课件10张PPT。ReadingOld Tom The Killer WhaleBackground of the story (p19)Writer
Career
Time
Place
Main idea
StyleClancya whalerthe beginning of the 20th centuryAustralia The killers helped the whalers catch the baleen whalesanecdotes_______ was 16 years of age when he went
to work at the whaling station.
2. ________ ordered 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 away from the whalers.
6. _______ knew that Old Tom would protect James.ClancyGeorgeOld TomJackJamesRedscanningRead the first story and put the sentences into correct order.A.George started beating the water with his oar.
B.Clancy raced after George to the boat.
C.Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
D.The killers started racing between our boat and the whale.
E.Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay.
F.Clancy was sorting out his accommodation.
G.Clancy ran down to the shore.
H.The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale.ABCDEFGH 1.The text is mainly about ____.
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
Bcomprehending2. 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
A3. _____ killed the whale at last.
A. Old Tom
B. the killer whales
C. the author
D. the whalersD4. Why did the whalers 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.
C5. The killer whale protected James by _____.
A. fighting the shark
B. killing the shark
C. preventing the shark going closer
D. dragging him back
C6.We can infer from the story 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 themA Describe the relationship between old Tom and the whalers.
What other animals help humans out in hunting?Discussion
