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(共35张PPT)
Reading and Thinking:
A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Unit 2
Reading and Thinking
Unit 2
Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives
By the end of the class,you will be able to:
1. Acquire information on the past and present situations of Tibetan antelopes.
2. Analyze the main structure and develop different reading skills such as prediction,skimming,scanning and detailed reading;
3. Voice your opinions on wildlife protection;
4. Raise the awareness of protecting wildlife and live in harmony with nature.
Prediction
A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Time
Place
At a place with a high altitude
What is implied？
Main Idea
Someone spent a day with Tiben antelopes at a place with a high altitude.
What type of passage is it
A. A news report
B. Argumentation
C. Description
D. A Journal (旅行日志)
What we see
What we hear
What we think
What do you usually write down in a journal
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Para. 7
A. The bad times for the Tibetan antelopes.
B. The guide, Zhaxi, and the Changtang National Nature Reserve.
C. The measures were taken to save this species from extinction.
D. We should learn to exist in harmony with nature.
E. The situation of the Tibetan antelopes.
F. The reason why we observe Tibetan antelopes.
G. The good effects the measures have had.
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Predict and Scan
Read for the structure
Part 1 (Para.1-2):
What “I” see
Part 2 (Para.3-6):
What “I” hear
Part 3 (Para.7):
What “I” think
What I see
Para. ____
What I hear
Para. ____
What I think
Para. ____
Journal
part 1
What “I” see
②They are__________animals.
① Tibetan antelope live on the __________, moving slowly across the green grass.
_________________ mountains
Read for details
Part①: What I see
Read Para. 1 and find out the answers.
plains
graceful
Snow-covered
Tibetan antelopes
Read for the details
Paragraph 2
Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty. I’m also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.
How do I feel when I see these animals and views
——What “I” see
Sad Worried
Concerned
part 2
What “I” hear
3
4
Find out the reasons why they were in danger.
Hunters
antelopes to make .
Built and .
were shooting
profits
roads
railways
population:
habitats:
dropped by
became
Read for what I hear
Reasons
50%
smaller
Para.3-4
Read for the details
Paragraph 5
In order to save this species from extinction,
the Chinese government placed it ________________
_____________.
Zhaxi and other volunteers _____________________
day and night .
bridges and gates were added to ________________
__________ and _____________ cars and trains.
how
under national
protection
watched over the antelopes
let the antelopes
move easily
What are the measures
keep them safe from
——What “I” hear
Did the measures work
Yes!
The measures were effective. The antelope population has recovered and in June2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list. The government, however does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
Implied meaning:
Human activities _________________ animals
and plants. We should continue the _______________________.
are threatening
protection programmes
Should the government stop the protection programs now Why
Para. 6
No!
part 3
What “I” think
What should we do
7
Read for what I think
Para. 7
In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. 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 to our planet.
Read for the details——What “I” think
Paragraph 7
What’s the author’s attitude towards the wildlife protection
A. Unconcerned. B. Positive
C. Negative. D. Unmentioned.
B
The bad times for Tibetan antelopes.
My guide, Zhaxi, working for protecting the wildlife.
Read for the main idea of each paragraph
Para.2:
The purpose of our camping.
The situation of the Tibetan antelopes.
Para.1:
Para.3:
Para.4:
The measures taken to protect the antelopes.
The achievements we’ve made and we also have a long way to go.
Protecting wildlife is saving ourselves.
Para.5:
Para.6:
Para.7:
protector
protection
para4: problems
para5: measures
para6: effect
para3: Zhaxi’s attitude
What I hear
Things the author sees
Things the author hears
Things the author feels or thinks
beauty
Para.1-2
problems/threats
Para.3-4
measures & effects
Para.5-6
harmony
Para.7
significant; valuable; meaningful; educational; exciting
A day in the clouds
A _____day in the clouds
Summary
A Day in the Clouds
To observe Tibetan antelopes, we are here in Xizang. 1___________(watch) them move slowly, I'm struck by their beauty. I 2______________(remind) of the danger they were in as well. They were hunted 3________(illegal) for their valuable fur.
To protect them, the Changtang National Nature Reserve was set up, 4_______ is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Xizang.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the population of Tibetan antelopes dropped badly because hunters shot them to make profits and 5______(they) habitats were destroyed. In order to prevent this species from extinction, the Chinese government took effective 6__________(measure) to place it under national protection. 7_________________ its population has recovered and it was removed from the 8____________(endanger) species list in 2015, the government doesn't intend 9________(give) up the protection programmes. We are doing much to protect wildlife now. To save wildlife, we should learn to exist 10_____ harmony with nature.
Watching
was reminded
illegally
which
their
measures
Though/Although
endangered
to give
in
Discussion
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 do you think we should do or change
Do not buy wildlife goods. (No buying, no killing.)
Do not destroy their habitat.
Join the volunteer protection group.
Lead a greener life.
Learn more about endangered animals.
Raise public awareness.
Measures:
Catchy slogans
Every life matters!
No buying, no killing!
It is high time we should take action.
Act before it is too late.
Every small contribution counts/matters.
Discussion:
What can be done to preserve the wildlife like the antelopes
Government
Celebrities
Organisation
Individual
Post-reading
establish laws;
set up reserves;
speak up for wildlife protection;
call on people to...
raise funds;
carry out researches;
raise the awareness of the public;
stop buying products made of ...;
make videos online
Important sentences
1. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty. （P2L1）
看着它们（藏羚羊）缓缓穿过绿色的草地， 我被它们的美深深地打动了。
【拓展】
例：_______(see) the baby panda play, everyone was ______(stike) by its cuteness and wanted to help save it.
be struck by: ____________________。现在分词作伴随状语，表示主语正在进行的另一动作。此外，现在分词还可以作时间、原因状语等。
Seeing
struck
被……击中/触动/震撼
Only yesterday did his father tell him the truth, which was a big surprise.
Only in this way can we solve the problem.
Only when your identity has been checked will you be allowed in.
Only if you study hard can you pass the exam.
Only she can finish the work in an hour.
2. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop
being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. (P16)
只有学会与自然和谐相处，我们才不会成为野生生物和地球的威胁。
Observe and Find
only ＋ 状语(副词 / 介词短语 / 从句)置于句首，主句要用部分倒装形式，即把主句中的助动词、情态动词或系动词提到主语前面。
注意：only放句首修饰主语时不倒装。
例1：只有当一个公司注意自身的产品质量，它才能盈利。
Only when a company pay attention to the quality
of its products ___________________.
can it make great profits
例2：只有这样你的英语才能取得巨大进步。
Only in this way _________ make great progress in English.
can you
Important phrases (P16 ~ P17)
1 National Nature Reserve
2 snow-covered mountains
3 make out
4 be struck by
5 remind sb of sth
6 make profits
国家自然保护区
白雪覆盖的群山
辨认出；理解；填写
被…所触动，被…打动
提醒某人某事；使某人想起某事
谋利
7 watch over
8 save ... from
9 be removed from …
10 keep...safe from...
11 intend to do sth
12 exist/live in harmony with nature
从……中救出
从……中移除
打算做某事
与自然和谐相处
监视；照顾
Important phrases (P16 ~ P17)
让...免受...
What kind of animal can you see in the video Where is their main habitat(栖息地)
Tibetan antelopes
Where is their main habitat(栖息地)
Changtang National Nature Reserve
Qiangtang/Changtang National Nature Reserve
1. Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau青藏高原(A high altitude 海拔 plateau高原)
2. The 2nd largest nature reserve in the world
3. A paradise(天堂) for many wild animals
Homework
Make a poster to call on everyone to change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature.

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