U13 Save the sharks!拯救鲨鱼!

SectionA(3a-3b)Unit13We’retryingtosavetheearth.人教版九年级下册Savethesharks!Step1predictingsharkn.鲨鱼finn.（鱼）鳍crueladj.残酷的；残忍的thefoodchain食物链ecosystem生态系统WildAid野生救援协会WWF世界自然基金会Step2skimmingReadpassageandMatchthemainideawitheachparagraphPara1Para2Para3Environmentalprotectiongroupsareagainst“finning”.Somebasicfactsaboutsharkfinsoup.Someimportantfactsaboutkillingsharks.3aReadthepassageagainandcompletethefactsheetbelow.Step3ScanningWheresharkfinsoupispopularNumberofsharkscaughtandtradedeveryyearHowmuchthenumbersofsomekindsofsharkshavefalleninthelast20to30yearsTwoenvironmentalgroupsagainst“finning”SouthernChina70millionOver90percentWildAid,WWFStep4Carefulreadinga.CarefulreadingPara.oneTwofactsaboutSharkfinSoup1.ThisfamousandexpensivedishisespeciallypopularinsouthernChina2.We’rekillingawholesharkeachtimeweenjoyabowlofsharkfinsoup.1.2.①Wehavetokillawholesharktogetabowlofshark’sfinsoup.②Peoplecutoffsharks’finsandthrowthesharksbackintotheocean.③Sharksareinthebottomofthefoodchainintheocean’secosystem.④Sharkscanneverbeendangered.Telltrue(T)orfalse(F)(T)(T)(F)(F)b.CarefulreadingPara.twoWhy?1.Thisisnotonlycruel,butalsoharmfultotheenvironment.Twoopinionsaboutkillingsharks:Withoutafin……cannolongerswimandslowlydies.…atthetopofthefoodchain….bringdangertothealloceanlife.Twoopinionsaboutkillingsharks:2.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangered.Why?Butinfact,around70million…werecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryyear.Thenumbers…havefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.….notonlycruel,butalsoharmful…..becauseManybelieve….neverbeendangered.thereasonLet’sRetellPara.two1.Withoutafin,……2.Iftheirnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbringdangerto……1.Around70millioncaughtandtrade……2.……havefallenbyover90percent……1.WhatarethenamesofthetwoEnvironmentalprotectiongroups?2.Whataretheydoingtoprotectthesharks?a.Theyareteachingthepublicabout“finning”b.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentstodeveloplawstostopthesaleofsharkfins.C.CarefulreadingPara.threeSomepeopleliketoeatshark’sfinsoup,especiallyin__________China.Butgettingtheshark’sfinisvery__________.Whenpeoplecatchsharks,they__________________theirfinsandthrowthesharksbackintotheocean.Thesharkslowlydiesbecauseitcan’t_________withoutafin.Anditisalso__________totheenvironment.Sharksareatthe_____ofthefoodchain.Ifthenumberofsharksdropstoolow,itwillbreakthebalanceofthenature.Pleasesaynotoeatingsharkfinsoup,andtakeactionstosavethesharks!southerncruelcutoffswimharmfultopStep5:Gap-fillingWhatcanwedotosavethesharks?Itiseveryone’sdutytosavethesharks.Forthestudents,wecan……Andwecan......Wealsocan......Step6HomeworkSavethesharks!Saveourselves!