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Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
A day in the clouds
Learning objectives
1.To learn the difficult situations and the current situation of Tibetan antelopes.
2. To read and know what people have done to make better living environment for Tibetan antelopes.
3.To sense the importance and the necessity of protecting wildlife.
Lead-in: What kind of animal can you see in the video? Where are they ?
Tibetan antelope
Height: 75-85 cm
Weight: 30-60 kg
Average life: 8 years
Main habitat: live on the plains of Tibet,
Xinjiang and Qinghai
Where is their main habitat(栖息地) ?
羌塘国家级自然保护区
Changtang National Nature Reserve
Changtang National Nature Reserve
1. Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau青藏高原(A high altitude 海拔 plateau高原)
2. The 2nd largest nature reserve in the world
3. A paradise(天堂) for many wild animals
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the pictures. Answer the questions.P16
4. What's the text type?
A. a news report.
B. an advertisement广告
C. a novel小说.
D. a travel journal(日志).
2. What does "in the clouds" refer to?
Tibetan antelopes.
In the snow-covered mountains with a high altitude.
1. What are these animals?
What I see
What I hear
What I think/feel
3. What ’s the text about?
It is about _________________.
Tibetan antelopes in Tibet
1 National Nature Reserve
2 snow-covered mountains
3 make out
4 be struck by
5 remind sb of sth
6 make profits
国家自然保护区
白雪覆盖的群山
辨认出;理解;填写
被…所触动,被…打动
提醒某人某事;使某人想起某事
谋利
7 watch over
8 save ... from
9 be removed from …
10 intend to do sth
11 exist/live in harmony with nature
从……中救出
从……中移除
打算做某事
与自然和谐相处
看守,监视;照顾
Skimming
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Para. 7
A. The bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
B. The guide, Zhaxi, and the Changtang National Nature Reserve.
C. Measures措施 were taken to save this species物种 from extinction灭绝.
D. We should learn to exist in harmony with nature.
E. Tibetan antelopes are in danger.
F. We visit Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.
G. The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover.
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What do you usually write down in a journal?
Journal
What I see
What I hear
What I think
Skim the text and divide it into three parts.
Para _______: What I see
Para _______: What I hear
Para _______: What I think
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3-6
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Activity 2: Reading Ⅰ
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Read for structure
While-reading
Part 1. What I see
Read Para. 1-2 and find out the answers.
Q1: What did I see in Para. 1?
on the left
snow-covered mountains
in front of us
A herd of graceful animals
Q2. Why do we go to the Changtang National Nature Reserve?
A. To climb the mountains.
B. To enjoy the beautiful scenery.
C. To observe Tibetan antelopes.
D. To catch the men who hunt antelopes.
Q3: Why are they in danger? Why are they hunted?
A. For their valuable meat B. For their valuable bones
C. For their valuable fur D. For their valuable horns(羊角)
Shawl (披肩)
$30,000
While-reading
Part 2. What I hear
Read Para. 3-4 and find out the answers.
Q4: What can we learn about Zhaxi?
A. He is the writer's close friend.
B. He is one of the local people.
C. He is a visitor from China.
D. He often hunts the wildlife.
Q5. Why should we protect the wildlife?
A. Saving the animals means saving ourselves.
B. Some wild animals are in danger of dying out.
C. The number of some wild animals is decreasing.
D. Some wild animals are being hunted illegally.
1. Hunters were shooting antelopes.
2. New roads and railways were built.
Q6. What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s?
The population dropped by more than 50%. Why?
While-reading
Part 2. What I hear
Read Para. 5-6 and find out the answers.
Q7. What measures were taken?
A. The government placed it under national protection.
B. Volunteers like Zhaxi watched over the antelopes day and night.
C. Bridges and gates were built.
D. All of above.
Q8. What took place after the government took protective measures?
A. The habitat area of the Tibetan antelopes has expanded a lot.
B. The population of the Tibetan antelopes has recovered.
C. The Tibetan antelopes are still listed as an endangered animal.
D. The threats to the Tibetan antelopes have disappeared.
While-reading
Part 3. What I think
Read Para. 7 and find out the answers.
Q9. What is the author’s attitude towards the wildlife protection?
A.negative消极的 B.supportive支持的 C.doubtful怀疑的 D.neutral 中立的
Q10. According to the writer’s point of view,how can we really save the earth?
A. Try our best to protect wildlife.
B. We must do more in environmental protection.
C. We have to change our way of life and live in harmony with nature.
D. Remove all the threats to wildlife.
Show a sense of
responsibility
Build reserves
Wildlife
Protection
Donate money
Never conduct illegal trade
Make laws
to protect them.
Don't buy endangered animals’ products.
Join a volunteer club
Post reading
After a gun goes off, there will be no winners. 枪响之后,没有赢家。
What should we do to change our way of life to live in harmony with nature?
“Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver.” ---Xi Jinping
Thank you
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