Unit 6
Earth first
外研版(2019)
英语 必修二
Understanding ideas
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Lead-in
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
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Watch the video and answer the questions.
Which of the facts in the video do you find most alarming?
What does the video want to tell us?
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Lead-in
Look at the cartoons and answer the questions.
What environmental problem does each cartoon refer to?
What are the causes of these problem?
What do you think is the most serious environmental problem we face today? What should be done to help solve it?
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Lead-in
Do you know anything about sharks?
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Lead-in
Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks.
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Lead-in
Look at the pictures and the title.
Prediction: Will sharks be dangerous or endangered? What is your opinion? Why?
dangerous
endangered
fin 鱼鳍
disappear
surface
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Pre-reading
Read para.1 and find out how sharks are described in the film Jaws.
Sharks are described in the film as dangerous and bad animals that eat humans.
We see a woman swimming at night in a dark sea. Suddenly, she is pulled underwater. She surfaces,cries in fear, then disappears forever.
What is the function of para.1 by describing the opening scene of the film Jaws?
To introduce the topic.
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While-reading
What was the film’s impact on sharks after it was on in 1975?
made people frightened of sharks .
sharks were bad animals.
started fishing for sharks and killed as many as they could.
The number of large sharks around American fell quickly, and soon fell around the world.
What's the result? (After 1975, ...)
Read para.2 and answer the questions.
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While-reading
Why did people kill so many sharks?
Why did people do finning to the sharks?
fin
finning
People believed sharks were bad animals and ate humans. So they killed so many sharks.
People finned sharks to make shark fin soup to enjoy and make money.
Read para.3 and answer the questions.
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While-reading
How many sharks are killed by finning around the year 1975?
A bowl of fin soup= The life of a whole shark
Can the shark live long in the sea?
Finning kills millions of sharks every year.
How did people feel when they killed sharks?
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While-reading
Read para.4, think about the questions and complete the table.
Why does the author describe the changing attitude of Peter Benchley?
Time
before
1975
after
1980
Things Peter Benchley did
Peter Benchley’s
views on sharks
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While-reading
Time
before
1975
after
1980
Things Peter Benchley did
Peter Benchley’s
views on sharks
writing a book the film Jaws was based on
fighting to protect sharks admitting that his book
was wrong
dangerous and
frightening animals
People were a
danger to sharks.
Sharks don’ t target humans.
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While-reading
Why does the author describe the changing attitude of Peter Benchley?
Peter Benchley's attitude toward sharks changes
vs.
dangerous / cruel
endangered
admit his misunderstanding
fight for the sharks
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While-reading
What is the author’s answer to the title?
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While-reading
The basic structure of the article.
Sharks:
Dangerous or Endangered?
Para.____ +Para.____
__________
Para.____ + Para. ___
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Para.____
More people want to
_________________________.
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endangered
protect sharks from extinction
dangerous
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Problem
Analyze
Conclusion
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While-reading
Choose the author's purpose in writing the article.
To criticise Peter Benchley's misleading description of sharks in his book and advocate the protection of sharks.
To explain people's misunderstanding of sharks and raise awareness of shark protection.
To inform people about sharks and recommend the film and the book to them.
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While-reading
People who saw the film believe _______________________________
ate humans.
Some people stopped ____________________,while others started to _______________________.
Read passage again and complete chart with words and phrases.
People have always been scared of sharks because they are considered ___________________animals.
After watching the film Jaws
More people are against finning and wish to protect sharks
Peter admitted that his book ___________about sharks’ behavior and fought ________________ them.
Expert have proved that ________________as food, they attack people by mistake.
Some people became interested in ______________________ and more are willing to___________________extinction.
as dangerous
sharks are bad animals that
swimming in the sea
fish for sharks
was wrong
to protect
do not see people
understanding sharks
protect sharks from
protect
more frightened-kill
normal fear-frightened
Before watching the film Jaws
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While-reading
How you think Peter Benchley felt after diving in 1980?
What other films or books do you know that feature wild animals? Do they “paint” a good or bad picture of these animals? Say how the animals are described.
Think &Share
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Post-reading
Thank you!