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(共20张PPT)
A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Reading and Thinking
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Learning Objectives
To learn how to identify the literal and implied meaning .
To learn the difficult situations and the current situation of Tibetan antelopes.
To read and know what people have done to make better living environment for Tibetan antelopes.
Step1
Lead in
Tibetan antelope lives only 10 years.
Female antelopes have no horns.
Changtang National Nature Reserve is a shelter for Tibetan antelopes and other wildlife.
Antelopes were once an endangered animals. They were killed for their valuable fur.
Some basic information about Tibetan antelope :
Changtang National Nature Reserve was set up in 1990s. It is the world’s second largest nature reserve as well as habitat for many endangered species. It is a wildlife paradise and home to a variety of wildlife species such as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks(牦牛), Tibetan wild donkeys and black-necked cranes(鹤).
Some basic information about Changtang National Nature Reserve:
Prediction
1.What do you think the text is about
It is about Tibetan antelopes.
2.Why is it “in the clouds”
A place high above sea level.
Step2
While-reading
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Para. 7
A. The bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
B. My guide, Zhaxi, working for protecting the wildlife.
C. The measures taken to protect the antelopes.
D. Protecting wildlife is saving ourselves.
E. The situation of the Tibetan antelopes.
F. The purpose of our camping.
G. The achievements we’ve made and we also have a long way to go.
Read for the main idea
Para ______: what I see
Para ______: what I hear
Para ______: what I think
1-2
3-6
7
Read for the structure
Read for the genre
who
what
where
when
writer
experience
Changtang National Nature Reserve a day
A travel journal
The writer’s experience at the Changtang National Nature Reserve.
[Activity 4] :What does the author experience in the clouds
Things the author sees Snow-covered mountains disappearing into clouds
Things the author hears Changtang National Nature Reserve
How the author feels or thinks Struck by their beauty
post-reading
[Activity 5:]Critical thinking
What kind of person is the author
A. Ridiculous and impatient
B. Thoughtful and responsible
C. Thankful and determined
D. Selfless and fearless
Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. 1. ________ (watch) them move slowly across the green grass, I'm struck by their 2. ____________(beautiful). At the same time, I'm also reminded 3. ____the danger they are in. They 4. (hunt), illegally, for their valuable fur. Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang, works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. “We’re not trying to save the animals, ” he says. “5. ________ (actual), we’re trying to save ourselves.”
Watching
beauty
of
are being hunted
Actually
Summary
[Activity 6:]
The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. Hunters were shooting antelopes 6. (make) profits. Their habitats were becoming 7. _______ (small) as new roads and railways were built. In order 8. ______ (save) them, the Chinese government placed them under national protection. The measures were 9. (effect). The antelope population 10.____________ (recover) and in June, 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.
to make
smaller
to save
effective
has recovered
voice your opinions
The writer says that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in order to save our planet. Do you agree What measures do you think we should take
I agree. As far as I am concerned, the authorities should … /The society should …/We should …
[Activity 7:]
In order to live in harmony with nature, our group come up with the following measures that we can take.
As far as I am concerned, the authorities should … …(raise awareness / spread knowledge)
The society should ......(work together to do/build a harmonious society/)
When it comes to what we teenagers should do, I hold the strong belief that we should …(spare no effort to do /protect animals, protect the environment, save natural resources/change our way of life/learn to exist in harmony with nature)
Remember
No protection! No animals! No earth!
No human beings!
human beings
animals
environment
harmony
in the clouds
down to the earth
Homework
1.write down your report and polish it.
We are all connected. Let’s live in harmony with nature.
迁移创新：design a poster about an endangered species using the following slogans(口号)
No trade,no murder(谋杀)。
No protection! No animals! No earth!
No human beings!
When the buying stops, the killing can too.

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