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Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Period 1
Listening and Speaking
& Pronunciation
Talk about saving endangered wildlife
Task 1
(Activity 1—Activity 6)
Warming-up
Look at the opening page of the unit. Can you describe what you see in the picture?
an African elephant:
teeth—tusks—ivory long nose—trunk
several gemsboks (好望角大羚羊):
a type of antelope in southern Africa
When the buying stops, the killing can too.
—WildAid
a clock—counting…
Pre-listening
(1) Predict content.
Activity 1: Work in groups. Discuss the question.
Use visuals to predict content
Before you listen, look at pictures, charts, videos, and other visuals to help you predict what you will hear.
big pictures
slogans
design
a clock—counting… Every 24 hours… a big bowl of shark fin soup
Pre-listening
(1) What message do these posters share?
Activity 1: Work in groups. Discuss the questions according to the given visuals.
a clock—counting…
Pre-listening
Activity 1: Work in groups.
message:
Illegal hunting has resulted in the extinction of some animals. If we don’t stop it, human beings will be the next one to die out.
a clock—counting the time
a tiger at “11 o’clock” position
a man at “12 o’clock” position
many dead bodies under the clock
words: stop illegal hunting immediately
death of all its living members
Every 24 hours…
Pre-listening
Activity 1: Work in groups.
an hourglass
top: 150-200 wildlife species lost
down: lost falling down with some wildlife at the bottom (extinct wildlife)
background: every 24 hours
extinction n.
extinct adj.
message:
150-200 wildlife species are being lost every 24 hours. Call on people to pay attention to such a serious situation.
a big bowl of shark fin soup
Pre-listening
Activity 1: Work in groups.
a big bowl of shark fin soup
a big dying shark with its fin falling down,
bleeding dead sharks without fins, more sharks
on a spoon
message:
Up to 73 million sharks end up in shark fin soup each year. Call on people to protect wildlife b