Match the names in the box with the places on the map. Write the numbers.
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Mediterranean Ocean
Match the names in the box with the places on the map. Write the numbers.
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Mediterranean Ocean
Listen to the radio program about the bluefin tuna and circle the three places it talks about on the map.
Listen and fill in the blanks.
Bluefin Tuna
1. up to _____ feet long
2. weighs more than _____
3. colors: ______, _____, ______
4. swims more than _____ miles an hour
5. lives up to _____ years
Listen and complete the sentences.
1. In _____, people use it to make sushi, and in _____, people love to cook big pieces for tuna steaks.
2. If the boats big _____ bluefins, there _____ young fish in the future.
3. Only _____ of the original population of bluefins was left.
4. If the big boats _____ the fishing in the Mediterranean, many poor people _____ their work.
5. If this amazing fish _____, the seas _____ a great treasure.
Discuss these questions in pairs.
1. Is fish cheap or expensive where you live? How often do you eat it?
2. Do you know where the fish you eat comes from?
Listen and repeat the sentences. Notice how they're divided into phrases.
1. A bluefin tuna | can swim very fast | and live a long time.
2. In Japan, | people use it | to make sushi.
Draw lines to divide these sentences into phrases. Listen and check your answers. Then, practice saying the sentences.
1. If they catch all the big fish, the species won't survive.
2. The bluefin tuna is also delicious.
3. There are international rules for fishing.
4. Bluefin tuna lived in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
5. It is important to try to understand how our actions affect nature.
Read the information. What does sustainable mean?
Fish is one of the world's favorite foods. Around the world, the average person eats 36 pounds (16 kg) of fish every year. But many kinds of fish around the world are disappearing because people catch too many of them. Scientists say that 90 percent of the biggest fish are gone now. If we catch too many big fish now, there won't be any baby fish in the future. Some species of fish will become extinct. Our way of fishing now is not sustainable— if it continues, it will hurt the environment.
In groups, discuss ways to solve fishing problems.
1. Read each plan. What will happen if we follow each one? Write some notes.
Plan A: Don’t eat fish! Tell people to stop buying and eating too many: young fish. Put ads in newspapers and magazines, and make TV commercials to explain why fishing hurts the environment. | Plan B: Safe fish symbol Make a special symbol for fish that are caught in a sustainable way. Make commercials to tell people to look for this symbol in supermarkets and restaurants. | Plan C: Strict laws about fishing Make stronger laws about how many fish people can catch. Send special police in fast boats to ail of the fishing areas to make sure that fishing boats follow the laws. |
2. Discuss the plans with your group.
3. As a group, decide which is the best plan.
4. Explain your decision to the class.