Unit 9. Undersea world

Name the following sea animals
Undersea world
CRAB
STARFISH
DOLPHIN
LOBSTER
SEAHORSE
Unit 9
Undersea world
Before you read
Work with a partner. Look at the map and give the VietNamese names for the oceans on the map
Period 1: Reading
I. Before you read
1) Look at the map and give the Vietnamese names for the oceans on the map.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Thái Bình Dương
Đại Tây Dương
ấn Độ Dương
Bắc Băng Dương
Nam Băng Dương
Work with a partner. Look at the pictures below. Can you name the sea animals in each pictures?
TURTLE
SHARK
SEAL
JELLYFISH
WHILE YOU READ
Read the text and do the tasks follow
vocabulary
Bay Vịnh
Gulf Vịnh
Biodiversity sự đa dạng sinh học
tiny organisms nh?ng sinh v?t nh?
Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill each blank with oune of them. There are more words than needed.
gulf
oversized
biodiversity
challenges
investige
tiny
sample
provide
1. Some plants and animals are referred to as_______ organisms because they are extremely small.
2. Thanks to modern technology, scientists have been able to ________ the life of plants and animals that live under the sea.
3. A________ is the large area of sea that is party surrounded by land.
4. _________ is a term that refers to the existence of different kind of animals and plants which make a balanced environment.
5. These scientists have collected different_________ to analyse for their experiment.
X  X X
Task 2: Answer these questions:
1. What the percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by seas and oceans?
2. How do scientists now overcome the challenges of the depth?
3. What can submarine do to help scientists know about the undersea world?
4. What can we learn from the satellite photos?
5. What are three groups of marine plants and animals?
6. What would happen if the sea biodiversity were not maintained?
X X
lucky animals
FISH
DOLPHIN
LOBSTER
CRAB
BEE
TURTLE
SNAKE
FROG
Seas and oceans cover 75% percent of the earth’s surface.
1. What the percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by seas and oceans?
2. How do scientists now overcome the challenges of the depth?
They now overcome the challenges of the depth by using modern devices.
4. What can we learn from the satellite photos?
We can know a wide range of information, including water temperature, depth and the undersea populations.
5. What are three groups of marine plants and animals?
Three groups of marine plants are: some of them live on or depend on the bottom, some move independently of water currents and some are carried along by the currents.
6. What would happen if the sea biodiversity were not maintained?
If the sea biodiversity were not maintained, marine life would be at stake.
3. What can submarine do to help scientists know about the undersea world?
Submarine helps scientists investigate the seabed and bring samples of marine life back to the surface for further study.
After you read: Complete the summary by filling each blank with a word or phrase.
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)_______
Plants and animals
discoveries
huge
Closely connected
modern
Three- quarter
mysterious
biodiversity
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