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沪教牛津版八年级下册
主题范畴：人与自然
Section 4
Key question
Unit 5
Saving animals in danger
How do people protect animals in danger
Focusing on culture
聚焦文化
Do you know something about red-crowned cranes
Lead-in
Let’s watch a video!
Have you ever heard the song
What’s the song about
It’s about the girl who died while she was looking for a missing red-crowned crane.
《一个真实的故事》
旁白:
有一个女孩，她从小爱养丹顶鹤。
在她大学毕业以后，她仍回到她养鹤的地方。
可是，有一天她为救那只受伤的丹顶鹤, 滑进了沼泽地，就再也没有上来。
歌词：
走过那条小河，你可曾听说，
有一位女孩，她曾经来过；
走过这片芦苇坡，你可曾听说，
有一位女孩，她留下一首歌。
为何片片白云悄悄落泪
为何阵阵风儿轻声诉说
还有一群丹顶鹤，轻轻地轻轻地飞过。
有一位女孩，她再也没来过
只有片片白云为她落泪，
只有阵阵风儿为她诉说，
还有一群丹顶鹤，轻轻地轻轻地飞过。
徐秀娟（1964—1987）女，1964年10月16日出生于黑龙江一个养鹤世家。徐秀娟小时候常帮着父母喂小鹤，潜移默化中也爱上了丹顶鹤。1987年9月16日为寻走失的天鹅溺水牺牲，被追为烈士，誉为“中国第一位驯鹤姑娘”。以她的事迹谱写的歌曲《一个真实的故事》曾被广泛传唱。
After reading the story about Xu xiujuan, what do you think about her How do you feel
Discussion
Pre-reading
*rare /re (r)/
slim /sl m/
alarmed / 'lɑ md/
typical /'t p kl/
thirsty /'θ sti/
sore /s (r)/
adj. 稀罕的；珍贵的
adj. 苗条的；纤细的
adj. 担忧的
adj. 典型的；有代表性的
adj. 渴的；口渴的
adj. 疼痛的；酸痛的
New words
自然保护区
夜以继日
失踪；不见
寻找
牺牲生命；丧命
nature reserve
day and night
go missing
look for
lose one’s life
New phrases
protect animals
environment
weather
endangered animals
alternative energy
crime
schools
public services
Look at the title and choose which topics will be talked about. You can choose more than one answer.
Pre-reading
Reading
The story of the red-crowned crane
Have you ever heard the song “The Story of the Red-Crowned Crane” You may think it is about a rare bird. In fact, it is about a girl called Xu Xiujuan.
Xiujuan was born in Zhalong, Heilongjiang Province, in 1964. Her father looked after red-crowned cranes at the local nature reserve. These tall, slim-necked birds are a symbol of luck, long life and loyalty, but they are now among the rarest crane species in the world.
Xiujuan loved birds and started helping her father with his work at 17. At first, it was hard, but later she became very good at taking care of them. When she hatched her first cranes, she was only a teenager.
When she was 21, Xiujuan was offered a job at a nature reserve in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. She carefully packed three red-crowned crane eggs and took them with her to Yancheng. The trip was long but Xiujuan made sure the eggs were warm and safe.
Xiujuan worked hard at the nature reserve. She not only cared for cranes, but also looked after swans and other bird species. Whenever a bird became sick, she would stay with it day and night until it was strong enough to fly again. One day in 1987, two swans went missing. The workers in the nature reserve looked everywhere for them. Xiujuan was alarmed, and searched for them for two days and nights. Since it is typical of swans to feed in the wetlands, she decided to look for the birds there. She was hungry and thirsty,
and her body was sore from swimming, but she continued searching in the water for many hours. Finally, she was too tired to return to the shore. Xiujuan lost her life. She was only 23.
Later, a song called “The Story of the Red-Crowned Crane” was written in memory of Xiujuan and her courage and dedication.
Notes
The red-crowned crane is one of the rarest crane species in the world. The species is under threat, and the biggest threat to the red-crowned crane is loss of habitat. China has set up nature reserves such as Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve and Zhalong National Nature Reserve to protect them.
1. How did Xu Xiujuan take care of the red-crowned
cranes at the nature reserve in Jiangsu Province
If a bird became sick, she took good care of it and stayed
with it every day until it was strong enough to fly again.
2. What happened to Xu Xiujuan in September 1987
She fell into a river and died while she was looking for the
missing bird.
3. Why was the song “The story of the red-crowned crane” written
It was written in memory of Xu Xiujuan.
Answer the questions below.
Reading
Complete the table below with the information from the story on page 78.
Time Event
1964 Xu Xiujuan was (1) _______________________________.
When she was 17 Xiujuan helped her father (2) ________________________ at the local nature reserve. Xu hatched (3) ______________.
When she was 21 Xu took (4) _________________________ from Zhalong to Yancheng.
On day in 1987 Xu died when she was (5) _________________________.
Later A song was written (6) ______________ her.
born in Zhalong, heilongjiang Province
look after red-crowned cranes
her first cranes
three red-crowned crane eggs
in memory of
searching for two missing swans
Reading
Group discussion
Which words and expressions from the text show Xiujuan’s courage and dedication
Line 7 – Xiujuan loved birds and started helping her father with his work at 17.
Line 9 – When she hatched her first cranes, she was only a teenager.
Lines 12-13 – The trip was long but Xiujuan made sure the eggs were warm and safe.
Lines 15-16 – Whenever a bird became sick, she would stay with it day and night until it was strong enough to fly again.
Lines 18–19 – Xiujuan was alarmed, and searched for them for two days and nights.
Lines 20–22 – She was hungry and thirsty, and her body was sore from swimming, but she continued searching in the water for many hours
How did the people in the story protect animals
People What they did
Xiujuan’s father
Xu Xiujuan
Workers in the nature reserve
looked after red-crowned cranes at a local nature reserve in Zhalong
helped her father with his work
hatched eggs
took three red-crowned cranes eggs to Yancheng
cared for cranes and looked after swans and other bird species
stayed with sick birds day and night until it could fly
searched for the two missing swans for two days and nights and died at the age of 23
looked everywhere for the two missing swans
Think and share
Why did Xiujuan devote her life to cranes
What special contributions do conservation workers like Xu Xiujuan make
She loved birds, and she was also influenced by her father. He worked in a nature reserve and helped protect red-crowned cranes.
They help these animals survive, and they also work to protect their habitat.
Post-reading
Think and share
What tools can today’s conservation workers use to look for missing animals
What can we do to save endangered species from dying out
They can use tools like drones and GPS.
We need to stop harming the environment. If we work together, we can make the Earth a better place for all living things.
Find the words and phrases in the story and match them with their meanings.
(1) slim (line 5)
(2) nature reserve (line 10)
(3) alarmed (line 18)
(4) typical (line 19)
(5) lose one’s life (line 23)
a an area of protected land
(for animals / plants)
b to die
c anxious or afraid that
something bad might happen
d thin
e having the usual feature of a
particular group or thing
Discuss the question below.
Your ideas
What did Xu Xiujuan do when the two swans went missing Would you do the same if you were her Why or why not
Can you find some other stories of people saving animals in danger Do some research online and share your findings with your classmates.
Exploring more
Jane Goodall
Scientist who studied chimpanzees
Long Yongcheng
Researcher who studied snub-nosed
monkeys
Xi Zhinong
Wildlife photographer
“The ultimate means of conservation is to
build protected areas and national parks
in people’s hearts.”
Phrases
1. 自然保护区 ___________________ (P78)
2. ……的象征 ___________________ (P78)
3. 夜以继日 ___________________ (P78)
4. 失踪；不见 ___________________ (P78)
5. 寻找 ___________________ (P78)
6. 牺牲某人的生命 ___________________ (P78)
7. 纪念 ___________________ (P78)
nature reserve
a symbol of ...
day and night
go missing
look for
lose one’s life
in memory of
Language points
1. The trip was long but Xiujuan made sure the eggs were warm and safe.
路途很长，但秀娟确保蛋是温暖和安全的。
make sure意为“确保”，后接that引导的宾语从句，
that可以省略。
She ______ ______ she finishes homework first.
她确保自己先完成作业。
即学即练
makes sure
2. Whenever a bird became sick, she would stay with it day and night until it was strong enough to fly again.
whenever 意为“无论何时；每当……”引导时间状语从
句；would do 表示过去习惯性的动作。
strong enough 足够强壮，当enough修饰名词时，名词
需要放后面，如：enough time 足够的时间。
即学即练
Whenever he travelled, he ______ ______ ______ ______
to share with us.
每次他去旅行，都会带足够的食物和我们分享。
would bring enough food
3. Since it is typical of swans to feed in the wetlands,
she decided to look for the birds there.
since 意为“既然；因为”，引导原因状语从句；
句型：It is typical of sb/sth to do sth 做某事是某人/某物的
典型特征或一贯作风。
即学即练
Since ______ ______ ______ owls to be active at night,
we waited until dark.
既然猫头鹰通常在夜间活动，我们就一直等到天黑。
it’s typical of
4. Finally, she was too tired to return to the shore.
最后，她太累了，无法回到岸边。
too ... to ...意为“太……而不能”，to后跟动词原形。
too ... to ...可以和 so ... that ...互换，但that后需跟否定语义
的从句。
即学即练
He is too young to go to school.
= He is ______ young ______ he ______ go to school.
他太小了，还不能上学。
so that can’t
Practice makes perfect!
I. 根据首字母提示写单词，完成句子。
1. She exercises every day to stay s________.
2. It is t_______ for him to be late. He never arrives on time.
3. She was a________ to discover that someone had broken
into her car.
4. She drank the whole bottle of water because she was so
t_______.
5. Her eyes were s_______ from staring at the screen all day.
lim
ypical
larmed
hirsty
ore
II.根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
6. 一名10岁男孩昨晚失踪了。
A 10-year-old boy _______ _______ yesterday evening.
7. 他在试图营救一名溺水儿童时丧生。
He _____ _____ _____ while trying to rescue a drowning child.
8. 她为期末考试日夜学习。
She studied _____ _____ _____ for the final exam.
9. 游客不得在自然保护区内狩猎或捕鱼。
Visitors are not allowed to hunt or fish in the ______ ______.
10. 我们正在寻找这个问题的解决方案。
We are ________ ____ a solution to this problem.
went missing
lost his life
day and night
nature reserve
looking for
Cross-curricular connection Environmental science
跨学科链接 环境科学
What is IUCN
Lead-in
IUCN是世界自然保护联盟(Internation:al Union for Conservation of Nature)的缩。它是一个全球性的环境保护联盟，由政府、三非政府组织、科学家和专家组成，致力于自然环境保护和可持续发展。
濒危物种红色名录(RedList):这是IUCN最知名的工作之一，它评估全球物种的保护状况，包括动物、植物和真菌。红色名录将物种分为不同的保护等级，如无危易危(Vulnerable)、濒危(Endangered)、极危(Least Concern) 近危(Near Threatened)、(Critically Endangered)和灭绝(Extinct)等。
背景链接
The IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List was created in 1964. It contains information about the conservation status of different animal species. The list divides species into nine categories.
Reading
Below are two of the conservation categories on the list:
Vulnerable (VU) The species risks dying out in the wild. For example:
There are fewer than 1,000 individuals left, or
the population has fallen by 30%–60% in the past 10 years / three generations.
Endangered (EN) The species faces a very high risk of dying out in the wild. For example:
There are fewer than 250 individuals left, or
the population has fallen by 50%–80% in the past 10 years / three generations.
Answer the questions
When was the IUCN Red List created
What information does the IUCN Red List contain
How many categories does the IUCN Red List divide species into
The IUCN Red List was created in 1964.
It contains information about the conservation status of different animal species.
Nine.
4. Can you name two conservation categories from the list
5. What makes a species “Endangered”, according to the
IUCN
6. What makes a species “Vulnerable”
Vulnerable and endangered.
There are fewer than 1,000 individuals left, or the population has fallen by 30%–60% in the past 10 years / three generations.
There are fewer than 250 individuals left, or the population has fallen by 50%–80% in the past 10 years / three generations.
7. Which category of wildlife is the most at risk of dying
out Which category is the least at risk
EW is the most at risk of dying out.
8. Which of the three animals is the least at risk Why
The giant panda is the least at risk. Its IUCN Red List status is VU, and the current panda population is growing thanks to the tireless efforts of Chinese people to protect it.
Find information about another animal on the IUCN Red List and tell your classmates about it.
Post-reading
Think and share!
(1) What do you think the purpose of the IUCN Red
List is
(2) What would happen if we lost these endangered
species forever
Project 项目
Step 1 In your group, choose an animal in danger that you are interested in.
Creating a quiz about an animal in danger
You have learnt a lot about animals in danger in this unit. In this project, you are going to work in groups and create a quiz of five to six multiple-choice questions about an animal in danger.
Step 2 Research the animal you have chosen. You can find information on the internet or in the library. Make notes on the most important points.
You can use the mind map from the Writing section:
Step 3 Discuss what questions you want to ask the other classmates. Write the questions and answers. Make sure there is at least one correct answer for each question.
Cultural meanings
Life
Food
Home
Threats
How to protect the species
What is the quiz about What topics does it cover
It has a title.
There are six questions, each with three options. In addition, each question has at least one correct answer.
There is also a picture.
What does the quiz look like
Step 4 When you have finished creating your quiz, use it to test your classmates.
Wits corner 智慧角
Heaven, Earth, and I were produced together, and all things and I are one.
—— Zhuangzi
天地与我并生，而万物与我为一。
—— 庄子
(战国时期哲学家、文学家)
More wits
1. There can never be world peace until we learn to live in harmony with nature as well as with each other.
除非我们学会与自然和彼此和谐共处，否则世界永远不会有真正的和平。
2. We’re actually saving ourselves when we save other species from extinction.
当我们拯救其他物种免于灭绝时，其实也是在拯救我们自己。
3. We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations.
我们都有责任去保护濒危动物——既是为了它们的生存，也是为了我们后代的未来。
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