A

DAY

INTHECLOUDSATravelJournalfromtheChangtangNationalNatureReserveUnit2:WildlifeProtection

Reading

andThinkingLinguisticMaster

keyvocabulary:endangered,reserve,

harmony,threat.CultureReflect

on

therelationship

betweenhuman

lifestyle

and

nature.SkillDistinguish

betweenLiteral

Meaning(L)andImplied

Meaning(I).LogicMap

the“Problem→Solution→

Result"chain.LearningObjectivesWelcometotheRoofof

theWorldLeadinLookatthepictures.1.Wheredoyouthinkthisis?2.Whatanimalscanyousee?Question:WhatdoyouknowabouttheTibetanantelope?Aretheysafe?ADayinthe

CloudsLiteral

Meaning

Implied

MeaningA

dreamlike,

sacred

state.Isolation

from

the

modern

world.

A

spiritual

journey.Physical

Altitude.The

air

is

thin.Themountains

touch

thesky.Pre-reading:DecodingtheTitle

Pre-reading:Prediction

Predict:

Whoisthewriter?

Wheredidhego?

Whatisthetextmainlyabout?FastReading:Gist&StructureActivity1:Scanthetextquicklytodecide:Isitanewsreport,a

story,ora

traveljournal?Atraveljournal.FastReading:MatchingActivity2:Matchthemainideaswithparagraphs.Para1:A.Zhaxi’sviewonnature(Sacredland).Para2:B.Thewriter'sarrival&purpose(Toobserve).Para3:C.Theresult(Recovered&Removedfromlist).Para4:D.Protectionmeasures(Government&Volunteers).Para5:E.Thebeautyandthedanger(Illegalhunting).Para6:F.Reflection(Harmonywithnature).Para7:G.Thecrisisin80s&90s(Populationdrop).DetailedReading:readandanswer1.WhydidthewritervisitTibet?2.WhathappenedtotheTibetanantelopeinthe1980sand1990s?3.WhatdidpeopledotohelpprotecttheTibetanantelope?4.Whatdoes"nationalprotection”mean?Canyoulistmoreexamples?5.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutmodemlife?Howdoyouknow?HevisitedtoobserveTibetanantelopes.Inthe1980sand1990stheantelopepopulationdroppedbymorethan50%,astheywereshotbyhuntersforprofit.Peoplevolunteeredtowatchovertheantelopesdayandnighttoprotectthem.Bridgesandgateswerebuilttohelpthemmovearoundsafely."Nationalprotection"meanssomethingisprotectedacrossthewholecountry,anditisillegaltoharmit.Thewriterthinksmodernlifegoesagainstnature,becausehesayswemustchangethewayweliveifwereallywanttoprotectwildlifeandtheplanet.DetailedReading:MindMapLiteralMeaning(L)AnalogyExample:You

hear"pitter-patter"

on

the

glass

(Literal)→You

know

it

is

raining(Implied).Suggested

but

notdirectly

expressed.

Reading

between

the

lines.Implied

Meaning(I)Whatthe

words

say

directly.

Visible

facts.Strategy

Practice:Literalvs.ImpliedStrategy

Practice:Literalvs.ImpliedStrategy

Practice:Find

the

Clue

Whentheyfirstsawtheantelopes,theywereveryfaraway.

Weshouldnotbuygoodsmadefromendangeredanimals.

Humanactivitiesarethreateninganimalsandplants.

TheTibetanantelopeisnotanendangeredspeciesnow.Impliedby"wecanjustmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimals".IImpliedby"Theywerebeinghunted,illegally,fortheirvaluablefur"and"Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakeprofits".IImpliedby"Thereserveisashelterfortheanimalsandplants"and"thethreatstotheTibetanantelopehavenotyetdisappeared".IThesamemeaningas"inJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist".LAShiftin

Perspective“We'renottryingtosavetheanimals.Actually,

were

tryingtosaveourselves.”-Zhaxi,Villager&GuideProtectingwildlife

preservestheecosystemthat

sustains

human

life.PostreadingChangingOurWayof

LifeThe

Connection:Demand

drives

Supply.The

Goal:Harmony

with

Nature.Action

Steps:1.Refuse

products

fromendangered

species.2.Eco-tourism.3.Reduce

waste.Postreadin