1、Unit 1 Nature in the balanceIntegrated skillsCalling for the protection of animals Figure out how human activities have caused harm to animals Be aware of the importance of animals Come up with ways to protect animals Make a poster to call on people around to protect animalsThe Amazon rainforestQuic
2、k Quiz:1 Where do you think those animals live together?2.What roles do you think animals can play in the Amazon rainforest?As part of the Amazon rainforest,animals help maintain _the fine balance of the Earths ecosystem3.What are the impacts of human activities on those significant animals?An incre
3、asing number of animals have become_due to human activities extinctTell me why ReadingReadingReading and understandingDirect influence on animal populationswhale meatFor_For_For_foodanimalskinexcitementfashionfunIndirect effect on animal populationsbuild farms or factories_ animal habitats_animal ha
4、bitatsair,water,noise and lightDestroyPolluteHuman activities have brought many animals close to extinction.Direct and Indirect impacts on animals Direct impactIndirect impactForfoodFor fashionFor funwhale meatanimalskinexcitementDestroy animal habitatPollute animal habitatbuild farms or factoriesai
5、r,water,noise and lightHuman activities have brought many animals close to extinction.Direct and Indirect impacts on animals Direct impactIndirect impactForfoodFor fashionFor funwhale meatanimalskinexcitementDestroy animal habitatPollute animal habitatbuild farms or factoriesair,water,noise and ligh
6、tdanger WatchingWatchingWatch what you have done?Think what you should do?B1.Answer the questions below.1.What happened to several whale species in the last century?3.What can protected areas ensure?2.What causes the loss of animal habitats in the Amazon rainforest?4.What will we be better able to d
7、o if we learn more about how human activities harm the environment?Before-watchingTip 1 Analyse the material below and make possible predictions become extinctbuild farms or factories?air,water,noise and light safety?home?food?water?change?B1.Answer the questions below.1.What happened to several wha
8、le species in the last century?3.What can protected areas ensure?2.What causes the loss of animal habitats in the Amazon rainforest?4.What will we be better able to do if we learn more about how human activities harm the environment?Before-watchingTip 2 Focus on the keys words that help you locate i
9、nformation become extinctbuild farms or factories?air,water,noise and light safety?home?food?water?change?while-watchingB1.Answer the questions below.1.What happened to several whale species in the last century?3.What can protected areas ensure?2.What causes the loss of animal habitats in the Amazon
10、 rainforest?4.What will we be better able to do if we learn more about how human activities harm the environment?After-watchingTip 2 Focus on the keys words that help you locate information They were hunted near to extinction.They can ensure water and food supplies are safe.People cutting down trees
11、 We will be better able to change our behaviour.1.What happened to several whale species in the last century?They were hunted near to extinction.2.What can protected areas ensure?They can ensure water and food supplies are safe.3.What causes the loss of animal habitats in the Amazon rainforest?Peopl
12、e cutting down trees.4.What will we be better able to do if we learn more about how human activities harm the environment?We will be better able to change our behaviour.It is time for you to change your mind and behaviour!B2.Watch the video again and complete the notes below Before-watchingTip 1 Ana
13、lyse the material below and make possible predicitons They make our world more(1)_.They provide(2)_ for us.They play a role in(3)_ _ of our ecosystem.Importance of animals Make hunting endangered animals(4)_.Protect(5)_.Create well-planned and well managed protected areas.Take small actions,like(6)_
14、.Make people understand the problems faced by animals.Ways to protect animals2.What roles do you think animals can play in the Amazon rainforest?As part of the Amazon rainforest,animals help maintain _the fine balance of the Earths ecosystemB2.Watch the video again and complete the notes below Befor
15、e-watchingTip 1 Analyse the material below and make possible predicitons They make our world more(1)_.They provide(2)_ for us.They play a role in(3)_ _ of our ecosystem.Importance of animals Make hunting endangered animals(4)_.Protect(5)_.Create well-planned and well managed protected areas.Take sma
16、ll actions,like(6)_.Make people understand the problems faced by animals.Ways to protect animals2.What roles do you think animals can play in the Amazon rainforest?As part of the Amazon rainforest,animals help maintain _the fine balance of the Earths ecosystemBefore-watchingTip 2 Focus on the keys w
17、ords that help you locate informationReview some useful expressions learned while watching the video.1.Significance of animal protection to make our world more beautiful and lively to provide food and medicine for us to play a role in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem2.Ways to protect animals
18、 to make hunting endangered animals against the law to protect animal habitats to make people understand the problems faced by animals to make people understand the problems faced by animals.Video ConsolidationChange you,and save us!Drawing&Talking Drawing&Talking Make a posterMake a posterMake a fr
19、iendMake a friendMake an interviewMake an interviewGaming time Round one (Make a poster)Make a poster with you group members,using the structure and content you have learnt in this lesson.(1-12 points)Round two (Make a friend)Choose a group of members to exchange ideas Round three(Make an interview)
20、(1-14 points)Choose your role as a human or Jim(a jaguar)Role-play the interview using information with a poster from a selected group.The points belong to the group who offer the poster.(1-10 points)Gaming time Round one Make a poster with you group members,using the structure and contents you have
21、 learnt in this lesson.(1-12 points)Gaming time Round one Make a poster with you group members,using the structure and content you have learnt in this lesson.(1-12 points)Group numberScore1234 Punctuation Spelling Grammar Content Choice of words Style(formal/informal)Structure FunGaming time Round o
22、ne Make a poster with you group members,using the structure and content you have learnt in this lesson.(1-12 points)Round two Choose a group of members to exchange ideas Group numberScore1234Peer review What advice does your partner give on your writing?How can you improve your writing?Gaming time R
23、ound three Choose your role as a human or Jim(a jaguar)Role-play the interview using information with a poster from a selected group.The points belong to the group that offers the poster.(1-14 points)Round1Group numberScore1234Round2Group numberScore1234Gaming time Round three Choose your role as a
24、human or Jim(a jaguar)Role-play the interview using information with a poster from a selected group.The points belong to the group that offers the poster.(1-14 points)Round1Group numberScore1234Round2Group numberScore12341 Fill the following blanks after reviewing this sectionWhy to protect animals?Why are animals endangered?How to protect animals?3 Preview Extended reading and even surf the Internet to figure out the balance between economy and environment.2 Show your poster to people around you,calling on them to take actions
