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课件网) Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Reading and Thinking A Day in the Clouds Learning Objectives学习目标 In this class, you will 1.analyze the type and the main idea of the text; 2.summarize the threats and protection of Tibetan antelopes; 3.learn the importance of living in harmony with nature. Lead in Watch a video and guess the main idea of the text. Lead in Look at the pictures below and guess what the passage is about. Maybe the passage is mainly about Tibetan antilopes’ threats and protection. Pre-Reading Look at the picture and the title,have a free discussion about the type of the text. A Day in the Clouds What type of text is it A:Argumentation(议论文) B:A news report(新闻报道） C: Exposition(说明文) D:Journal(日志) While Reading Read the title and the passage quickly and find out the main idea of the passage. A Day in the Clouds The passage is mainly about what the writer saw, heard and thought about the endangered animals ——— Tibetan antelopes in a day. Time Place While Reading Read the passage carefully and match the main idea with the 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. While Reading Read the passage again and answer the following quesions. 1.What happened to the Tibetan Antelopes in the 1980s and 1990s (Para 4) The population dropped by more than 50 percent.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits and their habitats were becoming smaller as nwew roads and reaiways were built. 2. Why were Tebetan antelopes removed from the endangered species list (Para 6) Because the antelope population has recovered. Post Reading Based on the threats and protection of antelopes, how does the writer feel about the modern life And do you agree with him (Para 7) The writer thinks if we really want to save the planet and protect wildlife, we must change our way of life and exist in harmony with nature. Yes , I agree, because saving our planet is saving ourselves. Post Reading Blanks-Filling Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. 1. _____ (watch) them move slowly across the green grass, I'm struck by their 2. _____(beautiful). At the same time, I'm also reminded 3. ____the danger they are in. They 4. (hunt), illegally, for their valuable fur. Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang, works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. “We’re not trying to save the animals, ” he says. “5. _____ (actual), we’re trying to save ourselves.” The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. Hunters were shooting antelopes 6. (make) profits. Their habitats were becoming 7. _____ (small) as ... ...
