Unit 09 undersea world writing

Although sperm whales can be found in all oceans, they prefer the waters with high squid populations, which are the main diet.. A female sperm whale give birth to one calf every five t

Check the old lession

1.Three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is covered by………

( sand/ seas and oceans/ mountains/ soil )

2 If you…………me with this exercise, I’ll do the same for you one day (helped/ would help / help / will help )

3 After Tom had finished doing his homework, he………… to bed

(went / had gone / have gone / was going )

4 I am looking forward to………… you again.

(to see / saw / seeing / have seen )

Choose the best answer:

Hello, I’m a

dolphin.

Would you like to know more

about us?

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UNDERSEA WORLD

I Vocabulary

3 male (n) >< female(n)

5 life span (n)

8 to be at risk

10 fishing net (n)

-cá nhà táng

-động vật ăn thịt

-con đực/ con cái

-thời kì thai nghén

-vòng đời

-động vật có vú -con cái

-gặp nguy hiểm

- bị mắc bẫy

-l ới đánh cá

Unit 9: Undersea world

Part D : Writing

 I Vocabulary

 1 Task 1:

1.Task 1:Read the description of the sperm whale and then complete the table that follows.

Sperm whales are the biggest animals on the Earth that have

teeth They are carnivores, which means they eat meat Although sperm whales can be found in all oceans, they prefer the waters

with high squid populations, which are the main diet A sperm

whale can eat up to 1,500 kg of food each day Sperm whales are big animals The males can grow up to 18 meters long and weigh

up to 54,000 kg while the females are a bit smaller with a length of

12 meters and a weight of 17,000 kg A female sperm whale give

birth to one calf every five to seven years after a gestation period

of fourteen to nineteen months The life span of sperm whales can

be up to sixty or seventy years It is interesting to know that they

also have the largest brain of any mammals Sperm whale

populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental

entrapment in fishing nets

SPERM WHALE

COLUMN A COLUMN B

RANGE AND HABITAT

FEEDING HABITS

OFFSPRING

LIFE SPAN

SPECIAL FEATURES

CONSERVATION

CONERNS

All oceans Water with high squid populations

Males: 18 meters long and weigh up to 54,000 kg Females: a length of 12 meters and a weight of 17,000 kg

Carnivores Eat mainly squid

Give birth to one calf every five to seven years Gestation period: 14 to 19 months

Up to sixty or seventy years

Have the largest brain of any mammals

At risk due to hunting and their accidental entrapment in fishing nets

Sperm whales are the biggest animals on the Earth that have teeth They are carnivores, which means they eat meat Although sperm whales can be found in all oceans, they prefer the waters with high squid populations, which are the main diet A sperm whale can eat

up to 1,500 kg of food each day Sperm whales are big animals The males can grow up to 18 meters long and weigh up to 54,000 kg

while the females are a bit smaller with a length of 12 meters and a weight of 17,000 kg A female sperm whale give birth to one calf

every five to seven years after a gestation period of fourteen to

nineteen months The life span of sperm whales can be up to sixty

or seventy years It is interesting to know that they also have the

largest brain of any mammals Sperm whale populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental entrapment in fishing nets

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Describing information from a table

 Stucture:

 1 Topic sentence : The name of animal

Its most remarkable feature

2 Other sentences: describe in details

-Where ? -length and weight?

-what do they eat ? -offspring?

-How long do they live ?

-special feature ? -conservation concern?

Unit 9: Undersea world

Part D : Writing

 I Vocabulary

 1 Task 1:

 2 Task 2: The table on the next page gives some information

about the dolphin Write a paragraph that describes the facts and fingures provided in the table

DOLPHIN

Prefer coastal waters and bays

SIZE Smallest: about 50 kg and 1.2 m

Largest: up to 8,200 kg and 10m

Gestation period: 11-12 months

Sometimes longer, depending on the species

Among the most intelligent animals

CONSERVATION CONERNS At risk due to habitat pollution and

accident fishing net entrapment

Dolphins are not fish.They are mammals that live in the water Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals on Earth Although they can be found in all oceans in the world, dolphins prefer coastal waters and bays The size of dolphins varies greatly The smallest dolphin is just about 50 kilograms in weight and 1,2 metres in length while the largest one can

weigh up to 8,200 kilograms and is 10 metres long Dolphins are

canivores and they eat mainly fish A female dolphin givs to one calf every two years after a gestation period of eleven to twelve months A dolphin can normanlly live from 25-65 years and some species of dolphins can live longer Dolphin populations are at risk due to the pollution of their

habitat accidental entrapment in fishing nets

Unit 9: Undersea world

Part D : Writing

 I Vocabulary

 1 Task 1:

 2 Task 2:

 II Homework

 - learn by heart new words

 - do task 2 again

 -prepare for the next lession.