1、Unit 1 Reading 1 The evolution of video and sound devices 高中英语高中英语 必修（第三册）必修（第三册） Unit 1 Nature in the balance Integrated skills 1 Calling for the protection of animals 1. Do you know these animals? Lead-in 2. What do they have in common? They are endangered. They are close to extinction. 3. What ar
2、e the reasons for their being endangered? Natural disasters Human activities Lead-in Read the news report on Page 8 and try to answer the following questions. 1. What does the writer want to tell us through the title? He/she wants to tell us he influence of human activities on animals. A Reading 2.
3、What has the writer mentioned in the first paragraph? Human activities have the greatest impact on animal populations. 3. How does the writer classify the impacts of human activities on animals? Direct and indirect. Reading 1. What are the three main reasons why people hunt animals? We hunt animals
4、for food, for fashion and for fun. 2. How do human activities indirectly have an effect on animals? We destroy their habitats when we build farms or factories. Air, water, noise and light pollution can have an impact on animals. Reading Discuss in groups: Is it possible to reduce the impact of human
5、 activities on animals? Reading Viewing Watch the video and answer the following questions: 1. What happened to several whale species in the last century? They were hunted near to extinction. 2. What can protected areas ensure? They can ensure water and food supplies are safe. B1 Viewing 3. What cau
6、ses the loss of animal habitats in the Amazon rainforest? People cutting down trees. 4. What will we be better able to do if we learn more about how human activities harm the environment? We will be better able to change our behaviour. B2 Viewing Animal protection Importance of animals They make our
7、 world more (1) _. They provide (2) _ for us. They play a role in (3) _ of our ecosystem. Ways to protect animals Make hunting endangered animals (4) _. Protect (5) _. Create well-planned and well-managed protected areas. Take small actions, like (6) _. Make people understand the problems facing animals. beautiful and lively food and medicine maintaining the balance against the law animal habitats using less paper Homework 1. Plan your report. 2. Finish the workbook. Homework 1. Read this article aloud. 2. Finish the workbook. 谢 谢 谢谢
