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1、Unit 4 Wildlife protectionReading What are these animals?I. Warming uppandatigerWarming upantelopeWarming upelephantWarming upLook at a report on some endangered wildlife in China.They are endangered animals.Why?Lack of foodHabitats destroyedClimate changedKilled by ManPollutionWarming upthe process
2、 of having less of something that you used to have _running after animals in order to kill or catch them _Warming uplosshunting3. Look at the title and the pictures of the reading passage. Predict what it is about. Pre-reading1. What other endangered animals do you know of?polar bearis an endangered
3、 animals. II. Pre-readingpenguinsharkThey are all-2. What is being done to protect them?1. Animals needs trees and plants. We must not only protect trees but also plant more trees.2. Organization which is interested in wildlife protection is being found all over the world, for example, WWF (World Wi
4、de Fund for Nature)WWF has worked to protect endangered species since 1961.III. While-readingRead the passage and answer the following questions. Who is the main character in the story? What animals has she seen and talked with? What has she learned? DaisyShe has seen and talked with an antelope, an
5、 elephant and a monkey. She has learned the importance of wildlife protection.Daisy took _ to travel and talked with _, which made her know _ of the wildlife protection.a flying carpetsome animalsthe importanceWhile-readingRead the passage quickly and write down its main idea.Tips for summing up the
6、 main idea of a story Who? What happened? Whats the meaning of the story?Step3. Reading the passage carefully and try to fill in the table below about Daisys journeyPlaces she wentTibetZimbabweA rainforestAnimals she metan antelopeAn elephanta monkeySituations of the animals1._ Used to make Sweaters
7、.2. They are killed for _.3. They are now an_ species.1.Farmers used to _ them without _.2. The _ decided to help.3. Now the numbers are_The monkey is rubbing itself to _.2. No _No _and no_.Their fur isThe wool beneath Their stomachs.endangeredhurtmercygovernmentincreasingprotect itself from mosquit
8、oesrainforestWhich monkey is happy? Read the passage quickly and put these sentences in the right order.Daisy found her being watched by an elephant.Daisy woke up and found a flying carpet.As Daisy landed, things began to disappear including the monkey. Daisy and her flying carpet were in a thick ra
9、inforest.Daisy looked at an antelope which was looking sad. 12345While-readingLook at the words below. Each has two meanings listed, but only one is used in the reading passage. Choose the meaning that has been used. word meaningsused distant1. far away in space or time 2. unfriendly affect1. to do
10、something to make a change 2. to make believe you have a particular feelingappreciate1. to thank someone 2. to understand how serious something ispowerful1. important 2. having a strong effect (影响) oncertain1. confident and sure without any doubt2. some, enough or to a degree11212While-readingRead t
11、he story carefully and answer the following questions.1.Why has the antelope in Tibet become an endangered 2. species?Its fur is being used to make sweaters. As the sweaters become popular, more and more animals are killed. So very few antelopes are left. 2. Why are elephant numbers increasing in Zi
12、mbabwe? The farmers stopped killing the elephants, so the numbers are increasing.While-reading3. How does the government of Zimbabwe help protect wild animals?The government helps the farmers. It makes sure that the tour companies pay the farmers when tourists come to visit and hunt a few animals.4.
13、 Why is it important to protect the rainforest?Looking after the rainforest helps protect plants and animals we know nothing about. They may make it possible for us to produce medicines and drugs that we dont yet know about.5. What must be done if wildlife protection is to succeed? While-readingPara
14、graph Main idea Supporting details 1Why we needwildlife protection1 Animal: a Tibetan antelope2 Situation: being hunted for the fur under its stomach3 Result: numbers are decreasing rapidly 21 Animal: 2 Situation: 3 Result: 3 and 41 Animal:2 Situation:3 Result:Fill in the chart below.While-reading 2
15、1 Animal:2 Situation:3 Result: 3 and 41 Animal: 2 Situation: 3 Result:While-reading keyA good example of wildlife protectionWhat we can get from wildlife protectionan elephant in Zimbabwepreviously hunted with numbers decreasing rapidlyprotection by farmers who make money from tourisma millipede fro
16、m tropical rainforestproduces a drug naturally which can protect us from mosquitoesDaisy plans to tell WWF about the drugFrom the text we know that WWF is an organization that works to save endangered wildlife.Do you want to know more about WWF? IV. Post-readingWWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) was f
17、ounded in the UK in 1961. It began a way to deal with the environmental problems of Africa, but it soon became involved in other projects. Now there are 52 offices in around 100 countries. The WWF has three aims: to protect endangered species to conserve endangered species to try to find solutions t
18、o threats to the environment of the world for the benefit of people and nature Post-readingHere is a problem which WWF has to deal with. Read the problem first.In Indonesia there is a wildlife park for endangered animals such as tigers, elephants and rhinos. It is very large and has some of the best
19、 farmland. Some poor farmers have moved into the park to grow coffee. Although this is not allowed, the coffee is excellent quality and has sold very well. Now 20 per cent of the wildlife park is used in this way. WWF is very concerned about it as this is a very important park for endangered animals
20、. However, they know that the farmers are very poor and need to have a secure income. What should be done? Post-readingDiscussion: Imagine you work for WWF. Discuss in groups of 4 what you would suggest and give a report in class.Should the poor farmers move to another place? Can they be employed to
21、 work in the park and not hurt the animals?How can the animals be protected from more people coming into the park? What should be done to punish people who do harm to the animals? Post-readingsecure: adj. feeling confident and certain about a situation and not worried that it might changeincome: n.
22、the money that you earn from your work or that you receiveemploy: vt. give work to sb usually for payment harm: n. damage; injury Post-reading1. Choose one story from the reading passage and retell it. You can add your own ideas while retelling your new story.2. Read the reading passage carefully and try to find the new grammatical structure in it.V. Homework
