M2 Unit 2Wildlife Protection
Using language
Motto: The protection of wild animals is to care for human beings.保护野生动物,就是关爱人类自己。
I. Learning aims
1. To learn how to get the basic facts by listening and infer some conclusions based on the listening materials.
2. To talk about the related topics mentioned in the listening parts.
II. Self-learning guidance and tests
Learning guidance Tests
Lead-in Guessing Game e.g. They are big and white. They love cold environment. They live in the north pole. .
Listening Task 1. Make a Prediction. What will the speakers talk about in the conversation . Task 2. Listen to the first part and fill in the blanks. Our planet’s ________ is dying out at an alarming rate. Between 150-200 species are becoming extinct every day. This mass extinction is caused by hunting, habitat ______, and pollution. We must make people aware of the problem and help _______ the endangered wildlife before it’s too late! Task 3. Listen to the second part and answer the questions. 1. How many elephants are killed on average every day . 2.What did Prince William say about China ( ) A.China has made a lot of progress. B.China can become a global leader in wildlife protection. C. China has preserves its natural habitats well.
Discussion As a Chinese, what can we do to protect wildlife raise funds ask for contributions from people all over the world promote/raise people's awareness of wildlife protection set up/establish more nature preserves protect the environment stop buying . . .
III. Consolidation
Level A: 语法填空。
The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle and some bigland masses as far south as Newfoundland. While they are rare north of 88, there is evidence() they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Canada. It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been() (poor)studied; however, biologists calculate that there are about20 ,000 ~ 25 ,000 polar bears worldwide.
Modern methods() tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s , and are expensive()(perform) consistently over a large area. In recent years some Inuit people in Nunavut () (report) increases in bear sightings around human settlements, leading to a() (believe) that populations are increasing. Scientists have responded by()(note) that hungry bears may be congregating around human settlements, leading to the illusion that populations are () (high) thanthey actually are. Of () nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six() (be)stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.
Level B: Translate these short passages and read them loudly.
The Problem of Pollution
Pollution has become a serious problem facing everyone in the world.Many chimneys of factories often send poisonous smoke directly into the air and motorcars giving off heavy smoke can be seen everywhere in the streets. The smoke really does harm to people.But luckily, more and more people have made laws to stop the pollution. With the effort of everybody, I’m sure that the air of the city will become purer and purer, and our life will become better and better.
Water and Life
Life depends on water. So water is one of the most important things in our life. However, according to a recent survey we find water dirtier and dirtier, and even polluted by the nearby factories. I can hardly imagine what the world would be if we continued to use the polluted water. On the one hand, some kinds of animals are dying out. Fish suffer from the dirty and poisonous water more directly, so we are more likely to find it difficult to see fish swimming in the river than ever before.