1、Reading and Thinking Period 2 Reading and ThinkingWhat animal is talked about in the video?How to describe this animal? (adj.)Tibetan antelopeThey are beautiful, amazing, graceful,cool.theyre also rare(稀有的），presious（珍贵的）,even endangered.Prediction What do you think the text is about ?It is about Tib
2、etan antelopes. Why is it “in the clouds”A place high above sea level.Read the text and get the main idea.1. What is the text mainly about?AThe Changtang National Nature Reserve.BThe protection of Tibetan antelopes.CSnowcovered mountains.DSome effective measures.Read the 1st and last paragraph and f
3、ind out what type of the text it is. 1st paragraph: uwe have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. uThis is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. last paragraph: uI drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. uI think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. An introductionA reportA
4、 travel journalWhat I seeWhat I hearWhat I thinkGet more details of the Tibetan antelope protection.How many parts can the text be divided into?A day in the cloudsseehearthinkPara.1-2Para.3-6Para.7The moment of the Tibetan antelopesThe past of the Tibetan antelopesThe future of the Tibetan antelopes
5、 _disappear into clouds._snow-coverd mountains_a herd of graceful Tibetan antelopesWhy did the writer visit Tibet?To observe Tibetan antelopes. What do the antelopes look like? gracefulmove slowly across the green grass beautifullive in harmony/hmni/(和谐和谐/融洽）融洽） in natureHow does the habitat of ante
6、lopes look like ?seenatureanimalgreen grasshearPara3: Zhaxis attitudePara4: bad timesPara5: measuresPara6: achievementThe land is _and _ is a way of lifeSaving animals is _Para.3: Zhaxis attitude Name: Identity: Job: Attitude: Zhaxia villagerprotectersacredprotecting the wildlife saving ourselvesDet
7、ails about Para.4The 1980s and 1990s Bad timespopulationhabitatssmaller50%Reasonshuntersroads and railwaysDetails about Paras.56 _ put it under national protection._protect them day and night.Bridges and gates added to let them move easily and_. The governmentZhaxi and other volunteers keep them saf
8、eeffectivepopulationrecoveredremoved from species list , butThe Timethe 1980s and 1990sTo save this species from extinctionin June 2015a day nowin the futurepopulationHunters were shooting Their habitat were becomingpopulationThe Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.They are
9、 in danger.They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.The Chinese government placed.Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over.Bridges and gates were added.change our way of lifeexist in harmony with natureHumans constant efforts to protect Tibetan antelopethinkRead and ComprehendAfter a
10、days observation, what does the author think about the future?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 our way of life. Only when we l
11、earn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.More can be done in the future.If we want to save the planet, we must change our way of life.We have to learn to exist in harmony with nature.What does the “we” here refer to?Government, Zhaxi, hunters and
12、the author or the common people.Objections to huntingeserves to be build(建立建立保护区保护区)Youths partipationMake laws to protect them.WildlifeProtectionHuman Beings actionAttention to the wildlifeNational joint effortsCreative ThinkingWhat do you think we should do ?HumanHuman Beings actionsNatureAttentio
13、n to the wildlifeReserves to be builtMake laws to protect themObjections to huntingNational joint effortsYouths participationHarmonyA(n)_ Day in the Cloudssignificant/ valuable/exciting/meaning/ fantastic/exciting/fascinating/excellent/instructive/educational.JournalWhat I thinkWhat I hearWhat I see
14、Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. 1. (watch) them move slowly across the green grass, Im struck by their 2. (beautiful). At the same time, Im also reminded 3. the danger they are in. They 4. (hunt), illegally, for their valuable fur.Zhaxi, a villager from Changtan
15、g, works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve.“Were not trying to save the animals，” he says.“5. _ (actual), were trying to save ourselves.” Watching beautyofare being hunted ActuallyThe 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. Hunters were shooting antelopes 6. _ (make) profits.
16、 Their habitats were becoming 7._ (small) as new roads and railways were built.In order 8. _ (save) them, the Chinese government placed them under national protection. The measures were 9. (effect). The antelope population 10. _ (recover) and in June, 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.to make smallerto saveeffectivehas recovered
