on a snorkeling trip at an aquarium on a boat tour in books in films on tv nature programs on the...
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On a snorkeling tripOn a snorkeling trip
At an aquariumAt an aquarium
On a boat tourOn a boat tour
In booksIn booksIn filmsIn films
On TV nature
programs
On TV nature
programs
On the InternetOn the Internet
Warming-up
ways to see
ocean plants
and animals
In what ways can you enjoy seeing oceanic plants and an
imals?
Have you dived into the sea to see what are there in person ( 亲
自 )?Let’s dive into the sea to have a look at these plants and animals!
jellyfish 水母
dolphin 海豚
seal 海豹
seagull 海鸥
sea star 海星
cracrabb lobster lobster 龙龙
虾虾octopus octopus 章章鱼鱼
oyster oyster 牡牡蛎蛎
Do you know me?
Pre-readingDo you know about whales?such as the baleen whales 须鲸
the killer whales 虎鲸
Baleen whales have no teeth but instead have baleen plates with which the whales can filter the food out of the water.
Writer
Occupation
Place
Time
Scan for information
An old man called Clancy
A whaler
Australia
At the beginning of the 20th century
Scanning
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 away from the whalers.
6.________ knew that Old Tom would protect James.
Clancy
George
Old Tom
Jack
JamesRed
Skimming
Para. 1•What do you think is the purpose of
the first paragraph?• It is used as an introduction.Anecdote 1
•Who is Old Tom? What is the first anecdote about?
•Old Tom is the name of killer whales.
•A hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale.
Careful reading
•Anecdote 1Old Tom helped catch the whales
• An enormous animal _____ itself _____ _____ the water and _______ down again to _____ that _____ was a _____ there. ________ swam by the boat, ________ us the ____. As we got closer, I could see a ______ being attacked by a pack of about ___ other ______. They were working as a team. The killers stopped it _________. And others were stopping it ______. The man used the _______ to hit it.
threw out ofcrashed show
there whale Old Tomshowing way
whale killers
breathingfleei
ngharpoon
six
Put the sentences in correct order• George started beating the water with his
oar.• Clancy grabbed his boots and races 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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1
7
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Careful reading •Anecdote 2
• What’s the second anecdote about?• How a killer whale protected and
saved James, a whaler.
•Old Tom saved the whaler — James • One day, ______ was washed off the
boat. The sea was rough. The waves were carrying him _______ and _______. It took over ___________ to get the boat back to ______. And when we ___________ him, I saw him being ____ up in the water by _________.
James
further further
half an hourJames
approached heldOld Tom
Read and answer.• What evidence was there that Old Tom
was helping out the whalers?
• “The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” Why do you think the killer whales behave like this?
• Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?
• Why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body?
• What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whalers?
• Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale.
• “The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” Why do you think the killer whales behave like this?
• Because they knew that , together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed.
• 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 whale’s blow hole while others were preventing it from swimming out to sea.
• Why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body?
• Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later.
How the relationship between killer whales and human beings is made?
coral
clam
sea-slug
parrotfish
A shark is coming! Danger!
• Glance quickly through the diary and then number the paragraph topics in the correct order.
Topic Paragraph number
• colors and shapes• dangers• reflecting• the reef’s edge• a final thought• some sea creatures
Fast reading
241563
• Read carefully and fill in the blanks.
• During the _________ trip, the writer first became ______ of the _____ colors and the fantastic corals. He saw small fish ______ in the long seaweed, a parrotfish _______ upside down, a sea-slug _______ by a sea-star, a turtle _______ so close to him, an eel ________ its head from a hole, a clam ________ for something and 2 reef sharks __________ from behind some corals. He was _______ to death. It is a wonderful and ________ world under the sea.
snorkelingaware vivid
hidinghanging
sliding passingshowing
waitingappearingscared
limitless
• In the diary, the author mainly wants to tell us that ___. A. what he saw in the seaB. how the fish eat in the seaC. the vivid colors in the seaD. all the plants in the sea are poisonous
• How many kinds of creatures didn’t the author want to get too close to according to the fourth paragraph? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
Comprehension
• Complete these noun groups from the diary. Note the use of adjectives.
• _____________________ air • _____________________ seaweed• _____________________ mouth • _____________________ sea-slug • _____________________ turtle• _____________________ teeth • _____________________ lips• _____________________ reef sharks
warm night
the waving long thin
thick green
two grey
strong sharp
hard bird-likea yellow-spotted red
a large wise-looking
• Make a dialogue with your deskmate and talk about various sea animals and plants according to this passage.
Useful expressions and sentences
pure magic extraordinary beautywonderful and limitless world deep clear water
• Read the advertisement on P25, and discuss these questions.
• What can you experience on this tour?• You can see whales, listen to whales
singing, watch them underwater, see other marine animals such as dolphins, seals and penguins.
• When would you get a refund?• If you don’t see a whale, you would get
half the fare back.
Listening P25
•Dialogue 1• Result wanted:
• Actual result:
• I’m sorry but ____________________ with the tour.
• Well, it was ___________________ outside … My two kids ___________________.
we weren’t very happy
so wet we couldn’t goare very
disappointed
Not stated by the tourist although she did say she wanted to speak to the manager.Not stated although the tourist probably would not get another tour or a refund.
•Dialogue 1• TOUR GUIDE: I’m sorry but we ____
_______ the weather and you ____ ____ the whales.
• ANGELA: Well, I’m afraid that’s not ____ _______. I’d like to talk to the manager.
• TOUR GUIDE: I’m sure that won’t ___ ____ ____ _____ . I know he’ll _____ with me. The ___ is that you ___ ____ whales.
can’t
controldi
dseegoodenoug
hdo yo
uany
goodagr
eefactdi
dsee
•Dialogue 2• Result wanted:
• Actual result:
• Yes, the whales were awesome but ____________ ____________.
• I’m sorry but ____________________, I now have to make another airline booking and I have no idea whether there’ll be any seats available. _____ ______________.
A full refund
A full refund
I’m feeling very annoyed
that’s not good enough
I’d like a full refund
•Dialogue 3• Result wanted:
• Actual result:
• Excuse me, the tour ________________________ _____________ and we’d ___________ please.
• ___________________________ as we’re visitors to this area and we’re leaving tomorrow morning.
• Well, actually, ___________________.
A full refund
A refund of half of the fare.
wasn’t what my husband and I had expectedlike a
refundI’m afraid that’s no good for us
we’d like a full refund