Under the sea教案
one whaler yelled out and george ran ahead of clancy.clancy raced after him.they jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay.
next，find out during the hunt and after the hunt，what did the killer whales do and how did the whalers react?
suggested answers：a pack of killers are throwing themselves on top of the whale's blow－hole to stop it breathing；and some others are stopping it fleeing out to sea.the killers started racing between the whalers' boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.within a moment or two，the whale's body was dragged down into the depths of the sea.
the man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale and then let it go to hit the spot.
ask students to read part 1 of the reading passage again and put the following sentences into the 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.
keys：cfegbadh
story part 2
which was not the danger facing james?
a.being washed off the boat.
b.being carried away by rough waves.
c.a shark out there.
d.being attacked by another killer whale.
key：d
step 6 comprehending
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
2.old tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to ______.
a.give the whalers 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
3.______ killed the whale at last.
a.old tom
b.the killer whales
c.the author
d.the whalers
4.why did the whalers started 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.
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
6.we can infer from the story that______.