welcometoourclassUnit1ProjectProducingaTVshowSharkattacksSharkSpeciesWhalesharkBaskingsharkGreatwhiteTigersharkBluesharkWhatareSharks?Sharksarefishthathavebeenlivingaroundussincethedinosaurs.Malesarecalled“Bulls”.Femalesarecalled"Cows".BabySharksarecalled"Pups“.Moreinformation(shark/types.html)Othersharkfacts:Sharkshavefivetosevengillslits.

Manysharksmustkeepmovinginordertobreathe,thatis,inordertokeepwatermovingpasttheirgillslitsbutthisisnottrueforallspecies.Nursesharks,forexample,canliestillandfantheirgillstobringoxygen-richwateracrosstheslits.Becausetheylackaswimbladder,allsharksmustswiminordertoavoidsinkingtowardstheoceanfloor.Thesharkhassensesspeciallyadaptedfortheanimal'slifeunderwater.

Smellisashark'smostacutesense.About70percentoftheshark'sbrainisusedforolfactory(smelling)

functions.Experimentshaveshownthatsharkscandetectpreysolelybysmell,andthehungrierthesharkis,thelessstimulantneededtoelicitareaction.

Sharksaresensitivetolightandcandetectcertainobjectsevenindarkwater.

Justlike

catsandotheranimalswhoseeyes‘glowinthedark’.Sharksdohaveears.

Asharkcandetectsoundwavesanddisturbancesinthewater.Sharkscanalsosenseelectricandmagneticfields.

Fastreading:1.Aresharksfrightening?2.Howmanydifferenttypesofsharksarethereintheocean?Doallofthemattackhumans?3.Dosharksfeedonhumansiftheyhavethechoice?4.Whatarethethreetypesofsharkattacks?5.Whyhavesharkattacksbeenincreasingrecently?Threefiercesharks:FillintheinformationthegreatwhitesharkthetigersharkthebullsharkCarefulReadingReadthetextagainandtrytofindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.(Thetopicsentencesmayappearatthebeginningoftheparagraph,orattheend.)

Paragraph1:30outof400sharksmayattackhumans.

Paragraph2:Thechancesofbeingattackedbyasharkisverysmall.Paragraph3:Therearethreetypesofsharkattacks.

Paragraph4:Adviceonhelpingreducethechancesofbeingattacked.

Paragraph5:Threetipstohelpyouwhenattackedbyashark.Paragraph6:Donotbefrightenedbysharks.Fourpiecesofadviceto

avoidsharkattacks:

Don’tswiminthedark.Don’tswimifyouarecutorifyouhaveafreshwound.Don’twearbrightclothingorjewellery.Tryandstayingroups.Threetipstohelpyouifasharkattacksyou

Don’tpanic.Hitthesharkonthenose.Stickyourfingerintheshark’seye.Usefulphrases

paredto5.manymorepeople6.thelownumber7.feedon8.befittodo9.waitforsbtodo10.thelattertwo11.followtheadvice12.haveafreshwound13.bemorelikelytobedeadly14.overalongdistance15.wearbrightclothingorjewellery16.hitthesharkonthenose17.stickyourfingerintheshark’seye18.30timesgreaterLanguagefocusI’msureyouarecleverenoughtoworkthemout！Hehasmuch_______ofwinningthefirstprize.2.Thechancesareahundredtooneagainstyou,it’smost______thatyouwillsucceed.3.Whatdoesthelittledogchiefly__________?4.Don’thithim________head!5.Whynotwearsomeflowersinsteadof_____whenyougototheball?

chanceunlikelyfeed

ononthejewelleryPracticeSummarize

the

text1.Typesofsharkattacks2.Adviceonreducingthechancesofbeingattacked3.Thetipstohelpyouwhenattacked

Introducingtheproject:

ProducingaTVshowabouthowananimalusesitssenses.Planning

Getintogroups(6-8).Decidewhichanimaltofocuson.Clearassignments.

Theanimal’sname

It’suniquesenseDecidewhattypeofshow:Adocumentary,adrama,acartoon,othershowClearassignmentsEachmemberpicksadifferenttopictofindinformationaboutFood(whattheanimaleats)Habitat(wheretheanimallives)Size(sizeoftheanimalorpopulation)Mythsaboutthisanimal(whatpeoplethink)PreparingVisitazoo,watchananimaldocumentary,lookatbooks,surftheInternet……tofindinformationabouttheanimal.WhatiteatsandhowitfindsfoodinthewildHowitprotectsitselfHowitcommunicateswithotheranimalsHowitattackspeopleorotheranimals(ifitdoes)Howithelpspeopleorotheranimals(ifitdoes)Producing1.Focusyourresearchonhowyouranimalusesitssenses.2.TVisveryvisualsopicturesshouldbepresentedinaneasytobeseenway.3.Eachmembermustworkondifferentpartoftheshow,keepinginmindtheoveralldesign.4.Eachmemberhastoproofreadthewritingatleastonce,correctmistakes