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人教版2019必修第二册
Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students are able to:
1. Learn about the features and linguistic characteristics of a journal and appreciate the description of scenery and psychology;
2. Identify the literal meaning or implied meaning of some sentences;
3. Learn about the challenges and dangers of wildlife protection.
Lead-in：
Giant panda
South China tiger
Blue whale
Polar bear
African elephant
Golden monkey
What do they have in common
They are endangered animals.
Lead-in：
The Tibetan antelope was an endangered animal, but because of human action The Changtang National Natureto protect it,its numbers are now recovering.Reserye is in western China and covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. ltwas created to protect the area and the wildlife that live there. The Tibetanantelope is one of the rarest creatures on the Tibetan Plateau (高原). It is wellknown for its fine fur, so it was poached (偷猎) and was driven to the brink (边缘) of extinction years ago.
Background
Task1:What will the text mainly talk about
Task2:What might the style of the text be
A. An advertisement.
B. A report.
C. A short novel.
D. A travel journal
Look at the title and pictures and predict the content and the text style.
Pre-reading：
Tibetan antelopes in a day.
While-reading：
What do you know about the Tibetan antelope
They live on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau（高原）.
They are being killed for fur and horns.
Their habitat is being destroyed.
藏羚羊
While-reading：
What do you know about the Changtang National Nature Reserve
The Changtang National Nature Reserve is in western China and covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. It was created to protect the area and the wildlife that live there.
n. (动植物)保护区
While-reading：
Skim the text and summarize what the text is about.
The ________________ was an endangered animal, but because of human action to ________ it, its population has _________ and it has been _________ from the endangered species list.
recovered
removed
protect
Tibetan antelope
While-reading：
What's the main idea of each paragraph
Para. 1: The writer visited Changtang National Nature Reserve in order to observeTibetan antelopes.
Para. 2: Tibetan antelopes are in danger.
Para. 3: His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is away of life.
Para. 4: Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
Para. 5: The Chinese government and volunteers took effective measures to protect the Tibetan antelope.
Para. 6 : The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover.
Para. 7: Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet.
what the author sees
topic:
Antelopes Protection
Structure
what the author reflects
His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is away of life.
Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
Effective measures were taken .
The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover.
The writer visited Changtang National Nature Reserve in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.
Human beings must change the way of life.
what the author hears
In order of time
A Travel Journal
While-reading：
What does the author experience in the clouds Read the text and finish the table.
Things the writer sees snow-covered mountains disappearing into clouds the antelopes moving slowly across the green grass
Things the writer hears Changtang National Nature Reserve
bad times for the Tibetan antelope
measures to protect the Tibetan antelope
effects achieved after years of protection
How the writer feels or thinks struck by their beauty changing our way of life existing in harmony with nature
While-reading：
Read Para 1-2 and find out the answers.
Q1: Why did the writer visit Xizang
What I see Para 1&2
He visited Xizang to observe Tibetan antelopes.
Q2: How do I feel when I see these animals and view
I’m struck by their beauty.
I’m also reminded of the danger they were in.
While-reading：
What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s
population dropped by 50%
Hunters were shooting antelopes to ____________
make profits
Habitats became smaller
New ________________ were built
roads and railways
resulted from
What I hear Para 3-4
While-reading：
What did people do to help protect the Tibetan antelope
placed it under national protection
① population increased
② be removed from the endangered species list
Goverment
Volunteers
watched over the antelopes day and
night to keep them safe from attacks
Transport
bridges and gates were added let antelopes to move easily…
Results
What I hear Para 5&6
While-reading：
Read Para 7 and find out the answers.
Q5:In the evening, how does the author reflect on day’s observation
In the evening, I drink… 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 our planet.
Q6:Why does the writer use so many “we” in this paragraph
To narrow the distance between the author and readers.
To call on all the people to take action.
What I think Para 7
While-reading：
What's the purpose of this text
The writer intends to tell us that although the Tibetan antelope has been removed from the endangered species list, the threats to them have not yet disappeared, We must change our way of life and learn to exist in harmony with nature.
While-reading：
How does the writer feel about modern life How do you know
The writer thinks 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.
While-reading：
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal
meaning (L) of the text or only the implied (I) by the text.
Identify literal and implied meaning
Literal meaning :字面意思是这些词通常的、基本的意思，即这些词确切表达的意思。
Implied meaning :隐含 (隐含意义)是暗示的，但不是直接表达的，即你根据你所知道的来猜测意思。
While-reading：
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal
meaning (L) of the text or only the implied (I) by the text.
___ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
___ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
(Implied by “we can just make out a herd of graceful animals”.)
(Implied by “they are being hunted, illegally, for valuable fur” & “Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits”.)
I
I
While-reading：
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal
meaning (L) of the text or only the implied (I) by the text.
___ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
___ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
(Implied by “The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants” & “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” & “The measures were effective”.)
I
L
Post-reading：
Learn about elephants by reading and completing the passage with the correct forms of the words.
Herds of elephants used to live on the plains of Africa and in the forests of Asia. But today, they face a serious threat from hunters . These large animals are being killed illegally for their body parts that areconsidered valuable. In order to save them, some countres have created reserves where they can live in peace and safety. However, the attacks on them will continue as long as. interest in buying elephant products exists . To achieve harmony between humans and animals, the world mustprotect these beautiful creatures.
hunter illegally attack reserve exist plain threat harmony
Past
Present
Solutions
The Chinese government placed it under national protection.
Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night.
As citizens, what can we do to protect the endangered animals
“We are not trying to save the animals,
actually we are trying to save ourselves”
Post-reading：
Read the text again and try your best to draw a mind map on protecting the Tibetan antelope.
Protecting the Tibatan Antilope
what
why
how
results
More to do
Post-reading：
What does “national protection” mean
National first/second/third class protected animals and plants:
South China Tiger, blue whale, golden snub-nosed monkeys, Chinese yew, and …
Post-reading：
No trade,
no murder.
Thank You !
Reading and Thinking
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