1. 人教课标版 高二 选修 7 Unit 3

2. 1. Where have you seen these animals? 2. What do you know about them? 3. How do you feel when you look at the photos of them? Look at the photos and answer the questions in groups.

3. Listen to the news reports. Number the places where these attacks happened in the order you hear them. 1.Perth 2.South Australian coast 3. Hawaii 4. Seal Rocks, New South Wales 5. North Queensland coast 5 Listening on Page 62 1 2 3 4

4. Listen again to complete the details of each attack. News report age and sex of person attacked Time of attack Injuries suffered Activity of person at the time Type/ length of shark 1 Man (age not stated) Sunset Received cuts to his leg and foot Standing in about 50 cm of water (Not stated)

5. 2 3 Girl, 13 Man, 30 (Not stated) In the morning Left arm bitten off just below the shoulder Bitten on the left side of his body and upper arm Surfing Snorkell ing (Not stated) (Type not stated), 2 metres long

6. 4 5 Man, 49 Man, 23 6:30 (Not stated) Leg torn off, died Leg and large part of his body taken, died Swimming with friends Diving for shellfish Great White, 5.8 metres long Great White, (length not stated)

7. Listen and number the statements in the order that you hear them. Shark populations grow at a very slow rate. A lot are killed because of modern fishing technology. Governments should take action so that the fishing of sharks is slowed down. 748748 Listening task on page 65

8. Sharks attacks get a lot of attention in the news. Shark populations are decreasing at a serious rate. Some species need to be protected. The chance of being bitten by a shark is actually very small. Millions of sharks are killed each year. 1562315623

9. Listen to the interview again and check your answers. 1. Should people be afraid of swimming in the sea? No (the chance of being bitten is very small; most sharks are not interested in killing people).

10. 2. How many people are killed by sharks each year? 3. Do sharks or people need to be protected? Why? Only a few. Sharks need to be protected as millions are killed each year by human beings, whereas only a few human beings are killed each year by sharks.

11. 4. Why are so many sharks being killed? Sometimes they are killed by accident and sometimes on purpose. For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in some Asian countries.

12. 5. Why does shark’s biology affect shark populations? Complete the sentences below. A Age for giving birth to young _______ B Time for young to develop ________ C Number of young ___ 15 years 14 months 7-9

13. 6. How long have shark species been in existence? 7. What does Don think will happen if we don’t slow down the fishing of sharks? Four hundred million years. Don thinks that many shark species will not be able to survive.