Unit 09 undersea world listening

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Unit 9: Undersea world

Listening

Before you

listen

1 Do you think whales are fish? Why

(not)?

Whales are not fish.

They are mamals.

They give birth to calves and raise them

by milk.

2 Why do people keep hunting whales?

Whales are hunted for food, oil, medicine and other products.

Before you listen

Listen and repeat

Atlantic(n.) Pacific(n.)

Conservation(n.) Migrate(v.)

While you listen

Task 1

Listen to some information about whales and decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F).

1 The whale is the third largest animal

that has ever lived on Earth.

2 Whales are said to be the most

intelligent animals in the oceans.

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.

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While you listen

Task 2

Listen again and then answer the following questions by choosing the best answers A, B or C.

While you listen

1 What is the length and weight of the blue

whale?

2 Why do whales like to feed in the cold

waters?

3 According to the listening passage, what

are the food feeding grounds for whales?

4 What have conservation groups asked

the International Whaling Commission

to do?

5 What would happen if we didn’t take

any measures to protect whales?

What is the length and weight

of the blue whale ?

A 13 metres in length and over

200,000 kg in weight.

B 30 metres in length and over

200,000 kg in weight.

C 30 metres in length and over

20,000 kg in weight.

Why do whales like to feed in the cold waters?

A Because there is a lot of their main diet in

the cold waters.

B Because there is a lot of krills in the cold

waters.

C Both A and B.

According to the listening passage, what are

the food feeding grounds for whales?

A North and South Atlantic Ocean and

South Pacific Ocean.

B North and South Atlantic Ocean and

North Pacific Ocean.

C North and South Atlantic Ocean and

North and South Pacific Ocean.

What have conservation groups asked

the International Whaling Commission

to do?

A They have asked the Commission not to

use products from whales.

B They have asked the Commission to

give up most whales hunting.

C They have asked the Commission to

pass a law on whales hunting.

What would happen if we didn’t take any measures to protect whales?

C Both A and B.

After you

listen

Work in groups of three or four students.

Talk about whales, using the following cues.

 Their length and weight

 Their feeding grounds and food

 The reasons for protecting whales

Write a short paragraph ( 8 – 10 sentences) about whales using the information

in the listening passage.

Homework