1、UNIT2WILDLIFE PROTECTIONWhen the buying stops, the killing can too.SHAHTOOSH ScarfWhen the buying stops, the killing can too.Have the killing stopped?Tibetan antelopes1000-10,000 $Changtang National Nature ReserveIN THE CLOUDS ?Where?A DAY IN THE CLOUDS ?a place which is very high para1para2para3par
2、a4para5para6para7To observeThe present problemA protectorThe bad timesProtective measuresEffectReflection in the eveningA DAY IN THE CLOUDS to observepresent problembad timesmeasureseffectreflectionstructure part1part2part3present problem?illegally，being hunted,in dangerbad timesmeasures?governmentp
3、rotectionvolunteerswatch overeffective?drop, shoot, smaller,.recover, be removed from.TopicSub-topicRelated ExpressionsWildlife protectiondangerprotectionbe hunted illegally for.; the population dropped by.; hunters were shooting.to make profits; habits were becoming.; extinction; attacks; endangere
4、d species; the threats to.nature reserve; shelter; save.from extinction; place.under national protetion; watched over; keep.safe from; population has recovered; removed from the endangered spacies list; exist in harmony with nature; stop being a threatTime to collect: if you are a volunteer in the r
5、eserve. What is the writers attitude towards protecting wildlife?Does the writer express his attitude directly? We should not buy goods made from endangered animals. Human activities are threatening animals and plants. LiteralImpliedexpress Directly or notcompareA day in the clouds.The writer is hig
6、h above sea level. literalimpliedThe Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level. When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
7、 LiteralImpliedexpress Directly or not The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This i
8、s why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass. Im struck by their beauty. Im also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. My gui
9、de is Zhaxi, a village from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “Were not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually,we
10、re trying to save ourselves.” The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting antelopes to makeprofits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built. In order tosave this species from exti
11、nction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. The measures were effective.
12、The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered specieslist.The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. In the evening, I drink a cup of te
13、a and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. Th
14、e Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level. The air is thin.To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.Implied The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into cl
15、ouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass. Im str
16、uck by their beauty. Im also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. My guide is Zhaxi, a village from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zha
17、xi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “Were not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually,were trying to save ourselves.” The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting antelopes
18、to makeprofits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built. In order tosave this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bri
19、dges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. The measures were effective. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered specieslist.The government, however, does not intend to stop t
20、he protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change
21、 our way of life. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.We can just make out a herd of graceful animals.Implied The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the s
22、hort hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinji
23、ang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass. Im struck by their beauty. Im also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. My guide is Zhaxi, a village from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The res
24、erve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “Were not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually,were trying to save ourselves.” The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The po
25、pulation dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting antelopes to makeprofits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built. In order tosave this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers wa
26、tched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. The measures were effective. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the
27、 endangered specieslist. The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to
28、 protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.In June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was remov
29、ed from the endangered species list.Literal The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. T
30、his is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass. Im struck by their beauty. Im also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. M
31、y guide is Zhaxi, a village from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “Were not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actual
32、ly,were trying to save ourselves.” The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built. In order tosave this species fro
33、m extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. The measures were effec
34、tive. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered specieslist.The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. In the evening, I drink a cup
35、 of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our plan
36、et. Human activities are threatening animals and plants. .the threats to the tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.The reserve is a shelter for the naimals and plants.Implied The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disapp
37、ear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green gr
38、ass. Im struck by their beauty. Im also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur. My guide is Zhaxi, a village from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Ti
39、bet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “Were not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually,were trying to save ourselves.” The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting
40、 antelopes to make profits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built. In order tosave this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from
41、attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. The measures were effective. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered specieslist.The government, however, does not inte
42、nd to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we
43、 must change our way of life. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits.They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.ImpliedWhat is the writers attitude towards protecting wildlife?Positive.What is your attitude ?What can we do ?Do not buy.Do not destroy their habitats.Join a volunteer group.Change our way of life.When the buying stops, the killing can too.Exisit in harmony with nature.
