(共19张PPT)
Unit 2
Wildlife Protection
video time
In this class, you will
1. develop the interest in elephant conservation in Africa;
2. realize the importance of protecting wildlife;
3. talk about the experience of taking care of a baby animal.
Learning objectives
Warming up
Do you know the word “whisper”
“Whisper” means “to speak or say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your voice”.
How about the word “whisperer”
Have you ever heard of “the elephant whisperers”
What can they do for elephants in your opinion
Warming up
Look at the picture and read the introduction. What do you know about “ the elephant whisperers”
Warming up
Guess whether the statements are true [T] or false [F].
Before you watch
Watch the video
While you watch
Check your answers.
1 The elephants’ mothers left them alone.
T
F
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Check your answers.
2 The baby elephants all come from different areas of Kenya.
T
F
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While you watch
Check your answers.
3 The native environment of the elephants is the forest.
T
F
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While you watch
Check your answers.
4 The keepers have to feed the elephants every four hours, day and night.
T
F
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While you watch
Check your answers.
5 The keepers have to sleep with the elephants.
T
F
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While you watch
Arrange the following items in the order you see them in the video.
___ A Two elephants make friends.
___ B The elephant keepers lead the elephants into the forest.
___ C A keeper sings to the elephants.
___ D The elephants play football.
___ E An elephant keeper feeds an elephant some leaves.
___ F The keepers put the elephants to bed.
___ G The keepers feed the elephants milk using bottles.
While you watch
Watch the video
Arrange the following items in the order you see them in the video.
___ A Two elephants make friends.
___ B The elephant keepers lead the elephants into the forest.
___ C A keeper sings to the elephants.
___ D The elephants play football.
___ E An elephant keeper feeds an elephant some leaves.
___ F The keepers put the elephants to bed.
___ G The keepers feed the elephants milk using bottles.
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While you watch
Summary: an elephant whisperer’s day
________ at 5:30
wakes up
feeds elephants some leaves
leads elephants to the forest
feeds elephants and plays with them
puts elephants to the bed
sings to the elephants
While you watch
Answer the questions using information from the video.
1 According to the elephant keeper, in what way are elephants like people
They are like people because if you love them, they will love you too.
While you watch
2 What is the most important thing elephants must learn at the centre
The most important thing they must learn is to make friends, so they can survive together.
1 Why is the programme important for elephants and for the world
The programme is important because it protects elephants in danger and will stop them becoming endangered, which is good for the world because it protects the diversity of nature.
After you watch
Think about the following two questions.
2 Have you ever taken care of a baby animal In what ways is it similar to or different from taking care of a human baby
I took care of a kitten once. It was like a human baby because it could not look after itself and needed help with feeding. However, it could walk quickly unlike a human baby.
Write down your experience of taking care of a baby animal, or give some tips on how to take care of a baby animal.
Homework