人教版-选修7-UNIT3-Reading-1.ppt

1、,Lets enjoy the wonderful world under the sea!,Dolphins 海豚,Shark鲨鱼,Angel fish 天使鱼,Anemone fish,parrotfish 鹦鹉鱼,sea-turtle 海龟,White whale白鲸,Killer whale虎鲸,sea horse 海马,clam 蛤,Sea Star海星,Coral 珊瑚,jellyfish 水母,Unit3 Under the sea,In what ways can we see them?,at an aquarium,on a snorkelling trip,On a bo

2、at tour,In books,In films,On TV nature programmes,On the Internet,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.,What is happening in th

3、e picture ?,baleen whale,1. annual annually anniversary 2. witness 3. accommodation 4. opposite 5. pause 6. telescope 7. flee fled/fled 8. drag 9. depth 10. urge 11. abandon abandoned 12. target 13. jog 14. rough 15. anecdote 16.harpoon,Phrases: 1. in the meantime 2. draw close 3. hold up 4. help(.)

4、 out 5. sort out 6. aim at 7. be about to do sth. 8. on the Internet 9. head out into the bay,Words:,Sentences: 1. This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt. 2. in time to see throwing itself out of the water crashing down 3. being attacked 4. having a good feed on 5. Withi

5、n a moment or two, its body was dragged swiftly by the killers down into the depths of the sea. 6. From Jamess face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us.,Clancy A whaler Anecdotes At the beginning of the 20th century Australia Whalers, killer whales and baleen whales The killer wha

6、le helped the whalers to kill a baleen whale,Background Information,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

7、 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,Reading and skimming,Skimming,( )

8、 George started beating the water with his oar ( ) Clancy jumped into the boat with the whalers. ( ) 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 ( )

9、Clancy ran down to the shore ( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale,8,6,5,1,7,3,2,4,F,1. There was no evidence that Old Tom was helping out the whalers. 2. The author compares the killer whales with a dog. 3. The killer whales worked as a team. 4. The killer whales dragged

10、 the whale under the water to feed on its body. 5. The whalers returned home with the whales body. 6. Old Tom didnt help out James.,F,T,T,F,F,T?F?,1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whalers? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you thin

11、k the killer whales behaved like this? 3. why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?,1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whal

12、ers?,Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; He showed them the way to the whale Work as a team,2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this?,Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whaler

13、s, 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 blow-hole to stop it breathing while others were preventing it from fleeing out t

14、o 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 wanted to help his human friends.,su

15、mmary,Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes.,describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale.,tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James, a whaler.,The first anecdote,The second one,Although the killers were f_hunters , they never h _ or

16、a_ people. In fact , they p _ them. However, whales are now in d_ . They are dying o_.,ierce,ttacked,rotected,armed,anger,ut,Word Filling,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