高二选修7 Unit 3 -Reading.ppt

1、Reading,Warming up,Benthal world,Have you seen plants and animals that live under the sea? Where did you see them?,On a snorkeling trip,At an aquarium,On a boat tour,In books,In films,On TM nature programmes,On the internet,Watch the photos and try to write down the name of the animal or the plant i

2、n your exercise books.,shark,dolphin,coral,Sea Anemone,anemone fish,parrotfish,sea-star,sea-slug,sea horse,French angelfish,Diver 潜水员,影片欣赏,Pre-reading,Do you know about whales?,such as,sharks,the baleen whales,the killer whales,king of the sea, biggest carnivore(食肉动物) of the sea, killing all kinds o

3、f animals in the sea, even the huge blue whale, like tiger on land, working in a team.,killer whales,baleen whales,halieutics,shark,New words,annual witness,v. 目击，做证 n. 目击者，证人，证词,每年的,somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services 住宿,accommodation:,the depth of the ocean 海洋深处,

4、distance from the top to the down 深度,the land along the edge of the sea or ocean 岸，滨,depths:,shore:,打包, 收拾行李,逃跑, 消失,遗弃, 抛弃,flee pack abandon,Comprehending,Teaching task 1:,Please listen to the reading, and then in groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers and then fill in the

5、 form.,An old man called Clancy,A whaler,anecdotes,Australia,At the beginning of the 20th century,Killer whales helped whalers catch baleen whales,Teaching task 2: Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline.,1. Clancy arrived at the whaling station.,4. The men went to the boat and head

6、ed out for a whale hunt.,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.,7. The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.,5. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt.,6.Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale

7、with the help of the killers.,8. The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.,Teaching task 3: (Reading and speaking),Please read the reading again, and in pairs, answer the following questions. 1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?,Evidence of helping the whale

8、rs,throw itself out of the water and crash down again.,Let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby.,swim by the boat,Showing the whalers the way to the hunt,2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this?,Dogs.

9、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 whales blowhole while others were preven

10、ting it from diving or fleeing out to sea.,4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away?,Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them.,5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?,Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom

11、wanted to help his human friends.,Teaching task 4: Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.,water,crashed,boat,tongue,team,top,breathing,fleeing,dragged,depths,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 whale

12、rs 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 5: (Discussing),B,2. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A. The fierce killers would attack people when they were hungry. B. The author d

13、idnt believe the killers helped the whalers catch whales at first. C. One of the whalers, George, liked being kept waiting. D. The killers could race whales as well as excited dogs.,B,3. Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to _. A. give the whalers the information a

14、bout a whale B. tell the whalers it is hungry C. help the whalers catch the whale D. inform the whalers to run away,A,4.What is the main idea of the first anecdote? 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 ki

15、lled Old Tom. D. About how the killer whales killed the whales.,B,5. What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot” refer to? A. The whale.B. The boat. C. The harpoon. D. The killer.,C,6. Whats the main idea of the second anecdote? A. Fierce killers, like Old Tom

16、, could protect people. B. James was washed off the boat. C. It was hard to handle the boat in rough sea. D. Old Tom rescued James from other killers.,A,7. Why did the whalers go home without bringing in the body of the whale? A. They just did the hunting for fun. B. They left it eaten up by the kil

17、lers. C. It was dragged to the depths of the sea. D. They just waited for it to float up.,D,8. 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：,9.We can infer from the text that_. A. The killer whales may be trained by

18、 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,10. 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.,Working at the _(whale) station, I had _ whales killed many times with my own eyes. On