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课件网) Section A (3a-3b) Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth! 学习目标 Key words & phrases: shark,fin,cruel,harmful,be harmful to,at the top of,chain,the food chain,ecosystem,industry,law,scientific Key sentences: 1.But do you realize that you are killng a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup? 2. But in fact ,around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year. Lead in shark/?ɑ:(r)k / n. 鲨鱼 fins/fInz/ n.（鱼）鳍 chain [t?e?n] n. 链子；链条 cruel [kru:?l] adj. 残酷的；残忍的 the food chain [t?e?n] 食物链 at the top of 在……顶部或顶端 at the top of the food chain ecosystem [?i:k???s?st?m] n. 生态系统 WildAid [?wa?lde?d ] 野生救援协会（美国） WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) 世界自然基金会 industry [??nd?stri] n. 工业；行业 science [?sa??ns] n. 科学 scientific [?sa??n?t?f?k] adj. 科学的；科学上的 scientific studies 科学研究 harmful [?hɑ:(r)mfl] adj. 有害的 be harmful to 对……有害 e.g. Smoking is harmful to our health. What do you know about sharks? Do you know they are endangered? Have you ever heard about shark fin soup? What happens to the shark? Pre-reading the shark is caught (catch) by people. First, the fins are cut (cut) off by people. Next, 切除 the shark fins are cooked (cook) into the shark fin soup by people. 鱼翅羹 Then, the shark without fins is thrown (throw) back into the ocean by people. 扔回到…... Finally, What will happen to the shark? What should we do? ? ? ? Problem Facts Solution Skimming and matching While-reading the title key words how facts key words solution Read Para 1 and make T for true or F for false. F T ( )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. in southern China. = each time = While-reading Scanning and answering para.1 Find out the topic sentence in this paragraph. para.2 Scanning and finding While-reading This is not only cruel, but also harmful to the environment. fact para.2 Scanning and finding While-reading When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. fact What’s the fact? This is not only cruel, but also harmful to the environment. para.2 cruel harmful Why is it cruel ? When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. Without a fin, a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies. Why is it harmful to the environment ? 1.Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. 2.If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. fact This is not only cruel, but also harmful to the environment. para.2 Sharks can never be endangered. ( ) F Read Para 2 again and make T for true or F for false: para.2 in fact 2. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen (fall) by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years. 1. Around 70 million sharks are caught (catch) and traded (trade) in this indust ... ...
