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B2U6 Understanding ideas
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Lead in
Watch a clip from the film Jaws and find out what happens.
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Lead in
Watch a clip from the film Jaws and find out what happens.
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Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks.
dangerous
powerful
endangered
interesting
man-eating
terrifying
cute
intelligent
huge
More:________
an endangered animal is sth that may soon no longer exsit
Main idea of each paragraph:
Para 1 a. Jaws caused misunderstanding and people are more scared of sharks.
Para 2 b. The number of large sharks fell quickly due to fear of sharks and finning.
Para 3 c. Peter found that his book was wrong about sharks and sharks are endangered.
Para4. d. Jaws strengthened the idea of sharks as a dangerous animal.
Para 5 e. More people want to protect sharks now.
Activity 1 Look through the text quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Step 2 Read for main idea
板书题目 根据学生回答:
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Sharks: Dangerous or Endangered?
Part 1: Para.________
_____________
Part 2: Para.________
_____________
dangerous
endangered
3
4
2
1
Part 3: Para.____
More people want to
___________________________
protect sharks from extinction
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Para 1 Jaws strengthened the idea of sharks as a dangerous animal.
Para 2 Jaws caused misunderstanding and people are more scared of sharks.
Para 3 The number of large sharks fell quickly due to fear of sharks and finning.
Para 4 Peter found that his book was wrong about sharks and sharks are endangered.
Para 5 More people want to protect sharks now.
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What is 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.
Step 3 Read for details
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions
What kind of story does the film Jaws