3. 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
and further away from the whalers.
• 6. _R_e_d__knew that Old Tom would protect
James.
Discussainly tells us in the text that____. A. the killer whales are easily trained
New words
witness
v. get ready for a trip by putting things into a box
pack flee abandon annual
v. to see, to give evidence n. person who gives evidence v. to leave, to go away from v. to run/hurry away from sth. adj. coming / happening every year
following is TRUE? A. The fierce killers would attack people
when they were hungry. B. The author didn’t believe the killers
helped the whalers catch whales at first. C. One of the whalers, George, liked
Pre-reading
Writer
An old man called Clancy
Occupation A whaler
Type of the anecdotes article (文体)
Place
Australia
Time Main idea
At the beginning of the 20th century
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
B. James was washed off the boat. C. It was hard to handle the boat in
rough sea. D. Old Tom rescued James from other
killers.
细节理解 2. According to the text, which of the
Killer whales helped whalers catch baleen whales
• Fast reading: Fill in the blanks with the names mentioned in the text.
• 1. _C_l_a_n_c_y__was 16 years of age when he went
water
4.What is the main idea of the first anecdote?
A. About a hunting experience of old Tom.
B. About how the killer whales helps the whalers to hunt a whale.
to work at the whaling station.
• 2._G__e_o_r_g_e__orderd Clancy to go to the boat as
there was a whale out there in the bay.
• 3. _O_l_d__T_o_m__was swimming by the boat
C. About how the whalers killed Old Tom.
D. About how the killer whales killed the whales.
6. What’s the main idea of the second anecdote?
A. Fierce killers, like Old Tom, could protect people.
being kept waiting. D. The killers could race whales as well as
excited dogs.
4. Why did George beat the water with his oar ?______ A. To frighten the whales away B. To call back Old Tom to lead the way C. To attract the attention of huge whales D. To send signals to other whales.
unit4 under the sea
READING Old Tom the Killer Whale
Killer Whale
What is happening in the picture ?
• baleen whale
Killer whales are attacking a baleen whale with whalers waiting by in their boat,harpoon at the ready.
showing the whalers the way.
• 4._J_a_c__k__told Clancy that they would return the
next day to bring in the body of the whale.
• 5._J_a_m__e_s___was carried by the waves further