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Integrated skills
Unit 1 Nature in the balance
By the end of this class, students will be able to :
1. learn about how human activities are harming animals by reading the news report;
2. learn to listen for key words and phrases in watching;
3. be aware of the importance of animals and come up with ways to protect animals through watching.
4. write an article for the school newspaper calling for everyone to protect animals.
CONTENTS
Watching
I
Reading
II
Writing
III
3
Lead-in
Watch a video and think about the question.
What’s the message of the video?
What’s the message of the video?
Calling for the protection of animals.
Jim is reading a news report about how human activities are harming animals.
Read the news report and answer the following questions.
Reading
Activity 1 Read for some details
1. Figure out the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Humans are the most fearsome hunters who have the greatest impact on animal populations.
Hunting and fishing have directly influenced the world’s animal populations.
Human activities have indirect effects on animals.
2. What is the main idea of the news report?
Human activities cause increasing harm to animals.
Human activities have brought many animals close to extinction.
Impacts on animals due to human activities.
Direct
Due to building farms or factories, animals’ habitats are destroyed.
Air, water, noise and light pollution can all have an impact.
Indirect
For food
For fashion
For fun
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②
③
Activity 2 Read for the structure
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Fill in the mind map.
(3)As the human population continues to grow, so does the effect we have on animals.
(2)When we build farms or factories, we destroy animal habitats and leave many animals with nowhere to live, or no food to eat.
Activity 3 Read for some good sentences
Find sentences describing harms done to animals.
(1)Human activities have brought many animals close to extinction.
As the human population continues to grow, so does the effect we h