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Reading and Thinking
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
Warm up
Let's watch a video!
What animal is talked about in the video?
How to describe this animal? (adj.)
Tibetan antelope
They are beautiful, amazing, graceful,cool...
But
they're also rare(稀有的),presious(珍贵的),even endangered...
Prediction
What do you think the text is about ?
It is about Tibetan antelopes.
Why is it “in the clouds”
A place high above sea level.
2. What do you know about the Tibetan antelope and the Changtang National Nature Reserve?
The Tibetan antelope is a species of animal unique to Tibet.
It is or used to be an endangered animal.
The Changtang National Nature Reserve is built to preserve theTibetan antelope.
羌塘自然保护区
It is in Western China and covers an area of about 120,000 square miles.
Read the text and get the main idea.
1. What is the text mainly about?
A.The Changtang National Nature Reserve.
B.The protection of Tibetan antelopes.
C.Snowcovered mountains.
D.Some effective measures.
The author’s guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life.
Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
The writer visited Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.
Tibetan antelopes are in danger
The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover.
The writer’s reflection: Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet.
The Chinese government and volunteers took effective measures to protect the Tibetan antelope
1. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Step 1 Read the text to get the main idea the text.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 7
Read the 1st and last paragraph and find out what type of
the text it is.
1st paragraph:
…we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp.
This is why we’re here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.
last paragraph:
…I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars.
I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me.
An intro