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What situation does each picture show?
Earthquake
Disease outbreak
Shipwreck
Jungle
Outerspace
Drought
Starting out
What difficulties would people have surviving in these situations?
In an earthquake, ______________ (通讯)and ________ (电力)may be cut off. If a disease breaks out, people will __________(恐慌) because of
misinformation (________) , quarantine (隔离) , lack of _________(必要的) supplies and __________(医药的) care. In a jungle, people find it extremely difficult to find ____________(方向). Besides, there are ____________(潜在的) dangers such as wild animals and venomous insects.
communication
power
错误消息
necessary
medical
directions
panic
potential
Earthquake
Disease outbreak
Jungle
Starting out
If a shipwreck happens, people need to escape in _________(救生船) or they will die from drowning _____________(立刻). In space, astronauts will live in a zero-gravity environment, which make simple actions _________. Severe water shortage will result in _________ shortage which will cause _____________(迁徙), collapse of social order and war.
lifeboats
immediately
difficult
food
migration
Shipwreck
Outerspace
Drought
Starting out
Watch a video and answer the questions.
1. Where do the people in the video live?
2 . What difficulties do they face?How do they overcome those difficulties?
What do the people in the video live?
Antarctica(南极洲)
What is Antarctica like?
It is the ______________, _______, _______, __________ continent.
southernmost
coldest
driest
windiest
Why do scientists live in Antarctica?
Scientists expect to make new __________ by studying its unique ____________, _________ and _____________
discoveries
geography
geology
biodiversity
What difficulties do they face?
extreme weather
long days and nights
No fresh produce
loneliness
How do they overcome these difficulties?
1)They have to endure __________________ . When they go outside, they wear ______________for protection. As weather can change , people have to take a special ______________ in case they are trapped outside overnight.
2) Long days and nights may cause issues with the scientists’ ___________ The darkness also makes _________________ impossible.
3) It is almost impossible to grow ___________ there and most food is __________.
4)They have to face _______________ problems. Research stations offer activities and _______________including live music and lectures.
extreme weather
special clothes
survival bag
body clock
outdoor research
fresh produce
imported
psychological
entertainment
How do they overcome these difficulties?
The
Wild
Within
inside the cities)
After this class, you will be able to:
1. get the main idea of each paragraph by topic sentences.
2. get reasons and living conditions of wild animals entering cities.
3. get a better understanding of survival and form a
harmoniously coexistent relationship between humans and
wild animals.
Learning Objectives(学习目标)
fox 狐狸
leopard 豹子
bear 熊
racoon 浣熊
Where would you normally expect to find them?
The wild animals are expected to be in the wild.
chacma baboon 大狒狒
hedgehog 刺猬
mountain
grassland
forest
Where are the wild?
rubbish bins
high-rise buildings
street lamp
The wild are within the city.
Why do they live in the city?
What problems
could they encounter in cities?
The
Wild
Within
without shelter
being trapped
being killed
C. For those animals that don't adapt, the city can be a dangerous or even deadly place.
D. Yet, for its newest and wildest inhabitants, city can offer many benefits.
The crime took place in a sea suburb of Cape Town.
Para 2
Para 1
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
A. One thing crucial to the increasing number of "urban animals" is their ability to adapt.
B. People often wonder about the reasons behind this mass urban migration.
However they adapt to …, it’s important that we get a better understanding …and learn to appreciate…
suggestions
adaptation
reasons
benefits
dangers
crime
Read for the topic sentences(主题句)
Para. 2
Reasons
Para. 3
Benefits
Para. 4
Adaptation
Para. 5
Dangers
Para. 6
Suggestions
Para 1.
The crime
Introduction
Explanation
Conclusion
Exposition
(说明文)
The text mainly tells us about ______ .
A. living with wild animals
B. the protection of the habitats
C. the wild animals’ moving into cities
D. the protection of wild animals
Read for the main idea(主题)
Para. 1
crime / phenomenon
What was the crime in Para. 1?
Spotting the car with its window
left open, the greedy thief didn't hesitate. Within seconds, he had reached inside and run away with a bag of shopping.
Read for details(细节)
a chacma baboon in Cape Town
a fox in London
a mountain lion in San Francisco
a wild pig in Hong Kong
Our cities are being taken over by wild animals.
1. Why did the author give the example of the crime?
To introduce the topic.
To show how animals live in the city.
C. To give us some dangerous warnings.
D. To call on us to take care of the wild animals.
2. What figure of speech (修辞) is used in it? What’s the advantage(好处) of it?
Personification(拟人).
Making the description more interesting so that it can attract readers’ attention.
Para. 1
Read for details(细节)
b. People often wonder about the reasons behind this mass urban migration.
reasons for migration/move
Para. 2
Wild animals were there first.
Huamns are newcomers. It's we humans that make them homeless.
Read for details(细节)
d. Yet, for its newest and wildest inhabitants, a city can offer many benefits.
benefits of cities for animals
Para. 3
1
2
3
Read for details(细节)
a. One thing crucial to the increasing number of “urban animals” is their ability to adapt.
Para. 4
animals'adaptation to cities
In this paragraph, what does the writer use to prove his opinion?
A. examples B. statistics
C. theories D. experiences
Read for details(细节)
c. For those animals that don’t adapt, the city can be a dangerous or even deadly place.
Para. 5
dangers for some animals
1
2
Read for details(细节)
美联社报道:数百只鸟在迁徙途中冲撞纽约市摩天大楼
suggestions / conclusion
Para. 6
Co-existence
Read for details(细节)
We should learn to better understand and_____________our
wild neighbours, and look towards ____________________our urban habitats.
appreciate
harmoniously sharing
suggestions / conclusion
Para. 6
Read for details(细节)
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Para. 2 Reasons :
Urban development and climate change push the animals_________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
out of their natural habitats.
…it’s we humans who have moved into their territory.
Wherever they go, animals find towns and cities in their way. With nowhere else to make their homes, they have no choice but to move in with us.
Para. 3 Benefits :
1. Appealing spaces as habitats.
2._______________________________________________________________________________________________.
3._______________________________________________________________________.
Out of reach from many of their natural predators, these newcomers often flourish in their new city lives
Hungry animals are finding plenty to eat in our gardens and in the leftovers we throw away
Para. 4 Adaptation :
Urban animals are more ______________________________.
_______________________________________
________________________________.
intelligent than their wild cousins
Some animals have even changed their living habits to fit in with their new homes
adapt to
Para. 5 Dangers:
____________________________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________________.
Some birds crash into windows because they are unable to distinguish between blue sky and glass
Some birds have yet to change their migratory routes that take them through cities with high-rise buildings
Para. 6 Suggestions:
We should learn to better understand and appreciate our wild neighbors, and _________________________________________.
look towards harmoniously sharing our urban habitats
look forward to
1. Who is to blame for stealing a bag of shopping?
A . a greedy thief B. an ordinary criminal
C. a chacma baboon D. a clever fox
2. Why have so many animals rushed into our cities?
A. Humans have cut down too many forests.
B. Humans had moved into the territory of the animals.
C. The animals love the ways to live in cities.
D. Climate change has destroyed the way of living of animals.
Read and Choose
3. How can we learn that urban racoons are more intelligent?
A. They could open the rubbish bins easily.
B. They can find homes in the containers.
C. They become active at night.
D. They are familiar with hamburgers.
4. Why do birds crash into windows?
A. Because they fly too fast.
B. Because there are too many birds.
C. Because they have already changed their migratory routes.
D. Because they mistake glass for blue sky.
Read and Choose
根据语境选择恰当的介词或副词填空。
1. It is almost as if our cities are being taken _____ by wild animals.
2. Most of us would assume that urban development and climate change are responsible ______ pushing the animals out of their natural habitats.
3. Shockingly, these deaths amount ______ around ten per cent of the total US bird population.
4. Today, foxes can be seen all over London-one even being found living on the 72nd floor of the Shard building when it was ______ construction!
over
for
to
under
Read to fill in the blanks
5. They frequently have to figure ______ difficult problems such as how to open rubbish bins and other containers which they would not find in the wild.
6.Some animals have even changed their living habits to fit ______ with their new homes.
7. Their city location also means that they are getting a taste ______ the multicultural cuisine on offer from the garbage
8. However they adapt ______ our ways of urban living, it’s important that we get a better understanding ______ and even learn to appreciate our wild neighbours.
out
in
for
to
of
根据语境选择恰当的介词或副词填空。
Read to fill in the blanks
Read for a summary(总结)
More and more animals are 1.________ (enter) cities because urban development and climate change push the animals out of their natural 2.________ (habitat). In other words, it is we humans 3.________ have moved into their territory and they have no choice but to move in with us. Cities 4.________ (actual) provide some benefits for the animals, such as appealing spaces as habitats, 5.________ (be) out of reach from their natural enemies and finding plenty to eat. So some animals can adapt 6.________ cities, who are more intelligent than their wild cousins and can find a good variety of food to eat.
However, some birds that can't adjust to cities think of the city as a 7.________ (danger) place. Unable to distinguish between blue sky and glass, they might crash 8.________ windows, or change their migratory routes because of the highrise buildings. From above, we should learn to 9.________ (good) understand and appreciate our wild neighbours. Their entering our cities is a means of their 10.________ (survive).
entering
habitats
that/who
actually
being
to
dangerous
into
better
survival
Make laws to protect the wild and their habitats /plan urban construction wisely /set up more natural habitats/ provide enough shelter and food / educate people…
Raise awareness of environmental protection/ obey the laws/ plant trees/ respect, care about and protect the animals…
What can we do to achieve a balance between the need for urban development and the protection of wild animals?
Think and Share
Government
People
Think and Share
protect the environment to give them a comfortable space to live in
To live in harmony with wild animals, we should
plant trees to provide them with more nature reserves
understand and appreciate them
raise people’s awareness of protecting them.
What should we do to live in harmony with wild animals?
Think and Share
Requirements:
1.Each of you should take part in this activity
2. The measures should be clear and specific
In order to better harmonious coexistence
between humans and wild animals, as a senior
high school student,you are going to make some
posters with your partner to call on the public to
protect them.
Homework
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