Unit2WildlifeProtectionReadingandThinking1.Understandthestructureofthispassage.2.Learnanewskill:Identifyliteralandimpliedmeaning.3.Expressyourideasclearlythroughcriticalthinking.4.Understandthevalueofprotectingwildlife.本課目標(biāo)What’syourfirstimpressionofTibetanAntelope?Activity1ReadforexpectationHeight:75-85cmWeight:30-60kgAveragelife:8yearsMainhabitat:liveontheplainsofTibet,XinjiangandQinghaiThe

ChangtangNationalNatureReserveItwassetupin1990s.Itistheworld’ssecondlargestnaturereserveaswellashabitatformanyendangeredspecies.

ChangtangNationalNatureReserveisawildlifeparadiseandhometoavarietyofwildlifespeciessuchasTibetanantelopes,wildyaks,Tibetanwilddonkeysandblack-neckedcranes.ADayintheCloudsWhosedayisit?Wheredotheygo?Whydotheygothere?Whatdotheysee?Theauthor’sZhaxi’ssnow-coveredmountainsontheplainTibetToobserveTibetanantelopesAherdofgracefulanimalsTheymoveslowlyacross...Activity2ReadforpredictionReadthepassage,getthemainideas&matchthemThewritervisitedChangtanginordertoobserveTibetanantelopes.Tibetanantelopesareindanger.Hisguidethinksthatthelandissacredandprotectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.BadtimesfortheTibetanantelope.TheChinesegovernmentandvolunteerstookeffectivemeasurestoprotecttheTibetanantelope.TheeffectivemeasureshavehelpedthepopulationofTibetanantelopesrecover.Humanbeingsmustchangethewayoflifeinordertosavetheplanet.Activity3ReadforStructureActivity3ReadforStructureParagraph1:IntroductionParagraph2:ThepresentproblemParagraph3:AprotectorParagraph4:ThebadtimesParagraph5:ProtectivemeasuresParagraph6:EffectParagraph7:ReflectionPartOne:IntroductionPartTwo:BodypartPartThree:Conclusion1.WhathappenedtotheTibetanantelopeinthe1980sand1990s?Thepopulationdroppedbymorethan50%.Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakeprofits.Newroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.Theirhabitatsbecomesmaller.resultinActivity4Readfordetails

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WhatdidpeopledotohelpprotecttheTibetanantelope?(themeasures)1.TheChinesegovernmentplaceditundernationalprotection.2.Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedtheantelopestokeepthemsafefromattacks.3.Bridgesandgateswereaddedtolettheantelopesmoveeasilyandkeepthemsafefromcarsandtrains.Activity4Readfordetails

3.Whatdoes“nationalprotection”mean?Canyoulistsomeexamples?Someprotectedanimalsandplants:SouthChinaTiger（華南虎）,goldensnub-nosedmonkeys（川金絲猴）,Chineseyew（中國(guó)紅豆杉）,Pangolin(穿山甲)，and…Activity4Readfordetails

4.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutmodernlife?Howdoyouknow?1.Ourmodernlifegoesagainstnature.2.“Wemustchangethewayweliveifwereallywanttoprotectwildlifeandtheplanet.”Activity4ReadfordetailsReadthepassageagainandcompletethemindmap.ProtectingtheTibetanAntelopeWhyHow

ResultsMoretodoWhatActivity4ReadfordetailsTibetanantelopesliveontheplainsofTibet,Xinjiang,andQinhai.Theyaregracefulanimals.Theyhavevaluablefur.ProtectingtheTibetanAntelopeWhyHowResultsMoretodoWhatHunterswereshootingthemtomakeprofits.Theirhabitatsweregettingsmaller.TheChinesegovernmentplaceditundernationalprotection.Bridgesandgateswereaddedtoletthemmoveeasilyandsafely.Volunteerswatchedoverthemdayandnight.Theantelopepopulationhasrecovered.InJune2015,theywereremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist.Ifwearereallywanttosaveourplanet,wemustchangeourwayoflife.Wehavetolearntoexistinharmonywithnature.Learnanewskill:IdentifyliteralandimpliedmeaningLiteralmeaning字面意思Literalmeaningistheusual,basicmeaningofthewords-exactlywhatthewordssay.Impliedmeaning寓意Impliedmeaningissuggestedbutnotdirectlyexpressed-youguessthemeaningbasedonwhatyouknow.Activity4Readfordetailsliteralmeaning(L)ORimplied(I)?_____TheTibetanantelopeliveshighabovesealevel.(Thisisimpliedby“Theairisthin”)____Whentheyfirstsawtheantelopes,theywereveryfaraway.____Weshouldnotbuygoodsmadefromendangeredanimals.____Humanactivitiesarethreateninganimalsandplants.____TheTibetanantelopeisnotanendangeredspeciesnow.(“wecanjustmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimals”)(“Hunterswereshootingtomakeprofits”)(“thethreatstotheTibetanantelopehavenotyetdisappeared”)(“theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist”)IIILIThewritersaysthatwemustchangeourwayoflifeandlearntoliveinharmonywithnatureinordertosaveourplanet.Doyouagree?Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoorchange?Discussthequestionsbelowwithapartner.Iagree.AsfarasIamconcerned,theauthoritiesshould…/Thesocietyshould…/Weshould…Activity5ReadforDiscussionExample:Iagree.AsfarasIamconcerned,whatweshoulddoistorealizethatwearepartofnatureandcannotseparatefromi