1、 Reading and thinkingTopic:Learn about protecting endangered animalsUnit2 A DAY IN THE CLOUDSActivity 1:Predict&SkimA Day in the CloudsWhose day is it?Where do they go?Why do they go there?What do they see?The authorsZhaxissnow-covered mountains with a high altitude on the plainTibetTo observe Tibet
2、an antelopesThey move slowly across.A herd of graceful animalsThe writer visited Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.Tibetan antelopes are in danger.His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life.Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.The Chinese govern
3、ment and volunteers took effective measures to protect the Tibetan antelope.The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover.Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet.Paragraph 1:The place and the purposeParagraph 2:The beauty&dangerParagraph
4、3:A protectorParagraph 5:Protective measuresParagraph 6:Effect/ResultParagraph 7:Reflection/ThinkingPart One:What“I”observePart Two:What“I”hear Part Three:What“I”think Activity 2:Read&Comprehend Tip:Focus on the key words or topic sentences to get the main idea.What“I”observe:Activity 3:Read&Compreh
5、endpeace？What is the place where the antelope lives like?The air is thin.Snow-covered moutains disappear into clouds that seemalmost close enough to touch.Tip:When the meaning is implied in the text but not directly stated,we must learn to infer.I am also reminded of the danger they are in.peacedang
6、erThe present situation:Basic information about the antelope The Basic InformationThe problemCausesefforts are in dangerthe government;volunteersWhat“I”hear:Activity 3:Read&Comprehendhunters were shootingtheir habitats were becoming smallerillegal shooting;habitat lossZhaxi works at the Changtang Na
7、tional Nature Reserve which is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet.The land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life.We are not trying to save the animal.Actually,were trying to save ourselves.What does Zhaxi do?What is Zhaxis attitude towards protecting wildlife
8、?Activity 3:Read&ComprehendWhat“I”hear:The volunteers efforts？repect for natureNo protection,no antelopes,no humans!The measuresThe bad times:Follow-up measuresillegal huntingpollutionhabitat destruction.Activity 3:Read&ComprehendWhat&Howjoint effortsWhythreats?What“I”hear:The Governments efforts No
9、w:resultAfter a 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
10、when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.Appeal for awarenessWhat“I”think:Our effortsAll human beings need to make changes.Activity 3:Read&ComprehendActivity 4:DiscussDo you agree that we must change our way of life to save our planet?Why
11、 and how?Note:You need refer to the text and your own experience.In my opinion,we should/shouldnt.The reasons are as follows:.To save our planet,we should.Words and expressions for reference:What is our bad way of lifeWhy is it harmfulHow to changeExample:What is our bad way of lifeWhy is it harmful
12、How to changebloody fashionWearing Shahtoosh has become a fashion among the rich.The birth of one Shahtoosh means the death of 4 antelopes.appeal for awarenessget/receive severe punishmenttake forceful measuresHumansWildlifeNaturePlanetOnly when all human beings _ can we _.Only when all human beings
13、 change our bad ways of lifecan we live in harmony with nature.harmonyActivity 5:Conclusion WhatBad ways of life are quite common in our daily life.WhyTo save ourselvesHowIt takes our efforts.The situation is improvingMore to doOnly all our bad ways of life are changed can we really live in harmony.
14、HarmonyResults Suppose you are the writer and you have just returned from the journey.Your headmaster asked you to deliver a speech about the Tibetan antelopes.It may include the following parts:1.The antelopes life in the past(problems and causes);2.Their present situation(improvements and reasons)
15、;3.What we should do to protect the antelopes(reasons and measures).Dear students,I have just returned from the plain.I was really struck by the graceful antelopes and snow-covered mountains there.But if you go there during 1980s and 1990s,things could turn out quite different.At that time,.Fortunately,.Only when we change our way of life,can we live.Activity 6:Homework-deliver a speechThank you!
