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Unit 2
Reading and Thinking
Know more about the current situation of Tibetan antelopes.
1
Figure out the author's views and attitudes expressed in the article.
2
Identify literal and implied meanings.
3
Voice opinions on the given topics by critical thinking.
4
Teaching Objectives
By the end of this period, you will be able to…
Discuss in pairs
What do you know about the Tibetan antelope and the Changtang National Nature Reserve?
What do you think the text is about? (main idea)
Pre-reading
A Day in the Clouds
What type of passage is it?
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Prediction
What’s the passage about?
high altitude
low temperature
thin air
rich and thick fur
scarf
An endangered species in 1996. Only 47 thousand antelopes were left.
What do you know about Tibetan antelopes?
He is a polar bear.
He wanted to find his mom but met a monster--the hunter.
Who is the animal in the video?
What happened to him?
What is the end?
He found his mother but she was killed.
How do you feel after watching it?
I feel so sorry for the little polar bear and very angry with the hunter’s action.
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A Day in the Clouds
Whose
Where
Why
What
The author's
Zhaxi's
Tibet
To observe Tibetan antelopes
Tibetan antelopes
Listen and think
Tip: underline the key words and phrases of each paragraph
G.The author’s reflection .
A. The situation of Tibetan antelopes.
F. My guide, Zhaxi, works for protecting the wildlife.
B. The purpose of our camping.
E. The measures taken to protect the antelopes.
C. The good effects the measures have had.
D. The hard times for Tibetan antelopes.
Match the main idea of each para
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 5
Para 4
Para 6
Para 7
Read for main idea
What type of passage is it?
A. Magazine
B. Argumentation (议论文)
C. Description (说明文)
D. Journal (旅行日志)
paragraph 1:
This is why we’re here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.
paragraph 3:
My guide is Zhaxi...
paragraph 7:
I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me.
What I reflect para:___
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Passage structure analysis
What I hear para:____
What I see para:_____
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1-2
Read para 1&2 and find out the answers.
②They are animals.
what?
①They live on the
, moving slowly across the green grass.
Tibetan antelopes
③They have fur.
But
Zhaxi told me the 1980s and 1990s were bad times for Tibetan antelopes.
Part 1. What I see
plains
graceful
valuable
mountains
Snow-covered
They live in harmony with nature.
Part 2. What I hear
Read para 3 and get more information about Zhaxi .
Name:
Job:
Attitude:
Zhaxi
A volunteer at __________
_______________________
the land is_________and ________the wildlife is a way of life.
sacred
protecting
Thinking:As a volunteer, what can he do ?
take care of the antelopes
introduce the situation
protect the habitats
stop hunters from hunting
...
_______
Changtang
National Nature Reserve
Part 2. What I hear
Read para 4 and find out the reasons.
Hunters
antelopes to make .
Built and .
were shooting
profits
roads
railways
population:
habitats:
Reasons
dropped by
became
50%
smaller
Read para 5&6 and find out the answers.
how?
① government
② Zhaxi and other volunteers
③ bridges and gates
placed antelopes under national protection.
watched over antelopes day and night.
were added to let them move easily and keep them safe.
measures
population: _________
antelope was ________from the__________________
results?
results
Did the measures work?
Part 2. What I hear
Is that enough?
NO!
recovered
removed
endangered species list
What’s the writer’s opinion on wildlife protection?
The writer thinks that we must change our way of life to exist in harmony with nature.
Part 3. What I reflect
Read para 7 and find out the answers.
Government, Zhaxi, hunters and the author or the common people.
refuse illeagal hunting
Set up reserves
(建立保护区)
protect habitats
Make laws
to protect them
Wildlife
Protection
don’t buy goods made of them
reduce pollution
Creative thinking
Set up some funds
Protecting the Tibetan Antelope
Summary
Finish the mind map
How
Why
What
More
to do
Results
*Tibetan antelopes are
graceful animals.
*They live on the plains of
Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai.
*They have valuable fur.
*Hunters were shooting them to make profits.
*Their habitats were getting smaller.
*The Chinese government placed it under national protection.
*Bridges and gates were added to let them move easily and safely.
*Volunteers watched over them day and night.
*The antelope population has recovered.
*They were removed from the endangered species list in 2015.
*Change our way of life.
*Exist in harmony with nature.
Discussion
Add a voicecover(旁白)to a video
1.the situation of Tibet antelopes
2.the effective measures and the results
3.what we shoud do or change to save our planet
1. Poster
Make a poster to call on everyone to change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature.(15mins)
2. Writing
Write a short passage about protecting wildlife.(10mins)
Homework
Thanks for attention!
You only live once. So do they!
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