(
课件网) Reading and Thinking: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS Unit 2 Reading and Thinking Unit 2 Reading and Thinking Prediction A DAY IN THE CLOUDS Time Place At a place with a high altitude Any other meaning Main Idea There was someone coming to spend a day with Tiben antelopes at a place with a high altitude. Prediction A DAY IN THE CLOUDS Time(when) Place(where) Who spend the day What did they do in the day Why did they go there What’s the genre (体裁) of this article A. A travel brochure B. A news report C. A travel journal(旅行日志) The bad times for Tibetan antelopes. My guide, Zhaxi, working for protecting the wildlife. Skimming Read for the main idea of each paragraph Para.2: The purpose of our camping. The situation of the Tibetan antelopes. Para.1: Para.3: Para.4: The measures taken to protect the antelopes. The achievements we’ve made and we also have a long way to go. Protecting wildlife is saving ourselves. Para.5: Para.6: Para.7: Skimming Read for structure What do you usually write down in a journal Journal What I see What I hear What I think Skim the text and divide it into three parts. Para _____: What I see Para _____: What I hear Para _____: What I think 1-2 3-6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Para.1-2 Find out what I see Does the harmony always exist NO! beauty & valuable fur Tiben antelopes were hunted illegally protector protection para4: problems para5: measures para6: effect para3: Zhaxi’s attitude What I hear para3: Zhaxi’s attitude Zhaxi a guide of me a villager from Changtang a worker of the Changtang National Nature Reserve the land is sacred protecing the wildlife is a way of life identity attitude saving animals is saving ourselves The Time Population/Habitats 1980 1990 2015.7 Why fall -Problems 1.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits. 2.New roads and railways were built. Why stop falling -- Measures 1.The Chinese government placed it under national protection. 2.Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. 3.Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. Why rise --results 1.Population has recovered 2.Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list para4-5 The Time Population/Habitats 1980 1990 2015.7 Think: Will the situation better or worse Think: Who can make it better How Para.7 2. What does “we” here refer to Government, Zhaxi, hunters and the author or the common people 1.Who can make it better Para.7 We must change our way of life and learn to exist in harmony with nature. 3.What can we do How do you know that Is the author’s attitude directly expressed 4.What’s the author’s attitude towards the wildlife protection A. Unconcerned B. Still worried C. Negative D. Unmentioned From the implied meaning language feature Why does the author use this title What’s the implied meaning of “in the clouds” the altitude is very high wildlife protect ... ...
