PART C:Listening
Unit 9:
Undersea World

Do you see my tale is beautiful?
see you later
I am a whale!!!
Work in pairs . Discuss the following questions.
1. Do you think whales are fish? Why (not) ?
 
The whale is a mammal because it raises its young on milk.
2. Why do people keep hunting whales?
Because they want to catch whales for food, oil, leather and other products.
e.g.: cat, humans and whale are all mammals
-mammal
[`mæml] (n) :any animals that gives birth to live babies, not eggs, and feeds its young on milk
[kril] (n) : very small Shellfish that live in the sea
-krill
e.g.: Krills are the favorite food of whale
[,kɔnsə:`vei∫n] : (n)
the protection or preventing sth from being lost , wasted, damaged or destroyed
- Conservation
e.g. : The conservation of forest and wild animals.
[`weiliη] : (n) the activity or business of hunting and killing whales
-Whaling
e.g.: The population of the whale is decreasing because of whaling.
[mai`greit] : (v) to move from one part of the world to another, according to the season
e.g. :Swallows migrate south in winter
- migrate
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 ocean
3.Some whales are known to move into warm waters too 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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work individually
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1. What is the length and weight of the blue whale?

2. Why do whales like to feed in the cold oceans?

3. According to the listening passage, what are the good feeding grounds for whales?


4. What is the main reason for the decrease in the 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 whales?
Task 2: Listen again and then answer the following questions
The blue whale grows to 30 meters in length and over 200 tons in weight
Because there is a lot of krill in the cold oceans
The good feeding grounds for whales are cold water in the North and South Atlantic Ocean and the North and South Pacific Ocean
Heavy hunting is the main reason for the decrease in the whale populations.
Conservation groups have asked the International Whaling Commission to stop most whaling.
If we didn’t take any measures to protect whales they would disappear forever
Talk about whales, using the following cues.
Their length and weight
Their feeding grounds and food
Their reasons for protecting whales
work in groups