Unit 3 Reading
OLD TOM
THE KILLER WHALE
witness
accommodation
snorkele
offshore
opposite
aquarium
vt. 当场见到;目击
n. 目击者;证人;证据
n. 住所;住宿
n. 通气管;vi. 潜泳
adv. & adj. 近海(的);
离岸(的)
prep. 在……对面
adj. 相对的;相反的
n. 水族馆;养鱼缸
English -- Chinese
Revision
drag
depth
meantime
teamwork
overboard
urge
abandon
shark
vt. 拖;拉;扯
n. 深(度);深处
adv. 其间;同时
n. 协作;配合
adv. 越过船舷进入水中
vt. 催促;极力主张;驱策
vt. 放弃;遗弃;抛弃
n. 鲨鱼
Chinese--English
Have you seen plants and
animals that live under the sea?
Where did you see them?
Lead-in
at an aquarium in films in books
on a boat touron a snorkeling trip on the Internet
Killer
whale
is…
nature programmes on TV
marine animals
Today, we’re going to take a look at
the world under the sea.
So, are you ready?
Dolphins 海豚
What are they?
turtle 海龟
Look. It’s coming towards us.
sea horse
海马
What’s
this?
squid 鱿鱼
Sea star 海星
This looks beautiful!
jellyfish 水母
coral 珊瑚
angel fish 天使鱼
different kinds of little fish
They are … killer whales.
In groups, make a list of plants
and animals that live under the
sea that you and your classmates
have seen in any of the ways listed
above. Share what you know
about these plants and animals.
Pre-reading
How can you raise questions about an anecdote?
what
when
where
who
why
how
What do you think is happening in the picture?
Writer
Vocation
Style
Time
Place
Main idea
Clancy
A whaler
Anecdotes
At the beginning of the 20th
century
Southeastern coast of Australia
The ___________ helped
the ________kill_ ________
Brief introduction of the passage
killer whales
whalers baleen whales
Reading
Task 1 : Find the names or the characters
in the passage
Task 2 : Get the main idea of the passage
Skimming
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
Task 1 : Fill in the blanks with their names.
1. The first story is mainly about ____.
A. a hunting experience of Old Tom
B. how Old Tom helped with whale
hunting
C. how the whalers killed a whale
D. how killer whales killed a whale
2. The second story was told to _____.
A. show killer whales were cruel hunters
B. entertain readers
C. show killer whales could protect and
save people in danger
D. show killer whales never harmed or
attacked people.
Task 2 : Main idea
Team work
Scanning
Discussion &
Presentation
Find the evidence that Old Tom was helping
the whalers out?
Careful reading
Throwing itself out
of the water and
then crashing down
again.
Tell the whalers there’s a
whale out there.
Swimming by the
boat
show the whales
the way
Help the whalers
kill the whale.
(a teamwork)
① Throwing themselves on
the top of the whale’s
blow-hole to stop it
breathing;
② Stopping it driving or
fleeing out to sea.
The whale was
killed
Then the harpoon was
ready and the man in the
bow of the boat aimed it
at the whale and let it go,
then it hit the spot.
Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes.
describes a hunting
experience about how the killer whales
helped the whalers to hunt a whale.
tells about how a killer
whale protected and saved James, a whaler.
• The first anecdote
• The second one
Summary
Emotional attitude
Animals are playing an important
role in biologic chain and are very benecial
to human being as well, so we should take
actions to protect animals instead of
killing them.
Remember:
No business, no killing!
Homework
1. Read the passsage loudly.
(For general students)
2. Retell the passage with your own words.
(For top students)
3. Preview the language points of the
passage.
Blackboard Design
Relationship:
The killer whale
Help hunt the baleen whale
The whaler