Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 10 - Unit 09: Undersea world (Writing)

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 sev[r]

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 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 )

Hello, I’m a

sperm whale Hello, I’m a

dolphin

I Vocabulary

1. sperm wale (n)

2. carnivore (n)

3. male (n) >< female(n)

4. gestation(n)

5. life span (n)

6. mammal (n)

7. offspring (n)

8. to be at risk

9. entrapment (n)

10. fishing net (n)

- cá nhà táng

- động vật ăn thịt - đực/ cái

- thời kì thai nghén - vịng đời

- động vật có vú - cái

- gặp nguy hiểm

-- bị mắc bẫy

Unit 9: Undersea world Part D : Writing

I Vocabulary

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

SPERM WHALE

COLUMN A COLUMN B

RANGE AND HABITAT

SIZE 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

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

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 they eat ? -offspring?

-How long they live ? -special feature ?

Unit 9: Undersea world Part D : Writing

I Vocabulary

1 Task 1:

DOLPHIN

RANGE AND HABITAT Oceans worldwide

Prefer coastal waters and bays

SIZE Smallest: about 50 kg and 1.2 m

Largest: up to 8,200 kg and 10m FEEDING HABITS Carnivores Eat mostly fish

OFFSPRING Give birth to one calf every years Gestation period: 11-12 months LIFE SPAN From 25 to 65 years

Sometimes longer, depending on the species SPECIAL FEATURES Mammals, not fish

Among the most intelligent animals

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

Unit 9: Undersea world Part D : Writing

I Vocabulary

1 Task 1:

2 Task 2:

II Homework

- learn by heart new words

- task again