Unit 3 Ocean Wonders Lesson A

Unit 3 Ocean Wonders Lesson A

by Kru Bank

- Exploring the sea further will likely result in the discovery of new plant or animal life, which might be useful to humans in areas of medicine or nutrition, for example.

- However, exploring the sea further is also likely to cause damage to rare plant and animal life. Some may argue that humans should spend their time and money in other scientific and environmental pursuits.

- For others, the seas are like space, a natural next place for humans to explore.

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Think and Discuss​

Look at the picture and think about the world’s oceans and the creatures that live in them.

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THINK AND DISCUSS

1. What's the most amazing sea creature you

can think of? What's special about it?

Open Ended

THINK AND DISCUSS

2. We've only explored about 3 percent of the world's oceans. Do you think it's important that we explore the other 97 percent? Why or why not?

​PRE-READING

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A. Look at the photo and read the caption on page 39

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​อ่านแคปชั่นหน้า 39

Multiple Choice

PRE-READING

A. Look at the photo and read the caption on page 39.

Complete the statement below.

This passage is mainly about -----

• problems with the world's coral reefs

• the special ability of some sea

  animals

• how some sea animals can move

  very fast

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PRE-READING

B. Read the first two paragraphs of the passage quickly. Then answer the questions below.

1. What kind of waters do cephalopods live in?

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PRE-READING

B. Read the first two paragraphs of the passage quickly. Then answer the questions below.

2. What are some examples of cephalopods?

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PRE-READING

B. Read the first two paragraphs of the passage quickly. Then answer the questions below.

3. What special abilities do these animals have?

They can change the color and pattern of

their appearance.

​​Developing Reading Skills

GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS

​Use information from the passage on pages 39-40 to answer each question.

(อ่านหน้า 39-40 แล้วตอบคำถาม)

Multiple Choice

Developing Reading Skills

GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS

Use information from the passage on pages 39-40 to answer each question.

1. Which sentence best describes the main idea of the passage?

• Cephalopods are some of the most attractive animals in the ocean.

• Cephalopods have an amazing ability to change the way they look.

• Cephalopods can communicate better than any other ocean animal.

Multiple Select

Developing Reading Skills

GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS

Use information from the passage on pages 39-40 to answer each question.

2. What are two reasons that cephalopods change their skin color and pattern?

(เลือกสองอย่าง)

• To send messages to other animals

• To play games with each other

• To hide from dangerous predators

​​IDENTIFYING PURPOSE

​Where in the passage can you find answers to the questions below?

Match each question below with a paragraph (2-5).

​อ่าน paragraph (2-5) แล้วจับคู่คำถามแต่ละข้อ

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFYING PURPOSE

Where in the passage can you find answers to the questions below? Match each question below with a paragraph (2-5).

a. What are cephalopods and what can they do?

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 5

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFYING PURPOSE

Where in the passage can you find answers to the questions below? Match each question below with a paragraph (2-5).

b. What does the writer think about reef squid?

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 5

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFYING PURPOSE

Where in the passage can you find answers to the questions below? Match each question below with a paragraph (2-5).

c. For what purposes do cephalopods mainly use their special skin cells?

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 5

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFYING PURPOSE

Where in the passage can you find answers to the questions below? Match each question below with a paragraph (2-5).

d. How can a reef squid send more than one message?

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 5

​Developing Reading Skills

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IDENTIFYING REFERENTS

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Writers often use words like it, them, and they to refer back to someone or something that was introduced earlier. Paying attention to these words will help you better understand how ideas are connected.

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​บทความที่อ่านมาจะมีคำ เช่น it, them, they ในการอ้างถึงบางคนหรือบางอย่าง

​มาหากันว่าแต่ละคำนั้น ผู้เขียนหมายถึง​อะไร

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The sentences below come from the passage. Read each sentence and look at the underlined word. Find the word or words that it refers to and write them on the line.

1. A cephalopod can move these cells toward or away from its skin. This allows it to change the pattern and color of its appearance.

คำว่า it

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The sentences below come from the passage. Read each sentence and look at the underlined word. Find the word or words that it refers to and write them on the line.

2. For example, cephalopods can blend in to the color of the sea floor, making them invisible to predators.

คำว่า them

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The sentences below come from the passage. Read each sentence and look at the underlined word. Find the word or words that it refers to and write them on the line.

3. This makes the squid appear much bigger than it really is.

คำว่า it

Fill in the Blank

The sentences below come from the passage. Read each sentence and look at the underlined word. Find the word or words that it refers to and write them on the line.

4. Amazingly, reef squid can send two messages at the same time. They can send one message on their right side and a different message on their left side.

คำว่า They

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The sentences below come from the passage. Read each sentence and look at the underlined word. Find the word or words that it refers to and write them on the line.

5. For example, when males are searching for a mate, they flash attractive patterns on one side of their body.

คำว่า They

​​BUILDING VOCABULARY

​A. Correct each sentence by replacing the bold word with another bold word frombthe passage.

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ให้นักเรียนอ่านบมความ และสังเกตตัวหนาในบทความ

​แก้ไขแต่ละประโยคโดยแทนที่คำที่เป็นตัวหนา

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BUILDING VOCABULARY

A. Correct each sentence by replacing the bold word with another bold word frombthe passage.

1. Something that is fierce causes great wonder or surprise.

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BUILDING VOCABULARY

A. Correct each sentence by replacing the bold word with another bold word frombthe passage.

2. If an animal is attractive, it is aggressive and sometimes violent.

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BUILDING VOCABULARY

A. Correct each sentence by replacing the bold word with another bold word frombthe passage.

3. The outer layer of the body of a person or an animal is called the pattern.

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BUILDING VOCABULARY

A. Correct each sentence by replacing the bold word with another bold word frombthe passage.

4. Water and ink are two kinds of skin.

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BUILDING VOCABULARY

A. Correct each sentence by replacing the bold word with another bold word frombthe passage.

5. If you are blending in, you are looking for something.

​​​BUILDING VOCABULARY

​B. Use bold words from the passage on pages 39-40 to complete this paragraph.

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​ใช้ตัวหนาจากบทความเพื่อทำให้ประโยคสมบูรณ์

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B. Use bold words from the passage on pages 39-40 to complete this paragraph.

Cephalopods can change the color and pattern of their ---?---. They use special cells that contain colored ------, or pigment. For example, male squid that are fighting change their pattern to show that they are ------. A squid that is ----- for a mate makes its skin more attractive. By changing the way it looks, a squid can send many messages. With such a special skill, cephalopods are truly ------ creatures.

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B. Use bold words from the passage on pages 39-40 to complete this paragraph.

Cephalopods can change the color and pattern of their ------. They use special cells that contain colored ---?---, or pigment. For example, male squid that are fighting change their pattern to show that they are ------. A squid that is ----- for a mate makes its skin more attractive. By changing the way it looks, a squid can send many messages. With such a special skill, cephalopods are truly ------ creatures.

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B. Use bold words from the passage on pages 39-40 to complete this paragraph.

Cephalopods can change the color and pattern of their ------. They use special cells that contain colored ------, or pigment. For example, male squid that are fighting change their pattern to show that they are ---?---. A squid that is ----- for a mate makes its skin more attractive. By changing the way it looks, a squid can send many messages. With such a special skill, cephalopods are truly ------ creatures.

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B. Use bold words from the passage on pages 39-40 to complete this paragraph.

Cephalopods can change the color and pattern of their ------. They use special cells that contain colored ------, or pigment. For example, male squid that are fighting change their pattern to show that they are ------. A squid that is ---?--- for a mate makes its skin more attractive. By changing the way it looks, a squid can send many messages. With such a special skill, cephalopods are truly ------ creatures.

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B. Use bold words from the passage on pages 39-40 to complete this paragraph.

Cephalopods can change the color and pattern of their ------. They use special cells that contain colored ------, or pigment. For example, male squid that are fighting change their pattern to show that they are ------. A squid that is ----- for a mate makes its skin more attractive. By changing the way it looks, a squid can send many messages. With such a special skill, cephalopods are truly ---?--- creatures.

​​GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

​A. The prefix in- can mean "not." Scan the passage to find two words with in-. Use the context to write a definition for each one. Check your ideas with a dictionary.

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คำว่า in- เอามาวางหน้าคำศัพท์จะแปลว่า "ไม่"

​เช่น ​inconvenience (N.) ไม่สะดวก

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​อ่านบทความและหาคำดังกล่าว

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GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

A. The prefix in- can mean "not." Scan the passage to find two words with in-. Use the context to write a definition for each one. Check your ideas with a dictionary.

1. [Paragraph 3] in ------

ในย่อหน้าที่ 3 มีคำว่า?

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GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

A. The prefix in- can mean "not." Scan the passage to find two words with in-. Use the context to write a definition for each one. Check your ideas with a dictionary.

1. [Paragraph 3] in ------ Meaning: ------

ในย่อหน้าที่ 3 คำดังกล่าว แปลว่า?

Fill in the Blank

GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

A. The prefix in- can mean "not." Scan the passage to find two words with in-. Use the context to write a definition for each one. Check your ideas with a dictionary.

2. [Paragraph 5] in ------

ในย่อหน้าที่ 5 มีคำว่า?

Fill in the Blank

GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

A. The prefix in- can mean "not." Scan the passage to find two words with in-. Use the context to write a definition for each one. Check your ideas with a dictionary.

2. [Paragraph 5] in ------ Meaning: ------

ในย่อหน้าที่ 5 คำดังกล่าว แปลว่า?

​​GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

​B. Read the information.

Use the context to match each bold word with a definition.

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​ตัวหนาต่อไปนี้แปลว่า?

Multiple Choice

GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

B. Read the information. Use the context to match each bold word with a definition.

You might think we have explored everywhere on Earth, but that is incorrect. Even today, our knowledge of the oceans is incomplete. In fact, we have only explored a small part of the undersea world. We are also learning more about the animals that live underwater. Scientists have discovered that a jellyfish, for example, is incapable of thinking for itself, as it has no brain.

1. Wrong; not true ---?---

• incorrect

• incomplete

• incapable

Multiple Choice

GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

B. Read the information. Use the context to match each bold word with a definition.

You might think we have explored everywhere on Earth, but that is incorrect. Even today, our knowledge of the oceans is incomplete. In fact, we have only explored a small part of the undersea world. We are also learning more about the animals that live underwater. Scientists have discovered that a jellyfish, for example, is incapable of thinking for itself, as it has no brain.

2. Not able to do something ---?---

• incorrect

• incomplete

• incapable

Multiple Choice

GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT

B. Read the information. Use the context to match each bold word with a definition.

You might think we have explored everywhere on Earth, but that is incorrect. Even today, our knowledge of the oceans is incomplete. In fact, we have only explored a small part of the undersea world. We are also learning more about the animals that live underwater. Scientists have discovered that a jellyfish, for example, is incapable of thinking for itself, as it has no brain.

3. Not including everything ---?---

• incorrect

• incomplete

• incapable

​Critical Thinking

​Think about the passage and write your answers in the space.

จากที่ได้อ่านบทความเบื้องต้น ​ให้นักเรียนตอบคำถามดังต่อไปนี้

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CRITICAL THINKING

1. Inferring. In paragraph 5, the writer refers to

the reef squid as a "master of disguise." What do you think this means? How else could you say this?

ในย่อหน้าที่ 5 ผู้เขียนกล่าวถึง ปลาหมึกในแนวปะการังเป็น "เจ้าแห่งการปลอมตัว" นักเรียนคิดว่าผู้เขียนหมายถึงอะไร? และนักเรียนสามารถอธิบายความหมายนี้อย่างไร?

Open Ended

CRITICAL THINKING

2. Evaluating. The Caribbean reef squid can change

its appearance in many different ways. Which one do you think is most useful? Give reasons for your answer.

ในทะเล Caribbean ปลาหมึกแสามารถเปลี่ยนรูปร่างได้

นักเรียนคิดว่าอันไหนมีประโยชน์ต่อปลาหมึกมากที่สุด?

ให้เหตุผลจากประโยชน์ดังกล่าว