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

What message do these posters share? Wild animals are in danger! wildlife loss protect illegal hunting Whales are hunted for food! Elephants are hunted for ivories! habitat loss Global warming melts glaciers so that polar bears are losing their homes. People cut trees for various reasons so that natural habitats are fewer and fewer. 5 white pollution People throw away plastic bags there and here, which pollutes wild animals’ habitat. habitat pollution 54 B Someone has to speak up for endangered animals. Some famous people, such as Chinese superstar Yao Ming and Britain’s Prince William, work hard to help. In October 2015, Prince William gave a moving speech on CCTV: “In the 33 years since I was born, we’ve lost around 70 percent of Africa’s elephant population. Of those that are left, 20,000 are killed every year. That is 54 elephants killed every single day.” That means there are elephants which are being killed right now! In his speech, Prince William also praised China’s efforts to protect wildlife: “I am absolutely convinced that China can become a global leader in the protection of wildlife. You don’t have to be Prince William or Yao Ming to speak up and do something about endangered animals. You can be the voice of wildlife protection in your area. Remember: Change begins with you. Words and expressions to accumulate: 以惊人的速度消失 灭绝的 大规模的灭绝 栖息地 濒危的 究竟 非法捕杀 平均 为...说好话，辩护 die out at an alarming speed extinct mass extinction (production, unemployment) habitat (habit, rabbit) endangered on earth illegal hunting on average speak up for sb/sth Words and expressions to accumulate: 为了...做出的努力 绝对相信 全球领导者 对....感到担忧的 处于灭绝的危险中 适应变化 采取措施做某事 当局，官方，权威人士 处于压力之下 the efforts to do sth be absolutely convinced a global leader be concerned about in danger of extinction adapt to the changes take measures/steps/action to do authorities be under pressure/stress shark fin soup ivory /tusk glacier polar bear plastic bags 鱼翅汤 象牙 冰川 北极熊 塑料袋 null 74631.30