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D a tiz an d th e W h a le
S h a rk
This story is about Datiz, a fisherman’s
son and Splash, the talking Whale Shark.
The story takes place in Mantanani Island,
off the North West coast of Malasia.
Datiz loves the sea, especially swimming
with sea creatures. Datiz and his father catch
many types of fish to sell at the market and
to cook at home. The sea is so important to
the people of Mantanani.
Every March the whale sharks swim
past Mantanani as they migrate from the
Philippines to Australia. Everyone comes to
the beach to swim with them. Whale sharks
are the ocean’s largest fish, and they can live
to be 100 years old. Despite their enormous
size, whale sharks are gentle and kind. They
spend most of their time near coral reefs
eating the tiny sea creatures called plankton.
Datiz always waits for March to see his friend
Splash, the talking Whale Shark.
One day Datiz’s uncle from the neighbour
ing island of Sapi comes to Mantanani. He
teaches Datiz and his father a new technique
called blast fishing*. “You will catch just as
many fish, but in much less tim e,” he says.
Datiz and his father try this method, and
catch many fish. When the other fishermen
see this, they all start blast fishing, too.
Soon, March arrives and Datiz dives into
the water to find Splash. The two friends
swim around the coral reef and talk about
the adventures they have had since they
last saw each other. Suddenly, they hear a
loud BOOM! They see a mess of bubbles,
broken coral, and dead fish floating to the
surface. They see a fisherman throwing fish
bombs into the water. Datiz has never seen
blast fishing from underwater. He is horrified
to see that it is destroying the coral reefs.
Splash says, “ I won’t see you next year. I saw
this happen on another island, and now we
can’t stop there, because there are no more
coral reefs and plankton for us to eat.”
Datiz makes a plan. First, he tells all the
fishermen on the island about what he has
seen. But the fishermen explain, “ Blast
fishing has given us more fish to sell at the
market, and the merchant doesn’t care how
the fish are caught.” Datiz realizes this is a
bigger problem than he thinks.
Datiz asks Splash to bring him to Sapi,
where blast fishing has destroyed the coral
reefs. Datiz is shocked when he sees no
fish and no colourful coral reefs. He takes
pictures to show to the people back home.
Datiz works all night, printing out the
pictures from the coral reefs of Sapi, and
learning more about the terrible effects of
blast fishing. The next day at school, Datiz
shows his class the pictures and explains,
“When we buy fish, we have to demand that
the fish be caught in a sustainable* way. If
not, soon we won’t have any fish!” The other
students rush home to tell their families.
Next March arrives, and Datiz is excited
to see Splash! The friends swim around the
reefs, which are still colourful and full of life.
Splash says Datiz, “Thank you for teaching
the people how to sustainably fish. The reefs
are so beautiful because you never gave up!”
b la s t fis h in g * or dynamite fishing is the
practice of using explosives to stun or kill
schools of fish for easy collection.
s u s ta in a b le * is causing little or no
damage to the environment, and therefore
able to continue for a long time.
U N IT 10 All the w o rld ’s a stage
I n q u i r y q u e s t i o n :
What is the role of theatre in our life?
I n q u i r y t h e m e :
To understand the role of theatre and its
stages of developm ent
In t h i s u n i t y o u w i l l . . .
^ listen and com plete the table
^ listen to the texts about different types of
theatre
^ read about the history of theatre
^ read and com plete the texts with suitable
words
^ w rite a letter and dialogue
^ perform a play________________________
A c a d e m i c s k i l l s : ______________________
^ listening for details
^ giving reasons
^ understanding main ideas of paragraphs
^ guessing meaning from context_________
1 a Listen and re p e a t th e new w o rd s .
audience, gesture, tragedy, stage set
1 b W o rk in p a irs. A n sw e r th e q u e s tio n s .
1) What is theatre?
2) When and where did the first theatres appear?
3) What types of plays were performed?
4) Who were the actors?
1 c W o rk in p a irs. Read and c h e c k y o u r ideas.
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