Unit 2 Wildlife protection Reading and thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Reading and Thinking: Learn about protecting endangered animals Let’s guess! I’ve got long horns. (角) I come from the plain of Tibet. Who am I? I eat grass. Tibetan antelope I am good at running and jumping. Lead in What do you know about the Tibetan antelope ? Where do the antelopes inhabit(栖息) ? 羌塘国家级自然保护区 Changtang National Nature Reserve How to get the main idea quickly？ —Focus on the title and para.1 Whose day is it? Why do they go there? Where did they go? The author’s Zhaxi’s snow-covered mountains on the plain Tibet To observe Tibetan antelopes Prediction A DAY IN THE CLOUDS A Day In the Clouds Prediction What type of passage is it? Exposition B.Argumentation C.News report D.Travel journal What I see What I hear What I think Unit 2 Bold words (page 16) 黑体单词 Learn about protecting endangered animals Tibetan antelope Task: Predict the main idea of the text The text is about the protection of Tibetan antelope A Day in the Clouds From the title and pictures, we can know that the article is a ________ (text type: A. news report/ B. travel brochure/ C. journal). It may talk about what the writer did, saw, heard and thought/ felt about the endangered animals—_______________ in a day. journal Tibetan antelopes A written record of the things you do, see, hear, feel or think. Pre-reading Para _______: What I see Para _______: What I hear Para _______: What I think 1-2 3-6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Read for structure While-reading Paragragh 1 The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is why we’re here — to observe Tibetan antelopes. 定语从句 这就是...的原因 Paragragh 2 Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty. I’m also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. 现在分词做时间状语 am/is/are being done 现在进行时的被动语态 Read for what I see 1 2 Para.1-2 Circle what I see Why did the writer visit Tibet? Where do Tibetan antelopes live？ Read para 1&2 and find out the answers. ②They are animals. what？ ① Tibetan antelope live on the , moving slowly across the green grass. Tibetan antelopes ③They have fur. But The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for Tibetan antelopes. why? Part 1. What I see plains graceful valuable mountains Snow-covered Paragragh 3 My guide is Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “We’re not trying to save the animals,” he says, “Actually, we’re trying to save ourselves.” 1. Where does Zha xi work? 2. What does the reserve mean? At the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. Read for what I hear Para. 3 Paragragh 4 The1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The population dropped by more than 50 percent.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built. as引导原因状语 Part 2. What I hear Read para 3&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 What happened to the Tibetan antelopes in the 1980s and 1990s? bad times Hunters antelopes to make . The population built and . Their habitats were shooting profits dropped by more than 50 percent. roads railways were becoming smaller. Para. 4 Paragragh 5 In order to save this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. Paragragh 6 The measures were effective. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list. The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programs, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. since引导原因状语从句 Read for details Part②: What I hear Summarize the measures. ① government ② Zhaxi and other volunteers ③ bridges and gates Placed antelopes under national protection. Watched over antelopes day and night. Added to let them move easily and keep them safe. population: recovered antelope was removed from the endangered species list Results？ Measures effective Government Zhaxi and other volunteers Result? 1. The population has recovered. 2. They were removed from the endangered species list. Read for what I hear Para. 5-6 placed it under national protection bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily watch over the antelope day and night keep them safe from attacks in order to What did people do to help protect the Tibetan antelope? (the measures) effective summary Para. 3-6 What I hear Para3: Zhaxi’s attitude Para4: bad times Para5: measures Para6: achievement That’s enough? More to do! NO! Paragragh 7 In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. 宾语从句 条件状从 Read for what I think Para. 7 1. What should we do? 2. What is the author’s attitude to protecting the wildlife？ A.Doubtful. B.Negative. C.Confused. D.Supportive. Mind Map ______________________ disappearing into clouds. a herd of graceful ________. ● ______ times for antelopes ● took _________ to protect removed from the ___________species list ●__________________our way of life ● exist _______________ with nature. snow-covered mountains animals bad measures change in harmony see hear think A day in Tibet endangered what should we do to protect the wild animals? Reduce hunting Build reserves (建立保护区) Join a volunteer protection group. Make laws to protect them. Protect the environment Don't buy endangered animals’ products. what should we do to protect the wild animals? Wildlife Protection Clear waters and green mountains are as good as mountains of gold and silver. We should protect the environment like we protect our eyes and treat the environment like it is our lives. 像保护眼睛一样保护生态环境, 像对待生命一样对待生态环境。 Practice Learn about elephants by reading and completing the passage with the correct forms of the words. hunter illegally reserve attack exist plain harmony threat Herds of elephants used to live on the _____________ of Africa and in the forests of Asia. But today，they face a serious _____________ from_____________. These large animals are being killed ___________ for their body parts that are considered valuable. In order to save them，some countries have created _______where they can live in peace and safety. However，the_________ on them will continue as long as interest in buying elephant products _________. To achieve ________between humans and animals，the world must protect these beautiful creatures. plains threat hunters illegally reserves attacks exists harmony 31 Homework Read this passage again and find some sentences that you don’t understand. 32 THANKS! Thank you A Day in the Clouds Lavf58.28.100 null 174481.05 $$