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: teethtusksivory long nose trunk What other endangered animals can you think of when reading this quote? several gemsboks: a type of antel
2、ope in Southern Africa How do these animals relate to the title of the unit? Read the quote on this page: When the buying stops, the killing can too. -Wild Aid Look at the poster. Can you describe what you see in the poster and what message they convey? Viewing poster 1 ua clockcounting the time a t
3、iger at “11 oclock” position a man at “12 oclock” position many dead bodies under the clock uwords: stop illegal hunting immediately message: Illegal hunting has resulted in the extinction of some animals. If we dont stop it, human beings will be the next one to die out. not allowed by law death of
4、all its living members poster 2 uan hourglass top: 150-200 wildlife species lost down: lost falling down with some wildlife at the bottom (extinct wildlife) ubackground: every 24 hours message: There are 150-200 wildlife species lost every 24 hours. Call on people to pay attention to such a serious
5、situation. extinction n. extinct adj. Look at the poster. Can you describe what you see in the poster and what message they convey? Viewing poster 3 ua big bowl of shark fin soup a big dying shark with its fin falling down, bleeding dead sharks without fins more sharks on a spoon message: Up to 73 m
6、illion sharks end up in shark fin soup each year. Call on people to protect wildlife by stop having shark fin soup. Look at the poster. Can you describe what you see in the poster and what message they convey? Viewing What message do these 3 posters share? Viewing Which one moves you most? Why? Wild
7、life is under threat. Features of a poster: big pictures/photos; powerful words/slogans; careful design and use of colors, types of 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 al
8、arming rate. Between 150-200 species are becoming extinct every day. This mass extinction is caused by hunting, habitat _, and pollution. 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
9、 number of; huge; serious natural environment where animals live and grow Listening Listen to the second part and take notes. China can become a global leader in wildlife protection. “Change begins with you.” If we want things to change, we must change ourselves first and not wait for others to chan
10、ge first. We must be the change we want to see in the world. 54. Can you 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? 3. What is said at the very end? What does it mean to you? Look at the pictures
11、of 3 different kinds of animals. Do some research on them based on these questions: Speaking 1. What problems do they face? 2. What is being done to help them? With what youve found out, make a short speech about any one of them. A: Im concerned about the African elephants. What do you know about th
12、em? 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 pre
13、ssure to build elephant parks and tell people not to buy elephant products. an animal problems measures Read the following conversation as an example. Look at the pictures of 3 different kinds of animals. Do some research on them based on these questions: 1. What problems do they face? 2. What is be
14、ing done to help them? With what youve found out, make a short speech about any one of them. You can organize the information in this way: l Im concerned about (an animal) l They are (problems) l Some measures are being taken to help them. (measures) Speaking Pronunciation stressed syllables and uns
15、tressed syllables Read all these words and separate the syllables first. 3 syllables 4 syllables 5 syllables 6 syllables alarming announcement recommend volunteer authority architecture competition contribution investigate literary civilisation electricity vocabulary refrigerator responsibility alar
16、ming announcement authority architecture civilisation competition contribution electricity investigate literary recommend responsibility vocabulary volunteer refrigerator Listen, check your answers and repeat them. Pronunciation stressed syllables and unstressed syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables 5 s
17、yllables 6 syllables alarming announcement recommend volunteer authority architecture competition contribution investigate literary civilisation electricity vocabulary refrigerator responsibility alarming announcement authority architecture civilisation competition contribution electricity investiga
18、te literary recommend responsibility vocabulary volunteer refrigerator Mark the syllables with different colors and put the words into correct groups. (red for primary stressed; black for secondary stressed; blue for unstressed) 按音节记单词，提高 单词拼写的记忆效率； 区分重读和非重读音 节，提高读词的准确 性和辨识度。 Summary In this lesson, we read posters about the serious problems of wildlife protection. We listened to a conversation and a talk about what measures people are taking to protect the endangered animals. We practiced separating words by syllables and reading them with correct stresses. Thank You
