选修7book7u3Under the sea Reading.ppt

1、Unit 3,Old Tom The Killer Whale,witness accommodation shore offshore opposite yell,vt. 当场见到；目击 n. 目击者；证人；证据 n. 住所；住宿 n. 岸；海滨 adv. 证明 witness to sth/doing sth,witness,他作证说他看到那个人进入大楼的。 He _ to having seen the man enter the building. (3) witness n. 目击者; 证人 她被传唤作被告证人。 She was called as a _ .,defense,wit

2、ness,witnessed,2. flee fled fled 逃跑；逃避；逃离 (1) vt. flee They were forced to flee the country. (2) vi. flee from The prisoner attempted to flee from the prison, but he failed . 恐慌的人们从火里逃出。 The alarmed people fled from the fire.,3. drag vi. 拖；拉；扯 Why drag me in? 干么把我拉扯进去？ drag sb. out to a concert 硬拖某人

3、去听音乐 drag the negotiation out for three months 把谈判拖长到三个月 drag on 拖延; 拖长(声调、字眼等) drag oneself along (慢吞吞地)拖着脚走,4. abandon vt. 放弃；抛弃；遗弃 Many people were killed by the chemical weapons _ by the Japanese during the World War.,abandoned,abandon ones friend 背弃朋友 abandon a bad habit 革除恶习 abandon ones hope

4、放弃希望 abandon ones idea 放弃主意,Complete the sentences below with suitable words weve just learnt.,Police have appealed for w_ to come forward. 2. Karl Marx was forced to f_ his home country for political reasons. 3. He a _ his wife and children.,itnesses,lee,bandoned,Scanning to get detail information,

5、scanning,Reading Comprehension III,Review the timeline of the passage. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. Three sentences have been given.,1 Clancy arrived at the whaling station.,2 Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay.,3 He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer

6、whale.,4 The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt.,5 The killer whale guided the team to hunt.,6 Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.,7 The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.,8 The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.,O

7、ld 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,scanning,Reading Comprehension IV,2. Why did the men start turning the b

8、oat around to go home after the whale died? Because they didnt need a dead whale. B. Because they couldnt find the whales body. C. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldnt float up to the surface for around 24 hours. D. They had to do this because it was too late.,3.Which of the following might

9、 be true? The author was for banning(禁止) whaling(捕鲸). B. The author was against banning whaling. C. Whaling was not banned at the beginning of the 20th century. D. The author thought it was Old Toms duty to protect James.,4.We can infer from the text that_. A. the killer whales may be trained by the

10、 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 help whales after being killed,1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2. What other animals did the auth

11、or compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this?,In pairs answer the following questions.,scanning,Reading Comprehension V,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

12、. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?,1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?,Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale.,2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with

13、? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this?,Dogs. 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 the

14、mselves on top of the whales blow-hole while others were preventing it from diving or fleeing out to sea.,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?,Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of th

15、e body to them.,Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.,In groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting?,Old Tom had a strong relationship with the whalers. There was obviously a great deal o

16、f understanding and cooperation between them. There are many other animals that help out humans in hunting such as dogs, cormorants(鸬鹚), otters(水獭) and ferrets(雪貂). In the past, raptors(肉食动物) were used to hunt rabbits, and cheetahs(猎豹) were used to hunt wild animals.,Discussion,The last whaling stat

17、ion 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.,Quiz,Fill in the blanks according to the passage.,Summary,Working at the _ station, I had _ w

18、hales being attacked many times. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I _ (sort 短语) my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an _ (huge 同义词) animal.,Quiz I,“It is called Old Tom, the killer,” George said as he ran ahead of me. _ t

19、he distance we could see that something was happening. As we _ (draw), I could see a whale_ by a _ of about six killers. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was _ by the killers down into the _ of the sea.,Working at the _ station, I had _ whales being attacked many times. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I _ (sort 短语) my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an _ (huge 同义词) animal.,Answer,whaling,witnessed,was sorting out,enormous,“It is called Old