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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.
What wild animals are in danger
Review
What wild animals are in danger
Lead-in
Review
South China tiger
giant panda
Blue whale
What wild animals are in danger
Polar bear
African Elephant
Rhino
Let’s guess!
I’ve got long horns.
I come from Tibetan Plateau.
I am an endangered species.
I eat grass.
Tibetan antelope
What do you know about Tibetan antelopes
Tibetan antelope
They are endangered animals.
Why are they in danger
They were hunted illegally to make profits.
Lead in---What do you know about the Tibetan antelope
Tibetan antelope lives only 10 years.
Female antelopes have no horns. 角
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. 皮毛
Some basic information about Tibetan antelope :
Pre-reading：
A Day in the Clouds
Tibet
From the title, we can know that the article mainly talks about what the writer saw,______ and _______about the endangered animals—Tibetan antelopes in a day.
heard
thought
Look at the title and pictures
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
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.
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 para 1&2 and find out the answers.
②They are animals.
what？
① Tibetan antelope live on the
, moving slowly across the green grass.
Tibetan antelopes
③They have fur.
But
The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for Tibetan antelopes.
why
Part 1. What I see
plains
graceful
valuable
mountains
Snow-covered
While-reading：
Part 2. What I hear
Read para 4 and find out the reasons.
Hunters
antelopes to make .
Built and .
were shooting
profits
roads
railways
population:
habitats:
Reasons
dropped by
became
50%
smaller
Listen to para 5&6 and find out the answers.
something is protected across the whole country, and it is illegal to harm it
how
① government
② Zhaxi and other volunteers
③ bridges and gates
place antelopes under national protection.
watch over antelopes day and night.
added to let them move easily and keep them safe.
measures
population: recovered
antelope was removed from the endangered species list
results
results
national protection
Did the measures work
That’s enough
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.
Part 3. What I reflect
Read para 7 and find out the answers.
Tibetan antelopes live on the plains.
They are graceful animals.
They have valuable fur.
They are being hunted were to make profits.
Their habitats were getting smaller because of builting roads and railways
The government placed it under national protection.
Bridges and gates were added to help them move easily and safely.
Volunteers watched over them day and night.
The antelope population has recovered.
They were removed from the endangered species list.
If we are really want to save our planet, we must change our way of life.
We have to learn to exist in harmony with nature.
what
why
how
results
more to do
Protecting the Tibetan Antelope
Summary
Wildlife
protection
Read the text and answer the questions.
1. Why did the writer visit Tibet
2. What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the
1980s and 1990s
In the 1980s and 1990s the antelope population dropped by more than 50%, as they were shot by hunters for profit.
He visited to observe Tibetan antelopes.
3. What did people do to help protect the Tibetan antelope
People volunteered to watch over the antelopes day and night to protect them. Bridges and gates were built to help them move around safely.
4. What does “national protection” mean Can you list more examples
“National protection” means something is protected across the whole country, and it is illegal to harm it.
5. How does the writer feel about modern life
How do you know
The writer thinks the 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.
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 (字面意义) is the usual, basic meaning of the words, i.e. exactly what the words say.
Implied meaning (隐含意义) is suggested but not directly expressed, i.e.you guess the meaning based on what you know.
Exercise
___ 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
Exercise
___ 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
Exercise
Exercise
I. Complete the passage
hunter illegally reserve attack
exist plain harmony threat
Herds of elephants used to live on the ________ of Africa and in the forests of Asia. But today, they face a serious ________ from ________. These large animals are being killed ________ for their body parts that are considered valuable. In order to save them, some countries have created ________ where they can live in peace and safety. However, the ________ on them will continue as long as interest in buying elephant products ________. To achieve ________ between humans and animals, the world must protect these beautiful creatures.
plains
threat
hunters
illegally
reserves
attack
exists
harmony
Post-reading：
In your opinions, what do we need to do to protect wildlife
We human beings and individuals can do to protect wildlife.
Don’t buy goods made from wild animals.
Don’t destroy their habitats.
Spread the news about the illegal hunting and protection of wildlife.
Raise our awareness of protecting wildlife.
Join a volunteer protection group.
Report any illegal hunting or trading the wildlife.
1. Write a journal A Day in the Clouds from the role of a Tibetan antelope. Write down what the Tibetan antelope does, sees, hears and thinks/ feels in a day with the guide and tourists observing them.
2. Visit the website and learn more about wildlife protection.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/understanding-consumer-behavior-to-reduce-wildlife-demand
Homework
Thank you

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