人教新课标高二下学期选修七Unit3Warmingupandreading课件 (3)

Unit 3: Under the Sea Reading How many kinds of whales do you know? Baby Blue Whale Killer Whale White WhaleSperm Whale  Minke Different kinds of whales A Killer Whale ! What any other aspects do you know about the killer whale? Øking of the sea; Øthe biggest meat- eater of the sea; Økilling all kinds of animals in the sea; Øworking in a team. Supplementary materials: Page49 What do you think is happening in the picture ? Pre-reading Hints: 1. How many different kinds of animals can you see? What are they? 2. What are the black whales doing? 3. What are the men trying to do? Killer whales are attacking a baleen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat, harpoon at the ready. Writer Occupation Type of the article (文体) Place Time An old man called Clancy A whaler anecdotes On the southeast coast of Australia At the beginning of the 20th century      OLD  TOM THE KILL WHALE New Words/Expressions: The first part Para 1: hear of witness Para 2: sort out…accommodation opposite Para 6: pause Para 9: teamwork flee Para 10: aim…at drag Para 12: in the meantime have a good feed on… The second part Para 2: overboard urge Para 3: be terrified of abandon Fast - reading the name of a killer whale 1. Who is Old Tom? 2. What are the first and the second anecdotes about respectively? What is the first anecdote about? A. About a hunting experience of old Tom. B. About how the killer whales helps the whalers to hunt a whale. C. About how the whalers killed Old Tom. D. About how the killer whales killed the whales. B What is the second anecdote about? A. About how a killer whale protected and saved James. B. About how James was washed off the boat. C. About how hard it was to handle the boat in rough sea. D. About how Old Tom rescued James from other killers. A Careful - reading (1) Put the events in the reading passage in order. a. The men returned for the baleen whale the next day. b. Clancy arrived at the whaling station. c. The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt. d. He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale. e. He heard a loud noise coming from the bay. f. Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers. g. The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale. h. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt. b→e → d → c → h → f → g → a 1. Old 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 A Careful reading (2) Read and choose the best answer. 2. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. The killer whales C. The author D. The whalers D 3. Why did the whalers start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died? A. Because they didn’t need a dead whale. B. Because they couldn’t find the whale’s body. C. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldn’t float up to the surface for around 24 hours. D. They had to do this because it was too late. C 4. The killer whale protected James by _____. A. fighting the shark B. killing the shark C. preventing the shark going closer D. dragging him back C How is the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers? Old Tom had a strong relationship with the whalers. There was obviously a great deal of understanding and cooperation between them. Thinking The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. Whales are now an endangered species and in need of conservation. They are now protected by an international ban on whaling. However, some countries oppose the ban. In groups, discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling. Group work: Discussion 1 Group work: Discussion 2 What can we do to help marine life like whales? ØNever release balloons outside as they can travel hundreds of miles and land in rivers, creeks(海湾), and oceans. Whales, dolphins and turtles can be killed by ingesting balloons mistaken for jellyfish. For example: ØNever dump (倾倒)anything in the street as it goes into the storm drains (雨水沟) which travel straight to rivers, creeks, and eventually the oceans without being cleaned. ØParticipate in some certain community organizations such as Save the Whales’ Petitions (请愿书) 1. Review the new words/phrases in the reading passage and finish the exercises on page 22. 2. Collect more materials about whaling in the world.