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课件网) Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Reading and Thinking: Learn about protecting endangered animals Step1 Lead in Tibetan antelope Height: 75-85 cm Weight: 30-60 kg Average life: 8 years Main habitat: live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai What type of passage is it A. Magazine B. Argumentation (议论文) C. Description (说明文) D. Journal (旅行日志) What we see What we hear What we think A Day in the Clouds Whose day is it Where do they go Why do they go there What do they see The author's Zhaxi's snow-covered mountains on the plain Tibet To observe Tibetan antelopes A herd of graceful animals They move slowly across... Skimming 1.Answer the questions. 1. What type of the text is it A. An exposition B. A news report C. A travel journal D. A narrative writing Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. 2.Learn the type and the main idea of the text 2. What’s the main idea of the passage A． The Changtang National Nature Reserve. B． The protection of Tibetan antelopes. C． Snow-covered mountains. D． Some effective measures. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 A. The bad times for the Tibetan antelope. B. The guide, Zhaxi, and the Changtang National Nature Reserve. C. Measures were taken to save this species from extinction. D. We should learn to live in harmony with nature. E. Tibetan antelopes are in danger. F. The reason why we observe Tibetan antelopes. G. The good effects the measures have had. Scanning 1.The place and the reason why we observe Tibetan antelopes. 2.Tibetan antelopes are in danger. 3.Guide Zhaxi, working for protecting the wildlife. 4.The bad times for the Tibetan antelope. 5.The measures taken to protect the Tibetan antelopes. 6.The effective results of the measures. 7.We should learn to live in harmony with nature. Read for the structure What I see What I hear What I think How many parts can be organised Paragraph 3 A protector The writer visited Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelopes. Tibetan antelopes are in danger. His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. Bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The Chinese government and volunteers took effective measures to protect the Tibetan antelope. The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover. Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet. Paragraph 1 Introduction Paragraph 2 The present problem Paragraph 4 The bad times Paragraph 5 Protective measures Paragraph 6 Effect Paragraph 7 Reflection Part One: Introduction Part Two: Body part Part Three: Conclusion 2. Focus on the key words and divide the parts. 4. Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. Why did the writer visit Tibet 2. What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s 3. What did people do to help protect the Tibetan antelope ① ② ③ 4. What does “national ... ...
