英语人教版九年级全册unit13 section A(1a-1c).docxVIP

Reading tasks Task1:Read the passage fast and match the topic sentence Sharks are endangered now. Para.1 Take actions to save sharks. Para.2 Talk about shark fin soup. Para.3 Task2:Read paragraph1 and write T for true and F for false. 1. Shark’s fin soup is famous and expensive all around the world. ( ) 2. We have to kill a whole shark to get a bowl of shark’s fin soup. ( ) Read paragraph 2 . and write T for true and F for false. 1. Sharks are at the top of the food chain. ( ) 2. Sharks can never be endangered because they are strongest. ( ) 3. Around 70 million sharks are caught and traded every year. ( ) Task 3: Fill in the blanks with proper words. find throw harm without dangerous top catch endanger When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and _________ them back into the ocean. This method is not only cruel, but also ________ to the environment. ________a fin, a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies, Sharks are at the _______of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystems. If their number drops too low, it will bring ________to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be ________because they are the strongest in the food chain. But in fact, around 70 million sharks are _______ and traded in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have _________by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years. Read paragraph 3 answer questions 1.What are the two environmental groups against “finning”? 2.How do they help to save sharks? Task 4: Retell the passage according to the mind map. Save the sharks Save the sharks Teach the public about “finning”To develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins.No scientific studies have shown that shark Fins are good for health..bring danger to all ocean lifebe harmful to the environmentcan no longer swim, slowly diecatch…,cut off…, throw back into…How?How?be killed for shark fin soupWhy? Teach the public about “finning” To develop laws to stop the sale of sh