Can you name the sea animal in this picture?
Sperm Whale
Can you name the sea animal in this picture?
Dolphin
Sperm whale
Dolphin.
What do you know about them?
UNDERSEA WORLD
Unit 9
PART D. WRITING
carnivore (n):/ ‘ka:nivɔ:/ động vật ăn thịt
I. BEFORE YOU WRITING:
New words:
gestation/ dʒes`tei∫n / (n) thời kì thai nghén
offspring /`ɔ:fspriη /(n) con, con vật nhỏ
life span /laif spæn/ (n): tuổi thọ
The length of time that someone /something is likely to live
Natural habitat / `hæbitæt /(n): môi trường sống
entrapment/ in`træpmənt/(n): bị mắc bẫy
carnivore / ‘ka:nivɔ:/(n): động vật ăn thịt
I. BEFORE YOU WRITING:
New words:
gestation /dʒes`tei∫n / (n): thời kì thai nghén
offspring /`ɔ:fspriη /(n): nhỏ, con vật nhỏ
life span /laif spæn/ (n): tuổi thọ
habitat / `hæbitæt /(n): môi trường sống
entrapment/ in`træpmənt/(n): bị mắc bẫy
Sperm whales are the biggest animals on 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 their main diet. A sperm whale can eat up to 1,500 kg of food each day. Sperm whales are big animals. The male can grow up to18 meters long and weigh up to 54,000kg while the females are a bit smaller with a length of 12 meters and a weight of 17,000kg. A female sperm whale gives 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 mammals. Sperm whale populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental entrapment in fishing nets.
WHILE YOU READ- Task1: (Work in pairs) Read the description of the sperm whale and then complete the table that follow:
Work in pairs to discuss and answer these questions
Where are sperm whales found?
How big is a male sperm whale?
What’s the size of a female sperm whale?
Are they herbivores or carnivores?
How often do they give birth to one calf?
How long can they live?
What are their special features?
Are they at risk? Why?






All oceans
Prefer waters with high squid populations
Male: 18 metres in length; 54,000 kg in weight
Female: 12 metres in length; 17,000 kg in weight
Carnivores; eat mainly squids
Give birth to one calf every 5 to 7 years
Gestation period: 14 – 19 months
Up to 60 or 70 years
Biggest animals that have teeth on Earth
Have the largest brain of all mammals
At risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapment
Task1: (Work in pairs) Read the description of the sperm whale and then complete the table that follow:
Sperm whales are the biggest animals on 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 their main diet. A sperm whale can eat up to 1,500 kg of food each day. Sperm whales are big animals. The male can grow up to18 metres long and weigh up to 54,000kg while the females are a bit smaller with a length of 12 metres and a weight of 17,000kg. A female sperm whale gives 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 mammals. Sperm whale populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental entrapment in fishing nets.









1.Topic sentence: (Câu chủ đề)
what you want to describe about
( provides the name of something you are going to write about and its most remarkable feature)
2.Supporting sentences:
(Câu phát triển ý) describe the something’s details
3.Concluding sentence: (Câu kết)
problems , concerns that you want to write
Format of a descriptive paragraph
Underline the topic sentence (câu chủ đề) and concluding sentence (câu kết) in the paragraph.
Task1:
DOLPHIN
Task2: Write a paragraph that describes the facts and figures provided in the table. Begin your writing with “ Dolphins are not fish, they are mammals that……..”
EXAMPLE WRITING
Dolphins are not fish, they are mammals that live in the water. Dolphins are among the most intelligent 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 50kg in weight and 1,2 meters in length while the largest one can weigh up to 8,200 kg and is 10 meters long. Dolphins are carnivores and they eat mostly fish. A female dolphin gives birth to one calf every two years after a gestation period of eleven to twelve months. A dolphin can normally live from twenty-five to sixty-five years and some species of dolphins can even live longer. Dolphin populations at risk due to the population of their habitat and accidental entrapment in fishing nets.`
Task2: Write a paragraph that describes the facts and figures provided in the table. Begin your writing with “ Dolphins are not fish, they are mammals that……..”
Learn by heart the new words
Rewrite your writing in your notebook.
Prepare the “Language Focus”
HOMEWORK