新人教选修7-Unit-3-Under-the-sea--Old-Tom-the-killer-whale[阅读课件].pptVIP

4.The whale caught by the killers died and its whole body was eaten by the killers. 5.James was afraid of being abandoned by us. 6.No one saved James, and he was killed by a shark. Careful reading Read the passage carefully and answer the questions in pairs. 1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping out the whalers? 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale Work as a team Dogs. 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 the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed. 4. 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 fleeing 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. 主旨大意 1. What happened to James after he was washed off the boat? A. He got hurt by a shark. B. He was abandoned by the other whalers and felt terrified. C. He dropped his hope and was nearly dying. D. He was held up in the water by Old Tom and rescued. Discussing D 2. According to the text, which of the following is NOT right? A. The killers like Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers. B. The writer didn’t believe the killers could help the whalers catch whales before working at the whaling station. C. The whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by the killers. D. It was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea