(共19张PPT)
Unit 13
We’re trying to save the earth!
Section A(3a-3b)
By the end of this class, I will be able to
learn how to pronouce these words and phrases ,and know the meanings of them:fin, cruel, harmful, chain, ecosystem, industry, law, scientific , be harmful to, at the top of, the food chain;
2. get the meaning by skimming and scanning;
3. know why sharks are endangered and think of good ways to protect the endengered animals.
Learning objectives:
Warming up
Look at the pictures and talk about the animals. Make a free talk about the animals in the whole class.
-Do you like animals
-What kind of animals do you like best
- Do you know some endangered animals
Warming up
Golden Monkey
金丝猴
Chiru
藏羚羊
Let’s look at pictures of endangered animals in our country.
South China tiger
华南虎
Crested Ibis
朱 鹮
Are sharks endangered animals
Pre-reading:
1.Let’s enjoy a video and answer the questions.
(1)Will sharks be endangered animals
(2) Do we need to save the sharks
腾讯视频:印尼残忍捕杀鲨鱼,个钓鱼池扔海里
2.Let’s read ,think and predict.
阅读微策略:了解文本并学会区分事实与观点
1. Where can you find the article
A. From a novel.
B. From a magazine.
C. From a diary.
2.What is it talk about
Air pollution
Animal protection
Travel
阅读微策略:通过标题和插图推断
while-reading(fast reading)
1.Read the title, the first and last sentences in each paragraphs and match the main ideas.
1.Ask people to save the shark
2.Talk about shark fin soup.
3.Sharks are endangered now.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
阅读应试微策略:排除法、关键词法
Have you ever heard of shark fin soup
What is it made of
Where is it especially popular
Is it harmful to the sharks
shark fin soup
2.Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
____ ____
can no longer ________ and ______
human activities
The writer’s attitude
throw back
cruel
harmful to the environment
What happens to a shark
cut off
swim
dies
3. Read Paragraph 2 and finish the mind map.
facts about sharks
at the top of the ______ ______ in the ________ ____________
70 million ________ and _______
______ by 90 percent
food chain
ocean’s ecosystem
caught
traded
fallen
3. Read Paragraph 2 and finish the mind map.
Let’s think:
1.Should we stop eating shark fin soup
2.If not, what will happen
3. Many people believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in the food chain, do you think so
3. Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
(1)How many enwironmental protection groups are mentioned in this paragraph What are they
Two.
WWF and WildAid.
(2) What have the groups done
They are teaching the public about “finning”.
They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark’s fins.
(3)Are the shark fins good for our health
No.
WWF (世界自然基金会) 英文全称作World Wide Fund For Nature,是享有国际盛誉、全球最大的独立性非政府环境保护组织之一。这一国际组织成立于1961年,致力于保护世界生物多样性、确保可再生自然资源的可持续利用,以及推动降低污染和减少浪费性消费的行动。迄今,该组织在六大洲的153个国家发起或完成了约12,000个环保项目。
WWF
WildAid (美国野生救援协会) 是一个非营利性的动物及栖息地环境保护机构,1999年在美国注册,总部设在美国旧金山,负责监控和协调世界各国各个项目开展的情况。它在纽约、曼谷、伦敦、华盛顿、北京、海参崴等地设有办事处。这一机构的宗旨是世界范围的野生动物保护及救助,其重要工作之一是野生动物保护行动 (ACAP)。
WildAid
Where shark fin soup is popular
Number of sharks caught and traded every year
It is popular in southern China.
The number is about 70 million.
How governments can help
Two environmental groups against “finning”
They can develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins.
WildAid and the WWF.
Post- reading: Check the answers
1. Many people do not realize they are killing a whole shark _____they enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup.
2. Sharks are at the top of the food chain, _______ if their numbers drop, the ocean’s ecosystem will be in danger.
when
so although if but when
3. Many think that sharks are too strong to be endangered,
_______ they are wrong.
4. _________ there are no scientific studies to support this, a lot of people believe that shark fins are good for health.
5. Sharks may disappear one day _______ we do not do something to stop the sale of shark fins.
so
but
Although
if
Post- reading: Fill in the blanks with words in the box
When we are reading, we must pay attention to the link words, because they will help you to get the meaning more easily and more clearly.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage and retell the article.
Some people like to eat shark fin soup, especially in China. But getting the shark fin is very . When people catch sharks, they
their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. The sharks slowly die because they can’t without fins. And it is also to the environment. Sharks are at the of the food chain. If the number of sharks drops too low, it will break the balance of the nature. Please say no to eating shark fin soup, and take action to save the sharks!
southern
cruel
cut
off
swim
harmful
top
How can we protect our animals?
We should protect their living environment.
We should not eat wild and endangered animals.
We should not wear or buy the clothes made by an animal fur.
We should ask the government to make serious laws to protect them.
Why don’t we ask more people to take actions to protect them.
Group –work: Discuss how to save the endangered animals (每位小组成员都要相处至少一个拯救濒危动物的方法,并推选一位同学总结在班级前说出来。)
Homework:根据以下提示写一篇英语作文
Problem
Facts
Solution
We can save the animals before it’s too late.
No sale,no killing.
Let’s make the world a better place.
Save the animals
Thanks for your listening!