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课件网) Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Listening and Speaking "When the buying stops, the killing can too." — WildAid Linguistic Master key words: alarming rate, habitat loss, extinction, and Present Continuous Passive. Strategy Apply the listening skill of "Using visuals to predict content". Thinking Discuss the link between human consumption and animal extinction. Learning Objectives The Cruel Truth Discuss: What acts of "buying" lead to the "killing" of wildlife Which animals are in danger because of these products Core Message: Illegal trade and habitat loss are driving species to the brink. (e.g., Ivory, Fur, Medicine) Instruction Before listening, looking at pictures, charts, and posters can help you predict the vocabulary and topics you will hear. Practice Look at the posters. What keywords do you expect Clues: Shark, Soup, Kill, Number, Stop Strategy: Using Visuals to Predict Discussion Questions: 1. What message do these posters share 2. Which one moves you the most Why Analyzing Posters The mesage of these posters is that wildlife is under threat. The second poster moves me the most because it is very bad that whole species are being lost, and the image of animals falling through an hourglass shows how serious it is and how time is running out to protect these species. Listening Task 1 wild animals loss protect LISTENING PART 1 A: Have you seen that poster with the clock It's so good, but a little scary, too. B: I know. So many wild animals are dying out. This poster says that between 150 and 200 species die out every day. A: That's terrible. We really need to do something. Why are so many species dying B: Wel, some animals are being hunted and kiled. And then there's pollution and habitat loss, I guess. Animals need a place to live in, just like us, and they need clean air and water, too A: It seems like people need to be more aware. B: Absolutely. More people need to know. A: Yes, they should make more of these posters-maybe it will help protect the wildlife. Alarming Rate A speed that causes worry or fear. Mass Extinction The death of a very large number of species in a short time. Habitat Loss When a natural home is destroyed (e.g., cutting forests). Vocabulary Focus Listening Task 2 (Part B) A Royal Plea Context: A speech by Prince William regarding the crisis facing African Elephants. Listening Task 2 (Part B) 54 Tip: Listen for specific numbers Someone has to speak up for endangered animals. Some famous people, such as Chinese superstar Yao Ming and Britain's Prince William,work hard to help. In October 2015, Prince William gave a moving speech on CCTV: “In the 33 years since I was born, we've lost around 70 percent of Africa's elephant population.Of those that are left, 20,000 are killed every year. That is 54 elephants killed every single day." That means there are elephants which are being killed right now! In his speech, Prince William also praised China's efforts to prot ... ...
