unit 9 - L

 Why do people think whales are not fish?. Whales are said to be the most intelligent animals in the ocean.. Whales are in danger because of the increase in population of other sea

Check up

WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO TO PROTECT THE

OCEANS?

Warm up Answer the questions

 What animal is the largest in the

world?

 What do you know about whales?

 Why do people think whales are

not fish?

 Why do people keep hunting

whales?

Unit 9

Undersea World

C Listening

I PRE-LISTENING:

• Vocabulary

mammal (n) động vật có vú

whaling (n) săn bắt cá voi

Krill (n) loài nhuyễn thể

II While-listening:

Listen to some information about whales and do the tasks

that follow.

TASK 1

Activity 1: Decide whether the following statements

are True (T) or False (F)

1 The whale is the third largest animal that

has ever lived on the Earth.

2 Whales are said to be the most intelligent

animals in the ocean.

3 Some whales are known to move into

warm waters to give birth.

4 Whales are in danger because of the

increase in population of other sea

animals.

5 Some people are still killing whales for

food.

1 The whale is the third largest animal that

has ever lived on the Earth.

2 Whales are said to be the most intelligent

animals in the ocean.

3 Some whales are known to move into

warm waters to give birth.

4 Whales are in danger because of the

increase in population of other sea

animals.

5 Some people are still killing whales for

food.

F T T F T

F T T F T

Activity 2: Correct the false information:

1 Third largest  largest

4 The increase in population of other sea animals  heavy hunting pressure

TASK 2 Listen again and answer the following questions.

1.What is the length and weight of the

blue whale?

2.Why do whale like to feed in the

cold oceans?

3.According to the listening passage,

what are the good feeding grounds for whale?

4.What is the main reason for the

decrease in whale populations?

5.What have conservation groups

asked the International Whaling

Commission to do?

6.What would happen if we didn’t take

any measures to protect whale?

1 Blue whale grows to 30 metres in length

and over 200 tons in weight.

2 Because there is a lot of krills – their

favourite food in cold water.

3 Cold water in the North and South Atlantic

Ocean and the North and South Pacific Ocean are their favourite feeding ground

4 It’s heavy hunting.

5 They have asked the IWC to stop most

whaling.

6 They would disappear forever.

Answers:

Talk about whale, using the following cues.

III POST-LISTENING:

 Their length and weight.

 Their feeding grounds and food.

 The reason for protecting whales .

 Their length and weight.

 Their feeding grounds and food.

 The reason for protecting whales .

 Prepare for part D (Writing)

HOMEWORK