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Unit 2
Wildlife Protection
Reading and Thinking
A Day in the Clouds
Teaching Objectives
1.To analyze the type and basic elements of this text;
2. To learn the difficult situations and the current situation of Tibetan antelopes;
3. To read and know what people have done to make better living environment for Tibetan antelopes;
4. To discuss on the measures to protect wildlife.
Step 1 lead in
What kind of animals do you know?
Step 1 lead in
2. What animals do you know are endangered?
I’ve got long horns.
I come from Tibetan Plateau.
Who am I?
I eat grass.
Lead in: Let’s guess!
Tibetan antelope
Step 2 pre-reading
1.What do you think the text is about ?
It is about Tibetan antelopes.
2. What type of the passage is it?
A. Argumentation(议论文)
B. Description(说明文)
C. A travel journal(旅行日志)
who
what
where
when
writer
experience
Changtang National Nature Reserve
a day
A travel journal
The writer’s experience at the Changtang National Nature Reserve.
Step 3 While reading Activity 1 Fast-reading
Para.2:
The ________ of our camping.
The ________ of the Tibetan antelopes.
The __________ for Tibetan antelopes.
My guide, Zhaxi, working for _________ the wildlife.
Para.1:
Para.3:
Para.4:
The __________ taken to protect the antelopes.
The ______________ we’ve made and we also have ____________ to go.
Protecting wildlife is saving ________.
Para.5:
Para.6:
Para.7:
Activity 2 Listen to the radio and get the main idea of each paragraph
achievements
purpose
a long way
ourselves
situation
bad times
measures
protecting
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What do you usually write down in a journal?
Journal
What I see
What I hear
What I think
Skim the text and divide it into three parts.
Para _______: What I see
Para _______: What I hear
Para _______: What I think
1-2
3-6
7
Activity 3:Read for structure
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Activity 4 Detailed reading
Para(1-2)
________
___________________________
What I see
nature
animal
green grass
________________ disappear into clouds.
snow-coverd mountains
a herd