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课件网) Learn about protecting endangered animals Reading and Thinking Unit 2 Wildlife Protection en + danger + -ed adj. 濒危的 blue whale giant panda Yangtze alligator Lead-in What message do these posters share When the buying stops, the killing can too. ———WildAid What are the reasons of extinction of wildlife species / k‘st (k) ( )n/ n. 灭绝 /'spi i z/ n. 物种 being hunted and killed pollution habitat loss …… n. 生活环境，栖息地 Prediction 1. What do you think the text is about It is about Tibetan antelopes. 2.What do you know about the Tibetan antelope and the Changtang National Nature Reserve n. 保护区 Brief introduction of Changtang National Nature Reserve Listen to the tape and 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. Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet. E. Tibetan antelopes are in danger. F. We're here to observe Tibetan antelopes. G. The government's measures were effective . Finish the mind map with your partnes. Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinhai. They are graceful animals. They are in danger. They are being hunted and killed for profits. Their habitats were getting smaller. Government: place it under national protection; Volunteers watched over them day and night. Bridges and gates were added… Population has recovered; They were removed from the endangered species list; More to do: Change our way of life. Learn to exist in harmony with nature. Part 1 (Para1.) Introduction of the topic Part 2 (Para2-6.) Body Tibetan antelopes current situation The reason for their reduction in the past The measures taken Part 3 (Para7.) The author's reflection Reading for structure Organization of the passage Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text. Example: __I__ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level. (this is implied by “The air is thin”.) ____ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away. ____ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals. ____ Human activities are threatening animals and plants. ____ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now. Identify literal & implied meaning Literal meaning is the usual, basic meaning of the words, i.e. exactly what the words say. Implied meaning is suggested but not directly expressed, i.e. you guess the meaning based on what you know. ___ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away. ___ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals. I (Implied by “we can just make out a herd of graceful animals”.) (Implied by “they are being hunted, illegally, for valuable fur” & “Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profit ... ...
