SectionB1a—1esharkscanyouusesomewordstodecriblethesharks?__________big/largescaringstrong/dangerouscruel...afoodchainsharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean'secosystem.endangeredeco+system生態系統let'swatchavideoSharkfinsSharkfinsoupSharksarecaughtbypeople.Peoplecutofftheirfins.Peoplethrowthesharksbackintotheocean.abowlofsharkfinsoupawholeshark??While-Reading:SkimmingReadthetitle,thefirstandthelastsentencesofeachparagraphandmatchthemainideas.para1para2para3actionsenvironmentalprotectiongroupstakeagainst“finning”somebasicfactsaboutsharkfinsoupsomeimportantfactsaboutkillingsharksWhile-Reading:ScanningReadthepassageagainquicklyandcompletethefactsheet.WheresharkfinsoupispopularNumberofsharkscaughtandtradedeveryyearTwoenvironmentalgroupsagainst“finning”ActionsenvironmentalprotectiongroupstakeinsouthernChinaaround70millionWidAidWWFteachthepublicabout“finning”askthegovernmenttodeveloplawstostopthesaleofsharksWhile-Reading:CarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandcorrectthestatements.1.Manypeopledonotrealizetheyarekillingawholesharkwheretheyenjoyabowlofsharkfinsoup.2.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchain,butiftheirnumbersdrop,theocean'secosystemwillbeindanger.3.Manythinkthatsharksaretoostrongtobeendangered,sotheyarewrong.4.Becausetherearenoscientificstudiestosupportthis,alotofpeoplebelievethatsharksaregoodforhealth.when/eachtimesobutAlthoughsciencen.→scientificadj.Sharksarecaughtbypeople.Peoplecutofftheirfins.Peoplethrowthesharksbackintotheocean.Withoutafin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydie.thisisnotonly

cruel,butalso

harmfultotheenviroment.harm+fulharmfuladj.sharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean'secosystem.itwillbringdangertoalloceanlife.Ourhumansaretherealkinginthefoodchain.noscientifichavestudiesshownthatsharkfinsaregoodforhealthstopeatingstopsellingstopkillingReadthepassageagainandwhatarethesered“they”referto?While-Reading:Carefulreading

Manyhaveheardofsharkfinsoup.ThisfamousandexpensivedishisespeciallypopularinsouthernChina.Butdoyourealizethatyou'rekillingawholesharkeachtimeyouenjoyabowlofsharkfinsoup?Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharksbackintotheocean.Thisisnotonlycruel,butalsoharmfultotheenvironment.Withoutafin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydies.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean'secosystem.Iftheirnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbringdangertoalloceanlife.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecausetheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Butinfact,around70millionsharksarecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryyear.Thenumbersofsomekindsofsharkshavefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.Environmentalprotectiongroupsaroundtheworld,suchasWildAidandtheWWF,areteachingthepublicabout“finning”.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentstodeveloplawstostopthesaleofsharkfins.Sofar,noscientificstudieshaveshownthatsharkfinsaregoodforhealth,sowhyeatthem?Helpsavethesharks!Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharksbackintotheocean.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecausetheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentstodeveloplawstostopthesaleofsharkfins.

Environmentalprotectiongroupsaroundtheworld,suchasWildAidandtheWWF...

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