1、 1.Which of the facts in the video do you find most alarming? 2.What does the video want to tell us? 2 Several environmental problems we are facing nowadays make our future uncertain. Its time for everyone to take action now and make our planet a greener and safer place for our future generations. S
2、tarting out 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 Dangerous
3、or Endangered? Developing ideas Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks. Now compare your choices with the class. Share what you know about sharks. Read the passage and find out how sharks are described in the film Jaws. What is the function of para1 by describing the opening scene of t
4、he film Jaws? We see a woman swimming at night in a dark sea. Suddenly,she is pulled underwater. She surfaces,cries in fear, then disappears forever. 1.What was the films impact on sharks after it was on in 1975? 1.made people frightened of sharks . 2.sharks were bad animals. 3.started fishing for s
5、harks and killed as many as they could. The number of large sharks around American fell quickly, and soon fell around the world. 2.Whats the result? Why did people kill so many sharks? Why did people do finning to the sharks? fin finning People believed sharks were bad animals and ate humans.So they
6、 killed so many sharks. People finned sharks to make shark fin soup to enjoy and make money. How many sharks are killed by finning around the year 1975? A bowl of fin soup= The life of a whole shark Can the shark live long in the sea? How does the author introduce the unexpected effect of finning? W
7、hat did he do before 1975? What did he see? What did he do after diving in 1980?Why did author use this example? (1940-2006) Time before 1975 after 1980 Things Peter Benchley did Peter Benchleys views on sharks writing a book the film Jaws was based on fighting to protect sharks admitting that his b
8、ook was wrong dangerous and frightening animals People were a danger to sharks. Sharks don t target humans. Peter Benchley might feel sad for the sharks being killed; he might feel regretful for depicting the great white shark as a dangerous animal in his book; he might also feel angry about finning
9、. Complete the chart with words and phrases. before watching the film Jaws People have always been scared of sharks because they are considered- _animals. after watching the film Jaws More people are against finning and wish to protect sharks Peter admitted that his book_ _about sharks behavior and
10、fought _ them. Expert have proved that _as food, they attack people by mistake. Some people became interested in _ and more are willing to_ extinction. as dangerous sharks are bad animals that swimming in the sea fish for sharks was wrong to protect do not see people understanding sharks protect sha
11、rks from protect more frightened kill nomal fear frightened People who saw the film believe _ ate humans. Some people stopped _,while others started to _. The basic structure of the article. Sharks: Dangerous of Endangered? Para._ +Para._ _ Para._ + Para. _ _ Para._ More people want to _. 1 2 3 enda
12、ngered protect sharks from extinction dangerous 4 5 pangolin . Just as President Xi said, We should love animals, as we love ourselves. We should live in harmony with every creature. Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. 1 How are sharks described in the film Jaws ? A Dangerous. B Frien
13、dly. C Interesting. D Cute. 2 The film has many great effects on people except_. A it made people more scared of sharks B it made people no longer scared of sharks C some people stopped swimming in the sea D some people killed as many sharks as they could 3 One of the reasons why the number of shark
14、s fell is _. A lack of food B the climate becomes warmer C finning D pollution Reading comprehension 4 According to Peter Benchley, which statement is true? A Sharks are a threat to people. B People are a danger to sharks. C People should kill sharks as many as possible. D A large number of people w
15、ere killed by sharks. 5 The passage mainly tells us _. A people are scared of sharks B the film Jaws was a great success C sharks mainly feed on people D we should protect sharks from extinction The film Jaws tells us a story of a white shark 1_attacks and kills swimmers. It was 2_ great success, 3_
16、(attract) huge audience. People have always been scared of sharks, but Jaws make things 4_(bad). Many people started to believe that sharks were bad animals. Some people stopped swimming in the sea, and others started fishing for sharks. Nobody cared 5_ sharks were killed or how many were killed. Pe
17、ople just wanted them 6_(kill). 7_ number of large sharks fell quickly. This was not only due to fear of sharks, 8_ also finning. Finning is a type of fishing where sharks, 9_(catch) and their fins cut off. Peter Benchley thinks sharks attack people 10_ mistake. We should protect them from extinction. that/which a attracting worse if/whether killed The but are caught by 直击高考直击高考
