Unit 9NC Listening

- Fishermen use harpoon guns to kill catch whales and other big fish….... New wordsMoonlight n: the light of the moon ánh trăng Rock [rɔk] n\v hòn đá, khối đá \ lắc lư, đu đưa Reef [ri:f

Unit 9

Undersea World

Lesson 3: listening

a, These are pictures of harpoon gun What do fisherman use them for?

- Fishermen use harpoon guns to kill (catch) whales and other big fish…

New words

Moonlight (n): the light of the moon (ánh trăng)

Rock [rɔk] (n\v) hòn đá, khối đá \ lắc lư, đu đưa

Reef [ri:f] (n\v): vỉa đá ngầm \ hạ buồm

Spin [spin] quay tròn

Grunt [grʌnt] (v): making a soft sound (càu nhàu)

Squeak [skwi:k] (n): a thin and sharp sound (tiếng kêu the thé) Shriek [∫ri:k] (n): a sharp cry or scream (tiếng hét inh tai)

passionate ['pæ∫ənət] (adj) say đắm nồng nàn

Wail [weil] = cry

Antarctic [æn't :ktik]ɑ (adj) nam cự

Fate (n): the power which is thought to determine one's future, success or failure (số phận)

Tale [teil] (n) truyện kể, quan điểm

Assume [ə'sju:m] thừa nhận

b, listen to the song about a whale and complete the blanks

Tape script

THE SONG OF THE WORLD'S LAST WHALE

By Pete Seeger

1 spring

2 recorder

3 Singing

4 heart

5 Harpoons

6 death

7 Feel

8 Save

c, Discuss in groups 1.Which section of the song are assumed to

be spoken by the songwriter and which by humpback whale?

2.Does this song have a happy or sad tune? Why do you think so?

1 Spoken by the songwriter: sections 1,2,3,5,6

Spoken by the whale: section 4

2 This song is sad with its slow and sad tune Its lyrics reveal the sufferings whales have to endure