选修 7 Unit 3 马林霞

Reading

Reading Old Tom the killer whale

First reading

1. The author mainly tells us in the text that____. A. the killer whales are easily trained B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales 1. The author mainly tells us in the text that____. A. the killer whales are easily trained B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales C. the killer whales kill the whales for their food D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water

2. Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to ___. A. give the whalers the information about a whale B. tell the whalers it is hungry C. help the whalers catch the whale D. inform the whalers to run away

3. Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died? A. Because they didn’t need a dead whale B. Because they couldn’t find the whale’s body C. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldn’t float up to the surface for around 24 hours. D. They had to do this because it was too late.

4. According to the text, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by____. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks

5.We can infer from the text that____. A. The killer whales may be trained by the whalers. B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves 5.We can infer from the text that____. A. The killer whales may be trained by the whalers. B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves C. The killer whales need no training for helping the whalers D. The killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them

Scan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the textScan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text 1. ______________was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station 2.___________orderd Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay 3. _________was swimming by the boat showing the whalers the way 4._________told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale 5._________was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers. 6. _______________knew that Old Tom would protect James. ClancyClancy GeorgeGeorge Old TomOld Tom JackJack JamesJames Red

After scanning, Let’s have a competition: (True or False) Pair work 1.There was no evidence that Old Tom was helping out the whalers? 2.The author compares the killer whales with a dog. F T

3.The killer whales worked as a team. 4.The killer whales dragged the whale under the water to feed on its body. 5.The whalers returned home with the whale’s body. 6. Old Tom didn’t help out James. T F F F

Skimming the text Skimming the text and put the following sentences into a right order

( ) George started beating the water with his oar( ) George started beating the water with his oar ( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat( ) Clancy grabbed his boots and raced after George to the boat ( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station( ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station ( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale ( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay ( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation( ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation ( ) Clancy ran down to the shore( ) Clancy ran down to the shore ( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale

1. what evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whalers? Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale

Evidence of helping the whalers throw itself out of the water and crash down again Telling the whalers there’s a whale out there

Evidence of helping the whalers swim by the boat Showing the whalers the way to the hunt

Evidence of helping the whalers Work as a team A ______ of killers are throwing themselves __________ the whale’s blow-hole to stop it _______; and some others are stopping it _______ out to sea. pack on top of breathing fleeing

Evidence of helping the whalers The killers started ________ between our boat and the whale just like a pack of _______ dogs. Then the ________ was ready and the man in the ______ of the boat _______ it ___ the whale and let it _____,then it hit the spot. racing excited harpoon bow aimedat go

2. what other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? 3. “The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” why do you think the killer whales behave like this? Because they knew that, together with theBecause they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good geed. DogsDogs

4. why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team Because he could see that some of the killersBecause he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blow hole while others were preventing it from swimming out to sea.

5. why do you think the whalers allowed the killer whales to drag the whale under the water to feed on its lips and tongue? 6.why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body? Because they knew the Killer Whales would leave the rest of the body to them Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later the surface until about 24 hours later

7.How do you think Red felt about the killer whales? 8. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? Red felt good about the Killer Whales. He appreciated the working relationship He appreciated the working relationship that the whalers had with the Killer Whales. Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

This text is two __________ written by an old man called Clancy, who was a ______ and hunted whales on the south-eastern coast of Australia at the beginning of the 20th century, when the ____________ helped the whalers catch the ______________ that were on their _________ migration. anecdotes whaler killer whale baleen whale annual Summary

HomeworkHomework Finish Ex.1&2 in page 22 in page 22