1、Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Discovering Useful Structures In this class, you will 1. identify the present continuous passive voice to highlight its form and function; 2. understand and practise using present continuous passive voice in sentences and passages; 3. prepare a report applying the present
2、continuous passive voice to share knowledge of local wildlife conservation, as well as opinions and solutions. Learning objectives Understand the meaning. Then observe and underline the verb forms. African elephants are being hunted. What is being done to help them? What measures are being taken to
3、help them? Identifying What tense and voice () is used? African elephants are being hunted. What is being done to help them? What measures are being taken to help them? the present continuous passive voice (现在进行时的被动语态) Identifying be being done Find more sentences with the present continuous passive
4、 voice in this unit. I know that they are being hunted and their habitat is getting smaller (P15) What measures are being taken? (P15) They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. (P16) Much is being done to protect wildlife(P16) These large animals are being killed(P17) Finding more ex
5、amples Comparing Choose the suitable verb forms to complete the sentences on Page 18, Activity 2. Comparing Choose the suitable verb forms to complete the sentences on Page 18, Activity 2. 1. Im (working / being worked) at home today because my office is (painted / being painted). Comparing Choose t
6、he suitable verb forms to complete the sentences on Page 18, Activity 2. 2. The alarming report is (written / being written). It will be finished soon. Comparing Choose the suitable verb forms to complete the sentences on Page 18, Activity 2. 3. What part of the city is (attacked / being attacked) n
7、ow? Comparing Choose the suitable verb forms to complete the sentences on Page 18, Activity 2. 4. Right now, the deer are (watched/ being watched) over by many volunteers. Comparing Choose the suitable verb forms to complete the sentences on Page 18, Activity 2. 5. Who is (hunting / being hunted) th
8、e kangaroos? Where are they (hunted / being hunted)? Comparing Choose the suitable verb forms to complete the sentences on Page 18, Activity 2. 6. It is reported that living spaces for wildlife are (reduced / being reduced) due to the cutting of trees. Comparing What is the difference between the di
9、fferent verb forms? Verb forms 时态语态 be (am/is/are) being done be (am/is/are) doing be (am/is/are) done 现在进行时的被动语态 present continuous passive voice 现在进行时的主动语态 present continuous active voice 一般现在时的被动语态 simple present passive voice Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given verbs on Pa
10、ge 68, Activity 1, Workbook. Practising Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given verbs on Page 68, Activity 1, Workbook. 1. A new library _ (build) in our school. It will open next year. 2. Conservation programmes for wild animals _ (discuss) in Australia now. 3. What _ (do) in you
11、r town to protect local wildlife? Practising is being built are being discussed is being done 4. Dont worry. Measures _ (take) to stop such a thing from happening again. 5. I _ (tell) that my ID and password are not working. What should I do now? 6. Mum, my computer _ (fix). Can I use yours for a wh
12、ile? 7. It is believed that many plant species _ (threaten) with extinction. Practising are being taken am being told is being fixed are being threatened Rewrite the sentences using the present continuous passive voice on Page 68, Activity 2, Workbook. Practising 1. The zoo is opening a new area for
13、 the two baby elephants. 2. The doctors are not examining the patient. 3. They are raising more funds for research into wildlife protection. 4. The city is setting up a new nature reserve for endangered animals. 5. Today we are completing our writing task online. Rewrite the sentences using the pres
14、ent continuous passive voice on Page 68, Activity 2, Workbook. 1. The zoo is opening a new area for the two baby elephants. A new area is being opened for the two baby elephants (by the zoo). 2. The doctors are not examining the patient. The patient is not being examined (by the doctors). Practising
15、 3. They are raising more funds for research into wildlife protection. More funds are being raised for research into wildlife protection. 4. The city is setting up a new nature reserve for endangered animals. A new nature reserve is being set up for endangered animals in/by the city. Practising 5. T
16、oday we are completing our writing task online. Today our writing task is being completed online. Practising Books are being read. Dogs are being walked. Guessing game Where am I? Yes, I am in a park. Imagine visiting a place or taking part in an event and think about the various things that are bei
17、ng done. Write sentences using the present continuous passive voice to describe what is happening. Share and guess. Guessing game Read and complete the passage about wildlife protection with the correct verb forms in brackets on Page 69, Activity 4, Workbook. Practising The balance of nature on our
18、planet _ (threaten) as a large number of species _ (drive) to extinction. Some scientists predict that half of all our plants and animals will be extinct by 2100. The question is why these species _ (endanger). One of the main reasons is loss of habitat. Practising is being threatened are being driv
19、en are being endangered Animal habitats _ (destroy) as humans search for more natural resources to consume (消费). More land _ (also use) for growing crops or keeping livestock (家畜). In addition, massive amounts of waste _ (produce) by humans, which are polluting animal habitats. Harmful chemicals _ (
20、create) by human activities are being released into the air, water, and soil. The whole of nature _ (affect) by human beings. Practising are being destroyed is also being used are being produced created is being affected However, much has been done and _ (still do) to save endangered species. Many p
21、rogrammes _ (design) to preserve the populations of endangered species. In my opinion, there is still hope that humans can live in harmony with all things on the earth. Practising is still being done are being designed What is the main idea of the passage? It tells us about the present situation of
22、wildlife many species are being endangered and one of the reasons is the loss of habitat, but much has been done and is still being done. Practising Practising Liu Tao would like to express his concern over the wetland in his hometown. Help him finish the passage with the present continuous passive
23、voice of the verbs in brackets on Page 18, Activity 3. Practising In the wetland of my hometown, there are many different kinds of animals, including wild birds, fish, snakes, insects and so on. When I was in primary school, I often went there with my friends to watch the birds and study them. That
24、was an interesting place for all of us. But things have begun to change in recent years. Practising Small birds_ (catch) with nets. Wild ducks_ (sell) at food markets. Fish and snakes_ (kill) for food in restaurants. And even worse, the wetland _ (destroy). Some parts_ (cover) with new houses. You c
25、an see rubbish everywhere. The wetland _ (pollute) seriously every day. I am very worried about it. What can we do? are being caught are being sold are being killed is being destroyed are being covered is being polluted Thinking 1. What is happening to the small birds in the wetland? 2. What is happ
26、ening to the wild ducks? 3. What is happening to the fish and snakes? 4. What is happening to the wetland? Thinking 1. What is happening to the small birds in the wetland? They are being caught with nets. 2. What is happening to the wild ducks? They are being sold at food markets. Thinking 3. What i
27、s happening to the fish and snakes? They are being killed for food in restaurants. 4. What is happening to the wetland? The wetland is being destroyed. Some parts are being built with new houses. You can see rubbish everywhere. The wetland is being polluted seriously every day. Thinking What can we
28、do? What do you think should be done to protect the wetland? Can you give some suggestions? Complete the speech with the correct sentences or clauses on Page 69, Activity 5, Workbook. Practising and thinking Hello, everyone! Ive just come back from a wonderful trip to Tibet. It was so beautiful ther
29、e that _. The scenery was so impressive and the air was so fresh and clean. _ _ Practising and thinking E. I felt I was in a fairyland (仙境) A. Visitors are being told to pay more attention to protecting the environment. However, _ _. Cans, _ _ as they pass through Tibet. I worry about the effect thi
30、s will have on the local wildlife. _ _ We should all think about this. Practising and thinking B. this beautiful countryside is being spoiled by careless visitors still being thrown away by many tour groups C. paper and plastic bags are D. How can we make visitors more aware of the damage that is be
31、ing done to the environment? Thinking How can we make visitors more aware of the damage that is being done to the environment? Can you give some possible solutions? Thinking and applying What do you know is being done in your neighborhood to protect animals and plants? What suggestions do you have?
32、Sample A: What is being done in our neighborhood to protect animals and plants? B: Well, the old trees in the park are being protected. A: Oh yes. They are being protected not only because they are very old but also because they are the natural habitat for songbirds. Sample C: Thats right. Perhaps t
33、hey could help protect the birds by making the roads around the park free from cars. D: Yes, that would certainly help make the air cleaner for them Thinking and applying Now it is your turn! 1. What do you know is being done in your neighborhood to protect animals and plants? 2. What suggestions do
34、 you have? Homework 1. Finish Activity 3 on Page 69, Workbook. 2. Write more sentences describing what is happening while you visit a place or take part in an event and then share them with your classmates to let them guess what you did or where you have been. 3. Prepare a report on what is being done in your neighborhood to protect animals and plants and the suggestions you have.
