1、SHARKS: DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED?Understanding ideasthe film JawsDirector: Steven Spielberg Writers: Peter Benchley Whats your first impression of sharks? There are over three hundred different species of shark. The unusual thing about all these fish is the fact that they have no bones! Their entire
2、skeleton (骨架骨架) is made up of cartilage (软骨软骨). Different sharks have different shapes of teeth. The great white shark has very sharp teeth that are able to tear big pieces of its prey (猎物猎物). Most of sharks feed on sea creatures like fish, squid and crabs. The great white shark has been known to ea
3、t seals. Sharks have excellent sight. They also have a very good sense of hearing and pick up sounds of struggling fish far away. They also have a very keen sense of smell.Do you know anything about sharks? Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks. dangerous powerful endangered interesti
4、ng man-eating terrifying cute intelligent hugeAdd any more words you can think of to describe sharks and compare your choices with the class. Share what you know about sharks.More words: flexible, fierce, ocean giant, sharp teeth.Read the passage and find out how sharks are described in the film Jaw
5、s.Sharks are described in the film as dangerous and bad animals that eat humans.Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.Paragraph 1A. Peter admitted his mistakes and began to fight for protecting sharks.Paragraph 2B. The successful film gave people the impression that sharks were danger
6、ous.Paragraph 3C. Some people preferred to learn more about sharks after watching the film Jaws.Paragraph 4D. Jaws caused people to react differently.Paragraph 5E. Finning speeds up the drop in numbers of sharks.Read the first sentence and last sentence of each paragraph. 1. We see a woman swimming
7、at night.disappears forever, It strengthened.a dangerous animal.2. People .scared of sharks.; People wanted them killed. 3.the numer of large sharks fell qucikly; Finning kills millions of sharks a year.4.Finning would have.upon Peter Benchley. Only around six people are killed by sharks every year.
8、 5. Fortunately,. more people want to protect them. So the author mainly focus on “Endangered”.Work out the structure of the text. Sharks:Dangerous or Endangered?Para 1 + Para 2_Para 3 + Para 4_Para 5_dangerousendangeredMore people want to protect sharks from extinction.Choose the authors purpose in
9、 writing the passage.If we can figure out the authors purpose, then we can understand the text more deeply.Three basic purposes for writing an article: to persuade (说服读者说服读者)，to inform (告知读者告知读者)，to entertain (娱乐读者娱乐读者) We can figure out the authors purpose by the writing styles-a narration(记叙文记叙文),
10、 an exposition (说明文说明文) or an argumentation (议论文议论文):P (Persuade): comments on newspapers and most advertisements; I (Inform): books and articles from textbooks, encyclopaedia(百科全书百科全书), dictionaries, recipes or product descriptions(产品说明书产品说明书); E (Entertain): childrens stories(童话童话), cartoons or no
11、velsWe can also figure out the authors purpose from the following questions:E (Entertain): Did the author try to make you laugh? Did the author make you relax & enjoy the story? I (Inform): Did the author try to share information with you? Did the author teach you something new? Did the author tell
12、you how to do something?P (Persuade): Did the author try to change your mind? Did the author try to make you do or believe something?1. To criticize Peter Benchleys misleading description of sharks in his book and advocate the protection of sharks.2. To explain peoples misunderstanding of sharks and
13、 raise awareness of shark protection.3. To inform people about sharks and recommend the film and the book to them.Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.Please complete the form introducing the film Jaws.JawsThe release time1. _Based on the novel byPeter BenchleyThe opening sceneWhile a w
14、oman is swimming at 2. _ in a dark sea, she is attacked by a shark.1975nightThe plotA great white shark attacks and kills swimmers.The resultIt was a great success, attracting huge 3. _ and winning many 4. _.The influences People became more 5. _ of sharks. Many people believed that sharks were bad
15、animals. Some people stopped 6. _ in the sea. Other people started fishing and killing sharks.audiencesawardsfrightenedswimming A. Finning led to sharks number falling.B. Finning should be forbidden by the law.C. Its cruel for the sharks to be killed for profit(利益利益).D. Its the film that makes finni
16、ng popular.2.What is finning?3. What are fins used to do by humans?4. Whats the consequence of finning?Finn is used for swimming and keeping balance2. What is finning?The sharks are thrown back into the sea where they die slowly and painfully.3. What are fins used to do by humans?fin soup鱼翅汤鱼翅汤A. fe
17、el sorry for sharksB. become ashamed of his lack of knowledgeC. admit his misunderstanding of sharksD. give up writing to protect sharksA. Worried. B. Pessimistic(悲观的悲观的). C. Unconcerned. D. Optimistic.How do you like the title of this passage? Is it a good or bad title? Can you give another title to it?SHARKS: DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED?Indicate the specific topic; Attract readers interestSHARKS: TO BE KILLED OR SAVED?
