(共19张PPT)
Unit2 Wildlife Protection
Reading and Thinking
In this class, you will
acquire information about the protection of Tibetan antelopes;
work out a mind map concerning the protection of Tibetan antelopes;
practise reading to determine literal and implied meaning.
Pre-Reading
Changtang National Reserve
The Changtang National Nature Reserve is in western China and covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. It was created to protect the area and the wildlife that live there.
Do you know the name of the animal in this video
Tibetan antelope
More details about Tibetan antelope.
Height: 75-85 cm
Weight: 30-60 kg
Average life: 8 years
Main habitat:
live on the plateaus of Tibet,
Xinjiang and Qinghai
While-Reading
A Day in the Clouds
Tibet
From the title, we can know that the article mainly talks about what the writer saw, ______ and _______about the endangered animals —— Tibetan antelopes in a day.
heard
thought
Recognise text type
Before you read, look through the text quickly for titles, headers, pictures, charts and any other information that might tell you what type of text it is.
Read the 1st and last paragraph and find out what type of the text it is.
The type of this text is a ______________.
Travel Journal
Narration
Fast-Reading
A Day in the Clouds
“we”— Zhaxi and “I”
on a short hike
one day
In Tibet
To observe Tibetan antelopes
Match the main idea of each 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.
Summarise the main idea of each paragraph.
Tibetan antelopes are in danger.
The guide, Zhaxi, and the Changtang
National Nature Reserve.
Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
We should learn to live in harmony
with nature.
Measures were taken to save this
species from extinction.
The good effects the measures have had.
The reason why we observe Tibetan
antelopes.
Paragraph 3 A protector
The reason why we observe Tibetan
antelopes.
Tibetan antelopes are in danger.
The guide, Zhaxi, and the Changtang
National Nature Reserve.
The bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
Measures were taken to save this
species from extinction.
The good effects the measures have had.
We should learn to live in harmony with nature.
Paragraph 1 Introduction
Paragraph 2 The present
problem
Paragraph 4 The bad times
Paragraph 5 Protective
measures
Paragraph 6 Effect
Paragraph 7 Reflection
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: Body part
Part Three: Conclusion
Focus on the key words and divide the parts.
The Time
the 1980s and 1990s
To save this species from extinction
in June 2015
a day now
bad times
in the future
population
1.Hunters were shooting...
2.Their habitat were
becoming...
population
The Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.
The threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
1.The Chinese government placed...
2.Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over...
3.Bridges and gates were added...
good times
1.change our way of life
2.exist in harmony with nature
Human’s constant efforts to protect Tibetan antelopes
Mind-map
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. Why did the writer visit Tibet
2. What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s
3. What did people do tohelp protect the Tibetan antelope
①
②
③
Fill in the blanks.
Things the author sees
Things the author hears
How the author feels or thinks
____________ mountains disappearing into clouds
the antelopes moving slowly ___________________.
across the green grass
snow-covered
_________________________ Reserve
________ for the Tibetan antelope measures to
_________________________
________________ after years of protection
struck by _______________
changing _______________
existing in ___________________
their beauty
our way of life
harmony with nature
Changtang National Nature
Bad times
protect the Tibetan antelope
Effects achieved
Maintenance(维护) of beauty
Human’s constant efforts
Objections(反对) to hurting
Youth’s participation
Respect for nature
Appeal for awareness
National joint efforts
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Humans
Nature
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L)of the text or only implied (l) by the text.
Identify literal and implied meaning
Literal meaning is the usual, basic meaning of the words, i.e. exactly what the words say.
Implied meaning is suggested but not directly expressed, i.e.you guess the meaning based on what you know.
EXAMPLE
___ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
(This is implied by “The air is thin”.)
___ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
I
I
I
(This is implied by “we can just make out a herd of graceful animals”.
(This is implied by “They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur” and “Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits”.
___ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
___ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
I
L
(This is implied by “The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants” and “the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared”.
(This is the same meaning as “... in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list”.
___ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
1. What does “national protection” mean
“National protection” means something is protected across the whole country, and it is illegal to harm it.
2. How does the writer feel about modern life
How do you know
The writer thinks modern life goes against nature, because he says we must change the way we live if we really want to protect wildlife and the planet.
Post-reading
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 new roads and railways were built. In order to save 8. ______ , the Chinese government placed them under national protection. The measures were 9. (effect). The antelope population 10.____________ (recover) and in June, 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.
Summary
Watching
beauty
are being hunted
of
actually
to make
smaller
effective
has recovered
them
Thank you!