Unit2WildlifeProtectionReadingandThinkingADayintheCloudsTolearnsomebasicwordsandexpressionsaboutwildlifeprotection;Toconsolidate

thereadingskillslikeskimmingandscanning;Tosensetheimportanceandthenecessityofprotectingwildlife.Learningobjectives

恩信實驗WhatdoyouknowaboutTibetanantelopes?TibetanantelopeLead-inTheyareendangeredanimals.Whyaretheyindanger?Theywerehuntedillegallytomakeprofits.

Leadin：Activity1：TalkingLookatthepicturesbelow.Whatdoyouthinkthetextisabout?WhatdoyouknowabouttheTibetanantelope?Endangeredanimals;Humanactionstoprotectthemareunderway(ChangtangNationalNaturePreserve)

恩信實驗Lookatthepicturesbelow.Whatdoyouthinkthetextisabout?Thepassageismainlyabout___________________TibetanantelopesWhattypeofpassageisitaccordingtothetitle?AnadvertisementB.AnovelC.ATraveljournalD.NewsreportPre-readingADayintheCloudsWhatIseeWhatIhearWhatIthinkReadthepassageandchoosethemainidea.ThewritervisitedChangtanginordertoobserveTibetanantelopes.Thewriterwasnotonlyimpressedbytheantelopes’beautybutalsoawareoftheirdanger.Hisguidethinksthatthelandissacredandprotectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.BadtimesfortheTibetanantelope.TheChinesegovernmentandvolunteerstookeffectivemeasurestoprotecttheTibetanantelope.TheeffectivemeasureshavehelpedthepopulationofTibetanantelopesrecover.Humanbeingsmustchangethewayoflifeinordertosavetheplanet.①②③④⑤⑥⑦Whatisthetexttype?JournalwhatthewritersawwhatthewriterheardwhatthewriterthoughtWhatdoesthetitlesuggest?Para.2:The________ofourcamping.The________oftheTibetanantelopes.The__________forTibetanantelopes.Myguide,Zhaxi,workingfor_________thewildlife.Para.1:Para.3:Para.4:The__________takentoprotecttheantelopes.The______________we’vemadeandwealsohave____________togo.Protectingwildlifeissaving________.Para.5:Para.6:Para.7:ReadforthemainideaofeachparagraphachievementspurposealongwayourselvessituationbadtimesmeasuresprotectingWhile-readingActivity2:Readforthemainidea.Matchthekeywordswitheachparagraphandthengivethemainidea.Paragraph1

SomethingaboutTibetanantelopesParagraph2

HardtimesParagraph3MyguideParagraph4ThereasonParagraph5

EffectiveParagraph6

TakemeasuresParagraph7

ThinkingTheTibetanantelopewasanendangeredanimal,butbecauseofhuman’sactiontoprotectit,itsnumbersarenowrecoveringandithasbeenremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist.Themountainis______________.Thecloudsseem________________.The________antelopes______________________________.coveredbysnowcloseenoughtotouchgracefulmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrassHowdidthewriterfeelatthesightofthisscene?struck/impressedbytheirbeautyhappy,pleasedReadpara.1&2andfindouttheanswers.what?Tibetanantelopes③Theyhave

fur.Butwhy?plainsgracefulvaluable

mountainsSnow-covered①Tibetanantelopeliveonthe

,movingslowlyacrossthegreengrass.②Theyare

animals.Part1.WhatIseeThe1980sand1990swerebadtimesforTibetanantelopes.Part2.WhatIhearMyguideisZhaxi,avillagerfromChangtang.HeworksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve.ThereserveisashelterfortheanimalsandplantsofnorthwesternTibet.ToZhaxi,thelandissacredandprotectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.We’renottryingtosavetheanimals,"hesays."Actually,we'retryingtosaveourselves.(para.3)Q1:WhatisZhaxi’sopinionofprotectingwildlife?

Whatwehavegiventonaturewillbegivenbackoneday.ProblemMeasuresresultsThepopulationofantelopesdroppeddueto____________and____________.1.Thegovernment________________________.2.Volunteers___________________________tokeepthemfromattacks.3.________________wereaddedtoletthem____________andbesafefrom__________________.Theantelopepopulation___________anditwas___________fromtheendangeredspecieslist.illegalhuntinghabitatlossplaceditundernationalprotectionwatchoverthemdayandnightBridgesandgatesmoveeasilycarsandtrainsrecoveredremovedHowdidthewriterfeelwhenhearingabouttheproblems,measuresandresultsrespectively?concernedworriedangryrespectfulrelievedProblemMeasuresresultsProblemMeasuresresultsThepopulationofantelopesdroppeddueto____________and____________.1.Thegovernment________________________.2.Volunteers___________________________tokeepthemfromattacks.3.________________wereaddedtoletthem____________andbesafefrom__________________.Theantelopepopulation___________anditwas___________fromtheendangeredspecieslist.illegalhuntinghabitatlossplaceditundernationalprotectionwatchoverthemdayandnightBridgesandgatesmoveeasilycarsandtrainsrecoveredremovedReadpara.4andfindoutthereasons.The1980sand1990swerebadtimesforTibetanantelopes.Part2.WhatIhearHunters

antelopestomake.Built

and

.wereshootingprofitsroadsrailwayspopulation:habitats:droppedbybecame50%ReasonssmallerReadpara.5&6andfindouttheanswers.somethingisprotectedacrossthewholecountry,anditisillegaltoharmitHow?①government②Zhaxiandothervolunteers③bridgesandgatesplaceantelopesundernationalprotection.watchoverantelopesdayandnight.addedtoletthemmoveeasilyandkeepthemsafe.measurespopulation:recoveredantelopewas

removedfromtheendangered

specieslistResults?resultsnationalprotectionDidthemeasureswork?That’senough?NO!Moretodo!Part2.WhatIhearITheTibetanantelopeliveshighabovesealevel.(Thisisimpliedby“Theairisthin”)____Whentheyfirstsawtheantelopes,theywereveryfaraway.____Weshouldnotbuygoodsmadefromendangeredanimals.____Humanactivitiesarethreateninganimalsandplants.____TheTibetanantelopeisnotanendangeredspeciesnow.LI(“makeout”)(“Hunterswereshootingtomakeprofit”)(“thethreats…h(huán)avenotyetdisappeared”)(“…wasremoved…”)LILiteralmeaning(L)ORimplied(I)?huntersillegallyreservethreatexistplainharmonyattacksHerdsofelephantsusedtoliveonthe_____________ofAfricaandintheforestsofAsia.Buttoday,theyfaceaserious________________from______________.Theselargeanimalsarebeingkilled________________fortheirbodypartsthatareconsideredvaluable.Inordertosavethem,somecountrieshavecreated_____________wheretheycanliveinpeaceandsafety.However,the______________onthemwillcontinueaslongasinterestinbuyingelephantproducts_____________.Toachieve______________betweenhumansandanimals,theworldmustprotectthesebeautifulcreatures.hunterillegallyreserveattackexistplainharmonythreatLearnaboutelephantsandcompletingthepassage.Writer'sreflectionYourreflection?Wearesupposedtostopbuyinggoodsmadefromendangeredanimals.Weneedtobeawarethatwearepartofnatureandcannotseparatefromit.Weshouldtakeourresponsibilitiestoprotectthewildlifeandliveinharmonywithnature.Onecanmeasurethegreatnessandthemoralprogressofanationbylookingathowittreatsitsanimals.——MahatmaGandhiIntheevening,howdoesthewriterreflectontheday’sobservation?VSZhaxi’swayoflifeProtectingwildlifeGoingagainstnatureReadpara.7andfindouttheanswers.Wemustchangeourwayoflifetoexistinharmonywith

nature.Part3.WhatIthinkHaveagreenerlifestyletoreducepollution.Studyhardandbecomeaprofessorofnatureprotection.Joininsomeactivitieswhicharegoodforwildlifeandnature.Stopbuyinggoodsmadefromendangeredanimals.Stophuntingandeatingwildanimals.Raiseourawarenessofwildlifeprotection.........Writer'sreflectionWhatcanwedotostopbeinga

threattowildlife?Wemustchangeourwayoflifeandlearntoexistinharmonywithnature.Asateenageer,whatcanyoudotoprotetcthewildlifeandnature?Post-readingMotto:Whentheybuyingstops,thekillingcantoo.Supposeyouarethewriterandyouhavejustreturnedfromthejourney.YouareaskedtodeliveraspeechabouttheTibetanantelopes.Itmayincludethefollowingparts:1.Theantelopes'lifeinthepast(problemsandcauses);2.Theirpresentsituation(improvementsandreasons);3.Whatweshoulddotoprotecttheantelopes(reasonsandmeasures).

Dearstudents,Ihavejustreturnedfromtheplain.Iwasreallystruckbythegracefulantelopesandsnow-coveredmountainsthere.Butifyougothereduring1980sand1990s,thingscouldturnoutquitedifferent.Atthattime,...Fortunately,...Onlywhenwechangeourwayoflifecanwelive...RetellforsummaryTibetanantelopesliveonthe_________ofTibet,Xinjiang,andQinghai.They’re_________animals.Theyhave_________fur.Hunterswere_________themtomake_________.Their_________weregettingsmaller.TheChinesegovernment_________itundernationalprotection.Bridgesandgateswere_________toletthemmoveeasilyandsafely.Volunteers______________themdayandnight.Theantelopepopulationhas_________inJune2015,theywere_________fromtheendangeredspecieslist.Ifwereallywanttosaveourplanet,wemust_________ourwayoflife.Wehavetolearnto______inharmonywithnature.plainsgracefulvaluableshootingprofitshabitatsplacedaddedwatchedoverrecoveredremovedchangeexistNotes1.I’malsoremindedofthedangertheyarein.remind是及物動詞，意為“

提醒；使想起”。e.g.Iforgettoremindhimabout/ofthechangedtime.我忘記提醒他改變了時間。相關(guān)用法：remindsbabout/ofsth提醒;使想起remindsbtodosth提醒某人去做某事remindsbthat...提醒某人……Notes2.TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist.recover不及物動詞，意為“恢復(fù)；康復(fù)”；

及物動詞，意為“尋回；找回”。e.g.Theteamrecovereditsleadinthesecondhalf.下半場這支隊再次領(lǐng)先。相關(guān)用法：recoverfromsth從……中恢復(fù)過來recoveryn.恢復(fù)；痊愈；改善；復(fù)蘇；收回recoverableadj.可收回的；可重新獲得的uncovervt.揭開蓋子；揭露白雪皚皚的群山看清，聽清一群形體優(yōu)美的動物被其美麗所震撼神圣的牟取利益保護(hù)這一物種不滅絕照管，看護(hù)有效的措施被從...移除打算做某事對...的威脅與大自然和睦共處snow-coveredmountainsmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimalsbestruckbytheirbeautysacredmakeprofitssavethisspeciesfromextinctionwatchovereffectivemeasuresberemovedfromintendtodo

athreatto...existinharmonywithnatureToourleft,snow-coveredmountainsdisappearintocloudsthatseemalmostcloseenoughtotouch.Ontheplaininfrontofus,wecanjustmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimals.Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass.I’mstruckbytheirbeauty.Thepopulationdroppedbymorethan50percent.Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakeprofits.Theirhabitatswerebecomingsmallerasnewroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.Inordertosavethisspeciesfromextinction,theChinesegovernmentplaceditundernationalprotection.TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist.Muchisbeingdonetoprotectwildlife,butifwereallywanttosavetheplanet,wemustchangeourwayoflife.Onlyw