1、Listening and Speaking Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Look at the opening page of the unit. Lead in Can you describe what you see in the picture? an African elephant: worlds largest land mammal several gemsboks: a type of antelope in Southern Africa When the buying stops, the killing can too. -WildAid L
2、ook at the poster. Can you describe what you see in the poster and what message they convey? Viewing poster 1 ua counting the time a at “11 oclock” position a at “12 oclock” position many dead animal bodies under the clock uwords: message: stop illegal hunting immediately tiger man clock Illegal hun
3、ting has resulted in the extinction of some animals. If we dont stop it, human beings will be the next one to die out. poster 2 uan ; top: ; down: lost falling down some extinct wildlife at the bottom background: . message: Viewing hourglass 150-200 wildlife species lost every 24 hours There are 150
4、-200 wildlife species lost every 24 hours. Call on people to pay attention to such a serious situation. poster 3 ua big bowl of soup a big dying shark with its fin falling down, bleeding dead sharks without fins more sharks on a spoon message: Viewing shark fin Up to 73 million sharks end up in shar
5、k fin soup each year. Call on people to protect wildlife by stop having shark fin soup. What message do these 3 posters share? Viewing Which one moves you most? Why? Wildlife is under threat. Features of a poster: big pictures/photos; powerful words/slogans; careful design and use of colors, types o
6、f characters/letters Read the text and try to fill in the blanks before listening. Listening What on Earth Are We Doing to Our Planet? Our planets _ is dying out at an alarming rate. Between 150-200 species are becoming extinct every day. This mass extinction is caused by hunting, habitat _, and pol
7、lution. We must make people aware of the problem and help _ the endangered wildlife before its too late! Then Listen and check your answers. wildlife loss protect a large number of; huge; serious natural environment where animals live and grow A: Have you seen that poster with the clock? Its so good
8、, but a little scary, too. B: I know. So many wild animals are dying out. This poster says that between 150 and 200 species die out every day. A: That s terrible. We really need to do something. Why are so many species dying? B: Well, some animals are being hunted and killed. And then theres polluti
9、on and habitat loss, I guess. Animals need a place to live in, just like us, and they need clean air and water, too. A: It seems like people need to be more aware B: Absolutely. More people need to know. A: Yes, they should make more of these posters-maybe it will help protect the wildlife Listening
10、 1 Listening Listen to the second part and take notes. China can become a global leader in wildlife protection. 54. answer the following questions with your notes 1. How many elephants are killed on average every day? 2. What did Prince William say about China? “Change begins with you.” What is said
11、 at the very end? What does it mean to you? Listening Discuss the question in groups. If we want things to change, we must change ourselves first and not wait for others to change first. We must be the change we want to see in the world. Someone has to speak up for endangered animals. Some famous pe
12、ople, such as Chinese superstar Yao Ming and Britains Prince William, work hard to help. In October 2015, Prince William gave a moving speech on CCTV: In the 33 years since I was born, weve lost around 70 percent of Africas elephant population. Of those that are left, 20,000 are killed every year. T
13、hat is 54 elephants killed every single day. That means there are elephants which are being killed right now! In his speech, Prince William also praised Chinas efforts to protect wildlife: I am absolutely convinced that China can become a global leader in the protection of wildlife. You dont have to
14、 be Prince William or Yao Ming to speak up and do something about endangered animals. You can be the voice of wildlife protection in your area. Remember: Change begins with you. Listening 2 Look at the pictures of 3 different kinds of animals. Do some research on them based on these questions: Speak
15、ing 1. What problems do they face? 2. What is being done to help them? A: Im concerned about the African elephants. What do you know about them? B: Well, I know that theyre being hunted and their habitat is getting smaller, so theyre in danger of extinction. Elephants need large living spaces, so its difficult for them to adapt to the changes. A: Thats terrible. What measures are being taken to help them? B: The authorities are under pressure to build elephant parks and tell people not to buy elephant products. an animal problems measures Read the following conversation as an example.
