(共14张PPT)
Unit 5
Into the wild
understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Understand the structure of the passage “The Monarch's Journey”.
Learn the mystery of the monarch's migration.
Know the troubles and causes of the monarch's migration.
Express your views about how to protect endangered animals.
Activity 1: Lead in
Urania ripheus
多尾凤碟
非洲长翅碟
papilio antimachus
蓝闪蝶Morpho menelaus
粉色矢量碟
pink vector butterfly
黑脉金斑蝶
The monarch
The introduction of the monarch butterfly
The monarch butterfly(黑脉金斑蝶) is a kind of beautiful insects with black and orange wings.
The monarch usually has a lifespan(寿命)of 6 weeks, and its hometown is mainly in America.
Activity 2: Pre-reading
1.What's the main idea of the text
A. The monarch's migration.
B. The reasons for the monarch's migration.
C. Mexico's monarch.
title
prediction
Para 1: The of the monarch's migration
Para 2: The of the monarch's migration
Para 3: The of the monarch's migration
Para 4: The monarch's .
Para 5: The of the monarch.
introduction
time and place
mystery
troubles and causes
protection
Activity 3: Read for structure
skimming
introduction
mystery
time and place
troubles and causes
protection
1. Work in group to analyze the content of the text
2. Find out the information and finish the poster in group .
3. Choose one student in your group to introduce the poster with complete sentences.
Activity 4: Read for details
learning by doing
1.The brief introduction of the butterfly:
Name:
Appearance:
Nation:
2.The butterfly's migration:
When:
Where:
Why:
How:
3.The butterfly's problem:
4.Solutions to the butterfly's problem:
Poster
Presentation time
1.Brief introduction of the butterfly:
Name:
Appearance:
Nation:
2.The butterfly's migration:
When:
Where:
Why:
How:
3.The butterfly's problem:
4.Solutions to the butterfly's problem:
have a greater awareness of this creature; work together to record its migration;make sure there are enough plants for it to feed on
Poster
The monarch
black and orange wings
America
every autumn
travel north to California or Mexico
find food, seek a partner, search for warmer place
tell the time of day
measure the
position of the sun
determine
the way to go
reach the destination
cut down trees
use chemicals
natural environment is destroyed
population has crashed
cause
effect
Activity 5: Summary
The North American monarch butterfly is 1._____insect with black orange wings, 2._______migration can be considered as the most 3. __________ (wonder) one in nature.
Every autumn, The monarch manage 4._________ (travel) north to California or Mexico. Recently, a team of scientists have found that the monarch not only is able to tell the time of the day, but also have the ability 5.___________ (determine) the position of the sun. Thus they can determine the way to go 6._____eventually reach the places where it will spend the winter.
7. _____________(fortunate), the number of the monarch is
8.______ (fall) because of human activity, such as cutting down trees and using chemicals that kill the plants that monarch caterpillars eat. The research leads 9.____the awareness of this creature. People are trying to save them by working together to record its______(migrate)
and making sure that there are enough plants for it to feed on.
Post-reading
an
whose
wonderful
to travel
to determine
and
Unfortunately
falling
to
migration
1.What can humans do to protect endangered animals
Pet owner & Pet
Blind people & Guide dog
(Life assistant)
Horseman & Horse
(Competition companion)
farmer & Livestock家畜
Activity 6: Reflection
Critical thinking
Individuals:
raise their awareness of protecting them.
do not use chemicals that kill the plants as much as possible.
avoid cutting down trees and plants that they need.
Governments:
set up laws to protect them from being killed.
publicize(推广)the importance of animal protection.
Homework:
1. Poster design: think of a slogan(标语)in your poster to call on everybody to protect the monarch butterfly.
2. Search for more information online and write a passage about other animals' migration. List one and introduce it (pictures, PPT, or video) to the class.