(
课件网) Section A 3a-3b Translation. 1. 甚至河底都满是垃圾。 2. 这个镇上的每个人都应该参与清扫。 Even the bottom of the river was full of rubbish. Everyone in this town should play a part in cleaning it up. 3. 骑自行车有其它的优点。 4. 我买外卖食品从来不拿木筷子和塑料 叉子。 There are other advantages of bike riding. I never take wooden chopsticks or plastic forks when I buy takeaway food. Learning objectives 1. To have the awareness of protecting the sharks and respecting nature. 2. To understand the passage about the endangered animal – sharks. 3. To learn to use some words and expressions. The earth is badly polluted. What should we do to save the earth Let’s take action (采取行动) Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Recycle books and paper. Take buses instead of driving cars. There are some animals which are endangered. We should do something to protect the animals and the environment! Save the earth! Save the animals! The zoos provide homes for many endangered animals. 1. What do you know about sharks(鲨鱼) 2. Do you think sharks can be endangered Why 3. What do you think might cause a fall in the number of sharks Read and match the main ideas. Talk about shark fin soup. Sharks are endangered now. Call on people against eating shark fins. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 1.Shark fin soup is famous and expensive all around the world. 2.You’re killing a whole shark when you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup. True or false. (Paragraph 1) F T Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks. people enjoy _____ fishermen _____, _____, then _____ _____ decreased quickly a bowl of shark fin soup catch sharks cut their fins throw them into the ocean The numbers of some kind of sharks WildAid and the WWF are environmental protection groups in China. 2. Two environmental groups call on the government to establish laws to stop the sale of shark fins. 3. Shark’s fins are good for health. F T F True or false. (Paragraph 3) Where shark fin soup is popular Number of sharks caught and traded every year How much the numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen in the last 20 to 30 years Two environmental groups against “finning” southern China 70 million over 90 percent WildAid and the WWF 3a Read the passage about sharks and complete the fact sheet below. Retell the passage according to the words below. shark fin soup in southern China each time cut off no longer not only…but also… at the top drop be endangered the strongest around 70 million fallen by over 90 percent WildAid and the WWF develop laws scientific studies 3b Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. so although if but when Many people do not realize they are killing a whole shark _____ they enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup. 2. Sharks are at the top of the food chain, ____ if their numbers drop, the ocean’s ecosystem will be in danger. when so 3. Many think that sharks are too strong to be endangered, _____ they are ... ...