Sharkattacks•SharkSpeciesWhalesharkBaskingsharkGreatwhiteTigersharkBlueshark•WhatareSharks?Sharksarefishthathavebeenlivingaroundussincethedinosaurs.Malesarecalled“Bulls”.•Femalesarecalled"Cows".•BabySharksarecalled"Pups“.Moreinformation(http://new-brunswick.net/newbrunswick/shark/types.html)•Othersharkfacts:Sharkshavefivetosevengillslits.Manysharksmustkeepmovinginordertobreathe,thatis,inordertokeepwatermovingpasttheirgillslitsbutthisisnottrueforallspecies.Nursesharks,forexample,canliestillandfantheirgillstobringoxygen-richwateracrosstheslits.Becausetheylackaswimbladder,allsharksmustswiminordertoavoidsinkingtowardstheoceanfloor.•Thesharkhassensesspeciallyadaptedfortheanimal'slifeunderwater.Smellisashark'smostacutesense.About70percentoftheshark'sbrainisusedforolfactory(smelling)functions.Experimentshaveshownthatsharkscandetectpreysolelybysmell,andthehungrierthesharkis,thelessstimulantneededtoelicitareaction.•Sharksaresensitivetolightandcandetectcertainobjectsevenindarkwater.Justlikecatsandotheranimalswhoseeyes‘glowinthedark’.Sharksdohaveears.Asharkcandetectsoundwavesanddisturbancesinthewater.Sharkscanalsosenseelectricandmagneticfields.Fastreading:1.Aresharksfrightening?2.Howmanydifferenttypesofsharksarethereintheocean?Doallofthemattackhumans?3.Dosharksfeedonhumansiftheyhavethechoice?4.Whatarethethreetypesofsharkattacks?5.Whyhavesharkattacksbeenincreasingrecently?•Threefiercesharks:FillintheinformationthegreatwhitesharkthetigersharkthebullsharkCarefulReading•Readthetextagainandtrytofindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.(Thetopicsentencesmayappearatthebeginningoftheparagraph,orattheend.)Paragraph1:30outof400sharksmayattackhumans.Paragraph2:Thechancesofbeingattackedbyasharkisverysmall.Paragraph3:Therearethreetypesofsharkattacks.Paragraph4:Adviceonhelpingreducethechancesofbeingattacked.Paragraph5:Threetipstohelpyouwhenattackedbyashark.Paragraph6:Donotbefrightenedbysharks.Fourpiecesofadvicetoavoidsharkattacks:•Don’tswiminthedark.•Don’tswimifyouarecutorifyouhaveafreshwound.•Don’twearbrightclothingorjewellery.•Tryandstayingroups.Threetipstohelpyouifasharkattacksyou•Don’tpanic.•Hitthesharkonthenose.•Stickyourfingerintheshark’seye.Usefulphrases1.mainlybecause2.twoothersharks3.thechancesofbeingattacked4.comparedto5.manymorepeople6.thelownumber7.feedon8.befittodo9.waitforsbtodo10.thelattertwo11.followtheadvice12.haveafreshwound13.bemorelikelytobedeadly14.overalongdistance15.wearbrightclothingorjewellery16.hitthesharkonthenose17.stickyourfingerintheshark’seye18.30timesgreaterLanguagefocusI’msureyouarecleverenoughtoworkthemout！I’msureyouarecleverenoughtoworkthemout！1.Hehasmuch_______ofwinningthefirstprize.2.Thechancesareahundredtooneagainstyou,it’smost______thatyouwillsucceed.3.Whatdoesthelittledogchiefly__________?4.Don’thithim________head!5.Whynotwearsomeflowersinsteadof_____whenyougototheball?chanceunlikelyfeedononthejewelleryPracticeSummarizethetext1.Typesofsharkattacks2.Adviceonreducingthechancesofbeingattacked3.ThetipstohelpyouwhenattackedIntroducingtheproject:ProducingaTVshowabouthowananimalusesitssenses.Planning•Getintogroups(6-8).•Decidewhichanimaltofocuson.•Clearassignments.Theanimal’snameIt’suniquesenseDecidewhattypeofshow:Adocumentary,adrama,acartoon,othershowClearassignments•Eachmemberpicksadifferenttopictofindinformationabout•Food(whattheanimaleats)•Habitat(wheretheanimallives)•Size(sizeoftheanimalorpopulation)•Mythsaboutthisanimal(whatpeoplethink)PreparingVisitazoo,watchananimaldocumentary,lookatbooks,surftheInternet……tofindinformationabouttheanimal.WhatiteatsandhowitfindsfoodinthewildHowitprotectsitselfHowitcommunicateswithotheranimalsHowitattackspeopleorotheranimals(ifitdoes)Howithelpspeopleorotheranimals(ifitdoes)Producing1.Focusyourresearchonhowyouranimalusesitssenses.2.TVisveryvisualsopicturesshouldbepresentedinaneasytobeseenway.3.Eachmembermustworkondifferentpartoftheshow,keepinginmindtheoveralldesign.4.Eachmemberhastoproofreadthewritingatleastonce,correctmistakesifthereareany,andaddanynewideastheycanthinkof.Presenting•Presentyourshowtotheclass.•Putyoudisplayonthedisplaywall.Homework1.DoPartspartA,BandConpage90inWorkbook.2.Reviewwordsandphrasesinthisunit.Thankyou!
