2019屆高三英語Under the sea
s: i feel amazed.
s: i feel that humans are so fragile and weak in front of them.
then let the ss discuss the questions above the photos in groups and make short dialogues. they will share information with each other and learn more about sharks.
possible dialogue 1:
sa: where have you seen sharks?
sb: i’ve seen them at an aquarium.
sa: what do you know about them?
sb: i know from the interpreter that there are many kinds of sharks in the world but just a few of them may attack people. what about you, c?
sc: i’ve seen them both on tv and at an aquarium. when i saw them in the large aquarium, i found they were not so big and fierce. on the contrary, they were lively and active. when i saw them on tv programs about the world under the sea, i found they swam very quickly like an arrow. in fact, i like them very much. do you know anything about shark, a?
sa: yes. i’ve seen them on the internet, on tv and in the film of jaws. the animal is a wonderful creature in nature; while in the film it was very cruel and fierce and killed many people. but i don’t think the film tells the true stories of sharks. i always think if you don’t disturb the wild animals, they won’t attack you, either.
possible dialogue 2:
sa: how do you feel when you look at the photos?
sb: in the first and second one, they seem fine. they have a very good shape and they can swim very quickly.
sc: but in the third one it looks very frightening, just like the big shark in the film jaws. it’s terrible. what do you think about them, a?
sa: sometimes we may hear news that sharks attack people and this may frighten people very much. but people often pay less attention to the fact that many more sharks are killed by people every year and their amount in nature dropped down very quickly.
sb: yes. people kill far more sharks than sharks do to people. and i know from some books that seldom do the wild animals attack human beings, if people won’t disturb them. so people should think seriously what they have done to sharks. for example, whether we’ve destroyed their surviving environment or whether too much fishing has broken their food chains.
t: as we all know, sharks attack people. now let’s listen to the news reports on shark attacks. number the places where these attacks happened in the order your hear them. are you ready?
play the tape twice or more for the ss to listen and finish e 2-3. after that, check the answers with them. then let the ss work in groups and discuss the questions in ex 4.
suggested answers to q1: