Unit 3 Under the seaUnit 3 Under the sea

Today, we’re Today, we’re going to take going to take a look at the a look at the world under world under

the sea.the sea.So, are you So, are you

ready?ready?

Oh!Wo

o!

Ah!

Yeah!

Gosh!

Yes!

Great!

Wow!

Go~~~

Now, we are on a Now, we are on a snorkeling tripsnorkeling trip under under the sea.the sea.

Later, we’ll come Later, we’ll come across a great variety across a great variety of marine animals.of marine animals.

Guess what we’ll see?Guess what we’ll see?

What are those?

DolphinsDolphins

What’s this?

A JellyfishA Jellyfish

Look~ Look~ ~~ It’s coming It’s coming towards us.towards us.

ThatThat

is is

a a

SeaSea

turtleturtle..

That looks beautiful!!!That looks beautiful!!!

It’s a sea It’s a sea horse.horse.

Oh, some other different oceanic Oh, some other different oceanic animals~!animals~!

sea flower / sea flower / anemoneanemone

sea starsea starsea starsea star

coralcoralcoralcoral

Different kinds of Different kinds of little fisheslittle fishes

An Angel fishAn Angel fishAn Angel fishAn Angel fish

Sea flowersSea flowers Clown fishesClown fishes

A shark is coming A shark is coming ~ Dangerous!~ Dangerous!

He notices us~ We must go now. ^^^^^^^

We are safe now.We are safe now.

And I catch a sea And I catch a sea star near the shore~star near the shore~

If you like, you can go to see more If you like, you can go to see more about the ocean life about the ocean life at an at an aquariumaquarium, ,

on a boat trip,on a boat trip,

or, in books, on the Internet, in the Ocean Park, on TV etc.

Pre-Reading:

Guess what is the name of this animal?

A Killer Whale !

What do you know about killer What do you know about killer whales?whales?

Common name: Killer Whale

Introduction:Males can reach lengths up to 27 feet and can weigh up to 12,000 lb. You can tell an adult male from an adult female by the shape of their dorsal fin (male’s longer, up to 6 feet tall).killer whales are found in all oceans of the world. As a group, killer whales are known to eat fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales. Thus, they are called “Killer Whales”

Scientific name: Orcinus Orca

Do the “True” or “False” Do the “True” or “False” exercises.exercises.1.1.The author believed the story The author believed the story

was truth at the very beginning. was truth at the very beginning.

2.The killer whale was throwing 2.The killer whale was throwing itself out of the water and then itself out of the water and then crashing down again just to play.crashing down again just to play.

3.Old Tom swim by our boat, showing3.Old Tom swim by our boat, showing us the way.us the way.

4.The whale caught by the 4.The whale caught by the killers died and its whole killers died and its whole body was eaten by the body was eaten by the killers.killers.

5.James was afraid of being 5.James was afraid of being abandoned by us.abandoned by us.

6.No one saved James, and he 6.No one saved James, and he was killed by a shark.was killed by a shark.

Answer the following questions:Answer the following questions:

1. What other animals did the author What other animals did the author compare the killercompare the killer whales with?

2. Why did George think that the killerWhy did George think that the killer whales workedwhales worked as a team?as a team?

3. How did Old Tom help James? WhyHow did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?do you think he did this?

1.1. What other animals did the author compare the What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? killer whales with?

2.2. Why did George think that the killer whalesWhy did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? worked as a team?

33. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think . How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?he did this?

dogs dogs

Because he could see that some of the killers Because he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blow hole while others were preventingwhale’s blow hole while others were preventingit from swimming out to sea.it from swimming out to sea.

Old Tom prevented James from drowning.Old Tom prevented James from drowning.Old Tom wanted to help his human Old Tom wanted to help his human friendsfriends.

1.1.The text is mainly about ____. The text is mainly about ____. A. the killer whales are easily A. the killer whales are easily trainedtrained

B. the killer whales can help the B. the killer whales can help the

whalers catch the huge whaleswhalers catch the huge whales

C. the killer whales kill the C. the killer whales kill the

whales for whales for

their foodtheir food

D. the killer whales drag the D. the killer whales drag the

whales under the waterwhales under the water

BB

2. _____ killed the whale 2. _____ killed the whale at last.at last.

A. Old TomA. Old Tom

B. the killer whalesB. the killer whales

C. the authorC. the author

D. the whalersD. the whalers

DD

3. After the whale died, the 3. After the whale died, the whalers turned the boat around whalers turned the boat around and went home because _____. and went home because _____.

A. they knew it would float up A. they knew it would float up tomorrowtomorrow

B. they abandoned itB. they abandoned it

C. the killer whale would drag it C. the killer whale would drag it

back soonback soon

D. a dead whale is uselessD. a dead whale is useless

AA

4. The killer whale protected 4. The killer whale protected James James

by _____. by _____. A. fighting the sharkA. fighting the shark

B. killing the sharkB. killing the shark

C. preventing the shark going C. preventing the shark going

closercloser

D. dragging him backD. dragging him back

CC

5. 5. From the story, we learn that From the story, we learn that _____. _____.

A. the whalers needn’t train the A. the whalers needn’t train the killer whaleskiller whales

B. the whalers may train the killer B. the whalers may train the killer

whaleswhales

C. the killer whales live on other C. the killer whales live on other

whaleswhales

D. the author workedD. the author worked in the whale in the whale

station for a long timestation for a long time

BB

Homework:Homework:

New wordsNew wordswitnesswitness

packpackflee flee abandonabandonannualannual

v. to see, to give evidencev. to see, to give evidence

n. person who gives evidencen. person who gives evidence

v. get ready for a trip by putting v. get ready for a trip by putting things into a boxthings into a box

v. to run/hurry away from sth.v. to run/hurry away from sth.

v. to leave, to go away fromv. to leave, to go away from

adj. coming / happening every yearadj. coming / happening every year