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Unit 5 Into the wild
Understanding ideas
Teaching objectives
Learning objectives：
1、Students can grasp the new words and expressions such as charity，annual，measure，in search of and so on.
2、Students can grasp the general idea for the whole passage.
Ability objectives：
Students will be able to use different basic reading strategies like prediction/skimming/scanning correctly in their reading process.
Emotional objectives：
Students can develop a habit of protecting the environment and can cooperate with classmates actively and complete the tasks together.
Key points and difficult points
Key points：
1、Help students know the meaning and usage of the new words and expressions such as such as charity，annual，measure，in search of and so on.
2、Let students understand the general idea for the whole passage through reading.
Difficult points：
How to use different basic reading strategies like prediction/skimming/scanning correctly in their reading process.
Warming-up
Look at the pictures and choose the animals that migrate.
a
b
Siberian crane
monarch butterfly
c
Atlantic salmon
d
e
f
red panda
killer whale
African lion
Warming-up
What do you know about animal migration
Animal migration refers to the movement of a species from one habitat to another in response to seasonal changes.
Often covering great distances and involving huge numbers of animals, it can be fascinating to observe.
Migration happens in the whole animal kingdom, from fish and insects to birds, reptiles and mammals.
Skimming
1. What is the main idea of the passage
A. The monarch’s migration.
B. The reasons for monarch’s migration.
C. Mexico’s monarch.
2. What mystery have the scientists solved
The scientists have solved the mystery of how monarch butterflies manage to travel a long distance and find their way to their destination.
Scanning
Where are you most likely to find the passage
A. In a scientific research paper about the monarch
butterfly’s migration.
B. In a popular nature magazine introducing the monarch butterfly.
C. In a travel leaflet encouraging people to visit North America.
Scanning
The Monarch’s Journey
The migration (P1-2)
Human’s activities
(P3-5)
What’s migration ( P1)
Monarch butterflies’ migration (P2)
Scientists found how butterflies migrated (P3)
Why the number of monarch butterflies is falling (P4)
Volunteers have been protecting monarch butterflies (P5)
Work out the structure of the passage.
1．Which is NOT the purpose of animals' migration
A．To find food．
B．To find a partner．
C．To escape being killed．
D．To find warmer weather．
Careful-reading
2．What can we learn about the North American monarch butterflies from Paragraph 2
A．Every two years they will migrate to spend the winter．
B．They have ugly black and orange wings．
C．They manage to travel around 4，000 kilometres north and find their way to places where they will spend the winter．
D．Now people have known how they manage to travel such a long distance．
Careful-reading
3．What will probably happen to the North American monarch butterfly if it is cloudy
A．It may lose its way．
B．It can't see anything．
C．It can't find any food．
D．It will feel very cold．
Careful-reading
4．What does the word “crash” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Succeed．　　　　　　　 B．Fail．
C．Increase． D．Drop．
Careful-reading
5．Which section is this article likely to appear in the newspaper
A．Sports． B．Health．
C．Hobby． D．Wildlife．
Careful-reading
Careful-reading
a. The monarch butterfly is able to tell _______________.
b. Using these two pieces of information, the monarch butterfly
determines _____________.
c. The monarch butterfly measures ____________________ with its eyes.
d. The monarch butterfly reaches ________________________________.
Complete the sentences with expressions from the passage. Then use the sentences to complete the “cause-effect” flow charts.
the time of day
the way to go
the position of the sun
the places where it will spend the winter
d
a
c
b
Careful-reading
e. Humans _________ trees.
f. The ________________________________ where monarchs can be found is destroyed.
g. Humans use chemicals that _____________ that monarch caterpillars eat.
h. The monarch butterfly’s population ________________________ in the last few years.
cut down
natural environment of many places
kill the plants
has crashed
(by as much as 90 per cent)
h
e
g
f
Group Discussion
1. What impresses you most about the monarch butterfly
Their mysterious ability to find their way during such a long journey impresses me most.
It makes me understand that each species survives uniquely as a part of nature and they deserve human’s respect.
We should live in harmony with them.
Group Discussion
2. What can people do to help protect the monarch butterfly
We should organize more activities or attend more activities to attract people’s attention to them.
Only when all the people raise the awareness can animals be protected.
Summary
Fill in the blanks with the information from the passage.
Summary
Fill in the blanks with the information from the passage.
in search of
wonderful
autumn
measuring
Summary
Fill in the blanks with the information from the passage.
decreasing
/reducing
/falling
natural environment
awareness
record
feed on
Assignment
Nowadays, due to a series of bad human activities, more and more animals are losing their homes.
Faced with such a situation, what can we do to protect them
Write a short passage to present your ideas.
Assignment
Many animals are facing the danger of extinction, because the environment that they are living in has been destroyed greatly. At the same time, man is killing off species just for getting their fur, skin, horns, teeth and meat. Based on the situation, some urgent measures should be taken.
First of all, some relative laws should be improved. There are obvious shortages in laws about protecting them and the according punishment is not severe enough. Moreover, people’s awareness of protecting wild animals should be raised. Furthermore, the government departments should also bear their responsibilities.
Animals are our best friends and we human beings should live in harmony with them so as to achieve the goal of preserving animals.
Sample
1. It uses its eyes to measure the position of the sun.
measure v. 测量、衡量
e.g. 一个人应当以高标准要求自己。
One should measure oneself by a high standard.
n. 措施、尺寸
take measures to do 采取措施做……
e.g. 他们正在采取强有力的措施保护野生生物资源。
They are taking strong measures to protect wildlife resources.
Notes
2. These two pieces of information – the time of the day and the point where the sun is in the sky – allow the butterfly to determine the way to go.
determine v. 决定
determine to do/be determined to do 决心做……
e.g. 我决心更加努力提高英语水平。
I determine to make more efforts to improve my English.
where引导定语从句，修饰先行词point。
Notes
3. The solution to the mystery of the monarch’s amazing ability comes at a time when it is in serious trouble.
a solution to…意为“……的解决方法”。
e.g. 要找到解决这个问题的办法可能需要很长时间。
It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
at a time 意为“一次，每次”。
e.g. 让你的听众一次回答一个问题。
Let your listener answer one question at a time.
Notes
Notes
4. People have been working together to record its migration and make sure that there are enough plants for it to feed on.
have been working是现在完成进行时，表示过去某一时间段内一直进行的动作并有可能持续下去。
e.g. 她断断续续打网球已有三年了。
She has been playing tennis on and off for three years.
Notes
migration意为“迁徙”，其动词为migrate。
e.g. 燕子在冬天迁徙到南方。
Swallows migrate south in winter.
feed on意为 “以……为食”。
e.g. 蝙蝠在夜间飞行，以昆虫为食。
Bats fly at night and feed on insects.
5. The more we know about this lovely creature, the greater the chance they will survive and keep its place in the natural world for a long time to come
“the + 比较级，the + 比较级”意为“越……，越……” 。
e.g. 问题越难，他回答出来的可能性就越小。
The more difficult the questions are, the less likely he is able to answer them.
Notes
Notes
survive意为“幸存，生还” 。
survive on 靠……活下来；靠……生存
e.g. 他们用很少的钱就可以生存。
They can survive on very little money.
survival n. 幸存；生存
survivor n. 幸存者；生还者
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