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While-reading： Skimming:
The passage is about two anecdotes, what are they?
Scanning:
1. Find a name from the passage to complete each of the following sentences. 1) _______was 16 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 and further away from the whalers. 6) _______ knew that Old Tom would protect James.
2. Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. (课本P21页第一题)
3. Choose the right answer.
1) What does “an enormous animal” in para 2 refer to? A. a killer whale B. a whale
C. a kind of fish D. not mentioned
2) Old Tom threw itself out of the water and then crashed down in order to _______. A. breathe in more air B. catch the whale
C. communicate with other killers
D. give the whalers the information about the whale
3) By writing anecdote 2 the writer wanted us to know _____. A. James was washed off the boat
B. It’s very dangerous to hunt in the sea C. It was Old Tom who saved James
D. Killer whales will protect people in the sea 4) What does “terrified” mean in para. 15? A. satisfied B. afraid C. surprised D. annoyed
5) 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. Discuss these questions in groups.（课本P21页第二题）
5. Read the second anecdote and fill in the blanks.
6. Group work
In groups, describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. Do you know some other animals help out humans in hunting?
post-reading 1. Discussion
The last whaling station in Australia closed in 1978. 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.
2. Fill in the blanks to finish the Summary of the text and then try to retell it.
When I worked at the whaling station, I _________that the killers helped whalers catch huge whales many times. One afternoon I was sorting out my accommodation ________ I heard a loud noise _______ from the bay. I saw an enormous animal which was black and white and fish-shaped. George told me it was Old Tom. Then he ran _________ me and I followed him. As we drew closer, we could see a whale _____________ (attack) by a pack of about six other killers. In the end, the whale was badly wounded, and its body was _________ by the killers down into the ______ of the sea.
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