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Unit 6 Earth first
Understanding ideas
How do you think of sharks
powerful
terrifying
ocean giant
cute!
interesting!
dangerous
man-eating
terrifying
fierce
horrible
cute
interesting
endangered
powerful
huge
Predict:
Which one may the author focus on, dangerous or endangered
fin
Reading tip: when you read a passage, the title and illustrations can support reading and help you identify the theme and context.
Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.
Paragraph 1 A. Peter admitted his mistakes and began
to fight for protecting sharks.
Paragraph 2 B. The successful film gave people the
impression that sharks were dangerous.
Paragraph 3 C. More and more people want to protect sharks from extinction today.
Paragraph 4 D. Jaws caused people to react differently.
Paragraph 5 E. Finning speeds up the drop in numbers
of sharks.
n. 鱼鳍
v.切去(鱼的)鳍
Organize the structure of the passage.
Sharks:
Dangerous or Endangered
Para 1+ Para 2
___________
Para 3 +Para 4
_____________.
Para 5
More people want to
_________________.
endangered
protect sharks from extinction
dangerous.
Read para.1 and find out the topic sentence.
Jaws strengthened people’s long-held idea of the great white shark as a dangerous animal.
Supporting details:
the opening scene from Jaws is teffifying
the film has a widespread influence
Jaw makes people believe that sharks are dangerous
What's the influence that Jaws had on people
Many people got frightened of sharks and started
to believe that sharks were bad animals.
What was the people's reaction
People were more of sharks.
frightened
Some people stopped swimming in the sea
while others started fishing for and killing sharks.
Read para. 2 and answer the following question.
support
Why did the number of sharks fall quickly
This was not only due to fear of sharks,
but also finning.
finning
People caught sharks and cut off their fins.
What will happen to the sharks without their fins
The sharks are thrown back into the sea where they die slowly and painfully.
A bowl of
shark fin soup
A life of
a shark
Read para. 3 and answer the following question.
Peter Benchley
1975
1980
His book was made
into the film Jaws.
Sharks were_________.
He was ________ when
he saw sharks___________.
Sharks were__________.
dangerous
diving
being killed
endangered
misunderstanding
protect sharks
from extinction
Event
Opinion
Read para. 4 and answer the following question.
some people’s attitudes towards sharks are changing!
How does people’s attitude towards sharks change
Read para. 5 and answer the following question.
be more
frightened
want to protect
be scared
some people’s attitudes towards sharks have changed!
Complete the chart 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_____________________.
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_________________________.
as dangerous animals
sharks were bad animals that ate humans.
swimming in the sea
fish for sharks
fear of sharks and finning
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 intersted 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
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
1. To criticize 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’s about sharks and recommend the film and
the book to them.
In movie
In reality
We should
take action !
How can we protect sharks
natural reserves
How can we protect sharks
say no to shark fin soup
raise our awareness of protecting them
stop polluting the ocean
obey the laws of stopping illegal killing
protect reserves
get more information about sharks
Assignment
Try to write a persuasive letter about protecting sharks.
(you can search more information online. )
Suggested websites:
1. 中国珍惜野生动物现状
https://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/endangered_species/
2. 中国野生动物保护协会
http://www.cwca.
3. 保护生态的公益活动
http://www.earthhour.
Thank you