Unit6Period1Startingout&Understandingideas新課導入視頻：SaveLifeonEarth課堂學習Startingout1Watchthevideo—SaveLifeonEarth

andanswerthequestions.1.Whichofthefactsinthevideodoyoufindmostalarming2.WhatdoesthevideowanttotellusThemostalarmingfactIfindinthevideoisthataround150to200speciesofplantsandanimalsbecomeextinct-nearly1,000timesthenaturalrateofextinction.Severeenvironmentalproblemswearefacingnowadaysmakeourfutureuncertain.It’stimeforeveryonetotakeactionnowandmakeourplanetagreenerandsaferplaceforourfuturegenerations.1.Whatenvironmentalproblemdoeseachcartoonreferto2Lookatthecartoonsandanswerthequestions.waterpollutiondeforestation濫伐森林airpollutionglobalwarming2.Whatarethecausesoftheseproblems3.WhatdoyouthinkisthemostseriousenvironmentalproblemwefacetodayWhatshouldbedonetohelpsolveitwaterpollution:

peopledroplittercarelessly;industrialwaste-waterdischarge...deforestation:peoplecutdowntreestomakingpaper...airpollution:illegaldischargeofindustrialwastegas...globalwarming:heavyuseofprivatecars...recyclesomeresources,carpoolwithothers,classifythegarbage,developcleanformsofenergy.Understandingideas1Tickthewordsthatyouwouldusetodescribesharks.Addanymoreyoucanthinkof.□dangerous□powerful□endangered□interesting□man-eating□terrifying□cute□intelligent□hugeNowcompareyourchoiceswiththeclass.

Sharewhatyouknowaboutsharks.flexible,fierce,oceangiant,sharpteethPre-readingHaveyoueverseenthemovieJawsorotherfilmsaboutwildanimalsCanyouintroduceittotheclassIntroductiontoJawsJawsisa1975Americanfilm,athrillerbynoteddirectorStevenSpielberg.

ItisbasedonPeterBenchley’s1974novelofthesamename.Inthestory,agiantman-eatingwhitesharkattacksbeachgoersatanAmericanseasidetown.Thelocalpolicechiefteamsupwithamarinebiologistandanoldsharkhuntertohuntitdown.2Readthepassagequicklyandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.Finningkillsmillionsofsharksayear.B.Theopeningscenefromthe1975filmJaws.C.Morepeoplewanttoprotectsharksfromextinction.D.Benchleycameacrossanawfulsightofdeadsharksandfoughttoprotectsharks.E.Jawsmadepeoplemorescaredofsharksandpeoplekilledasmanysharksastheycould.3ReadthepassageandfindouthowsharksaredescribedinthefilmJaws.Sharksaredescribedinthefilmsasdangerousandbadanimalsthateathumans.4Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.

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TocriticisePeterBenchley’smisleading

descriptionofsharksinhisbook

andadvocatetheprotectionofsharks.2Toexplainpeople’smisunderstandingofsharksandraiseawarenessofsharkprotection.3Toinformpeopleaboutsharksandrecommend

thefilmandthebooktothem.?SHARKS:DANGEROUSORENDANGERED1Weseeawomanswimmingatnightinadarksea.Suddenly,sheispulledunderwater.Shesurfaces,criesinfear,thendisappearsforever.Thisistheopeningscenefromthe1975filmJaws,

showingasharkattack.Ittellsthestoryofagreatwhitesharkthatattacksandkillsswimmers.Jawswasagreatsuccess,attractinghugeaudiencesandwinningmanyawards.Itstrengthenedpeople’slong-heldideaofthegreatwhitesharkasadangerousanimal.2Peoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofsharks,butJawsmadethingsworse.Itmadepeoplefrightenedofsharks,especiallyofthegreatwhiteshark.Manypeoplewhosawthefilmstartedtobelievethatsharkswerebadanimalsthatatehumans.Somepeoplestoppedswimminginthesea,afraidofthehorriblecreaturefromthefilm.Otherpeoplestartedfishingforsharks,killingasmanyastheycould.Atthattime,nobodycaredifsharkswerekilled,orhowmanywerekilled.Peoplejustwantedthemkilled.3After1975,thenumberoflargesharksaroundAmericafellquickly,andsoonfellaroundtheworld.Thiswasnotonlyduetofearofsharks,butalsofinning.Finningisatypeoffishingwheresharksarecaughtandtheirfinscutoff.Thesharksarethrownbackintotheseawheretheydieslowlyandpainfully.Thefinsareusedinsharkfinsoup.Finningkillsmillionsofsharksayear.4FinningwouldhaveanunexpectedeffectuponPeterBenchley,themanwhowrotethebookthefilmJawswasbasedon.In1980,Benchleywasdivingwhenhecameacrossanawfulsight.Itwasanareawherefishermenwerefinning,andtheseafloorwascoveredwithdeadsharks.Benchleysawsharksbeingkilledandthiscausedadeepchangeinhim.Hecametoseepeopleasadangertosharks,ratherthantheotherwayround.Fromthatdayon,hefoughttoprotectsharks.Headmittedthathisbookwaswrongaboutsharks’behaviour.“Sharksdon’ttargethumans,”hesaid.Expertshaveprovedthatsharksdonotseepeopleasfood,andtheyattackusbymistake.Onlyaroundsixpeoplearekilledbysharkseveryyear.5Fortunately,noteveryonewhowatchedthefilmJawsbecameafraidofsharks-somebecameinterestedinunderstandingthem.Today,aswelearnmoreaboutsharks,morepeoplethaneverwanttoprotectthemfromextinction.5Readtheparagraph1~2carefullyandcompletethefollowingtasks.Carefulreading1.ThewriterdescribedtheopeningsceneofthefilmJawsinorderto____.A.introducethetopic B.makepeopleawareofsharksC.tellsharksaredangerousD.showhisangrytothefilm2.WhichofthefollowingwasledtobythefilmA.Manysharkswerekilledforfin.B.Childrenweremorefrightenedofsharks.C.Mostofpeoplestopswimminginthesea.D.Peoplebelievesharkarehorribleanimals.??3.WhatideaisstrengthenedbythemovieJaws4.WhathappenedtosharkswhenthisideaisstrengthenedPeople’slong-heldideaofthegreatwhitesharkasadangerousanimal.Somepeoplestoppedswimminginthesea,otherpeoplestartedfishingforsharks,killingasmanyastheycould.1.Thethirdparagraphmainlytells_______.A.Finningledtosharks’numberfallingB.FinningshouldbeforbiddenbythelawC.It’scruelforthesharkstobekilledforprofitD.It’sthefilmthatmakesfinningpopular2.WhenPeterBenchleysawsomanydeadsharks,hebeganto_______.A.feelsorryforsharksB.becomeashamedofhislackofknowledgeC.admithismisunderstandingofsharksD.giveupwritingtoprotectsharks3.HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefutureofthesharksA.Worried. B.Pessimistic.C.Unconcerned. D.Optimistic.6Readtheparagraph3~5carefullyandchoosethecorrectanswers.???7Completethechartshowinghowattitudestowardssharkshavechangedwithwordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.Peoplehaveanormalfearofsharks.Peoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofsharksbecausetheyareconsidered1___________________.asdangerousanimalsPeoplearemorefrightenedofsharks.PeoplewhosawthefilmJawsbelieved2_________________________________________.Somepeoplestopped3____________________whileothersstartedto4_______________.Thenumberoflargesharksfellquicklydueto5___________________.sharkswerebadanimalsthatatehumansswimmingintheseafishforsharksfearofsharksandfinningPeoplearemorefrightenedofsharks.PeoplewhosawthefilmJawsbelieved2__________________________________________.Somepeoplestopped3____________________whileothersstartedto4_______________.Thenumberoflargesharksfellquicklydueto5____________________.sharkswerebadanimalsthatatehumansswimmingintheseafishforsharksfearofsharksandfinning8Fillinthefollowingcharttoclarifythestructureofthearticle.Sharks:DangerousofEndangered?Para.____+Para.________________Para.____+Para.4_____________Para.5Morepeoplewantto___________________________.

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endangered

protectSharksfromextinctiondangerous9Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.Jaws,1.____________(attract)hugeaudiencesandwinningmanyawards,tellsthestoryofagreatwhitesharkthatattacksandkillsswimmers.Itmisledpeopletoseesharks2.____________horribleanimals,whichmademoresharks3.____________(kill).Besidesthis,becauseoffinning,4.____________numberoflargesharksaroundAmericafellquickly,andsoonfellaroundtheworld.In1980,PeterBenchley,themanwhowrotethebookthefilmJaws5.____________(base)oncameacrosstheawfulsight6.____________theseafloorwascoveredwithdeadsharks.Headmittedthathisbookwaswrongaboutsharks’7.____________(behave)andbegantofighttoprotectsharks.8.____________(fortunate),moreandmorepeoplebecameinterestedin9.____________(understand)themandprotectthemfrom10.____________(extinct).attractingaskilledthewasbasedwherebehaviourFortunatelyunderstandingextinctionPost-readingThinkShare:1HowdoyouthinkPeterBenchleyfeltafterdivingin19802WhatotherfilmsorbooksdoyouknowthatfeaturewildanimalsDothey“paint”agoodorbadpictureoftheseanimalsSayhowtheanimalsaredescribed.Q1:Possibleanswersmayinclude:PeterBenchleymightfeelsadforthesharksbeingkilled;hemightfeelregretfulfordepictingthegreatwhitesharkasadangerousanimalinhisbook;hemightalsofeelangryaboutfinning.Languagepoints1.Jawswasagreatsuccess,attractinghugeaudiencesandwinningmanyawards.

電影大獲成功，吸引了大量觀眾并贏得了眾多獎項。

【句式分析】attracting…andwinning…這一部分是現在分詞做伴隨狀語。agreatsuccess是抽象名詞具體化，類似的詞還有failure,success,surprise,honor,comfort,pity…2.Peoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofsharks,butJawsmadethingsworse.人們本就害怕鯊魚，而電影《大白鯊》加深了這種惡劣印象。?scare

v.

使（某人）驚恐，嚇唬【詞匯拓展】scaresb

intodoingsth

恐嚇某人做某事scaresb

away

/

off

把某人嚇跑scaredadj.

驚恐的，害怕的bescaredof(doing)sth

害怕......；對…...感到驚恐bescaredtodosth

害怕做某事bescaredtodeath

嚇死；嚇得要死scary

adj.

恐怖的，嚇人的，引起恐慌的[即學即練]單句語法填空1.Hewasscared___________(go)homewhenhedidwrong.2.Thegirlwas________whenshesaw

the_________snake.(scare)3.Iamscared________dogs.togoscaredscaryof3.Thiswasnotonlyduetofearofsharks,butalsofinning.

這不僅僅是因為人類對鯊魚的恐懼，還因為采割魚鰭。?dueto

由于，因為表示“因為；由于”的短語還有：becauseof,owingto,thanksto,asa

resultof,asa/inconsequenceof,onaccountof.【詞匯拓展】dueadj.

預期的，預計的；到期的；應給的bedueto

do

預期做......；預定要做某事(be)duetosb

應支付/給予歸于某人（1）這架班機因大霧延誤。

Theflightwasputoff___________theheavyfog（2）教授預期在本周五發表演講。

Theprofessor_____________a

speechthisFriday.（3）欠你的錢將在月底之前全部支付給你。

Anymoneythat______________willbepaidbeforetheendofthemonth.[即學即練]完成下列句子duetoisduetomakeisduetoyou4.FinningwouldhaveanunexpectedeffectuponPeterBenchley,themanwhowrotethebookthefilmJawswasbasedon.

Paraphrase:

PeterBenchleydidnotexpectthatfinningwouldhaveagreateffectonhim.Hewastheauthorofabook,whichthefilmJawswasbasedon.魚鰭采割活動對《大白鯊》電影的原著作者—彼得·本奇利產生了出乎意料的影響。?haveaneffecton/uponsth對某事有影響eg:Ariseintemperaturewillhaveaneffectonsealevels,droughtfrequencyandmore.

氣溫升高會影響到海平面高度、旱情發生頻率及更多方面。5.Hecametoseepeopleasadangertosharks,ratherthantheotherwayround.Paraphrase:Hefinallystartedtorealisethatpeopleareadangertosharks,ratherthantheopposite.他意識到人類才是鯊魚的威脅，而鯊魚并非人類的敵人。?cometodosth,相當于tofinallyreachastateinwhichsomethinghappensoryoudosomething.eg:Shehadcometolikethenewteacheroverthemonths.過了幾個月，她終于喜歡上了新老師。6.Sharksdon’ttargethumans.

鯊魚并不以人類為攻擊目標。?target

v.

把……作為目標；把…...對準（某群體）

n.

靶子；目標，指標；（攻擊的）目標；（批評、嘲笑等的）對象eg:Theuniversitywillreachitstargetof5,000studentsnextSeptember.這所大學將于下個九月達到在校學生5000人的目標。【詞匯拓展】targetsb/sth把…...作為目標betargetedat針對......，以……為目標hit/missthetarget中/脫靶atarg