Unit 3 Reading OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE

Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.

accommodation n. 住所；住宿 a place to live, work, stay, etc. in pause vi. & n. 暂停；终止 a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again; to stop doing something for a short time depth n. 深（度）；深处 the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something

opposite prep. 在 …… 对面 adj. 相对的；相反的 completely different being in a position on the other side; yell vi. 大叫；呼喊 n. 叫声；喊声 to shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain or excited urge vt. 催促；极力主张；驱策 to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing

the land along the edge of a sea, lake or wide river offshore shore adv. & adj. 近海的；离岸的 n. 岸；海滨 away from or at a distance from the coast witness vt. 当场见到；目击 n. 目击者；证人；证据 to see something happen; a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident abandon vt. 放弃；遗弃；抛弃 to leave a place, thing or person forever

dive vi. & n. 跳水；潜水；俯冲 flee to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water drag vi. 逃避；逃跑 vt. 逃离 vi. 拖；拉；扯 to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground teamwork n. 协作；配合 when a group of people work well together

Skimming to get general ideas

1. The first story is mainly about ____. A. a hunting experience of Old Tom B. how Old Tom helped with whale hunting C. how the whalers killed a whale D. how killer whales killed a whale 2. The second story was told to _____. A. show killer whales were cruel hunters B. entertain readers C. show killer whales could protect and save people in danger D. show killer whales never harmed or attacked people. Skimming Reading Comprehension I

3. According to the second story, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by____. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks 4. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. The killer whales D. The whalers C. The author

( ) Using a telescope we could see that something was happening. ( ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale. ( ) Clancy arrived at the station. ( ) The men started turning the boat around to go home. Put the following sentences into correct order. Skimming Reading Comprehension II

( ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. ( ) The whale yelled out. ( ) We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay. ( ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale. Answer:

Careful reading to solve difficult points

1. witness (1) vt. 亲眼看到 Did you witness the accident? 你亲眼看到那场事故了吗？ (2) vi. 作证 ; 证明 witness to sth./doing sth. He witnessed to having seen the man enter the building. 他作证说他看到那个人进入大楼的。 (3) witness n. 目击者 ; 证人 She was called as a defense witness. 她被传唤作被告证人。

2. flee – fled – fled 逃跑；逃避；逃离 (1) vt. flee They were forced to flee the country. (2) vi. flee from The prisoner attempted to flee from the prison, but he failed. The alarmed people fled from the fire. 恐慌的人们从火里逃出。

3. drag vi. 拖；拉；扯 Why drag me in? 干么把我拉扯进去？ drag sb. out to a concert 硬拖某人去听音乐 drag the negotiation out for three months 把谈判拖长到三个月 drag on 拖延 ; 拖长 ( 声调、字眼等 ) drag oneself along ( 慢吞吞地 ) 拖着脚走

4. abandon vt. 放弃；抛弃；遗弃 Many people were killed by the chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese during the World War II. abandon one’s friend 背弃朋友 abandon a bad habit 革除恶习 abandon one’s hope 放弃希望 abandon one’s idea 放弃主意

1. This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt. 这是宣告猎鲸行动马上就要开始的声音。 “that announced there was about to be a whale hunt” 为关系代词 that 引导的定语从 句，修饰先行词 the call 。从句中用到 “be about to do sth.” 结构，表示将来，意为 “ 即将，将要 ” 。 课文难句精析

【拓展】 英语中有很多表示将来时的方法，在具体 运用中表达的内容又不尽相同，现将各种 表达法归纳如下： ① “be going to ＋动词原形 ” ， be going to 相当于一个助动词 ( 其中 be 有人称和数的变 化 ) ，与它后面的动词原形一起构成谓语。 用来表示打算、计划或安排要做的事情， 或在说话时已有迹象预示会在将来发生的 事情。

例如： Look! It’s going to rain. There is going to be a parents’ meeting tomorrow. ② “will / shall ＋动词原形 ” ，用来表示说话 时认为或预测会在将来发生的动作或存在 的状态。 will 用于各种人称； shall 只用于第 一人称。例如： What time shall we go there tomorrow? I will / shall go to visit her next week.

③按计划或安排即将发生的动作可以用 “ 现 在进行时 ” 来表示。这些动作往往都与移 动、方向、启动等有关。如： come ， go ， arrive ， leave ， move ， fly 等。 例如： Mr. Brown is leaving for Beijing tomorrow. ④在时间或条件状语从句中，表示将来的 动作常用 “ 一般现在时 ” 。例如： I won’t leave here until you come back.

⑤ “be about to ＋动词原形 ” 意为 “ 正要做某 事、正准备做某事 ” ，通常不接时间状语。 “be to ＋动词原形 ” 表示按计划或安排即将 发生的动作，或可能、一定会发生某种情 况。例如： They are to come to Guangzhou in November. ⑥用系动词 be 的一般现在时表示将来。 例如： Are you free tomorrow?

2. I had already heard that George didn’t like being kept waiting, so even though I didn’t have the right clothes on, I raced after him. 我已经听说乔治不喜欢等人， 所以尽管我还没有穿上合适的衣服却 跟在他后面跑起来。 句中连词 so 引导结果状语从句，该从句中 含有一个连词 even though 引导的让步状语 从句。主句中含有一个由连词 that 引导的 宾语从句，作谓语 had heard 的宾语。

even though 意为 “ 即使，纵然，虽然， 尽管 ” ，其引导的让步状语从句既可置 于主句之前，也可置于主句之后。例如： a. Even though I have to walk all the way, I will get there. b. I can still remember, even though it was so long ago.

【拓展】 和 even though 具有同样意思和用法的是 “even if” 。 连词 as though=as if 意为 “ 好 像，似乎，仿佛 ” ，引导方式状语从句。 例如： He behaved as though / as if nothing had happened.

Scanning to get detail information

scanning Reading Comprehension III Review the timeline of the passage. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. Three sentences have been given. 1 Clancy arrived at the whaling station. 2 Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay.

3 He saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale. 4 The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt. 5 The killer whale guided the team to hunt. 6 Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.

7 The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale. 8 The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.

1.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 1.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 scanning Reading Comprehension IV

2. 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.

3. Which of the following might be true? A.The author was for banning( 禁止 ) whaling( 捕鲸 ). B. The author was against banning whaling. C. Whaling was not banned at the beginning of the 20th century. D. The author thought it was Old Tom’s duty to protect James.

4. 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 help whales after being killed 4. 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 help whales after being killed

1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? 3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? 4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? In pairs answer the following questions. scanning Reading Comprehension V

1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this? Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale. Dogs. Because they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed.

3. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team? Because 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 diving or fleeing out to sea.

4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this? Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them. Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

In groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting? Group work

Old Tom had a strong relationship with the whalers. There was obviously a great deal of understanding and cooperation between them. There are many other animals that help out humans in hunting such as dogs, cormorants( 鸬鹚 ), otters( 水獭 ) and ferrets( 雪貂 ). In the past, raptors( 肉食动 物 ) were used to hunt rabbits, and cheetahs( 猎豹 ) were used to hunt wild animals.

The last whaling station in Australia closed in Whales are now an endangered species and protected by an international ban, but some countries oppose the ban. In groups discuss the reasons for and against banning whaling. Discussion

Quiz

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. I. Summary Working at the _____ station, I had _____ whales being attacked many times. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I _____ (sort 短语 ) my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an ____ (huge 同义词 ) animal.

“It is called Old Tom, the killer,” George said as he ran ahead of me. _____ the distance we could see that something was happening. As we _________ (draw), I could see a whale_________ by a _____ of about six killers. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was ______ by the killers down into the ________ of the sea.

Working at the _______ station, I had ________ whales being attacked many times. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I _____________ (sort 短语 ) my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an _________ (huge 同义词 ) animal. Answer: whaling witnessed was sorting out enormous

“It is called Old Tom, the killer,” George said as he ran ahead of me. ____ the distance we could see that something was happening. As we ____________ (draw), I could see a whale______________ by a _____ of about six killers. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was ________ by the killers down into the _______ of the sea. In drew nearer being attacked pack depths dragged

II. Complete the following sentences with proper words. 1. The police are appealing to the public for any driver who may have ___________ ( 目击 ) the accident. 2. The professor _________ ( 暂停 ) for a moment, and then continued his speech. 3. Before cleaning the bedroom, you’d better d________ the carpet out of it. 4. One week ago, my parents u_______ that I (should) apologize to him. witnessed paused rag rged

5. The childless old lady offered to adopt one of the children _____________ ( 遗弃 ) by their parents. 6. You do not have to y____; I can hear you clearly. 7. Have you heard of the frogmen _______ ( 潜水 ) for the sunken treasure? 8. Many German artists f_____ to America at the beginning of World War II. led abandoned ell diving

III. Translation 1. I had already heard that George didn’t like _________________ ( 等人 ). 2. I could see a whale _____________ ( 被攻 击 ) by a pack of about six other killers. 3. ____________________( 受了重伤 ), the whale soon died. 4. From James’s face, I could see he was terrified of ________________( 被遗弃 ) by us. being kept waiting Being badly wounded being attacked being abandoned

5. I ________________________ ( 把这个消 息告诉她 ) as soon as she comes back. 6. She looks __________________________ _________. ( 好像玩得挺开心 ). 7. He arrived home just in time to _______ __________________________ ( 他的兄 弟被带走 ) by the police. 8. The broken bike was found ___________ ______________ ( 被弃在河边 ). will / shall tell her the news as though / as if she has had a good time witness his brother being taken away abandoned by the river side

1. Surf the Internet to learn more about whale. 2. 发挥想象，连词成文 ( 字 ). Homework drag, witness, abandon, yell, depth, flee, opposite, pause.