1、SHARKS:DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED Unit 6 Earth First Pre-readingWatch and think:What do you think of sharks?What do you think of sharks?Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks.Fast-readingRead the passage quickly and fill in the blanks with suitable words.Before the film JawsPeople had a l
2、ong-held idea that the great white shark is _.After the film JawsPeople became more _ of sharks.The number of large sharks fell quickly due to fear of sharks and _.In 1980Peter Benchley admitted that his book was _ about sharks behaviour.TodayMore people wnat to _ the sharks from extinction.dangerou
3、sscaredfinningwrongprotectFast-readingMatch each paragraph with its main idea.Para.1Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A.Finning,a cruel way people treat sharks.B.Brief introduction of the film Jaws.C.More people want to protect sharks from extinction.D.Finning had a great effect on Peter Benchley.E.Jaws m
4、ade people more scared of sharks and people killed sharks.Careful-readingA.To criticise(v.批评）批评）Peter Benchleys misleading（adj.误导的）误导的）description of sharks in his books and advocate（v.倡导）倡导）the protection of sharks.B.To explain peoples misunderstanding（n.误解）误解）of sharks and raise awareness of shark
5、 protection.C.To inform（v.告知）告知）people about sharks and recommend（v.推推荐）荐）the film and the book to them.（提高的意识）Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.Complete the chart with words and expressions from the passage.People have a normal fear of sharks.People have always been scared of sharks
6、 because they are considered 1_.People are more frightened of sharks.People who saw the film Jaws believed 2_ Some people stopped 3_ while others started to 4_.The number of large sharks fell quickly due to 5_.as dangerous animalssharks were bad animals that ate humans.swimming in the sea fish for s
7、harks fear of sharks and finningCareful-readingMore people are against finning and wish to protect sharks.Peter Benchley admitted that his book 6_ and fought 7_ them.Experts have proved that 8_,and they attack us by mistake.Some people became intersted in 9_ and more are willing to 10_.was wrong abo
8、ut sharks behaviourto protectsharks do not see people as food understanding sharks protect sharks from extinctionThink Share:Post-reading How do you think Peter Benchley felt after diving in 1980?Peter Benchley might feel sad for the sharks being killed;He might feel regretful(adj.后悔的）for depicting（
9、v.描绘）the great white shark as a dangerous animal in his book;He might also feel angry about finning.It depicts pythons as evil and It depicts pythons as evil and man-eatingman-eating animals.This animals.This misleadsmisleads the people,who have watched the film,to the people,who have watched the fi
10、lm,to be scared be scared of of pythons and even to kill them.However,actually like pythons and even to kill them.However,actually like sharks,pythons do not sharks,pythons do not targettarget people and they only attack people and they only attack people people by mistakeby mistake.Post-readingThin
11、k Share:What other films or books do you know that feature wild animals?Do they“paint”a good or bad picture of these animals?Say how the animals are described.Post-readingReflecting.What should we do to protect the endangered animals that look dangerous?Keep critical thinkingAlways try to find out the truthShow respect for lifeEach and every animal on earth has as much right to be here as you and me.PROTECT WILDLIFE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET
