Unit 9 -reading (TA 10)

Unit 9 Undersea
World
Period 1 Reading




Before you read
Before you read
Look at the map and
Look at the map and
answer the questions
answer the questions
1.
1.
How many parts of
How many parts of
the ocean are ther
the ocean are ther
e?
e?


What are they ?
What are they ?


2. How many cont

2. How many cont
inents are there?
inents are there?
What are they?
What are they?


3. Can you name
3. Can you name
some sea animals
some sea animals
you know ?
you know ?




.


1.How many parts of the ocean are there?
1.How many parts of the ocean are there?


There are 5 different parts
There are 5 different parts
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Pacific ocean , Atlantic ocean , Indian ocean ,

Pacific ocean , Atlantic ocean , Indian ocean ,


Antartic and Arctic ocean
Antartic and Arctic ocean




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2.How many continents are there?
There are 5 continents
Asia, Africa, America, Australia ,Europe)
Asia, Africa, America, Australia ,Europe)




Shark
Dolphin
Seal
Jellyfish
Turtle




Pre-teaching Vocabulary
Pre-teaching Vocabulary
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-Bay (n)
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- Mystery (n): a thing of which the cause or origin
is unknown or impossible to explain
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- Beneath( prep): under sb/st
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- Submarine (n):
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- Submarine ( a):
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- Fall into (v): to be able to divided into st
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- Water current (n)
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- Organism (n) : a living being
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- Be at stake : be at risk




Vocabulary
Vocabulary
biodiversity submarine
Water current

While you read
While you read
Read the text and do task 1 in pairs
Read the text and do task 1 in pairs
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Task 1: Fill each blank with one of the word given ( gulf, oversized,
biodiversity, challenges, investigate, tiny, samples, provide)
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1. Some plants and animals are referred to as organisms ……
because they are extremely small
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2. Thank to modern technology, scientists have been able to
the life of plants and animals that live under the sea.…………………
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3. A is a large area of the sea that is partly surrounded by …………
land
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4. .is a term that refers to the existence of different ………………
kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment
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5. These scientists have collected different to analyse ………………
for their experiment.
tiny
investigate
gulf
biodiversity
samples

Task 2. Answer the questions
Task 2. Answer the questions
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1.
What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by s
eas and oceans?
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2. How do scientists now overcome the challenges of the
depth?
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3.
What can submarine do to help scientists know about th
e undersea world?
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4. What can we learn from the satellite photos?
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5.
What are the three groups. of marine plants and animals
?
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6. What would happen if the sea biodiversity were not m
aintained?




1. 75% of the earth’s surface is
covered by the seas and oceans

2.By using
modern devices




3. They help them to
investigate the sea bed and
bring samples of the marine
life back to the surface for
further study




4.We can know a wide
range of information
including water
temperature, depth and the
undersea population




5. Some of them live on or
depend on the bottom like the
starfish. Some are swimming

animals ( fish, sharks that move
independently of water….Others
are tiny organisms




6. The marine of life
would be at stake if the
sea biodiversity was not
maintained




After you read
After you read
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Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling
each blank with a word or phrase given in the box
Plants and animals, discoveries, huge, closely
connected, modern, three-quarters, mysterious,
biodiversity
Though covering (1) of the earth s surface, the ………………… ’
ocean has remained(2) .to us until ………………
recently.With(3) .technology we have now made …………
important(4) .about the (5) of …………… ………………
marine life. We have learnt that whether tiny or (6) , all …………
the (7) of the sea are (8)…………………
………………………

three-quarters
mysterious
modern
discoveries biodiversity
huge
Plants and animals
Closely connected




Homework
Homework
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1. Learn by heart the new words
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2. Summarize the main points of the text
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3. Do exercises in the workbook ( unit 9 –
reading)
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4. Prepare the “ speaking part”