内容正文:
Reading and thinking
Topic: Learn about protecting endangered animals
Unit2 A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
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Watch a video
What do you know about Tibetan antelopes?
Tibetan antelope
Lead-in
They are endangered animals.
Why are they in danger?
They were hunted illegally to make profits.
Lead-in
Have you ever heard of the Changtang National Nature Reserve?
Changtang National Nature Reserve (羌塘国家自然保护区) which was set up in 1990s is a shelter for Tibetan antelopes and other wildlife.
Do you know what the government has done to save the Tibetan antelopes?
Look at the pictures below.
What do you think the text is about?
The passage is mainly about
___________________
Tibetan antelopes
What type of passage is it according to the title?
An advertisement
B.A novel
C.A Travel journal
D.News report
Pre-reading
A Day in the Clouds
What I see
What I hear
What I think
Paragraph 1: The place and the purpose
Paragraph 2: The beauty & danger
Paragraph 3: A protector
Paragraph 4: The bad times and causes
Paragraph 5: Protective measures
Paragraph 6: Effect / Result
Paragraph 7: Reflection/Thinking
Part One: What “I” observe
Part Two: What “I” hear
Part Three: What “I” think
Focus on the key words or topic sentences to get the main idea.
While-reading
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Read for what I see
Read Para 1-2 and find out the answers.
What I observe
___________ mountains disappearing into clouds
Tibetan antelopes
Tibetan antelopes live on the______, moving slowly___________________.
They’re __________animals.
They have __________fur.
1. Do you know why the writer uses “in the clouds” in the title?
2. Why did the writer visit Tibet?
snow-covered
plains
across the green grass
graceful
valuable
1. Do you know why the writer uses “in the clouds” in the title?
2. Why did the writer visit Tibet?
1 The air is thin.
Snow-covered moutains disappear into clouds that seem
almost close enough to touch.
2 To observe Tibetan antelopes.
I am also reminded of the danger they are in.
Contrast
in peace
in dange