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Unit 6 Earth first
P2 Understanding ideas
Brainstorm:
What will you think of when we talk about sharks
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dangerous
powerful
scaring
man-eating
terrifying
huge
cute
intelligent
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Different pictures voice different feelings.
Prediction: Will sharks be dangerous or endangered What is your opinion Why
fin 鱼鳍
Look at the pictures and the title
dangerous
endangered
大白鲨
disappear
surface
Skim the passage and find out the author's answer to the title.
Read for main idea
Endangered.
1. To criticise Peter Benchley's misleading description of sharks in his book and advocate the protection of sharks.
2. To explain people's misunderstanding of sharks and raise awareness of shark protection.
3. To inform people about sharks and recommend the film and the book to them.
Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage.
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What are people's misunderstandings of sharks
How do people protect sharks.
Read for main idea
was wrong about sharks' behaviour
sharks were bad animals that ate humans
swimming in the sea
fish for sharks
as dangerous animals
to protect
sharks do not see people as food
understanding sharks
protect sharks from extinction
Complete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expressions from the passage.
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fear of sharks and finning
Read for details
Sharks:
Dangerous or Endangerd
Para _________
dangerous.
Para ___ _____________.
Para ____
More people want to
_________________.
1 and 2
3 and 4
endangerd
protect sharks from extinction
Organize the structure of the passage
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Read for structure
Problem
Analyze
Conclusion
Peter Benchley's attitude toward sharks changes
Critical thinking
vs.
dangerous
cruel
endangered
admit his misunderstanding
fight for the sharks
Critical thinking
at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem
fins being cut off
to make shark fin soup.
The shark can no longer swim and slowly dies.
What will happen if the number of sharks drops
bring danger to
all ocean life
cause ocean pollution
do damage to
the environment
how to protect the sharks
experts offer
scentific findings
government
set up laws
ordinary people
raise awareness
Group work: What do sharks want to tell humans Help them tell their stories.
Before 1975, ...
After 1975, ...
Now, ...
Post reading
one earth
same right
co-exsistence
Homework
1. 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.
2. Read 4 passages about animals in the reference book and do the reading comprehension based on them.