2020-2021学年度第29期总第823期
Conserving sharks (P6)
河北正定中学    樊晓燕

Lead-in

pointy fins

killing

shark fin soup

conserve: to protect sth and prevent it from being changed or destroyed
Predict

Read to confirm
What do you know about sharks?

How do you know sharks are at risk?

Why are sharks endangered?

How have human beings protected sharks? What effects have the measures brought about?

What will the future be like?

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Vocabulary
1. What kind of words or phrases could you use to describe endangered animals? •at the edge of extinction
•decline
•shocking
•risk extinction
•be classified as critically endangered
•by an alarming 71 percent over the past 50 years
•such steep declines

2. This alarming data may be an underestimate of reality due to unreported fish catches.
under-: ① 在……之下；② 不足
underline; underground
underdressed; underdeveloped
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What transition words could you use to make the passage logical?
however
although/though/while
therefore
besides
…    
Homework
Write a letter to IUCN to describe the past and present situation of the shark population. Think of ways to call on more people to protect the environment.

I and U CaN!