Unit 9. Undersea world

Warm up
Answer the questions
Have you got any pets?
Do you like animals?
Do you like sea?
Can you swim?
Before you read:
Match the pictures with the names of some sea creatures
a sea horse
a star fish
sharks
a crab
a lobster
a dolphin
a humpback whale
a sea turtle
- Which of them are in danger and need to be protected now?
- Whales and sea turtles need to be protected because hunting them for meat is very popular, so the number of these kinds is reducing and they are in danger now. If we don’t protect them we won’t see them in the future
DOLPHINS
Dolphins live in the sea like fish, but they are not fish _ they are warm-blooded mammals like us. Dolphins are fascinating to many people. Stories of dolphins helping people have been reported. For example, dolphins of the coast of Australia and Africa helped fishermen in fishing efforts or occasionally rescued victims of shipwrecks at sea.
Since 1998, dolphins at Dolphin Research Center in Australia have been assisting people in another special way. People with health problems - cancer , hearing or vision impairment, or stress - take part in a program to improve their life equality and strengthen their spirit. Children with Down’s syndrome, which is a condition when people do not develop in a normal way, also show improvements after the program. Besides medical treatment, patients may spend time with dolphins. They may touch dolphins’ backs, have their feet kissed by dolphins, and play games with the animals. Hence, patients feel more positive and are able to forget about their stressful situations, learn new behaviors, and communicate more effectively with other people.
Despite the good things dolphins have brought to humans, many specialists are against using dolphins for entertainment, medical treatment, or any other purposes. They say dolphins are really wild animals that should be treated with caution because contract with people changes their behavior. Their natural habits to protect themselves from danger in the wild are lost. Dolphins are considered people’s friends, but they may harm people. When we give them food, dolphins may take the easy way out. They learn to beg for a living, lose their fear of humans, and can do dangerous things. While swimming with wild dolphins, we are disturbing these animals, which may get angry and bite the hand that feeds them. In short, whether friendly or not, dolphins should be left to live in their natural habitat.
Task a: The following statements can be true (T) or false (F). Check () the appropriate boxes. Then correct the false statements
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Correct the false statements:
2. Dolphins are fascinating animals because they help people in difficulty.
4. Besides using medicine, patients playing with dolphins may get better.
5. Frequent contact with people is not good for dolphins because they may lose their natural habits of protecting themselves from danger so as to survive in the wild.
6. Dolphins are friendly, but they may bite people when they are disturbed.
Task b: Answer the following questions
In story about them, what did dolphins do to help people?
What is the purpose of the program set up by Dolphin Research Center?
What improvements can patients with Down’s syndrome make after the program?
When can dolphins get angry and become dangerous?
Why should dolphins be left to live in their natural habitat?
They help fishermen in fishing or rescued shipwreck victims.
Its purpose is to help people with heath problems improve their life
quality and strengthen their spirit.
After the program, patients with Down’s syndrome feel more positive,
learn new behaviors, and communicate better with other people.
Dolphins can get angry and become dangerous when they are disturbed.
Because if taken out of their natural habitat, dolphins may lose the
habits of protecting themselves and may lose their fear of humans.
Task b: Find the words and expressions in the text with the following meanings and write them in the space provided.
animals that give birth to babies, not eggs - __________
choose an easy way of finding food, though it’s not the right way - __________
upset or worry (someone) - __________
communication - __________
do bad things to people who have been good to them - __________
Carefulness, attention to avoid danger - __________
mammals
take the easy way out
disturb
contact
bite the hand that feed them)
caution
Vocabulary
creature(n):
humpback whale(n):
dolphin(n):
shark(n):
lobster(n):
sea turtle(n):
sea horse(n):
crab(n):
star fish(n):
mammal(n):
fascinating(a):
shipwreck(n):
syndrome(n):
specialist(n):
take the easy way out(exp):
disturb(v):
down(n):
any being created with life; an animal; a man.
any being created with life; an animal; a man.
capable of holding the attention; absorbing
Discuss in groups.
Many people are against training dolphins to perform in the circus because it may injure these animals. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
After you read