Unit 2 Wildlife Protection-Reading and thinking学案
Learning Objectives
After this class, I will be able to
1. To analyze the structure of the text;
2. To learn some basic words and expressions about wildlife protection;
3. To master the reading skills like skimming and scanning;
4. To raise the awareness of protecting wildlife.
II. Lead-in
1.Play a guessing game :Who am I
Clue1: I have two long but thin horns
Clue2: I have four feet.
Clue3: I was an endangered species.
Clue4: I can be seen on plains with high altitude.
2.Watch a clip of video about the Tibetan antelopes
III.Reading
1.Pre-reading
According to the pictures What ’s the text about It is about ______________
According to the title What does “in the clouds ” refer to
What ’s the writing style of the text
A. a news report
B. an introduction
C. a travel journal(旅行日志)
2,Fast reading: Read for the main idea of each paragraph
Read for structure
Skim the text and divide it into three parts.
Para _______: What I see Para _______: What I hear Para _______: What I think
3.Careful reading
Read for what I see Para.1-2 What did I see?
What are on the left?What about the front?
Why are they in danger Why are they hunted
A.For their valuable meat B.For their valuable bones
C.For their valuable fur D.For their valuable horns(羊角)
Read for what I hear
Para.3
Name Workplace: Said:
Para.4-6
Qs:1.What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s
2.What measures were taken
3.What’s the result
The Chinese government:
Zhaxi and other volunteers: Bridges and gates:
Did the measures work Why
Read for what I think
Para.7 What’s the writer’s opinion on wildlife protection
The writer thinks that we should change…
IV.Fill in the blanks to retell the text.
Tibetan antelopes are very graceful animals ,1----.live on the plains of Tibet , Xinjiang , and Qinghai . They are in danger because many of them are being 2, ----- ( illegal ) hunted for their valuable fur . Their population 3 ----- ( drop ) by more than 50 percent between 4. ----- 1980s and 1990s. In order to save this species from 5.------( die ) out , the Chinese govemment placed it under 6. -------- ( nation ) protection and some effective 7. ------- ( measure ) have been carried out . As a result , the antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope 8. -------- ( remove ) from the endangered species list . However , the government will continue the 9._ ---------( protect ) programmes because the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared . In fact , only when we learn to exist 10, ---- harmony wyith nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet !
V.Post-reading:Discussion
What should we do to change our way of lifeto to live in harmony with nature
As far as I am concerned,we are supposed to ...
It’s important that...
From my point of view, we should...
“Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver.”