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Unit 6 Earth first
Understanding ideas
目录
contents
Pre-reading
I
Language points
IV
Fast reading
II
Homework
V
Intensive reading
III
VI
Post-reading
Ⅰ
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
Brainstorm: think of words and phrases related to the environmental problems.
Pollution:
water pollution,
air pollution,
soil pollution, etc
Deforestation
Global warming
Overpopulation
Loss of biodiversity
Climate change
Waste disposal
Look at the cartoons in the book and answer the questions.
1. What environmental problem does each cartoon refer to
Water pollution; deforestation; air pollution; global warming.
2. What do you think is the most serious environmental problem we face today What should be done to help solve it
Pre-reading
Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks. Add any more you can think of.
dangerous
powerful
endangered
interesting
man-eating
terrifying
cute
intelligent
huge
flexible, fierce, ocean giant, sharp teeth ...
Pre-reading
Free talk: Have you ever seen the film Jaws
Tell something about it.
Pre-reading
Ⅱ
Fast reading
Fast reading
Read the passage 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.
Fast reading: The structure of the text
Sharks:
Dangerous or Endangered
Para 1 + Para 2
dangerous
Para 3 + Para 4
endangered
Para 5
More people want to protect
sharks from extinction.
III
Intensive reading
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
Complete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expressions from the passage.
People have a normal fear of sharks.
People have always been scared of sharks because they are considered
1. __________________.
as dangerous animals
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
Complete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expressions from the passage.
People are more frightened of sharks.
People who saw the film Jaws believed
2. _________________________________.
Some people stopped 3. _________________ while others started to 4. _____________.
The number of large sharks fell quickly due to 5.______________________.
sharks were bad animals that ate humans
swimming in the sea
fish for sharks
fear of sharks and finning
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
Complete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expressions from the passage.
More people are against finning and wish to protect sharks.
Peter Benchley admitted that his book 6. ________________
______________ and fought 7. _________ them.
Experts have proved that 8. __________________________, and they attack us by mistake.
Some people became interested in 9. ___________________ and more are willing to 10. _________________________.
was wrong about
sharks’ behaviour
to protect
sharks do not see people as food
understanding sharks
protect sharks from extinction
Intensive reading: Writing purpose
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
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.
Ⅳ
Post-reading
1. How do you think Peter Benchley
felt after diving in 1980
Post-reading: Think and Share
Possible answers :
Peter Benchley might feel sad for the sharks being killed; he might feel regretful for depicting the great white shark as a dangerous animal in his book; he might also feel angry about finning.
2. 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.
Post-reading: Think and Share
Language points
Ⅴ
strengthen environmental protection 加强环境保护
strengthen the awareness 增强意识
strong adj strength n
1. strengthen v 加强
Language points: Important words and expressions
2. the number of ……的数目
the number of 谓语动词用单数
The number of students ___________.
学生的数量在增加。
a number of:许多 谓语动词用复数
A number of people __________________ to deal with the work.
已雇来许多人处理这项工作。
Language points: Important words and expressions
is increasing
have been employed
I am willing to ___________________________.
我愿意承认我确实会犯错误。
Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds ____________
alcohol illegally.
14至16岁的少年中有多达2 / 3的人承认非法买过酒。
She _______________ the hospital with a high fever.
她因高烧被接收入院。
3. admit v 承认;准许进入
Language points: Important words and expressions
admit that I do make mistakes
admit buying
was admitted to
1. be scared of ____________
2. due to ____________
3. cut off ____________
4. have an effect upon / on ____________
5. be based on ____________
对……有影响
以……为基础
Language points: Important lexical chunks
害怕
由于
切掉;隔离
6. come across ___________________
7. be covered with ___________________
8. rather than ___________________
9. the other way round ___________________
10. by mistake ___________________
11. protect … from … ___________________
偶然发现;偶然遇见
被……覆盖
而不是
Language points: Important lexical chunks
倒过来;从相反方向
错误地
保护……免受
1. Jaws was a great success, attracting huge audiences
and winning many awards.
Language points: Important sentences
现在分词作状语
现在分词作宾补
I don’t want you getting into trouble.
2. Finning would have an unexpected effect upon Peter
Benchley, the man who wrote the book the film Jaws was
based on.
Language points: Important sentences
Paraphrase: Peter Benchley did not expect that finning would have a great effect on him.
气温升高会影响到海平面高度、旱情发生频率及更多方面。
A rise in temperature will have an effect on sea levels, drought frequency and more.
3. In 1980, Benchley was diving when he came across an
awful sight.
Language points: Important sentences
我们正要出去玩,突然下起雨来。
这对夫妻刚刚入睡,突然门铃声大作。
when 表示“当(某事发生)时”,相当于 at that / this time。
We were about to go out and play when it started to rain.
The couple had hardly fallen asleep when the doorbell rang loudly.
4. In 1980, Benchley was diving when he came across an
awful sight.
Language points: Important sentences
eg: I came across this book in a bookshop in my hometown.
come across 还有其他的含义,如“(感觉、想法等)被表达清楚”“给人的印象是……”。
你讲的话让人听不明白。
come across: to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance
Your words didn’t come across.
5. He came to see people as a danger to sharks, rather than the other way round.
Paraphrase: He finally started to realise that people are a danger to sharks, rather than the opposite.
Language points: Important sentences
come to do sth 相当于 to finally reach a state in which something happens or you do something。
过了几个月,她终于喜欢上了新老师。
She had come to like the new teacher over the months.
VI
Homework
Homework
Write an essay about a particular kind of endangered species and express your opinion on how to protect it.