1、Unit2 Wildlife Protection Reading and Thinking Warm upWhat do you know about this animal? A Day in the Clouds Predict and Skim Whose day is it? Where do they go? Why do they go there?What do they see? The authors Zhaxis snow-covered mountains on the plainTibet To observe Tibetan antelopes A herd of
2、graceful animals They move slowly across. Read for details 1. What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s? The population dropped by more than 50%. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits. New roads and railways were built. Their habitats become smaller. result in 2. What di
3、d people do to help protect the Tibetan antelope? (the measures) The Chinese government placed it under national protection Zhaxi and other volunteers watched the antelopes to keep them safe from attacks Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and t
4、rains Read for details 3.What does “national protection” mean? Can you list some examples? National first/second/third class protected animals and plants: South China Tiger（华南虎）, golden snub-nosed monkeys （川金丝猴）, Chinese yew（中国红豆杉）, Pangolin(穿山甲)， and Read for details 4.How does the writer feel abou
5、t modern life? How do you know? Our modern life goes against nature. “We must change the way we live if we really want to protect wildlife and the planet.” Read for details literal meaning(L) OR implied(I)? I The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level. (This is implied by “The air is thin”) _Wh
6、en they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away. _We should not buy goods made from endangered animals. _Human activities are threatening animals and plants. _The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now. I I (“we can just make out a herd of graceful animals”) (“Hunters were shooti
7、ng to make profits”) (“the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared”) (“the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list”) L I Read for details Exercise hunters illegally reserves threat exists plains harmony attacks Herds of elephants used to live on the _ of Africa
8、 and in the forests of Asia. But today, they face a serious _from _. These large animals are being killed _for their body parts that are considered valuable. In order to save them, some countries have created _ where they can live in peace and safety. However, the _ on them will continue as long as
9、interest in buying elephant products _. To achieve _ between humans and animals, the world must protect these beautiful creatures. hunterillegallyreserveattack existplainharmonythreat Read for Thinking The writer says that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in or
10、der to save our planet. Do you agree? What do you think we should do or change? Discussion Example: I agree. As far as I am concerned,what we should do is to realise that we are part of nature and cannot separate from it. We cant survive without it. When we damage it, we literally damage ourselves. Therefore, I think education is very important to change how we relate to nature. I agree. As far as I am concerned, the authorities should /The society should /We should Assignment Recite the last two paragraphs of the passage “A day in the Clouds” Thank you!
