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Unit 6 Earth first
Unit 6 Earth first
1. scare v. _____ a. ______ a.
2. dive v. _______n.
3. target v. _______n.
4. fortune n. ________ a. ___________adv.
5. extinct a. ___________ adv.
scared
scary
diving
target
fortunate
extinction
fortunately
key words
Which of the facts in the video do you find most alarming
What does the video want to tell us
Watch the video and answer the questions
What are these numbers related to
130,000
25,000
150~200
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
450
50%
ice caps
clean drinking water
plastic bottle
extinct species
ocean pollution
toilet paper
disappearing forest
What are these numbers related to
130,000
25,000
150~200
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
450
50%
ice caps
clean drinking water
plastic bottle
extinct species
ocean pollution
toilet paper
disappearing forest
Activity 2
1. What environmental problem
does each cartoon refer to
2. What are the causes of these
problems
3. What do you think is the most
serious environmental problem
we face today What should
be done to help solve it
water pollution
deforestation
air pollution
global warming
These severe environmental problems we are facing nowadays make our future uncertain. It's time for everyone to take action now and make our planet a greener and safer place for our future generations.
1. Pollution:
water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, etc.
2. Global warming. 3. Climate change.
4. Overpopulation. 5. Waste disposal.(废物处理)
6. Loss of biodiversity.(生物多样性丧失)
7. Deforestation.
Possible solutions:
raising people’s awareness of environmental protection
taking public transportation;
understanding the concept of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle;
conserving energy;
emphasis on clean energy resources;
...
Live in harmony with nature
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.
Look at the title and pictures. What will the passage talk about
Step 2. Pre-Reading
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
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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
The 1975 film Jaws was a great success, 1.attracting(attract) huge audiences and winning many awards. People have always been 2.scared(scare) of sharks, but Jaws made things worse. Many people 3.who/that saw the film considered sharks as bad animals. Some even began to fish for sharks. As 4.a result, the number of sharks fell quickly. This was not only due to fear of sharks, 5.but also finning. After finning, the sharks 6.are thrown(throw) back into the sea where they die painfully. In 1980, Peter Benchley came across an awful sight. He 7.admitted(admit) that his book was wrong about sharks’ 8.behaviour(behave). 9.Fortunately(fortunate), more people become interested in sharks now, and they want 10.to protect(protect) them from extinction.
Read and fill
Practice
Post-Reading