorking______________.Throwingthemselves______________________________________________________.Stoppingit________________HowOldtomeprotectedJamesNotlettheshark__________.HoldJames______and____________James___________________.asateamontopofthewhales’sblowholetostopitbreathing.fleeingouttosea.nearuppulledbackintotheboatReadthepassageandthinkabout:

a)therelationshipbetweenOldTomandthewhalers

b)whatotheranimalshelpouthumansinhunting?OldTomhadastrongrelationshipwiththewhalers.Therewasobviouslyagreatdealofunderstandingandcooperationbetweenthem.Therearemanyotheranimalsthathelpouthumansinhuntingsuchasdogs,cormorants(鸕鳥),otters(水獺)andferrets(雪貂).Note:ThebigdifferencebetweentheseanimalandtheKillerWhalesisthattheKillerWhaleswerewildanimalsthatenteredintotherelationshipwithhuman