M3U1 The world of our senses学案

Project

Aim: train the students' integrating skills by reading and doing a project

第一部分：重点讲解

1. The chances of (= the possibilities of ) being attacked by a shark are very small ( if it is )compared to other dangers.

△the chance of doing / to do / that...

eg. There is a good chance of his winning / that he will win.

△Compared to / with China , Japan is a small country in population.

2. Many more people drown in the ocean every year than (people who ) are bitten by sharks.

3. The low number of attacks (that happen every year) proves that sharks do not feed on humans if they have the choice.

△prove that...

△feed on

4. The latter two types of attacks are more likely to be deadly for humans.

△the latter / the former

△sb./ sth. be likely to do / It's likely that ...

5. follow the advice below

6. Sharks can smell over a long distance / from far away.

7. ...because sharks are attracted to colors and shiny objects.

△ be attracked to sb. / sth.

8. Don't be frightened by sharks as there is 30 times greater chance of being hit by lightning than being attacked by a shark.

别被鲨鱼吓坏,因为人被闪电击中的可能性是遭到鲨鱼袭击的可能性30倍.

△倍数+比较级

eg. The car is twice faster than mine.

There are three times more people than here.

She is more beautiful than you. One million times more beautiful than you.

△倍数+ as ... (as...)