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Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth! Section A 3a-3b : Reading Teaching aims: Knowledge aims: 1. To master the key words: shark, fin, cruel, harmful, chain, ecosystem, law etc. 2. To talk about animal protection. Ability aims: 1. To learn the target language by reading a passage about protecting animals. 3. To improve students’ reading and comprehensive skills. Emotional aim: Be aware of the importance of protecting animals. Key and difficult points: Key points: 1. Master the key words and phrases. 2. Improve students’ reading and comprehensive skills. Difficult points: Learn to talk about animal protection. Teaching aids: A projector, a video. Teaching procedures: StepⅠ: Lead-in 1. Greetings. 2. Show students a picture of a shark and discuss how much you know about sharks. (appearance/home/food/your impression) 3. Talk about why sharks are strong from the perspective of the food chain. 4. Watch the video and answer the questions. ①What are people doing in the video? ②Why do people do that? StepⅡ: Fast-reading Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Step Ⅲ: Careful reading 1. Read the first paragraph and write T for true or F for false. ( )The shark fin soup is famous and popular especially in northern China. ( )We have to kill a shark to make a bowl of shark fin soup. 2. Read the second paragraph and answer the questions. ①What do people do when they catch sharks? ②What does the writer think of people’s behavior? ③Why does the writer say it is harmful to the environment? ④What's the present situation of the sharks? 3. Read the third paragraph and complete the mind map. 1._ Environmental protection groups 1. _ 2._ 2._ 4. Work on 3b. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. Step Ⅳ: Retelling Retell each paragraph using the key words given to you. Step Ⅴ:Discussion Discuss what can be done to save the sharks. Step Ⅵ: Remember the opinions. Save the sharks/ animals! Save the animals. Save the earth! Save the earth. Save ourselves!