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Unit 5 Into the wild (Period 2-Reading I)
The Monarch’s Journey
【学习目标】
To master some useful words and expressions about animal’s migration.
To understand the content and structure of the text.
To learn some reading skills by carrying out different tasks.
To express your views about protecting the monarch butterfly.
【重点难点】
Key points： 1. To master some useful words and expressions about animal’s migration.
2.To understand the content and structure of the text.
Difficult points： 1. To learn some reading skills by carrying out different tasks.
2.To express your views about protecting the monarch butterfly.
【导学流程】
基础感知
Lead-in
Watch a video about monarch’s migration and think about the following questions.
What are they
What are they doing
Fast Reading
Read the passage on Page 66-67 quickly and silently to get the main idea. Then complete the following tasks.
[Task 1] What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Mexico’s monarch.
B. The reasons for monarch’s migration.
C. The monarch’s migration.
[Task 2] Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1 A. Measures to protect monarch butterfly
Paras. 2-3 B. Monarch butterfly's trouble & causes
Para. 4 C. Information about migration
Para. 5 D. Monarch butterfly's migration
Careful Reading
Read the passage on Page 50-51 carefully and get some detailed information.
Retelling
Many animals migrate at certain times of the year. Of all the mass 1._________(migrate), that of the North American monarch butterflies is one of the most wonderful. Every autumn, they begin 2.__ long and difficult journey. Somehow they manage to travel around 4,000 kilometres south and find their way to California or Mexico. They are able to tell the time of the day and use their eyes 3._________ (measure) the position of the sun. 4.________ (eventual), they manage to reach California or Mexico.
Now the monarch is in serious trouble, and its population 5.__________ (crash) by as much as ninety per cent in the last few years. Human activity is the main reason. In many of the places where monarchs can 6._________ (find), people are destroying the natural environment by 7.______ (cut) down trees and using chemicals 8._______ kill the plants that monarch caterpillars eat. Fortunately, people are aware of the problem and begin to take action. People have been working together 9.________ (protect) monarchs. The more we know about the monarchs, the10._________ (great) the chance they will survive.
Think&Share
Discuss with group members to express your own ideas.
【合作学习】
对议：Check your answers.
组议：Discuss and express your views about protecting the monarch butterfly.

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