1、Unit 13 Were trying to save the earth! SectionA(3a-3b) Save the sharks! 一、一、教学目标教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标语言知识目标 基本词汇基本词汇： fisherman, shark, fin, cruel. chain, ecosystem, industry, law, scientific. 基本词基本词组组： be harmful to, at the top(of sth.), take part in, throw away， develop laws. 基本句型基本句型：Were trying to sav
2、e the earth! No scientific studies have showed that shark fins are good for health. We should help save the sharks. 2. 情感目标情感目标: be friendly to nature, call for people notFinningany more. 3. 能力目标能力目标：use reading skill（skimming，scanning，careful reading）to get the main idea. 二、二、教学重教学重难难点点： How to cat
3、ch the main idea of the passage and how to call for people to protect the endangered animals. 三、教学用具：三、教学用具： Multi-media 四、教学方法：四、教学方法： Skimming, Scanning, careful reading 五、五、教学步骤教学步骤: Step1 Warm up Step2 Before reading Look at the picture, the questions in 3a and the title of the story on page 99.
4、 Then answer the questions below. (1)What can you see in the picture? (2)What may the passage talk about? Step3 While reading Task 1.Read the passage quickly.Find out what the main idea of each paragraph is? Paragraph 1Take action to protect the sharks Paragraph 2Sharks are endangered Paragraph 3Tal
5、k about shark fin soup Task 2.Some questions about Para1 Use three words to describe shark fin soup judge the sentences. Sharks fin（鱼鳍）soup is famous and expensive all around the world. Youre killing a whole shark when you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup. Task 3.Read the second paragraph and judge th
6、e statements T or F 1. People cut off sharksfins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. 2. 2. Sharks are in the bottom of the food chain in the oceans ecosystem. Task 4 Read Paragraph 3 and judge the sentences. 1. WildAid and the WWF are environmental protection groups in China. 2. Two environmen
7、tal groups appeal to establish laws to stop the sale of shark fins. 3. Sharks fins are good for health Step4 After reading Task 1. Retell the passage according to the words below. A whole shark has been killed each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup. When people catch sharks, they _ their fins
8、and throw the shark back into the ocean. Without a fin, a shark can _ swim and slowly dies. If sharks numbers drop too low, it will _ all ocean life. _ some kinds of sharks have fallen _ over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years. Task 2 After you read the whole text, answer the questions 1.What do
9、people do when they catch sharks? 2.What will happen to a shark without a fin? 3.What do the two environmental protection groups ask the governments to do? Task 3 Complete the fact sheet Where shark fin soup is popular Number of sharks caught and traded every year How government can help Two environ
10、mental groups which are against “finning” Step 5 Further thinking Discuss：After reading the passage ,will you have shark fin soup?What should we do ? How do you help protect the shakes? Step6 Homework. Try to write an article to call on people to help save the endangered animals. Can you imagine you are a shark and try to write a letter named “Help us, please!” to people for help?
