1、【 预讲练结】人教选修七 Unit 3 Under the sea 讲读Warming up 1.Have you ever been to an aquarium? Do you like the plants and animals living there?2.Do you think human beings can live a happy and comfortable life without sea plants and animals? Why?II Pre-reading1.Do you know what is the cleverest animal in the se
2、a? And what is the largest? 4.Look at the picture below, what animals are they? Can you guess what is happening in the picture? Describe it in your own words.While-readingScamming1. Background of the story:Writer: 1)_Career:2) _Time: 3)_Place: 4)_Style: 5) _2.What is the main idea of the two passage
3、s? Passage 1: _Passage 2: _Careful reading :1. Fill in the blanksBefore the hunt -The killer whale three itself out of the 1)_ and them 2)_down again.-It swam by the 3)_, showing the whalers the wayDuring the hunt -The killers were working as a 4) _.-Some were throwing themselves on 5)_ of the whale
4、s blow-hole to stop it from 6)_. Others were stopping it 7)_ out to sea.After the hunt -The killers 8)_ the dead body down into the 9)_ of the sea, having a good feed on its lips and 10)_.2. Answer the following questions.1). What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why?_2).
5、 Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the body of the whale away?_3). How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think it did this?_ Post-reading 1. Read the text carefully again and choose the best answers. 1) Old Tom threw itself out of the water and then crashed down in order to _. A.
6、give the whalers the information about a whaleB. tell the whalers it is hungryC. help the whalers catch the whaleD. inform the whalers to run away2) _ killed the whale at last. A. Old TomB. the killer whalesC. the authorD. the whalers3). Why did the whalers start turning the boat around to go home a
7、fter the whale died? A. Because they didnt need a dead whaleB. Because they couldnt find the whales bodyC. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldnt float up to the surface fro around 24 hours.D. They had to do this because it was too late.4) The killer whale protected James by _ A. fighting the
8、 sharkB. killing the sharkC. preventing the shark going closerD. dragging him back5) We can infer from the story that _. A. The killer whales may be trained by the whales.B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves.C. The killer whales need no training for helping the whalers.D
9、. The killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them.2.True (T) or False (F) 1) The killers like Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers. 2) At first the writer didnt believe the killers could help whalers catch whales. 3) The whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by t
10、he killers. 4) It was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea. 5) The whalers turned the boat around to go home because the dead whale would float to the surface about 20 hours later. 6) When the waves carried James away, he was not terrified at all. 7) When James was saved, Old Tom didnt leave the
11、 whalers so as to protect them. 3. Reorder the following jumbled sentences. A. He ran down to the shore and saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale.B. The killer whale guided the team to the hunt.C. The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.D. Clancy arrived
12、 at the whaling station.E. He heard a loud noise coming from the bay as he was sorting out his accommodation.F. The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt.G. Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.H. The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.4.
13、 Fill in the blanks with suitable words.Working at the 1)_ station, I had 2)_ whales killed many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was 3)_out my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the 4)_. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an 5)_ animal. “It
14、 is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead 6)_ me. 7)_ the distance we could see that something was happening. As we drew 8)_, I could see a whale being attacked by a 9)_ of six killers. When the whale died, its body was 10)_ by the killers down into the11)_ of the sea.Around 24 12
15、)_ later, the 13)_ came back to bring the body of the dead whale after the killers had a good feed on the 14)_ and 15)_.答案：While-reading：Scanning: 1. 1) Clancy 2) a whaler 3)the beginning of the 20th century 4) Australia 5)anecdotes2 . 1) Old Tom helped the whalers to hunt the whales 2) Old Tom prot
16、ected James from a shark.Careful reading:1. Fill in the blanks1) water 2) crashed 3) boat 4)team 5) top 6) breathing 7) fleeing 8) dragged 9) depths 10) tongue2. Answer the following questions.1) Dogs. Because the knew that if working together with whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and
17、get a good feed.Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them. 3) Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Because Old Tom wanted to help its human friends.Post-reading1. BDCCA2.TTFTFFF3.D- E -A F- B- G- C- H4. 1) whaling 2) witnessed 3) sorting 4) bay 5)enormous 6) of 7) In 8) nearer 9) pack 10)dragged 11) depths 12) hours 13) whalers 14) lips 15) tongue
