1、Unit 6 Earth firstUnderstanding ideas目錄contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsIVFast readingIIHomeworkVIntensive readingIIIVIPost-readingPre-readingPre-readingBrainstorm: think of words and phrases related to the environmental problems. Pollution: water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, etcDefor

2、estationGlobal warmingOverpopulationLoss of biodiversityClimate changeWaste disposalLook at the cartoons in the book and answer the questions. 1. What environmental problem does each cartoon refer to?Water pollution; deforestation; air pollution; global warming.2. What do you think is the most serio

3、us environmental problem we face today? What should be done to help solve it? Pre-readingTick the words that you would use to describe sharks. Add any more you can think of. dangerous powerful endangered interestingman-eatingterrifyingcuteintelligenthugeflexible, fierce, ocean giant, sharp teeth . P

4、re-readingFree talk: Have you ever seen the film Jaws? Tell something about it.Pre-readingFast reading Fast readingRead the passage and find out how sharks are described in the film Jaws.Sharks are described in the film as dangerous and bad animals that eat humans. Fast reading: The structure of the

5、 textSharks:Dangerous or Endangered?Para 1 + Para 2dangerousPara 3 + Para 4endangeredPara 5More people want to protectsharks from extinction.IIIIntensive reading Intensive reading: Find detailed informationComplete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expression

6、s from the passage.People have a normal fear of sharks.People have always been scared of sharks because they are considered1. _.as dangerous animals Intensive reading: Find detailed informationComplete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expressions from the pa

7、ssage.People are more frightened of sharks. People who saw the film Jaws believed 2. _. Some people stopped 3. _ while others started to 4. _. The number of large sharks fell quickly due to 5._.sharks were bad animals that ate humansswimming in the seafish for sharksfear of sharks and finning Intens

8、ive reading: Find detailed informationComplete the chart showing how attitudes towards sharks have changed with words and expressions from the passage.More people are against finning and wish to protect sharks. Peter Benchley admitted that his book 6. _ and fought 7. _ them. Experts have proved that

9、 8. _, and they attack us by mistake. Some people became interested in 9. _ and more are willing to 10. _. was wrong about sharks behaviourto protectsharks do not see people as foodunderstanding sharksprotect sharks from extinctionIntensive reading: Writing purpose Choose the authors purpose in writ

10、ing the passage.1. To criticise Peter Benchleys misleading description of sharks in his book and advocate the protection of sharks.2. To explain peoples misunderstanding of sharks and raise awareness of shark protection.3. To inform people about sharks and recommend the film and the book to them.Pos

11、t-reading 1. How do you think Peter Benchley felt after diving in 1980?Post-reading: Think and SharePossible answers : Peter Benchley might feel sad for the sharks being killed; he might feel regretful for depicting the great white shark as a dangerous animal in his book; he might also feel angry about finning. 2. What other films or books do you know that feature wild animals? Do they “paint” a good or bad picture of these animals? Say how