人教新课标高二下学期选修七Unit3Warmingupandreading课件(2)

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 B skimming 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 A 3. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. the killer whales C. the author D. the whalers D 4. 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. C 5. The killer whale protected James by _____. A. fighting the shark B. killing the shark C. preventing the shark going closer D. dragging him back C 6.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 them A • _______ 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. Clancy George Old Tom Jack James Red scanning Read 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. ABC DEF G H Read the passage carefully and do the true or false questions. 1. There was no evidence that Old Tom was helping out the whalers. 2. The author compares the killer whales with a dog. 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. Keys: FTTFFF Read the first story again and finish the chart. a whale hunt Before the hunt The killer whale threw itself out of the ________ and then ________ down again. It swam by the ________, showing the whalers the way. During the hunt The killers were working as a ________. Some were throwing themselves on ________ of the whale’s blow-hole to stop it ________. Others were stopping it ________ out to sea. After the hunt The killers ________ the dead body down into the _______ of the sea, having a good feed on its lips and ________. water crashed boat team top breathing fleeing dragged depths tongue careful reading v Discuss in pairs and answer the following questions. v 1.How did Old Tom help the whalers? What evidence can you find? v 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why did he compare them with that? v 3.Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? v 4. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers? Discussing & speaking Evidence of helping the whalers throw itself out of the water and crash down again. Let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby. Discussing & speaking swim by the boat showing the whalers the way to the whale Discussing & speaking Discussing & speaking • 2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with? Why did he compare them with that? • Dogs. They behaved in a similar way, in a crazy way while hunting. They were eager to catch the prey. • 3. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away? • Because they knew the killer whales would leave the rest of the body to them. Discussing & speaking • 4. What’s the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers? • Old Tom had a strong relationship with the whalers. There was obviously a great deal of understanding and cooperation between them Discussing & speaking Homework • Surf the Internet and learn more about the killer whale and other marine animals. • Try to retell the story in your own words. Thank you！