1、Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Period 2 Reading and Thinking: A Day in the Clouds Lets look at some animals, and discuss what they have in common. 北极狼 朱鹮 军舰鸟 黑犀牛 剑羚 白脸牛羚 1. It is good at running and jumping. 2. It is one of the Beijing Olympic mascots. 3. Its name is closely connected with Hoh Xil Natur
2、e Reserve. 4. It mainly lives in Qinghai and Tibet. Antelope What is the animal? Prediction Skimming Read quickly and figure out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5: Paragraph 6: Paragraph 7: Skimming 1. Read quickly and figure out the mai
3、n idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: The writer visited Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelope. Paragraph 2: Tibetan antelopes are in danger. Paragraph 3: His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. Paragraph 4: Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
4、 Paragraph 5: The Chinese government and volunteers took effective measures to protect the Tibetan antelope. Paragraph 6: The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelope recover. Paragraph 7: Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet. Read the passage
5、 quickly to answer the following questions. (1) Why did the author come to Tibet? (2) Why did the population of antelopes drop so badly in the 1980s and 1990s? (3) What was done to protect the Tibetan antelopes? (4) Why should we continue the protection programs of the antelopes? (5) What can we do
6、to save the planet according to the author? Read the passage quickly to answer the following questions. (1) Why did the author come to Tibet? To observe Tibetan antelopes. (2) Why did the population of antelopes drop so badly in the 1980s and 1990s? Because of being hunted and the loss of their habi
7、tats. (3) What was done to protect the Tibetan antelopes? Watching over them and adding some bridges and gates. (4) Why should we continue the protection programs of the antelopes? The threat to them has still existed. (5) What can we do to save the planet according to the author? To live in harmony
8、 with nature. Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS Paragraph 1 We come here to observe Tibetan (1) _. Paragraph 2 Im (2) _by their beauty and also reminded of the danger they are in. antelopes struck Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS Paragraph 3 My guide works at a nature res
9、erve, which is a (3) _for animals and plants. Paragraph 4 In 1980s and 1990s, the population (4) _because of peoples activity. shelter dropped Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS Paragraphs 5 and 6 The government placed it under national (5) _and its population recovered. The protection programmes will conti
10、nue. Paragraph 7 We must change our way of (6) _. Only when we learn to (7) _in harmony with nature can we stop being a (8) _to wildlife and to our planet. protection life exist threat Careful Reading 2. What does the author experience in the clouds? Things the author sees: snow-covered mountains di
11、sappearing into clouds the antelopes moving slowly across the green grass Things the author hears: Changtang National Nature Reserve bad times for the Tibetan antelope measures to protect the Tibetan antelope effects achieved after years of protection Things the author feels or thinks: The outline o
12、f the passage Introduce the topic： Protecting the Tibetan Antelope. why Results Hunters were shooting them to make profits. They were endangered. Their habitats were getting smaller. The population is recovering. They are no longer endangered animals. how The Chinese government placed it under natio
13、nal protection. Bridges and gates were added to let them move easily and safely. Volunteers watched them over day and night. We must change our way of life. We have to learn to live in harmony with nature. 1. As students, what should we do to protect the wild animals? 2. Whats the purpose of this ar
14、ticle? Firstly, we should work hard to know some knowledge of the protection of wild animals. Secondly, we should protect the environment and save energy. Thirdly, we should spread the importance and knowledge of the protection of the wild animals. 1.As students, what should we do to protect the wil
15、d animals? The author intends to tell us that although the Tibetan antelope has been removed from the endangered species list, the threats to them have not yet disappeared. We must change our way of life and learn to exist in harmony with nature. 2.Whats the purpose of this article? Tibetan antelope
16、s live on the plains of Tibet the air is thin. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I (strike) by their beauty. But the 1980s and 1990s were bad time for the Tibetan antelopes when they were (illegal) hunted for their valuable fur. Their habitats became smaller because new roads and rai
17、lways (build). As a result, the population of the Tibetan antelopes dropped by more than 50 percent. In order to prevent this species from (extinct), the Chinese government took (effect) measures to place it under national (protect). Luckily, the antelope population has recovered. However, the gover
18、nment does not intend (stop) the protection programmers, since the (threat) to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. Only when we learn to exist in harmony nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. where am struck illegally were built extinction effective protection t
19、o stop threats with 1当孩子出国留学时，他必须学会适应独自生活。 When a child is studying abroad, he must learn to on his own 2这幅画使我想起了我在那个村子里的经历。 The picture what I had experienced in the village 3为了挽救我们的地球，他号召我们与自然和谐相处。 In order to save our earth, he called on us to live 4我相信在你的帮助下，我的英语会取得很大的进步。 I believe I can with yo
20、ur help 5既然迈克尔的确是位专家，你应该和他谈谈怎样才能把英语学得更好。 You should have a talk with Michael about how to learn English better adapt to living reminded me of in harmony with nature make great progress in English since he is really an expert Please prepare a short speech: Tell us the dangers antelopes are facing. Call on our classmates to protect these animals. Thank You
