1、Reading and thinking Topic:Learn about protecting endangered animals 1.Look at the pictures below.What do you think the text is about? 2.What do you know about the Tibetan antelope and the Changtang National Nature Reserve? Changtang National Nature ReserveChangtang National Nature Reserve is a wild
2、life paradise and home to a variety of wildlife species such as Tibetan , wild , Tibetan wild and black-necked . (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng) Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 Paragraph 7 something about Tibetan antelopes My guide hard times take measures The reason ef
3、fective Thinking Paragraph 1-2 The Tibetan antelope is the wildest creature Well-known for its exceptionally fine fur, the species was rapaciously poached and was driven to the brink of extinction years ago. 1. Why did the writer visit Tibet? The writer visited Tibet in order to observe Tibetan ante
4、lopes. Paragraph3Paragraph3-4 4 Changtang, which means northern wilderness in Tibetan, is a vast, desolate highland stretching across Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province. Due to its high elevation, even in the summer, the weather here is harsh and windy. “
5、羌塘”在藏语中是“北方狂野”的意思，泛指跨越西藏那曲和阿里两个地区的北部草原，延伸范围“羌塘”在藏语中是“北方狂野”的意思，泛指跨越西藏那曲和阿里两个地区的北部草原，延伸范围 跨西藏自治区、新疆维吾尔自治区和青海省。由于海拔很高，羌塘夏天的天气十分严酷，风力很强。跨西藏自治区、新疆维吾尔自治区和青海省。由于海拔很高，羌塘夏天的天气十分严酷，风力很强。 “Actually, were trying to save ourselves.” Without those wild animals, the climate and ecosystem of Changtang will change f
6、undamentally. As a land belonging to man, livestock and wildlife, Changtang will never be the same if we leave any party behind. Thats why we are doing our best to protect wildlife here. “没有这些野生动物的话，羌塘的气候和生态系统将会发生根本性的改变。人类、牲畜、野生动物，对于 羌塘来说，一个部分也不能少。 2.What did people do to help protect the Tibetan an
7、telope? Some people watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. In the 1980s and 1990s, the population of antelopes dropped by more than 50 percent. 3.What happened to
8、the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s? hard times population habitats smaller 50% Reasons hunters roads and railways effective Paragraph5-6 bridge and gate volunteers 4. What does national protection mean? Can you list more examples? It means the government takes measures to place the species
9、under national protection Lists: set up the National Nature Reserve: make a law to banpeople from hunting. The writer shows concerns about modern life. From the last two sentences in the text we can know that the writer expects to live in harmony with nature to save our planet. 5. How does the write
10、r feel about modern life? How do you know? Paragraph 7 is suggested but not directly expressed, i. e. you guess the meaning based on what you know. 隐含意思是暗示的，不是直接表达的，隐含意思是暗示的，不是直接表达的，即你根据你所即你根据你所 知道的来猜测知道的来猜测意思。意思。 Implied meaning Literal meaning is the usual, basic meaning of the words, i. e. exactl
11、y what the words say. 字面意思是单词通常的、基本的意思，即单词所确切表达的意思。 识别字面意义和隐含意义 课本课本P17 POST-reading There is a I (海报) in the nature 2 (保护区) that says:The 3 (当局) demand that all 4 (非法狩猎) should be stopped 5 (立 即) to protect the 6 (物种) that are 7 (濒临灭绝的).” Recently， some 8 (猎人) have been illegally hunting wild anima
12、ls, leading to a 9 (大规模灭绝) of them， and their 10 (栖息地) have been 11 (威 胁)， too. According to WWF，an 12 (平均)of 75 species become 13 (灭绝的) every day in the world. Some wild animals are 14 (逐新消失) at a very fast 15 (速度). This is an 16 (令人惊慌的) number.Many people 17 (意识到) the problem and 18 (担心)the endang
13、ered wildlife. Some countries have taken 19 (有效措施) to protect these 20 (生物).Why 21 (究竟) do the hunters 22 (射杀) these animals?some 23 (打算) to sell them as 24 (商品) to 25 （获利 ) others to make a living. For example, antelopes are hunted for their skin and fur, But, to our delight, we have 26 (取得很大进步) in
14、 wildlife protection. 1. poster 2.reserve 3.authorities 4. illegal hunting 5.immediately 6.species 7.endangered 8.hunters 9.mass extinction 10.habitats 11. threatened 12.average 13.extinct 14. dying out 15. rate 16.alarming 17.are aware of 18.are concerned about 19.effective measures 20.creature 21.
15、on earth 22. shoot 23.intend 24.goods Discussion Do you agree that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in order to save our planet? Why do you think we should do or change? I think firstly we should protectour environment by not throwingrubbish around and reducing pollution to the nature. Secondly we should take measures to protect the wildlife and forbid hunting animals and keep them safe and living happily. At last, we should develop the awareness of protecting our planet and educate everyone to shoulder the responsibility for protecting the earth. THANKS
