Стр.104-105 Модуль 4 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 10 класс

Unit 4.3

1. Lead-in
   What do you know about humpback whales? Which of these sentences are true about them?
   1. Humpback whales are dangerous animals.
   2. They sing songs in short snappy bursts.
   3. They can hear each other across oceans.
   4. They face extinction.
   5. The hunting of humpback whales hasn’t been banned yet.
   6. They are affected by sea pollution.

   Read the text and check your answers.

2. RNE
   Read the text again and complete gaps A–F with the parts of the sentences marked by numbers 1–7. One part is extra.
   1. which they found could travel across entire oceans
   2. as the songs had generated money to fund his research
   3. which he described as “exuberant, awesome, uninterrupted rivers of sound”
   4. and many whale species were dangerously close to extinction
   5. which turned out to be very lucky
   6. which was under threat from mankind
   7. in order to examine them for pollutants

   Biologist and leading conservationist Roger Payne is the man who discovered that whales sing and that their songs can be heard across entire oceans. In 1967, a biologist named Roger Payne travelled to Bermuda to see the humpback whales that regularly passed by the island. An expert in how bats and moths use sound to locate their prey, Payne had recently resolved to use his expertise to help this species, A) _____. The decision, Payne says, had come about because of his increasing concern about man’s destruction of the natural world.

   Whilst in Bermuda, Payne met a man named Frank Watlington. It was a chance encounter B) _____. Watlington was using underwater microphones in his job for the US Navy. He told Payne that every now and then his microphones would pick up strange sounds, and his guess was that the sounds were coming from whales.

   From this chance meeting, Payne, together with fellow researcher Scott McVay, went on to confirm not only that the sounds on Watlington’s microphones were from humpback whales, but that the sounds were in fact songs, C) _____. At that time, commercial whaling was still in full force. Tens of thousands of whales were being hunted and killed every year D) _____. Payne decided to release a recording of the long and haunting humpback whale songs, E) _____. This unique recording was an instant hit with the public. The joyful sounds of whales singing placed the plight of these enormous but gentle creatures firmly at the forefront of the public’s mind. It helped lay the foundation for the ‘Save the Whales’ movement, which was instrumental in ending commercial whaling.

   In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) passed a moratorium on whaling. The humpback whale has partially recovered since then, but they are still an endangered species. Today, Payne is still turning to this magnificent creature to show mankind its folly. He has recently collected many tiny skin and blubber samples from sperm whales F) _____. Preliminary studies have shown terrifying levels of man-made poisons are present in the samples. Payne hopes that when the results are made public it will turn the whale into a symbol of how mankind is poisoning the oceans.

3. Match the words in bold in the text to these meanings.
4. Listening
   Listen as you read the text again. Then choose the correct word to complete the summary below.

   Roger Payne is a biologist who has taken a particular interest in the 1) _____. He first encountered the animals on a visit to 2) _____ in 1967. It was during this visit that he met Frank Watlington, who told him that he had picked up strange sounds on the underwater 3) _____ he used in his job for the United States 4) _____. Payne suspected that these sounds might be made by the whales, and he started a research programme into the phenomenon with his 5) _____. Scott McVay. They discovered that Payne’s suspicions were correct, and that the sounds were in fact 6) _____ that could be heard over 7) _____ distances. Having made the discovery, Payne released a recording of the sounds which became very popular with 8) _____ and helped bring about the foundation of the ‘Save the Whales’ movement.

5. Speaking
   In pairs, ask and answer questions based on the text. Then take the roles of Roger Payne and an interviewer. Use the information in the text to interview Mr Payne.
6. Writing
   Think! In five minutes write four things you remember from the text.
7. Project! ICT
   What did you learn about humpback whales from the text? What else would you like to know about them? Work in groups. Collect information, then prepare a presentation on humpback whales. You can visit this website: