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Unit 5 Into the wild
Period 2
Understanding ideas
The Monarch’s Journey
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
Learning objectives
1. collect some information about the monarch’s migration by reading.
2. understand the cause-effect relationships in the monarch’s journey by reading and analyzing.
3. talk about the relationships between the wild animals and the people.
Assignment
What other relationships do people have with aimals
Activity 1 View and talk
What were they doing
角马 wildebeest
[ w ld bi st]
斑马 zebra
[ zi br ]
What animals were migrating in the video
View the video and the pictures and talk about the migrating animals.
Activity 1 View and talk
View the video and the pictures and talk about the migrating animals.
d
e
f
a
monarch butterfly
b
Siberian crane
c
Atlantic salmon
red panda
Killer whale
African lion
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√
√
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Which ones among these animals will migrate
Free talk
Why do animals migrate
migration
to survive
to have fun
to adjust to the climate
to look for the food
to hunt for better inhabitats
Activity 2 View and predict
View the title and the picture and predict about the passage.
What might be talked about in the passage
What is your understanding of the word “Journey” in the title
Read the passage again and find out the information.
Activity 4 Read and find out
What is talked about the monarch’s journey in the passage
Activity 2 Read and find out
what /why
when/ where
how
trouble
solution
Read the passage and find out the main ideas.
definition
purpose
time
distance
destination
every autumn
manage to travel around 4,000 kilometers
reach California or Mexico
annual movement – move from one place to another at a certain times of a year
to find food, to seek a partner, in search of warmer weather
long, difficult !!!
Read the first two paragraphs and find the following information about monarch butterfly.
Activity 3 Read and understand
what
why
when
how far
where
mystery
The Monarch’s
Journey
( migration)
Activity 3 Read and check
Read the passage quickly and check the prediction.
How is the monarch’ journey
The monarch’s journey is _______________________.
long and difficult
Activity 4 Read and find out
Read the passage again and find out the information.
1. How can the monarch manage to reach the places
2. What made its journey difficult
3. What was the effect of human activity on the monarch
4. What effect does the research on the monarch’s behavior bring
Activity 4 Read and find out
Read the passage again and find out the information.
1. How can the monarch manage to reach the places
Activity 4 Read and find out
Read the passage again and find out the information.
2. What made its journey difficult
3. What was the effect of human activity on the monarch
What effect does the research on the monarch’s behavior bring
The research on the monarch’s behavior has however led to a greater awareness of this creature.
People have been working together to record its migration and make sure that there are enough plants for it to feed on.
1. If this works, there may come a time when the number of monarch butterflies increases again.
2. The more we know about this lovely creature, the greater the chance it will survive and keep its place in the natural world for a long time to come.
Read paragraph 5 and answer the question.
Activity 6 Read and understand
awareness
action
expectation
The Monarch's Journey
when/ where
how
trouble
solution
What /why
autumn; the south of America;
to seek for food、partners、
warmer weather
Many animals move from one place to another at certain times of the year
1.raise greater awareness;
2.record monarch’ s migration.
3.make sure enough plants to feed on.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
1.tell the time of the day;
2.measure the position of the sun;
3.determine the way to go;
The population has crashed by 90%
Activity 5 Complete and understand
Complete the flow chart and understand the cause-effects relationships.
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 __________________________________.
d
a
c
b
the time of day
the way to go
the position of the sun
the places where it will spend the winter
Activity 5 Complete and understand
Complete the flow chart and understand the cause-effects relationships.
causes
effects
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.
h
cut down
natural environment of many places
kill the plants
has crashed (by as much as 90 per cent)
e
g
f
Activity 5 Complete and understand
Complete the flow chart and understand the cause-effects relationships.
causes
effects
Activity 6 Read and conclude
Read the last paragraph and conclude more cause-effect relationships.
What other cause-effect relationships can you find out in the last paragraph
the increase of the number of monarch butterflies
causes
effects
people’s actions
people’s greater awareness
the research
the decrease of the number of monarch butterflies
Activity 7 Think and share
Think about the following questions and share with us.
1. What’s your understanding of the relationships between the monarch butterfly and the people
2. What can people do to protect wild animals
What is the text-type of the passage
Argumentation议论文 (如 “click for a friend ” )
Exposition说明文
Narration记叙文 (如 “my first day at seinior high” )
Activity 7 Think and share
Where are you most likely to find the passage
In a scientific research paper about the monarch butterfly’s migration.
In a popular nature magazine introducing the monarch butterfly.
In a travel leaflet encouraging people to visit North America.
Activity 7 Think and share
Activity 7 Think and share
What can we students do to help the monarch butterflies
Into the wild.
Get to know the wild,
Love the wild,
Protect the wild,
And save the wild.
We must be kind to our friends---animals;
To care for animals is to benefit all things.
Protecting animals means building harmony.
Protect animals and nature, which is a responsibility we all must bear.
Assignment
Please search more information online about the protection of wild animals

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