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(共20张PPT)
Period2　
Reading and Thinking
Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
英语
① To learn about the current situation of Tibetan antelopes.
② To figure out the author’s views and attitudes expressed in the article.
③ To identify literal meaning and implied meaning of some sentences.
④ To express your opinions on wildlife protection.
Studying objectives:
Key points：
1. To lead students to better understand the measures and achievements of protecting Tibetan antelopes in China.
2. To help students identify the structure of the text and the author’s attitudes.
3. To help students voice their opinions on wildlife protection.
Difficult points：
1. To enable students to figure out the structure of the text and the author’s attitudes.
2. To lead students to identify literal and implied meaning.
Studying key points and difficulties:
Lead-in
What kind of animal is this
Antelope
Lead-in
Do you know where antelopes live in
Antelopes lives in the plains of Xizang, Qinghai and Xinjiang.
Lead-in
Why did this happen
What do you think of antelopes in this picture
How do you feel about this picture
strong
living
…
angry
afraid
…
Lead-in
Actually, they suffer some attacks, because of their valuable fur. For example, hunters shoot them and use their furs to make profits.
What can we do to change this situation
law
National natural reserves
1.What’s the type of writing of the text
a travel journal
2.What’s the text probably about
The pictures are of antelopes, so the text must be about them.
Predicting possible information
Skimming for main ideas
1.What’s the text mainly about
2.What’s the purpose of the article
The author intends to tell us that although the Tibetan antelope has been removed from the endangered species list, the threats to it have not yet disappeared. We must change our way of life and learn to exist in harmony with nature.
The Tibetan antelope was an endangered animal, but because of human action to protect it, its population has recovered and it was removed from the endangered species list.
Activity 1　Skim the text and answer the following questions.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 6
Para 5
Para 7
Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet.
The writer visited Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.
Tibetan antelopes are in danger.
His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life.
Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
The Chinese government and volunteers took effective measures to protect Tibetan antelopes.
The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover.
Skimming for main ideas
Activity 2　Read the text again and summarise the main idea of each paragraph.
Scanning for details
3. How does the writer feel about modern life How do you know
1. Why did the writer visit Xizang
2. What does “National protection” mean
The writer thinks our modern life goes against nature, because he says we must change the way we live if we really want to protect wildlife and the planet.
He wanted to observe Tibetan antelopes.
“National protection”means something is protected across the whole country,and it is illegal to harm it.
Activity 1　Read the text and answer the following questions.
Things the author sees
Things the author hears
How the author feels or thinks
*snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds
*the antelopes moving slowly across the green grass
*Changtang National Nature Reserve
*bad times for the Tibetan antelope
*measures to protect the Tibetan antelope
*effects achieved after years of protection
*struck by their beauty
*change our way of life
*exist in harmony with nature
Scanning for details
Activity 2　Read the text again and fill in the form.
Why
Results
How
What
More
to do
Protecting the Tibetan Antelope
*Tibetan antelopes are
graceful animals.
*They live on the plains of Xizang, Xinjiang, and Qinghai.
*They have valuable fur.
*Hunters were shooting them to make profits.
*Their habitats were getting smaller.
*The Chinese government placed it under national protection.
*Bridges and gates were added to let them move easily and safely.
*Volunteers watched over them day and night.
*The antelope population has recovered.
*The Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list in 2015.
*Change our way of life.
*Exist in harmony with nature.
Scanning for details
Activity 3　Read the text once more and try to finish the mind map.
Literal meaning: usual, basic meaning of the words, i.e. exactly what the words say.
(字面意思）
Implied meaning: suggested but not directly expressed, i.e. meaning is guessed based on what you know.
(隐含意思）
___ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
___ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
___ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
___ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
___ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
Scanning for details
Activity 4　Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text.
___ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
Implied by“The air is thin”.
___ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
Implied by“we can just make out a herd of graceful animals”.
___ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
Implied by“They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur ”and “Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits”.
I
I
I
Scanning for details
___ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
___ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
Implied by“The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants ”and“The threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared”.
The same meaning as“In June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list”.
I
L
Discussion
Discuss the questions.Work in pairs.
The writer says that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in order do save our planet. Do you agree What do you think we should do or change
Practice
hunter illegally reserve attack exist plain harmony threat
Learn about elephants by reading and completing the passage with the correct forms of the words.
Herds of elephants used to live on the _____________ of Africa and in the forests of Asia. But today, they face a serious _____________ from_________. These large animals are being killed _____________ for their body parts that are considered valuable. In order to save them, some countries have created ____________where they can live in peace and safety. However, the _________ on them will continue as long as interest in buying elephant products _________. To achieve _____________ between humans and animals, the world must protect these beautiful creatures.
plains
threat
hunters
illegally
reserves
attacks
exists
harmony
Summary
Period 2　Reading and Thinking
A Day in the Clouds
Type of writing of the text:a travel journal
Draw a mind map of the text:
1. Retell the passage in your own words.
2. Do some research on other endangered animals by surfing the Internet and
make a report.
Homework
Thank you !

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