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(共37张PPT)
When the buying stops, the killing can too.
——WildAid
U2 Wildlife Protection
(Reading&Thinking)
A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Learn about protecting endangered animals
Warming-up
Look and say
What animals are they What do they look like
Can you see them in our daily life？Where can we see them
The adult Tibetan antelope has two long horns(犄角).
And it has beautiful fur.
Warming-up
Watch and say
Have you ever heard of the
Changtang National Nature Reserve
Why do people create (建立) Changtang National Nature Reserve
Brief introduction of Changtang National Nature Reserve
The Changtang National Nature Reserve is in western China . It was created to protect the area and the wildlife that live there.
Pre-reading
P16-1:Look at the picture below.
What do you think the text is about
Possible answer:
The pictures are of Tibetan antelopes,
so the text must be about them.
Predict
Now,let's read the text to learn more about Tibetan antelopes .
While-reading
2 minutes
1.According to the title “ A day in the Clouds”,
can you guess what type of the text is
A. An essay (散文).
B. A novel.
C.A travel journal( 旅行日记).
D.A news report.
2.What is the text mainly about
A.The Changtang National Nature Reserve.
B.The protection of Tibetan antelopes.
C.Snow covered mountains.
D.Some effective measures.
1.Read the text quickly and choose the correct answers.
Fast reading
5 minutes
2.Please find the topic sentences of each paragraph
and match the main idea of the text.
(Please complete Activity 2 of the Students' Learning Paper).
(Tip: The topic sentences are usually in the first sentence or last sentence.)
While-reading
Fast reading
While-reading
Paragraph 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.
While-reading
Paragraph 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.
While-reading
Paragraph 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.”
While-reading
Paragraph 4.
The 1980s 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.
While-reading
Paragraph 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.
While-reading
Paragraph 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 programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
While-reading
Paragraph 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.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 7
The problems of theTibetan antelopes.
Introduce the guide and his opinions.
The bad times for the Tibetan antelopes.
Take measures.
The reason.
The results of the measures.
The author's thoughts.
While-reading
2.Match the main idea of each paragraph.
5 minutes
While-reading
Careful reading
Read the text carefully to get more details of the Tibetan antelope protection.
Please complete Activity 3 of the Students' Learning Paper.
While-reading
Careful reading
5 minutes
3.Reading for the details and choose the best answers.
1.Why did the author go on a hike
A. To admire the snow-covered mountains.
B. To report the wildlife.
C. To observe Tibetan antelopes.
D. To enjoy the air there.
(Para 1. The first and last sentences )
While-reading
Careful reading
2.Why are Tibetan antelopes being illegally
hunted
A．For their valuable meat.
B．For their valuable fur.
C．For their habitats.
D．For their bones.
(Para 2. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. )
While-reading
Careful reading
3．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.
(Para 3. My guide is Zhaxi, a villger from Changtang. )
While-reading
Careful reading
4. What can we know about Zhaxi from his words
A. He thinks wildlife determines the
existence of human beings.
B. He has built shelters from the wildlife
in Changtang.
C. Zhaxi is unwilling to protect the wildlife.
D. He makes a living by protecting the wildlife in
Changtang.
(Para 3. “We're not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually, we're trying to save ourselves.” )
While-reading
Careful reading
5. What's the author's opinion about saving our planet
A.We should work as volunteers.
B. We should build more natural reserves.
C. We should stop building new roads and railways.
D. We must change our way of life.
(Para 7. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. )
8 minutes
While-reading
Careful reading
Read Paragraphs 4-7 again, and answer these questions.
Please complete Activity 4 of the Students' Learning Paper.
8 minutes
While-reading
Careful reading
4.Read the paragraph 4-7 again, and answer these questions.
1.What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s Why
2.What did people do to protect the Tibetan antelope
3.Do you think that Tibetan antelopes are endangered species now Why
4.Why doesn't the Chinese government stop the protection programmes after the population has recovered
5.How can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet
While-reading
1.What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s Why
Check the answers.
1). The Tibetan antelope's population dropped by more than 50 percent.
2).Because of being hunted and the loss of their habitats.
Para 4.
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.
While-reading
2.What did people do to protect the Tibetan antelope
Check the answers.
Watching over the Tibetan antelopes and adding some bridges and gates.
Para 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.
While-reading
3.Do you think that Tibetan antelopes are endangered species now Why
Check the answers.
They are not an endangered species now.
Because the measures were effective and their population has recovered in June 2015.
Para 6.
The measures were effective. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.
While-reading
4. Why doesn't the Chinese government stop the protection programmes after the population has recovered
Check the answers.
Since the threats to the Tibetan antelopes have not yet disappeared.
Para 6.
The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
While-reading
5.How can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet
Check the answers.
We should learn to exist in harmony with nature.
Para 7.
Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.
To observe Tibetan antelopes, we came to Tibet. There we made out a 1.________ of graceful animals and were struck by their 2.________. I was reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted 3. ______ (illegal) for their valuable fur.
Post-reading
A Day in the Clouds
Retell the passage.
5.Fill in the blanks.
illegally
herd
beauty
5 minutes
Post-reading
A Day in the Clouds
Retell the passage.
5.Fill in the blanks.
To protect them, the Changtang National Nature 4._________ was set up, which is a shelter for animals and plants.
In 1980s and 1990s, the population 5.________ (drop)
badly because of being shot to make profits and the loss of their 6._________(habitat).
dropped
Reserve
habitats
5 minutes
Post-reading
A Day in the Clouds
Retell the passage.
5.Fill in the blanks.
In order to prevent this species from extinction, the Chinese government took effective 7.__________
(measure) to place it under national protection. Its population has 8.__________(recover) and it was removed from the 9.___________ (danger) species list. However, the government didn’t intend to give up the protection programs.
To save wildlife, we should learn to exist in 10.__________ with nature.
measures
endangered
recovered
harmony
1. What may cause the decline of wildlife
Post-reading
6.Discuss the questions below in pairs.
Discussion
Hunting, destruction of habitat,
woodcutting and pollution, food shortage , diseases...
2.Do you have any ideas to protect endangered animals according to what you have learnt today
3 minutes
Post-reading
6.Discuss the questions below in pairs.
Discussion
1) Protect the environment.Stop destroying the habitat of animals.
2) People must not kill wild animals and try to live in harmony with them.
3) Stop using endangered animals’ to make luxury goods.
(奢侈品).Don’t buy endangered animals’ products and tell your friends not to do so too.
.....
2.Do you have any ideas to protect endangered animals according to what you have learnt today
Conclusion
We all have a responsibility to protect the wild animals, both for their sake(利益) and for the sake of ourselves.
Protecting the Tibetan Antelope
Why
What
Results
How
More to do
Conclusion
Mind map
1. Finish the exercises in
workbook P19.
2.Recite words (insect-Tibet).
3. You can enjoy them after class.
The movie: Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
The book: The kneeling of an entelope.
Homework
THANKS

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