内容正文:
Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives:
In this class, you will …
1. Grasp information of Tibetan antelopes;
2. Identify the implied meaning of sentences;
3. Know how we can change our way of life and live in harmony with nature.
Do you know what they are ?
Giant panda
South China tiger
Blue whale
Polar bear
African elephant
Golden monkey
What do they have in common?
They are endangered animals.
Lead-in
Lead in
What kind of words come to your mind when you see these pictures?
Beautiful
Graceful
(优雅的)
Lovely
Fierce
(凶猛的)
Natural
Precious
(珍贵的)
Wildlife is living in harmony in their wild habitats and enjoy themselves.
What can you see in this video?
Lead in
The Tibetan antelopes
The Changtang National
Nature Reserve
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2.What type of text is it?
Argumentation(议论文)
A news report
Exposition(说明文)
Journal(日志)
Time
Place
What I see
What I hear
What I think
1. What does “in the clouds ” refer to ?
In the snow-covered mountains with a high altitude.
One day, the writer went to the plain to observe antelopes.
who?
where?
what?
Pre-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:
Read for the main idea of each paragraph
achievements
purpose
a long way
ourselves
situation
bad times
measures
protecting
While reading
A day in the clouds
What the writer sees
What the writer hears
What the
writer thinks
para _____
para _____
para _____
1~2
3-6
7
How is the text organized?
beauty of snow-covered mountains and graceful antelopes
Zhaxi
bad times
measures
results
more to do
While-reading
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.
While reading
Read for what I hear
3
4
Para.3-4
Find out the reasons why they were in danger.
Hunters
antelopes to make .
Built and .
were shooting
profits
roads
railways
population:
habitats:
Reasons
dropped by
became
50%
smaller
While reading
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
While reading
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 think
Read para 7 and find out the answers.
Government, Zhaxi, hunters and the author or the common people.
While reading
Discussion:
What should we do to change our way of life
to to live in harmony with nature?
As a government official, ...
As a business company, ...
As an individual in society, ...
Post-reading
Stop illegal hunting
Build reserves
Join a volunteer protection club.
Make more laws
Wildlife
Protection
Protect environment
Don't buy endangered animals’ products.
Protect habitats
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi
To save the animals is to save ourselves!
“Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver.”
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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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