1、unit 6 Earth first-Understanding ideasPeter Benchley(19402006)was an American author and screenwriter.He is best known for his best-selling novel Jaws,which was later adapted as a film by Steven Spielberg.Some of his other works were also adapted for cinema,including The Deep,The Island and White Sh
2、ark.Benchley later regretted writing sensationalist works about sharks,and became a strong advocate for marine conservation.Do you agree with them?Compare your choices with tothers.Share with others.Before reading this passage,please try to make a prediction of this passage.1.We see a woman swimming
3、 at night in a dark sea.Suddenly,she is pulled underwater.She surfaces,cries in fear,then disappears forever.This is the opening scene from the 1975 film Jaws,showing a shark attack.It tells the story of a great white shark that attacks and kills swimmers.Jaws was a great success,attracting huge aud
4、iences and winning many awards.It strengthened peoples long-held idea of the great white shark as a dangerous animal.People had a idea that the great white shark is dangerous.2.People have always been scared of sharks,but Jaws made things worse.It made people frightened of sharks,especially of the g
5、reat white shark.Many people who saw the film started to believe that sharks were bad animals that ate humans.Some people stopped swimming in the sea,afraid of the horrible creature from the film.Other people started fishing for sharks,killing as many as they could.At that time,nobody cared if shark
6、s were killed,or how many were killed.People just wanted them killed.People became more scared of sharks.3.After 1975,the number of large sharks around America fell quickly,and soon fell around the world.This was not only due to fear of sharks,but also finning.Finning is a type of fishing where shar
7、ks are caught and their fins cut off.The sharks are thrown back into the sea where they die slowly and painfully.The fins are used in shark fin soup.Finning kills millions of sharks a year.Sharks decreased because people fear of sharks and finning.4.Finning would have an unexpected effect upon Peter
8、 Benchley,the man who wrote the book the film Jaws was based on.In 1980,Benchley was diving when he came across an awful sight.It was an area where fishermen were finning,and the sea floor was covered with dead sharks.Benchley saw sharks being killed and this caused a deep change in him.He came to s
9、ee people as a danger to sharks,rather than the other way round.From that day on,he fought to protect sharks.He admitted that his book was wrong about sharks behaviour.“Sharks dont target humans,”he said.Experts have proved that sharks do not see people as food,and they attack us by mistake.Only aro
10、und six people are killed by sharks every year.Peter Benchley admitted that his book was wrong about sharks behaviour.4.Finning would have an unexpected effect upon Peter Benchley,the man who wrote the book the film Jaws was based on.In 1980,Benchley was diving when he came across an awful sight.It
11、was an area where fishermen were finning,and the sea floor was covered with dead sharks.Benchley saw sharks being killed and this caused a deep change in him.He came to see people as a danger to sharks,rather than the other way round.From that day on,he fought to protect sharks.He admitted that his
12、book was wrong about sharks behaviour.“Sharks dont target humans,”he said.Experts have proved that sharks do not see people as food,and they attack us by mistake.Only around six people are killed by sharks every year.5.Fortunately,not everyone who watched the film Jaws became afraid of sharks some b
13、ecame interested in understanding them.Today,as we learn more about sharks,more people than ever want to protect them from extinction.More people wnat to protect the sharks from extinction.Before the film Jaws：After the film Jaws：Today：Para.1Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A.Finning is a cruel way for s
14、harks.B.Introduction C.People want to protect sharks.D.Finning had an influence on Peter Benchley.E.Jaws made people killed sharks.How do you think Peter Benchley felt after diving in 1980?What other flms or books do you know that feature wild animals?Do they“paint”a good or bad picture of these ani
15、mals?Complete this blanks.People have a normal fear of sharks.People is alwaysscared of sharks because they are 1_.dangerous animals Complete this blanks.People are frightened of sharks.People saw the film and believed 2_ Some people stopped 3_ while others started to 4_.The number of sharks fell du
16、e to 5_.sharks were bad animals.swimming fish sharks fearness and finningComplete this blanks.More people are against finning and wish to protect sharks.Peter Benchley admitted that his book 6_ Experts have proved that 8_,and they attack us by mistake.Some people were intersted in 9_ and are willing to 10_.was wrong sharks do not see people as food sharks protect sharks 21 Thank you
