1、 Reading and ThinkingLearn about protecting endangered animalsTeaching ObjectivesBy the end of this lesson,you will be able to:1.grasp information of Tibetan antelopes2.identify the implied meaning of sentences3.know how we can change our way of life and live in harmony with natureTibetan antelope藏羚
2、羊Lead inWhere do the beauties inhabit(栖息)?羌塘国家级自然保护区Changtang National Nature ReserveLets watch a vlog to know more about it.Lets walk into the paradise.A Day in the Clouds云上的一天Activity 1:Prediction What s the text about?It is about _ Tibetan antelopes.P16 According to the pictures According to the
3、titleWhat s the writing style of the text?A.a news reportB.an introductionC.a travel journal(旅行日志)What do you usually write down in a journal?JournalWhat I seeWhat I hearWhat I think Skim the text and divide it into three parts.Para _:What I seePara _:What I hearPara _:What I think1-23-67Activity 2:
4、Reading 1234567Read for structure Read for details Read the text carefully and finish the exercises.Read for what I see12 Circle what I see Why does the author use“in the clouds”in the title?The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp.To our left,snow-covered mounta
5、ins disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.On the plain in front of us,we can just make out a herd of graceful animals.This is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes.Its a place of high altitude.Its very cold there.Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet,Xinjiang,and Q
6、inghai.Watching them move slowly across the green grass,Im struck by their beauty.Im also reminded of the danger they are in.They are being hunted,illegally,for their valuable fur.They have enough _.They live a _ life.Butwhy?There were bad times for Tibetan antelopes.Read for what I hear34Find out t
7、he reasons why they were in danger.Hunters antelopes to make .Built and .were shootingprofitsroadsrailwayspopulation:habitats:Reasonsdropped bybecame50%smallerThe Tibetan antelope were _.We should not buy goods from _.The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope.The population dropped
8、 by more than 50 percent.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits.Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built.When the buying stops,the killing can too.没有买卖，就没有杀害。没有买卖，就没有杀害。56Find out the measures.Read for what I hearsomething is protected across the whole count
9、ry,and it is illegal to harm itDid the measures work?Thats enough?NO!The measures were effective.The antelope population has recovered and in June2015,the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.The government,however does not intend to stop the protection programmes,since the
10、threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.Human activities _ animals and plants.We should continue the _.More to do!Read for what I feelWhat should we do?7 Tibetan antelopes live on the _.They are _ animals.They have _.Hunters were _ them to _.Their habitats were getting _.The governm
11、ent placed it under _.Volunteers _them day and night._ were added to help them move easily and safely.The antelope population has _.They were _ the endangered species list.we must _.We have to learn to _.whatwhyhowresultsmore to doProtecting the Tibetan AntelopeActivity 4:Summarythe plains of Tibet,
12、Xinjiang,and Qinghaigraceful valuable furshootingmake profitssmallernational protectionBridges and gates watched over recoveredremoved from change our way of lifeexist in harmony with natureHumans actionshoot set up nature reserveTibetan antelopes numberdestroy the habitatswatch overlive in harmonyC
13、ritical thinkingPara.7 The writer says that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in order to save our planet.Do you agree?Must we change our way of life to live in harmony with nature?If yes,what should we(as a student)do?If no,why?Show your reasons.llearn more abo
14、ut endangered animalslnever buy goods made from endangered animalslcall on people to stop hunting illegallylI have already done well to protect wildlife in my daily life.Checklist YesNo1.Have you learnt some new words and expressions in this lesson?2.Do you know the conditions of Tibetan antelopes?3.Can you understand the implied meaning of sentences?4.Do you know what we can do to protect endangered animals?Self-assessment
