Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Reading and Thinking 课件+学案-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Learn about protecting endangered animals Unit 2 Wildlife protection Reading and Thinking Which endangered animal appeared in the video? Watch and say What do you know about the Tibetan antelope? Height: 75-85 cm Weight: 30-60 kg Average life: 8 years Main habitat: live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai The Changtang National Nature Reserve It is in western China and covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. It was created to protect the area and the wildlife that live there. The wool can be made into luxury shahtoosh (Persian for ‘king of wools’), which can be sold more than $15,000! They have the finest and warmest hair in the animal kingdom.  So more and more poachers appeared. The killings made the Tibetan antelopes at the risk of extinction. The Tibetan antelope was an endangered animal, but because of human’s protection, its numbers are now recovering. Look at the picture below. What do you think the text is about? Possible answer: The picture is of a young and an adult Tibetan antelope, so the text must be about them. Now,let's read the text to learn more about Tibetan antelope. Fast reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Fast reading The text mainly tell us . the danger Tibetan antelopes are in what national protection means what human beings do for wildlife animals the measures the government takes C Find out the main idea of each part. Para. 1 Paras. 2~3 Para. 4 Paras. 5~6 Para. 7 A. We must change our way of life. B. We're here to observe Tibetan antelopes. C. The danger Tibetan antelopes are in. D. The government took effective measures. E. Tibetan antelopes had a hard time. Fast reading Detailed reading Read for the details carefully. Detailed reading 1.Read paragraphs 1 ~ 2 and answer the following questions: (1)Why do we have to rest several times? (2)Why do hunters hunt the Tibetan antelopes? Because