1、Unit 6 Earth firstUnderstanding ideas新新标准准英英语高中必修第二册高中必修第二册Activity 1 Tick the words that you would use to describe sharks.Add more you can think of.flexiblefiere ocean giantsharp teethLets enjoy a piece of video about JawsSHARKS:DANGEROUR OR ENDANGEREDActivity 2Read the passage and find out how sha
2、rks are described in the film Jaws.Sharks are described in the film as dangerous and bad animals that eat humansActivity 3Activity 4 1 as dangerous animals2 sharks were bad animals that ate humans3 swimming in the sea4 fish for sharks5 fear of sharks and finning6 was wrong about sharks behaviour7 to
3、 protect8 sharks do not see people as food9 understanding sharks10 protect sharks from extinctionThink&Share1 How do you think Peter Benchley felt after his diving trip in 1980？Peter Benchley might feel sad for the sha5rks being killed;he might feel regretful for depicting the great white shark as a
4、 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 the animals are described.Translation of the passage1.Weseeawomanswimming atnightinadarksea.Suddenly,she
5、ispulled underwater.Shesurfaces,criesinfear,thendisappearsforever.Thisistheopeningscenefromthe1975filmJarus,showingasharkattack.Ittellsthe storyofagreatwhitesharkthatattacks andkillsswimmers.Jawswasagreat sucess,attractinghugeaudiencesand winningmanyawards.Itstrengthened peopleslong-heldideaofthegre
6、at whitesharkasadangerousanimal.我们看到一一个女人夜晚在漆黑的海水里游泳。突然，她被什么东西拖到了水下。她挣扎着露出水面，发出惊恐的尖叫，然后就彻底消失了。这是1975年上映的电影大白鲨的开场画面，呈现了鲨鱼攻击人类的一幕。电影讲述了一只大白鲨袭击并杀死游泳者的故事。电影大获成功，吸引了大量观众并赢得了众多奖项。这部电影也加深了人们对大白鲨的固有印象:这是一种危险的动物。2.PeoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofPeoplehavealwaysbeenscaredof sharks,butJawsmadesharks,butJawsmadeth
7、ingsworse.Itmadepeoplefrightenedofsharks,thingsworse.Itmadepeoplefrightenedofsharks,especiallyofthegreatwhiteshark.especiallyofthegreatwhiteshark.ManypeoplewhosawManypeoplewhosawthefilmstartedthefilmstarted tobelievethatsharkswerebadanimalstobelievethatsharkswerebadanimals thatatehumans.Somepeoplest
8、oppedthatatehumans.Somepeoplestopped swimminginthesea,swimminginthesea,afraidoftheafraidofthe horriblecreaturefromthefilm.Otherhorriblecreaturefromthefilm.Other peoplestartedfishingforsharks,kllingpeoplestartedfishingforsharks,klling asmanyastheyasmanyastheycould.Atthattime,could.Atthattime,nobodyca
9、redifsharkswerekilled,nobodycaredifsharkswerekilled,orhowmanywerekilled.Peoplejustorhowmanywerekilled.Peoplejust wantedthemklled.wantedthemklled.3After1975,thenumberoflargesharks aroundAmericafellquickly,and soon fellaroundtheworld.Thiswasnotonly duetofearofsharks,butalsofinning.Finningisatypeoffish
10、ingwheresharks arecaughtandtheirfinscutoff.The sharksarethrownbackintothesea where they die slowly and painfully.The fins are used in shark fin soup.Fimning kills millions of sharks a year.1975年之后，在美国附近海域里年之后，在美国附近海域里,大型大型鲨鱼鲨鱼的数量迅速下降，的数量迅速下降，这这一一趋势趋势很快蔓延到全球。很快蔓延到全球。这这不不仅仅仅仅是因是因为为人人类对鲨鱼类对鲨鱼的恐的恐:惧，惧，还
11、还因因为为采割采割鱼鳍鱼鳍。采割。采割鱼鳍鱼鳍是一种是一种渔猎渔猎活活动动，人人们们捕到捕到鲨鱼鲨鱼后将后将鱼鳍鱼鳍割下，割下，鲨鱼鲨鱼被扔回海中被扔回海中缓缓慢而痛苦地死去，割下的慢而痛苦地死去，割下的鱼鳍鱼鳍用来做用来做鱼鱼翅翅汤汤。每年有数百万的。每年有数百万的鲨鱼鲨鱼因此因此丧丧命。命。1975年之后，在美国附近年之后，在美国附近海域里海域里,大型大型鲨鱼鲨鱼的数量迅速下降，的数量迅速下降，这这一一趋势趋势很快蔓延到全球。很快蔓延到全球。这这不不仅仅仅仅是因是因为为人人类对鲨鱼类对鲨鱼的恐的恐:惧，惧，还还因因为为采割采割鱼鳍鱼鳍。采割采割鱼鳍鱼鳍是一种是一种渔猎渔猎活活动动，人，人们
12、们捕到捕到鲨鱼鲨鱼后将后将鱼鳍鱼鳍割下，割下，鲨鱼鲨鱼被被扔回海中扔回海中缓缓慢而痛苦地死去，割下的慢而痛苦地死去，割下的鱼鳍鱼鳍用来做用来做鱼鱼翅翅汤汤。每年有。每年有数百万的数百万的鲨鱼鲨鱼因此因此丧丧命命Finningwouldhaveanunexpectedeffect uponPeterBenchley,themanwhowrote thebookthefilmJawswasbasedon.In 1980,Benchleywasdivingwhenhecame acrossanawfulsight.Itwasanareawherefishermenwerefinning,andthe
13、seafloor wascoveredwithdeadsharks.Benchley sawsharksbeingkilledandthiscaused 1deepchangeinhim.Hecametoseepeopleasadangertosharks,ratherthan theotherwayround.Fromthatdayon,鱼鳍采割活采割活动对大白大白鲨电影的原著作者一一彼得影的原著作者一一彼得.本奇利本奇利产生了出乎意料生了出乎意料的影响。的影响。19801980年，本奇利在潜水的年，本奇利在潜水的时候看到了可怕的一幕候看到了可怕的一幕:渔民民们正在正在这片海域片海域采割采割
14、鲨鱼的的鱼鳍，海底，海底遍布着遍布着鲨鱼的尸体。本奇利的尸体。本奇利亲眼目睹眼目睹鲨鱼被被杀，这引起了他内心的深刻引起了他内心的深刻转变。他意他意识到人到人类才是才是鲨鱼的威的威胁，而，而鲨鱼并非人并非人类的的敌人。从那天起，他开始人。从那天起，他开始为保保护鲨鱼而努力。他承而努力。他承认自己自己书中中对鲨鱼行行为的描述是不正确的。的描述是不正确的。“鲨鱼并不并不以人以人类为攻攻击目目标。”他他说。专家家们也已也已经证明明鲨鱼不会将人不会将人类视为食物，它食物，它们对人人类的攻的攻击都是无意的。每年因都是无意的。每年因鲨鱼攻攻击致死的人数在六人左右。致死的人数在六人左右。hefoughttop
15、rotectsharks.Headmitted thathisbookwaswrongaboutsharksbehaviour.Sharksdonttargethumans,hesaid.Expertshaveprovedthatsharks donotseepeople asfood,andtheyattack us bymistake.Onlyaroundsixpeoplearekilledbysharkseveryyear.鱼鳍采割活采割活动对大白大白鲨电影的原著作者一一彼得，本奇利影的原著作者一一彼得，本奇利产生生了出乎意料的影响。了出乎意料的影响。19801980年，本奇利在潜水的年
16、，本奇利在潜水的时候看到了可怕的一候看到了可怕的一幕幕:渔民民们正在正在这片海域采割片海域采割鲨鱼的的鱼鳍，海底遍布着，海底遍布着鲨鱼的尸体。的尸体。本奇利本奇利亲眼目睹眼目睹鲨鱼被被杀，这引起了他内心的深刻引起了他内心的深刻转变。他意。他意识到到人人类才是才是鲨鱼的威的威胁，而，而鲨鱼并非人并非人类的的敌人。从那天起，他开始人。从那天起，他开始为保保护鲨鱼而努力。他承而努力。他承认自己自己书中中对鲨鱼行行为的描述是不正确的。的描述是不正确的。鲨鱼并不以人并不以人类为攻攻击目目标。”他他说。专家家们也已也已经证明明鲨鱼不会不会将人将人类视为食物，它食物，它们对人人类的攻的攻击都是无意的。每年因
17、都是无意的。每年因鲨鱼攻攻击致死的人数在六人左右。致死的人数在六人左右。5 Fortunately,noteveryonewhoatched thefilmJawsbecameafraidofharks-somebecameinterestedin understanding them.Today,aswelearnmoreaboutsharks,morepeoplethaneverwantto protectthemfromextinction.幸运的是，并非每个看幸运的是，并非每个看过大白大白鲨这部部电影的人都影的人都变得害怕得害怕鲨鱼一一有些人一一有些人变得更有得更有兴趣去了解它趣去了解它们。时至今日，随着我至今日，随着我们对鲨鱼了解的加深，越来越多的人愿意去保了解的加深，越来越多的人愿意去保护它它们免遭免遭灭绝。Homework
