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课件网) Unit 1 Nature in the balance Writing Learn some useful expressions; Write an article for the school newspaper calling for everyone to protect animals. Learning objectives In pairs, talk about animal protection. Use the following questions and expressions to help you. 1. Why should we protect animals 2. How are animals harmed by human activities 3. What action should be taken to protect animals Talking about animal protection Animals are in danger/at risk when we... We can take care of/protect animals with these measures. Protecting animal habitats is of great importance because... We can take measures to/make efforts to... We should call on people to ... Write an article for the school newspaper calling for everyone to protect animals. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you. Learning about the structure When you write an article to call for the protection of animals, you can follow the structure below: State the importance of protecting animals. Explain how human activities harm animals. Come up with ways to protect animals. Learning about the language It is a good idea to give examples when you explain how human activities harm animals. You can use the following expressions: for example, for instance, take the example of, etc. You can also use powerful and emotive words and phrases to make a strong impact on the reader. Para 1 Importance of protecting animals Para 2 How human activities harm animals Para 3 Ways to protect animals 一、审题定调 本写作要求写一篇关于保护动物的短文。由于该文章是为学校英语报纸投稿，旨在向大家提出自己的动物保护建议，所以用第一人称，时态以一般现在时为主。 二、谋篇布局 文章可以分为以下三部分。 第一部分：保护动物的重要性； 第二部分：描述人类活动对动物造成的伤害； 第三部分：提出保护措施。 a faithful companion 忠实的伙伴 in danger 处于危险中 create the reserve 设立保护区 the destruction of the natural habitats 自然栖息地的破坏 raise your public awareness of protecting animals 提高你保护动物的公共意识 be cruel to animals 虐待动物 Many species of animals are in danger of dying out. 许多动物种类都处于濒临灭绝的危险中。 The reason why Chinese white-flag dolphins are endangered is that their habitats are disappearing due to water pollution and illegal fishing there. 中华白鳍豚濒危的原因是它们的栖息地由于水污染和违法捕捞正在消失。 The government must take effective measures to prevent people from harming the animals. 政府必须采取有效措施，阻止人们伤害动物。 Animal protection How human activities harm animals Some human activities, such as hunting and fishing, directly cause populations of many animals to fall. Other human activities have an indirect impact on animals. / Some human activities have done much harm to animals, directly and indirectly. When we build farms or factories, we destroy animal habitats. Air, water, noise and light pollution can all have a deep and damaging influence. ... Animal protection Ways to protect ani ... ...
