Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 9: Undersea world - Lesson: Writing

ocabulary 
1. Task 1: 
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 populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental entrapment in fishing nets. 
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 
Have the largest brain of any mammals 
At risk due to hunting and their accidental 
entrapment in fishing nets 
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 do they eat ? 
-offspring? 
-How long do they live ? 
-special feature ? 
-conservation concern? 
Unit 9: Undersea worldPart D : Writing 
I. Vocabulary 
1. Task 1: 
2. Task 2: 
The table on the next page gives some information 
about the dolphin. Write a paragraph that describes 
the facts and fingures provided in the table. 
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 2 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 
CONSERVATION CONERNS 
At risk due to habitat pollution and accident fishing net entrapment 
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 canivores and they eat mainly fish. A female dolphin givs to one calf ever