1、1 While-reading: Task 1: Read the text quickly and then tick the information mentioned in the text. The Tibetan antelopes average life is 8 years. Tibetan antelopes are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. Tibetan antelopes have the finest and warmest hair in the animal kingdom. The ante
2、lope population has recovered. The Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list. Task 2： Read the text and answer the questions. 1. Why did the writer visit Tibet? 2. What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s? 3. What did people do to help protect the Tibetan ante
3、lope? 4. What does “national protection” mean? Can you list more examples? 5. How does the writer feel about modern life? How do you know? Task 3: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions. 1. Why does the author describe the surroundings at the beginning of para.1? 2. What does the sent
4、ence “we can just make out a herd of graceful animals” in para.1 imply? 3. Whats the function of the sentence “Im also reminded of the danger they are in” in para.2? Task 4: Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning L of the text or only implied I by the text. 1. _ Whe
5、n they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away. 2. _ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals. 3. _ Human activities are threatening animals and plants. 4. _ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now. After-reading 1. Sentence analyzing for better understanding. 2. M
6、ind map 2 Discussion: The writer says that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in order to save our planet. Do you agree? What do you think we should do or change? Conclusion Prince William, David Beckham and Yao Ming are expressing their wishes as fathers. Watch this piece of video and get the answer.
