C. preventing the shark going closer D. dragging him back

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 w hales want to eat the whales after killing them

Step 4 Careful - Reading

• 1. ____ was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station

• 2.______orderd 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.

Step 5 Post - Reading

• 1. Put the events in the reading passage into this timeline. Write a sentence in each of the boxes. Three sentences have been given.

Step 6: careful reading

• 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? Why do you think the killer whales behaved like this?

• 3.Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?

• 4. Why did the whalers allow the killer whales to drag the whale away?

• 5. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?

Step 7 Discussion

• Describe the relationship between Old Tom and the whalers. What other animals help out humans in hunting