1、Module 6 Animals in Danger Reading:Saving the AntelopesThe Tibetan antelopesThe antelopes live on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.They look like deer.They are good at running,so they were chosen as one of the mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games,whose name is Yingying.Their wool is soft,light and warm and
2、 can be made into shawls.Their life span is at most 8 years.antelopeAshes of millions of antelopesIN DANGER!Poacherspoacher sPoacherswe have got to stop themSaving the AntelopesTeaching aims1.Get the students to learn about the endangered antelopes.2.Improve Ss reading skills(fast reading,careful re
3、ading,summary etc.)3.Master the meaning of each paragraph4.Improve the sense of protecting endangered animals1.plateaun2.shawln3.profitn4.herdn5.skinv6.bann7.raidn&vt8.confiscatevt9.toughadj10.co-operation na.taken away officiallyb.group of animals which live or move togetherc.to cut the skin off an
4、 animald.a surprise visit(especially by police)e.high groundf.an order not to do somethingg.working togetherh.money you make by selling somethingi.a piece of cloth people wear on their shouldersj.HardPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5D.Jiesang SuonandajieC.Antelopes were killed for their wool.A.The ille
5、gal business of antelopes woolB.Progress in protecting the antelopes.E.The Chinese government protects the antelopes.bb1How did Jiesang Suonandajie die?aHe froze to death.He was killed by criminals.c He had an accident in his jeep.2Why are Tibetan antelopes in danger?a They have lost their natural h
6、abitat.They are killed for their wool.c They cannot survive at high altitudes.ac3 What has the Chinese government done to help the antelopes?It is protecting the antelope in a nature reserve.b It has sent police to countries where “shawls are sold.c It has closed the border with India.4Whats happene
7、d to the trade in shawls?aIt has grown quickly.b It has become legal.It has become harder to sell shawls.a5 What will happen to the Tibetan antelope?Its number will continue to increase.b It may survive.c It will soon become extinct.of the antelopes had been killed to make 138e.g.Jiesang Suonandajie
8、 was killed in _ 1 _ 9 _ 9 _ 4 .2.The number of antelopes had fallen to _5_0_,0_0_0by the 1990s.3.The price of a shawl made from the wool is$_5_,0_0_0_.4.The ban on the trade was started in _1_9_7_5.5.The number of shawls found in a London shop is 1_3_8.6.2_%shawls.7.The number of poachers caught in
9、 ten years is _3_0_0_0.8.The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is 5_,0_0_0 m_e_t_r e_shigh.9.The antelope population started to grow again in_1_9_9_7_.At the beginning of the twentieth century there were millions of antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.By the 1990s the number_h_a d_f a_l l e n to about 50
10、,000.The reason is that the wool of the Tibetan antelope is very expensive.A shawl_m_ade_ _f r_o_m_ the wool can sell for$5,000.The business is completely _illegal .There has been a _b_a non the trade since 1975.But in the 1990s the shawls came into fashion among rich people.Arpa iodlice on a shop f
11、ound 138 shawls.About 1,000 antelopes had been killed to make them.The Chinese government began to _t a_k_e _a_n a_ctive _p_a_r t_ in protecting the antelopes.Over the next ten years about 3,000 poachers were caught and 300 vehicles _c o_n_f_i s c a t e d.Meanwhile,in those countries where the shawl
12、s are sold,police are getting _toug_h_ with the dealers.International co-operation seems to be _wor_king.Since 1997 the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again.What should we do to save the endangered animals?Possible answers:1.First we should treat them as our friends.2.Then we protect t
13、he environment in order to let them have enough food and good living conditions.3.And we collect money to protect the endangered animals.Writing Practicetopic-Endangered Animalskey words-1.endanger4.destroy2.poachers5.habitat3.profit6.number fall7.take measures to 8.pass laws10.volunteer11.remindstructurepresent situationanalyse the reasons solutions to the problemsconclusion9.get tough withintroductionbodyconclusion