Unit 3 Under the sea Period 1. Reading NEW SENIOR ENGLISH FOR CHINA STUDENT`S BOOK 7.

Unit 3

Under the sea

Period 1. Reading

NEW SENIOR ENGLISH FOR CHINA STUDENT`S BOOK 7

Step 1. Warming up

Have you seen plants and animals live under the sea? Where did you see them?

Find out from your classmates where they have seen them. Use the list below to help you.

On a snorkelling trip, at an aquarium, on a boat tour, in books, in films, on TV nature programmes, on the Internet

Watch the photos and try to write down the name of the animal or the plant in your exercise books.

white whale shark

anemone anemone fish

coral sea star

turtle sea horse

eel butterfly fish

angel fish dolphin

In groups, make a list about what you have known about them to collect the information. Draw a form like this and then fill in it.

Name Plants and animals you`ve seen under the sea

Where you

saw them Favourite one & why

Li Hua Dolplins,kelps,shark On a boat tour

Dolphins:clever and friendly to people

Step 2. Pre-reading

Look at the picture and answer the question:

What do you think is happening in the picture?

Killer whales are attacking a baleen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat,harpoon at the ready.

(2)Read the words on the left side of the picture. Then answer the questions:1.What does anecdote mean? Have you got its meaning from the dictionary?

It means a short story based on your personal experience.

2.So what are the main characters of the story?

Whalers, killer whales and baleen whales.

Step 3 ReadingOLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE

Scan the text and fill in the blanks with their names:

1._______ was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station.

2._______ ordered Clancy to go 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 protect James.

Clancy

George

Old Tom

Jack

James

Red

Read the statements and skim the text, then number the statements in the order.

___ George started beating the water with his oar.

___ Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat.

___ 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.

___ Clancy ran down to the shore.

___ The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale.

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Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. When did Clancy begin to believe that the killers would help the whalers catch the huge whales?

2. How did the killers help the whalers catch the whale?

After he witnessed it with his own eyes, many times.

A pack of about six killers attacked the whale. Some of them threw themselves on top of the whale`s blow-hole to stop it breathing. Others stopped it fleeing out to sea.

Step 4 Discussion

In groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting?

Language tips

1. be about to do sth If someone is about to do something, or if something is about to happen,

they will do it or it will happen very soon eg. We were about to go home, when the storm came.

2. …George didn`t like being kept waiting. This sentence includes two verb phrases: like doing sth & keep sb doin

g, the latter is used in the passive form.

3. head out 1) go towards 2) (infml.) start out, leave

4. stop sb/sth (from) doing prevent sb/sth (from) doing; keep sb/sth from doing

Step 5 Homework

1. Go over the whole passage.

2. Prepare for Learning about Language.