1、Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Period 1 Listening and Speaking Lead inCan you describe what you see in the picture?Look at the opening page of the unit.I see several gemsboks,they are a type of antelope in Southern Africa.I see an African elephant,the elephants long teeth(tusks).I think that the elephan
2、ts teeth could be made into ivory products.Lead inLook at the opening page of this unit.Discuss with your partner and answer the following questions.1 What do you think of when you see this photo?2 Do you think that elephants are an endangered species?3 What other wild animals are in danger?Lead inL
3、ook at the opening page of this unit.Discuss with your partner and answer the following questions.1 What do you think of when you see this photo?This is a vast forest in which the elephants,gemsboks,lions,foxes and wolves live.Lead in African elephant is the largest mammal(哺乳动物)on land.Because of it
4、s tall body,it is a real Hercules(大力士)and Big Mac(巨无霸)in the land animal world,and it has a long nose and long teeth as weapons.Therefore,there are no natural enemies in nature except human beings.Ivory is made of elephant tusks,which has been used as a precious carving material.Ivory is expensive,s
5、o elephants have been killed and caught indiscriminately,which is one of the reasons for the sharp decline in their number.2 Do you think that elephants are an endangered species?Lead inElephants,pandas,golden monkeys,antelopes,Tibetan antelopes,South China tigers,Yangtze alligator,mi-lu.3 What othe
6、r wild animals are in danger?Key wordsillegaladj.lil 非法的，违法的hunt v.&n.hnt 打猎，搜寻immediatelyadv.miditli 立即，马上Key wordsalarmingadj.lm令人担忧的 raten.ret 速率，速度，比率 extinctadj.kstkt灭绝的，消亡的 Key wordsmass adj.&n.ms大量，许多；团，块awareadj.we(r)明白的，意识到的endangervt.ndend(r)危及，使处于险境A quote (page13)When the buying stops,th
7、e killing can too.WildAidPre-listening1 What message do these posters share?2 Which one moves you the most?Why?Talk about saving endangered wildlife.Before you listen,discuss these questions in pairs.a clock counting the timea tiger at“11 oclock”positiona man at“12 oclock”positionmany dead bodies un
8、der the clock words:stop hunting immediatelyPre-listeningLook at the posters.Can you describe what you see in the poster and what message they convey?poster 1has resulted in the of some animals.If we dont stop it,human beings will be the next one to die out.Pre-listeningmessage:There are species 150
9、-200 wildlife lost every 24 hours.Call on people to pay attention to such a serious situation.Look at the posters.Can you describe what you see in the posterand what message they convey?poster 2an hourglasstop:150-200 wildlife species lostdown:lost filling down with some wildlifeat the bottom backgr
10、ound:every 24 hoursPre-listeningmessage:Up to 73 million sharks end up in shark fin soup each year.Call on people to protect wildlife by stopping having shark fin soup.Look at the posters.Can you describe what you see in the poster and what message they convey?poster 3a big bowl of shark fin soupa b
11、ig dying shark with its fin falling down,bleeding dead sharks without fins,more sharks on a spoonPre-listeningThe second poster moves me the most because it is very bad that whole species are being lost,and the image of animals falling through an hourglass shows how serious it is and how time is run
12、ning out to protect these species What message do these posters share?Wildlife is under threat.Which one moves you the most?Why?PrelisteningListening skills:Visual information can be used to predict content.Before listening,you can look at the visual information related to the text,such as pictures,
13、charts and videos,to help you predict what you will hear.Prediction1.What is the content of listening?2.How to predict listening content?What on Earth Are We Doing to Our Planet?Our planets_is dying out at an alarming rate.Between 150-200 species are becoming extinct every day.This mass extinction i
14、s caused by hunting,habitat_and pollution.We must make people aware of the problem and help_the endangered wildlife before its too late!ListeningListen to the first part and fill in the blanks.wildlife loss protectmass:a large number of;huge;serious habitat:natural environment where animals live and
15、 grow Listen to the second part and answer the questions.(1)How many elephants are killed on average every day?_(2)What did Prince William say about China?A China has made a lot of progress.B China can become a global leader in wildlife protection.C China preserves its natural habitats well.54While-
16、listeningDiscussionuWhat does Change begins with you mean?It means that if we want things to change,we must change ourselves first and not wait for others to change first I think it tells us that we must be the change we want to see in the world.Speaking Look at the pictures of 3 different kinds of
17、animals.Do some research on them based on these questions:1.What do you know about the animals in the photos?2.What problems do they face?3.What is being done to help them?4.With what youve found out,make a short speech about any one of them.Speaking Look at the pictures of 3 different kinds of anim
18、als.Do some research on them based on these questions:With what youve found out,make a short speech about any one of them.You can organize the information in this way:Im concerned about.(an animal)They are.(problems)Some measures are being taken to help them.(measures)Speaking problemsAfrican elepha
19、ntsillegal huntinghabitats have been threatened build elephant reservesPublicity for public welfare measuresRole playA:Im concerned about the African elephants.What do you know about them?B:Well,I know that theyre being hunted and their habitat is getting smaller,so theyre in danger of extinction.El
20、ephants 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 pressure to build elephant parks and tell people not to buy elephant products.Pay attention to the stress patterns of the polysyl
21、labic words.Group discussion.As teenagers,how should we protect wild animals?dont hunt wild animalsDont disturb the animal habitatraise money establish wildlife nature reservesDiscussion animal protectionRefuse to use animal productsRefuse to eat wild animals Speaking Pronunciationstressed syllables
22、 and unstressed syllablesalarming announcement authority architecture civilisationcompetition contribution electricity investigate literaryrecommend responsibility vocabulary volunteer refrigeratorReading all these words and separate the syllables first.3 syllables 4 syllables 5 syllables6 syllables
23、 alarming announcement recommend volunteerauthority architecturecompetition contribution investigate literarycivilisation electricity vocabulary refrigerator responsibility Speaking Pronunciationstressed syllables and unstressed syllablesalarming announcement authority architecture civilisationcompe
24、tition contribution electricity investigate literaryrecommend responsibility vocabulary volunteer refrigeratorMark the syllables with different colors and put the words into correct groups.(red for primary stressed;black for secondary stressed;blue for unstressed)3 syllables 4 syllables 5 syllables6
25、 syllables alarming announcement recommend volunteerauthority architecturecompetition contribution investigate literarycivilisation electricity vocabulary refrigerator responsibility Listen,check your answer and repeat them.Homework(1)What do you know about the animals in the photo?(2)What is being done to help them?Choose an endangered animal and describe it.You can refer to the examples in exercise 5.
