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课件网) Book 3 Unit 1 Nature in the balance Integrated skills Calling for the protection of animals Learning objectives By the end of this section, you are expected to: 1. learn about how human activities have caused harm to animals; 2. be aware of the importance of animals and come up with ways to protect animals; 3. write an article for the school newspaper calling for everyone to protect animals. Step1 Lead-in What do you think of when seeing the pictures It’s very cruel of humans to kill animals to make profits. Human activities are causing great harm to animals. According to the tittle, what do you think the passage will talk about Step2 Reading Human activities cause increasing harm to animals Reading--Predict Human activities that cause increasing harm to animals The harm that human activities do to the animals The animals that suffering from human activities The consequences of human activities causing increasing harm to animals Ways to protect the animals from harmful human activities. ... Step 2 Reading Human activities cause increasing harm to animals Reading--figure out the structure and main idea of each paragraph para 1 para 2 para 3 Human activities have brought many animals close to extinction. Hunting and fishing have directly influenced the world’s animal populations. Human activities that have indirect effects on animals can be just as harmful. 1.What are the three main reasons why people hunt animals Reading part A--Questions 2.How do human activities have effects on animals indirectly Step 2 Reading 1.What are the three main reasons why people hunt animals Some people hunt animals for food; some people hunt animals for fashion; some hunt animals just for fun. Reading part A--Questions Hunting and fishing have directly influenced the world's animal populations.Some people hunt animals for food: whale meat is eaten in some parts of the world. Some people hunt animals for fashion: animal skin is used to make coats and bags. Still others hunt animals just for fun: deer are tracked and shot by people who enjoy the excitement of the sport. Step 2 Reading Human activities that have indirect effects on animals can be just as harmful. When we build farms or factories, we destroy animal habitats and leave many animals with nohere to live, or no food to eat. We can also put animals in danger without ever entering their habitats. Air,water,noise and light pollution can all have a deep and damaging influence quite far from their source. Partly due to pollution caused by ship traffic and other human activities, the dolphin population has dropped greatly. As the human population continues to grow, so does the effect we have on animals. Reading part A--Questions 2.How do human activities have effects on animals indirectly When farms and factories are built, human activities put animals in danger by destroying their habitats and their food sources. What’s more, the populations of som ... ...
