课件21张PPT。wildlife: animals or
plants which live or
grow in natural
conditions.wild animal Let’s enjoy some pictures of some endangered animals. Talk about them with your partner.Tibetan antelope藏羚羊 South China Tiger 华南虎pandacrocodilemilu deerelephantleopardrhinoSouth China tigerantelope milu deerpandaDo you know what endangered animals are dying out in China? Why are these animals dying out? too much huntingSome wild animals decrease or they may even die out. What problems are the wild animals facing? lack of food, bad environment, people’s hunting and killing …What should we do to protect wild animals?ANIMAL EXTINCTIONLook at these pictures and answer questions:They ___________________a long time ago.disappeared/died outQ1:What are they?Q2:What happened to them?They are _________dinosaursWhat might be the reasons for their extinction?GuessingWhen did dinosaurs live?Tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being.When did dinosaurs die out?Fast ReadingDinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.How did dinosaurs die out?Maybe that’s because a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air or because the earth got too hot to live on.Fast ReadingFast ReadingTrue or false There are many different species of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China.
Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province.a number Liaoning FFCareful Reading3. Some scientists are sure
dinosaurs died out because the
earth got too hot for the
dinosaurs to live on any more.
4. Dinosaurs died out quickly about
65 million years ago and many
animals have died out in the
same way.FTthinkCareful Readingdodo渡渡鸟 Dodo鸟是一种不会飞的鸟,仅产于毛里求斯。拥有肥胖的身子和巨大的嘴。
16世纪后期,欧洲殖民者来到了毛里求斯。不会飞又跑不快的Dodo鸟很快成为欧洲人来到岛上后主要的食物来源。人们开始大量的滥捕滥杀可怜的Dodo鸟,有时每天可以捕杀到几千只到上万只。
由于过度的捕杀,很快岛上Dodo鸟变得越来越少。1681年,最后一只Dodo鸟被残忍的杀害后,从此,地球上再也见不到这种东西了,除非是在博物馆的图片中。 Listen to the tape and choose the sentence which gives the main idea of the story. This story is about how foolish
the dodo was.
2. This story is about how the dodo became extinct.
3. This story is about how the dodo and Man became friends.
4. This story is about how the other birds and animals tried to save the dodo.Number 2 is correct.Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.1. The dodo is_____.
A. fierce B. unkind
C. friendly D. foolish2. He wants to believe that Man is
telling the truth because _____.
A. Man is friendly
B. he thinks Man is friendly
C. he thinks the bears and monkeys lie
D. Man is his best friend3. He didn’t realize who had killed many of his friends until _____.
A. Man told him the truth
B. the other birds told him
C. he saw how his friend was being
killed by Man
D. the monkeys told him