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Unit 6 Survival
Understanding ideas
The wild within
一.Learning aims
1.Get familiar with the topic and get the general idea of each paragraph through speed reading.
2.Read the passage carefully to get the core information of the passage.
3.Get a better understanding of the relationship between urban development and wildlife protection.
二.Lead in
Watch a short video about the text.
Little detectives(小侦探们), a greedy thief had reached inside a car with its window left open and run away with a bag of shopping. Who is he?
Activity1: Read for topic sentences
Choose the key information for Paras.2–5 and write them on the lines to complete the passage. (将关键信息填到恰当横线上)
Activity2: Read for main idea of each paragraph
Read the passage quickly and finish the thread chain(线索链).
Activity3: Read for details
Now, more and more wild animals are entering cities. So, what are the current situations?
(1)Read Paras.2-3, and answer the questions.
1 Why had so many animals rushed into our cities?
A. The human beings had cut down too many forests.
B. The human beings had moved into their territory.
C. The animals love the ways to live in cities.
D. The climate change had destroyed the way of living of animals.
2 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the benefits of cities for animals?
A. Out of reach from their natural predators.
B. Increasingly appealing spaces.
C. Finding plenty to eat.
D. More and more highrise buildings.
(2)Read Paras.4-5 and and summarize the supporting details with key words.
Whether animals adopt to city life
adaption
dangers
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2.
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(3)Facing such a situation, what kind of attitude should we keep towards urban animals?
Read Para.6 and give your answers.
Activity4: Act it out
Act out a dialogue based on the passage. Cover as much information as possible.(进行对话,角色扮演)
Student A: You are a country fox. You’re calling your city cousin for advice on whether to move into the city or not.
Student B: You are a city fox. You’re introducing your life in the city and giving your cousin some advice.
Activity 5: Discuss in group and make a poster
The urban animals are facing many problems:
1. window impacts
2. busy traffic
3. scattered(零散的)habitats
4. difficulty in mating (交配)
5. chemical pollution and poison
6. humans’ killing
Let’s come up with creative solutions to the problems and make a poster. (制作一个有关保护城市动物的海报)
Homework
Post your posters online and try to raise people’s awareness of protecting animals.
Evaluation
Evaluation standards
convincing
fluent
creative
confident
Self-evaluation
Peer-evaluation
Teacher-evaluation
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