1、Unit3 Under the seaReading 1zxxkw学科网学.科.网Words previewaccommodationn.住所；住宿1.a place to live,work,stay,etc.in pausevi.&n.暂停；终止2.a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again;to stop doing something for a short time depthn.深（度）；深处4.the distance down
2、either from the top of something to the bottom,or to a distance below the top surface of something oppositeprep.在对面adj.相对的；相反的completely different 3.being in a position on the other side;teamworkn.协作；配合5.when a group of people work well together yellvi.大叫；呼喊n.叫声；喊声6.to shout something or make a loud
3、 noise,usually when you are angry,in pain or excited urgevt.催促；极力主张；驱策7.to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing 8.the land along the edge of a sea,lake or wide river shoren.岸；海滨offshoreadv.&adj.近海的；离岸的9.away from or at a distance from the coast witnessvt.当场见到；目击n.目击者；证
4、人；证据10.to see something happen;a person who sees an event happening,especially a crime or an accident abandonvt.放弃；遗弃；抛弃11.to leave a place,thing or person forever zxxkwdivevi.&n.跳水；潜水；俯冲flee12.to jump into water,especially with your head and arms going in first,or to move down under the water dragv
5、i.逃避；逃跑 vt.逃离vi.拖；拉；扯13.to escape by running away,especially because of danger or fear 14.to move something by pulling it along a surface,usually the ground What is happening in the picture?baleen whale学科网Fast Reading:Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes.The first anecdote describes a hunting exp
6、erience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale.The second one tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James,a whaler.ScanningScan the text,and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text.1._was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station.2._
7、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 O
8、ld Tom would protect James.Clancy George Old Tom Jack James RedSkimmingSkim the text and put thefollowing sentences into aright order.()George started beating the water with his oar ()Clancy jumped into the boat with the whalers.()Clancy arrived at the whaling station ()The killers started racing be
9、tween 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 whale65173248Careful readingRead the passage carefully and answer the questions on P21 in p
10、airs.1.What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whalers?2.What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with?Old Tom let the whalers know that therewas a baleen whale nearby;he showed them the way to the whaleWork as a teamDogs.3.“The killers started racing between our
11、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,togetherwith the whalers,they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed.4.Why did George think that thekiller whales worked as a team?Because he could see that s
12、ome of thekillers were throwing themselves on top ofthe whales blow hole while others werepreventing it from swimming out to sea.5.Why do you think the whalersallowed the killer whales to drag thewhale under the water to feed on itslips and tongue?6.Why did the whalers return homewithout the whales
13、body?Because they knew the Killer Whales would leave the rest of the body to them.Because the body would not float tothe surface until about 24 hours later.7.How do you think Red felt about the killer whales?8.How did Old Tom help James?Whydo you think he did this?Red felt good about the Killer Whales.He appreciated the working relationship that the whalers had with the Killer Whales.Old Tom prevented James from drowning.Old Tom wanted to help his humanfriends.DiscussionDiscuss the relationship betweenOld Tom and the whalers.What other animals do youknow help out humans in hunting?
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