人教新课标高二下学期选修七Unit3Warmingupandreading课件(1)

Under the Sea Unit 3 Today, we’re going to take a look at the world under the sea. Now, we are on a snorkeling trip under the sea. We’ll come across a great variety of marine animals. 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 Anemone fish 海葵鱼 Clown fish A shark is coming. Look out! It’s dangerous. If you like, where can you go to see more about the ocean life? on a boat trip in books, on the Internet, in the Ocean Park, on TV etc. at an aquarium What’s happening in the pictures? A Killer Whale Average lifespan: 50 to 80 years Size: 7 to 9.7 m Weight: up to 6 tons Killer whales Baleen whales baleen whale •killer whales blow-hole •whalers •People who hunt whales •What is happening in the picture ? Writer Career Writing style Time Place Main character Main idea • Background Information Skimming to get general ideas 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. Reading Comprehension 3. According to the second story, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by____. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks 4. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. The killer whales D. The whalers C. The author Careful -reading Please find out evidence of helping the whalers. Reading Comprehension Review the timeline of the passage. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. Three sentences have been given. 1 Clancy arrived at the whaling station. 2 Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. 3 He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale. 4 The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt. 5 The killer whale guided the team to hunt. 6 Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers. 7 The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale. 8 The men returned for the baleen whale the next day. 1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? 3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? In pairs answer the following questions. 1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale. Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed. 3. 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 diving or fleeing out to sea. 4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them. Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.