Period7ListeningTask,TalkingandWritingTeachingaims1.Studentswillbeabletofindoutthereasonswhythepopulationofsharksdecreasessharply.2.Studentswillbeabletoexpressopinionswiththepoliteexpressionslike:Idon'tthinkitiswiseto...Itwouldbebetterifwe...Itisagoodideato...Isupposeitisright...Iwonderif...3.Studentswillbeabletopersuadethelocalgovernmenttoprotectwildlifeinapoliteway.TeachingproceduresStep1BeforelisteningShowstudentsapictureofsharkandtellthemafactthatsharkpopulationsaredecreasingrapidly.Step2DuringlisteningTask1:TellstudentsJordonDaviesisinterviewingthesharkexpertDonJamesaboutthesharks'situation.Firstreadthestatementsbelow.Thenlistenandnumberthesestatementsintheorderthattheyhearthem.□Sharkpopulationsgrowataveryslowrate.□Alotarekilledbecauseofmodernfishingtechnology.□Governmentsshouldtakeactionsothatthefishingofsharksissloweddown.□Sharkattacksgetalotofattentioninthenews.□Sharkpopulationsaredecreasingataseriousrate.□Somespeciesneedtobeprotected.□Thechanceofbeingbittenbyasharkisactuallyverysmall.□Millionsofsharksarekilledeachyear.Keys:theorder:74815623Task2:Listenagainandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Shouldpeoplebeafraidofswimminginthesea?2.Howmanypeoplearekilledbysharkseachyear?3.Dosharksorpeopleneedtobeprotected?Why?4.Whyaresomanysharksbeingkilled?5.Whydoestheshark'sbiologyaffectsharkpopulations?Completethesentencesblow.A:Ageforreproducingyoung________________________________________________________________________B:Timefortheyoungtodevelop________________________________________________________________________C:Numberofyoung________________________________________________________________________6.Howlonghavesharkspeciesbeeninexistence?7.WhatdoesDonthinkwillhappenifwedon'tslowdownthefishingofsharks?Suggestedanswers:1.No.2.Onlyafew.3.Sharksneedtobeprotectedasmillionsarekilledeachyearbyhumanbeings,whereasonlyafewhumanbeingsarekilledeachyearbysharks.4.Sometimestheyarekilledbyaccidentandsometimesonpurpose.Forexample,sharkfinsoupisadelicacyinsomeAsiancountries.5.15years;14months;7-9.6.400millionyears.7.Donthinksthatmanysharkspecieswillnotbeabletosurvive.Step3Post-listening(talking)Askstudentstomakeupadialogueaccordingtothesituationbelow.SupposeyouwereacitizeninacoastalcityinChina,sharkhuntisaseriousprobleminyourprovince.Trytopersuadethelocalgovernmenttotakeactiontoprotectwildlifeinapolitewaywiththehelpofthefollowingexpressions:Idon'tthinkitiswiseto...Itwouldbebetterifwe...Itisagood/wiseideato...Isupposeitisright...Iwonderif...Whynot...We'dbetter...Step4HomeworkWriteapersuasivelettertothelocalgovernmenttocontroltheimproperhunts.\s\up7()1.KillerWhalesCommonname:KillerWhaleScientificname:OrcinusorcaSize:Femalescanreachlengthsupto24feetandweighbetween3000to8000lb.Malescanreachlengthsupto27feetandcanweighupto12000lb.Calvesareabout8feetlongand300to400poundsatbirth.Wherearetheyfound?FromtheNorthPoletotheSouthPolefromtheIndianOceantotheAtlantic,killerwhalesarefoundinalloceansoftheworld.Whatdotheyeat?Howdotheygetanamelike“killerwhale”?Killerwhalesareoneofthetoppredatorsinthesea.Asagroup,killerwhalesareknowntoeatfish,squid,seals,sealions,penguins,evenotherwhales.But,keepinmind,itwouldbedifficultforakillerwhaleoffthecoastofCaliforniatoeatapenguin.Killerwhaleseatthefood(orprey)that'savailabletothem.Forexample,akillerw...