Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Reading and Thinking 课件 -2023-2024学年人教版高中英语必修第二册

A Day in the Clouds Reading and Thinking www.515ppt.com 1 Let’s watch a video. Antelope Qiangtang National Nature Reserve 01 Textual Pattern Analysis （语篇模式分析） Pre-reading Look at the title and the picture . Predict what the text is mainly about. Travel journal A Day in the Clouds feelings where concerned excited A ____________about antelopes protection travel Journal Topic (1) Para.1-2 (2) Para.3-6 (3) Para.7 What the author observes What the author reflets What the author hears The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is why we're here-to observe Tibetan antelopes. (para1) Part 1: para1&2 Questions Q1: What does the writer observe in para1? Q2: Do the antelopes live high above sea level? Reasons? Implied meaning can't see it clearly but manage to see it The writer is far away from/ close to the antelopes. v literal meaning Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty. I’m also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.(para2) Part 1: para1&2 Questions Q3: From the underlined sentences, we learned that.. Though antelopes are with________ they are in ________. beauty danger VS danger beauty impressed concerned The fur of four antelopes one shahtoosh （沙图什披肩） 30,000 dollars 210,000 yuan be shot/hunted to make profits When the buying stops, the killing can too. --- WildAid v Part1 what the author________ observes Key words Part 2: para3-6 My guide is Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and pro