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ready. Prereading killer whales\killers blowhole baleen whale catch\ kill Reading Background of the story Writer Career Time Place Main idea Style Clancy a whaler the beginning of the 20th century anecdotes The killers helped the whalers catch the baleen whales Australia Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes. describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale. tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James, a whaler. ? The first anecdote ? The second one was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station. ordered Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay. was swimming by the boat , showing the whalers the way. told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale. was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers. knew that Old Tom would protect James. Clancy Gee Old Tom Jack James Red 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. 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. 3. Old Tom throws itself out of t