(共17张PPT)
Unit 6 Understanding ideas
Sharks: Dangerous or endangered
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02
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Learning
Objectives
Learning Objectives
To raise awareness of wildlife
protection.
To learn the basic structure
of the text.
To use critical thinking to
analyze people’s attitudes to
sharks.
What's your first impression of sharks
Most of us hold the idea that
sharks are dangerous animals
and even can kill us.
Lead in
A woman is _________ when she is pulled underwater
by __________.
Watch a clip from Jaws and find out what is happening.
A woman is _________ when she is pulled underwater
by __________.
Watch a clip from Jaws and find out what is happening.
swimming
a shark
What is the function of para 1 by
describing the opening scene of
the film Jaws
To introduce the topic.
Fast reading
Para 1
People have a normal
of sharks.
fear
What's the influence that Jaws had on people
Careful reading Para 2
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 sharks.
Careful reading Para 3
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
Peter Benchley
decline
1975
1980
Careful reading Paras 4&5
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
The basic structure of the article
Summary
Sharks:
Dangerous or Endangered
Para.__+ Para.__
______
Para.__+ Para.__
______
Para.__
More people want to_____
___________________ .
1
2
dangerous
3
4
endangered
5
protect
sharks from extinction
The 1975 film Jaws was a great success, ___(attract)huge audiences.
People have been ___(scare)of sharks, but Jaws made things worse. Many people saw the film considered sharks as bad animals. Some even began to fish for sharks.As result,the number of sharks fell quickly. This was not only due to fear of sharks, also finning. After finning,the sharks ______(throw)back into the sea where they
die painfully. In 1980, Peter Benchley came across an awful sight.He
___(admit)that his book was wrong about sharks'________(behave). ___________(fortunate), more people become interested in sharks now, and they want__________(protect) them from extinction.
admitted
attracting
scared
are thrown
who
a
but
Summary
behavior
Fortunately
to protect
Fill in the blanks below.
Describe animals’ situation and discuss what we could do.
endangered
be threatened with extinction
treat them badly
kill them for money...
raise awareness of protection
make related laws
build nature reserves
stop illegal killing...
Situation
Measures
Read for use
Group Work
Wildlife Protection
You may organize it like this:
Para1 :
Para2 :
If everyone is involved in the
protection of wildlife, we’re sure
man will be a good friend of animals rather than their enemy.
Finish the writing according to what we have learnt.
Useful expressions:
It is high time that sb should
do sth
take measures to do...
It’s necessary for every citizen
to do...
In addition, we’d better do...
Moreover, ...makes sense.
situation
measures
60 words or so
No trading, no killing.
We are one family on the same
planet and our lives should be
equal.
Only when we protect the
wildlife can we live in
harmony with nature.
Homework
1.Polish your writing.
2.Make a poster about endangered animals
and call on people to protect them.
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
