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课件网) Unit 6 Earth first Understanding ideas by Ada Understanding ideas Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks. Add any more you can think of. dangerous powerful endangered interesting man-eating terrifying cute intelligent huge Understanding ideas Now compare your choices with he class. Share what you know about sharks. Now let’s watch a video and learn something more about sharks. Understanding ideas JAWS JAWS《大白鲨》 1 Read the passage and find out how sharks are described in the film Jaws. Sharks are described in the film as dangerous and bad animals that eat humans. Understanding ideas 2 Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. 1 To criticise Peter Benchley’s misleading description of sharks in his book and advocate the protection of sharks. 2 To explain people’s misunderstanding of sharks and raise awareness of shark protection. 3 To inform people about sharks and recommend the film and the book to them. Understanding ideas 3 Complete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expressions from the passage. People have a nomal fear of sharks. People have always been scared of sharks 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 to4 . The number of large sharks fell quickly due to 5 . . as dangerous animals sharks were bad animals that eat people swimming in the sea fish for sharks fear of sharks and finning. Understanding ideas More people are against finning and wish to protect sharks Peter Benchley admitted that his book 6 . and fought7 them. Experts have proved that 8 . and they attack us by mistake. Some people became interested in 9 and more are willing to10 . People are more frightened of sharks. People who saw the film Jaws believed 2 . . Some people stopped 3 while others started to4 . The number of large sharks fell quickly due to 5 . . sharks were bad animals that eat people swimming in the sea fish for sharks fear of sharks and finning. was wrong about shark behaviours to protect sharks do not see people as food understanding sharks protect sharks from extinction SHARKS: DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED 1 We see a woman swimming 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 audiences and winning many awards. It strengthened people’s long-held idea of the great white shark as a dangerous animal. SHARKS: DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED 2 People have always been scared of sharks, but Jaws made things worse. It made people frightened of sharks, especially of the great white shark. Many people who saw the film stopped swimming in the sea, afraid of the horrible creatu ... ...
