内容正文:
SHARKS:
DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED?
Unit6 Earth First
Learning Objectives
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To get the structure of the passage and the author’s writing purpose
To analyze how people’s attitudes towards sharks have changed;
To think critically about how to protect sharks.
Lead-in: What happened in the video?
A woman was attacked(攻击) by a shark.
How do you feel about sharks?
✔️
✔️
✔️
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SHARKS:
or
Endangered?
Answer the following questions and underline supporting details
Which paragraph(s) describe sharks as dangerous? What makes people think they are dangerous?
Which paragraph(s) describe sharks as endangered? What makes them endangered?
What’s the author’s conclusion of the passage?
Read for the structure
Dangerous
Which paragraph(s) describe Sharks as dangerous?
Read for the structure
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Which paragraph(s) describe Sharks as endangered?
Read for the structure
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What’s the author’s conclusion?
Read for the structure
5 Fortunately, not everyone who watched the film Jaws became afraid of sharks – some became interested in understanding them. Today, as we learn more about sharks, more people than ever want to protect them from extinction.
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Back to the title
What’s the author’s answer to this question?
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Dangerous
Endangered
❌
✔️
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To criticise Peter Benchley’s misleading description of sharks in his book and advocate the protection of sharks.
To explain people’s misunderstanding of sharks and raise awareness of shark protection.
To inform people about sharks and recommend the film and the book to them.
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
Sharks are dangerous
Read for the writing purpose
Read for the details
Read the passage again and find out how people’ s attitudes towards sharks have changed ?
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In the beginning
After watching Jaws
In the 1980s
Things people did
Attitudes they held
Today
People have always been ____________ of sharks.
Jaws made things worse. Many people believe sharks are ____________________________.
Some people stopped___________.
Other people started ___________.
Benchley admitted that ______________________
and sharks don’t _________ humans. Experts’ ve proved ________________and they attack us ______________.
As we learn more about sharks, more people than ever want to________________
Scared
More scared
Angry/hate
Realize their
Misunderstanding
regret to kill
Protect sharks
scared
bad animals that ate humans
swimming…
fishing for sharks
his book was wrong…
target
sharks don’t see people as food
by mistakes
protect sharks from extinction
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Critical thinking
What can we do to protect sharks?
Senior high students
Government
Experts
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Show time
What can we do to protect the sharks?
Critical thinking
Experts
Government
Senior high students
raise awareness of protecting sharks
stop polluting the ocean
refuse to eat/buy sharks
set up nature reserves
(自然保护区)
pass laws to stop illegal killing
educate the public
do more research
offer more findings about sharks.
Human beings should live in ______________with wild animals.
harmony
Self-Evaluation
Homework
假定你是李华,刚刚加入世界自然基金会(WWF),请你以How to protect sharks为题,写一篇短文,号召大家保护鲨鱼。内容包括:
鲨鱼现状;
保护措施 ;
发出号召。
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How to protect sharks?
Thank you
Protect wildlife for a harmonious Earth!
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