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课件网) Unit 8 We’re trying to save the earth! Section A 3a-3c 鲁教五四学制2011课标版 Do you know this organization? WildAid?is an international non-governmental organization whose mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes.? Use some words to describe sharks: large cruel scaring terrible dangerous big Where do sharks live? Do people catch them? fin Read the passage and match the main ideas. Para. 1 Para.2 Para.3 Environmental protection groups against “finning”. Some basic facts about shark fin soup. Some important facts about killing. Task 1 Read the passage and complete the fact sheet below. Where shark fin soup 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” In Southern China Around 70 million Over 90 percent WildAid, WWF 3a Task 2 Shark fin soup famous/expensive/popular Para one A bowl of shark fin soup ＝ The life of a whole shark Where is shark fin soup popular? In southern China. Para One How do people make a bowl of shark fin soup? throw the body into the ocean cut off shark fin Para Two The shark will die slowly without the fin. Read Paragraph Two and write down the key words. When people catch sharks, they_____ their fins and _____ the shark _____ the ocean. cut off throw back into cruel kind harmful helpful It’s not only but also to the environment. Task 3 ， Without a fin, a shark can _____ and _____. no longer swim slowly dies Many believe that sharks can never _____ because they are _____ In their food chain. be endangered the strongest In fact, around 70 million sharks _____ and _____ in this industry every year. are caught traded Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. a food chain 食物链 海洋生态系统 Many believe that sharks can never be endangered. Who is the real king of the food chain? Human beings Many believe that sharks can never be endangered. But in fact 70 million 90 percent At the top of the food chain in the ocean ecosystem People cut off their fins and throw them back into the ocean A shark can no longer swim and slowly dies If sharks numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life Save the sharks! Proposing Analyzing When people catch …, they …their fins and … the shark back into the… It’s not only…, but also… to the… Without a fin, a shark can … swim and … Sharks are at the top of the … in the ocean’s … If their numbers … too low, it will bring … to all ocean life. Around … million sharks are … and …every year. The number of …last 20-30years. Solving Environmental protection groups are … the public about … They have asked the … to develop … to stop the … shark fins. T A S K 4 Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 3b so although if but when Many people do not realize they are killing a whole shark _____ they ... ...
