Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Discovering Useful Structure
【教材分析】
The activity topic of this section is “report an ongoing event”, and the structure is the passive voice of present continuous tense. Rare wild animals are suffering from large-scale poaching, and species are on the brink of danger. Rescue operations are underway.
“Being” and “suffering” are the meanings of the present progressive passive voice.
The usage of present progressive passive voice is of great importance in writing a good discourse and appreciating some difficult language items, so it is vital to master it and use it flexibly in a context.
【教学目标】
1. Motivate students to deepen the understanding of the usage of present progressive passive voice in a fixed context.
2. Enable students to master the usage of present progressive passive voice and use it flexibly in a context.
3. Lead students to construct sentences or appreciate sentences used master it and use it flexibly in a context.
【教学重难点】
1. Help students to appreciate the function of the usage of present progressive passive voice in a sentence.
2. Instruct students to write essays using the proper usage of present progressive passive voice.
【教学过程】
[课前诊断]
Look at the picture and tell me what workers are doing. What is the house being done?
The workers are building a house.
A house is being built by the workers.
We’re being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs. And our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.
We are being hunted for our ivories.
Step 1: Read the sentences and sum up the meanings of the Present Continuous Passive Voice.
1. Do you know any other endangered wildlife in China that is not being protected?
2. We’re being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.
3. Is their fur being used to make sweaters for people like you?
4. What good things are being done here to save local wildlife?
肯定式：be being done
She is being treated in China now.
否定式：be not being done
My computer is being repaired now.我的电脑正在修理中。
一般疑问式:Am/Is /Are+主语+ being + done…
e.g.: Are these books being sent to Beijing?
Is the wall being painted?
特殊疑问式：When How Where Why What （Am/Is /Are+主语+ being + done…）
Step II: When do we use the Present Progressive Passive Voice?
表示说话时正在进行的被动动作。(now, at the moment)
Actions are being taken to realize Chinese dream.
②示现阶段正在进行的被动动作。 (说话时不一定在进行)
The problem of food safety is being studied by scientists at present.
③表示一种习惯的被动行为(always, constantly )，带有赞扬、羡慕、讨厌等感彩。
Children of our neighbors are always being praised by our parents.
④与某些情态动词连用表示对正在发生的动作进行推测。
As a result of staying up late talking last night, Jimmy may be being scolded by his head teacher.
Step 2. 难点.
1.像take care of, look after, talk about, think of等动词与介词构成的短语用于现在进行时的被动语态时, 其中的介词不可省略。
The ways to stop illegally hunting are being talked about. 阻止非法捕猎的方法正在研讨中。
2. “be (am/is/are)+under/in+n.” 有时可相当于现在进行时的被动语态。
Many questions are under discussion.
=Many questions are being discussed.
许多问题正在被讨论。
3. 有时表“状态,心理活动,情感”等的动词,常用在一般现在时的被动语态表示“正在进行”。
The runaway of the traffic accident is wanted by the police.
警方正在通缉交通事故的逃逸者。
The plan is being discussed at the meeting now.
现在这个计划正在讨论过程中。
A new law is being made to prevent endangered animals from extinction.
为了阻止濒危动物的灭绝新的法律正在制定中。
Workers are cutting down some trees in the park.
→Some trees are being cut down by workers in the park. (被动语态)
→Where are some trees being cut down by workers? (特殊疑问句)
用现在进行时态的被动语态改动句子.
现在进行时的被动语态的基本结构
肯定结构 be(am/is/are)being done
否定结构 be(am/is/are)+not+being done
一般疑问结构 be(am/is/are)+主语+being done
特殊疑问结构 特殊疑问词+be(am/is/are)+主语+being done
[课后巩固]
花式变换句式.
They are building a modern school in his hometown.
1. A modern school ______________ in his hometown. (改为被动语态)
2. A modern school ______________ in his hometown. (把句①改为否定句)
3.__________________________ in his hometown? (把句①改为一般疑问句)
4.________________________________ (对句①就in his hometown进行提问)
【答案】
1. is being built 2.isn’t being built 3.Is a modern school being built ?
4. What is a modern school being built?
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Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
【教学目标】
1. Guide students to understand the content of listening texts in terms of using visuals to predict content.
2. Cultivate students’ ability to guess the meaning of words in listening; discuss with their peers how to save endangered wildlife and help wildlife in their neighborhood.
3. Instruct students to use functional sentences of the dialogue such as “I am concerned about…” “What do you know about the endangered animals in…” and so on to talk about one of the endangered animals.
4. Instruct students to use functional sentences of the dialogue such as “This is used for…” “I did it to/in order to/so as to…” and so on to talk about how to help wildlife in Ss’ neighborhood.
【教学重难点】
1. Guide Ss to use the prediction strategy of reading pictures accurately to understand the content of listening texts;
2. Guide Ss to express their opinions on how to participate in wildlife protection, and communicate with their peers about the living conditions and protection measures of wildlife in simple English.
【教学过程】
Part 1: Listening and Speaking
Step 1: Lead in
The teacher is advised to have a small talk about the topic:
What messages do these posters share?
Work in pairs and discuss. And then share your view after discussing.
Step 2: Prediction
After their small talk, the teacher can ask students to predict what the listening text is about by looking at the pictures.
Some animals are endangered and why and how we can protect them from being extinct.
Listening tip: use visuals to predict content
Before listening, look at the pictures, videos, charts and other visuals to help you predict.
Step 3: Summary of the main idea
Play the audio which is about the dying wildlife on earth. And after finishing listening to the first part of the tape, the students need to solve the following task.
Fill in the blanks while listening.
Our planet’s ____________is dying out at an alarming rate. Between 150 and 200 species are becoming ___________ every day. This mass extinction is caused by hunting, habitat _________and pollution. We must make people aware of the problem and help_______ the endangered wildlife before it’s too late!
After finishing the task above, the teacher plays the second part of the tape and after finishing listening, the students need to solve the following task.
Listen and answer the following questions:
1. How many elephants are killed on average every day?
2. What did Prince William say about China?
3. What does “change begins with you” mean?
If you want things to change, you must change yourself first and not wait for others to be the first one to do something, you must be the number one to start to take the first action. In this way, we can change the world for the better.
Step 4: Speaking Project
In pairs, discuss the questions, role play the example, and then talk about one of the animals in the photos below.
1. What do you know about the animals in the photos?
2. What is being done to help them?
A: I’m concerned about the blue whales. What do you know about them?
B: Well, I know that they’re being hunted and their number is getting dramatically smaller, so they’re in danger of extinction. Blue whales need large and clear water habitats, so it’s difficult for them to adapt to the changes.
A: That’s terrible. What measures are being taken to help them?
B: The authorities are under pressure to make laws to ban illegal hunting whales and tell people not to buy whales products.
Part 2. Listening and Talking
Step1: Listen to the tape, for the first time, and then ask the students to solve the following tasks.
Choose the right ending for each sentence.
1. Binoculars ___________.
2. Build bird feeders ___________.
3. Use a bird field guide ___________.
4. Put paper cut-outs on windows ___________.
A. in order to identify birds
B. so that birds do not crash into them
C. to make sure that birds have enough food
D. are used for watching birds from far away
Listen and answer the questions.
1. Who are the teenagers?
2. Where are they?
3 What are they doing?
4. Why are they doing it?
Step 2: Listen again and use the phrases you hear to fill in the blanks.
Expressing purposes This is used for.../so as to…/in order to/He has done it so that… /in order that…
1. They got up early _____________search for wild birds.
2. I’ve brought a field guide ___________we can look up the birds we see.
3. My dad gave me the binoculars ______________we can see the birds better.
4. Bird watching clubs clean up habitats build bird feeders, and put paper cut-outs on windows ________________protect birds.
Step 3: Speaking Project
Work in groups. Ask Ss to think of the wildlife in neighborhood and their needs. What can they do to care for them? Find out the solutions. Role play a dialogue with their partners.
A: I often see wild cats and dogs in our neighborhood. Maybe we should do something to care for them.
B: Should we put out bowls of food for them?
C: Sure, and I think we could also put out boxes or other things for them, so that they can find shelter when it’s cold or wet outside.
D: What else can we do for them?
A: Why not raise money and form a pet’s homeless shelter where homeless pets can find a home and may be adopted by others.
C: Sounds great. Let’s make a plan and try it.
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Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Reading and Thinking
【教材分析】
The theme of this unit is human and nature, focusing on the theme of wildlife protection. Nature is a complex ecosystem, in which there are delicate balance between animals and plants. Because of the role of the food chain, the extinction of one species will produce influence, causing a series of chain reaction. Large scale extinction of species will have a serious and even irreversible impact on the ecosystem, resulting in immeasurable losses. Therefore, it is of great significance to protect wild species. To protect wild species is to protect human beings themselves.
The motto of this unit is “when the buying stops, the killing can too,” which is a public service advertising slogan to protect wildlife. It tells people that every rhinoceros horn, every fur, every bowl of shark fin soup, every ivory product, and every tiger bone product, etc. consumed by human beings, are innocent wild animals slaughtered behind them.
The mission of wild aid is to ban illegal trade in endangered wildlife and mitigate climate change. It aims to educate the public to reduce the consumption demand for endangered wildlife products through public publicity and improve the awareness of environmental protection.
【教学目标】
1. Improve the awareness of wildlife protection by acquiring the knowledge of wildlife protection.
2. Focus on environmental protection and protection of all lives.
3. Analyse the living environment of wild animals with appropriate thinking mode.
4. Skillfully use the vocabulary and grammar knowledge of this unit to cultivate self-study ability according to the unit content
5. Develop cooperative learning ability through discussion and other ways
【教学重难点】
1. Enable the students to talk about the current situation of wild animals.
2. Guide the students to summarize the main idea of each paragraph as well as the main idea of the text.
3. Help students learn what effort has been made to change the serious situation and what else should be done.
【教学过程】
Step 1: Warming up and prediction
1. Let’s look at some animals, and discuss what they have in common.
They are endangered animals.
They are being hunted by some illegal hunters for money.
They should be well protected now.
They are cute and beautiful…
2. Guessing game: what kind of animal is it?
It is good at running and jumping.
It is one of the Beijing Olympic mascots.
Its name is closely connected with Changtang Nature Reserve.
It mainly lives in Qinghai and Tibet.
It is an antelope.
3. Watch a video about antelopes and talk about the feelings about the video.
Feel sorry and sad. They shouldn’t be hunted and instead should be well protected.
Step2: Fast reading tasks
Read the passage quickly to solve the following questions.
(1)Why did the author come to Tibet?
The author comes to Tibet in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.
(2)Why did the population of antelopes drop so badly in the 1980s and 1990s?
The population of antelopes drops so badly because of being hunted and the loss of their habitats.
(3)What was done to protect the Tibetan antelopes?
Humans protect the Tibetan antelopes by watching over them and adding some bridges and gates.
(4)Why should we continue the protection programs of the antelopes?
The threat to them has still existed.
(5)What can we do to save the planet according to the author?
We ought to live in harmony with nature.
Step3: Scanning reading tasks
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Paragraph 1 We come here to observe Tibetan (1) _________.
Paragraph 2 I’m (2) ______by their beauty and also reminded of the danger they are in.
Paragraph 3 My guide works at a nature reserve, which is a (3) ______for animals and plants.
Paragraph 4 In 1980s and 1990s, the population (4) ________because of people’s activity.
Paragraphs 5&6 The government placed it under national (5) _________and its population recovered.
The protection programs will continue.
Paragraph 7 We must change our way of (6) ___. Only when we learn to (7) ____in harmony with nature can we stop being a (8) ______to wildlife and to our planet.
1. antelopes 2. struck 3.shelter 4. dropped
5.protection 6.life 7.exsit 8.threat
Step4: Consolidation
1. Read quickly and figure out the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: The writer visited Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelope.
Paragraph 2: Tibetan antelopes are in danger.
Paragraph 3: His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life.
Paragraph 4: Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
Paragraph 5: The Chinese government and volunteers took effective measures to protect the Tibetan antelope.
Paragraph 6: The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelope recover.
Paragraph 7: Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet.
2. What does the author experience in the clouds?
Things the author sees:
Snow-covered mountains disappearing into clouds
The antelopes moving slowly across the green grass
Things the author hears:
Changtang National Nature Reserve
Bad times for the Tibetan antelope
Measures to protect the Tibetan antelope
Effects achieved after years of protection
Things the author feels or thinks:
Struck by their beauty
Changing our way of life.
Existing in harmony with nature.
Step 5: Critical thinking:
What’s the purpose of this article?
The author intends to tell us that although the Tibetan antelope has been removed from the endangered species list, the threats to them have not yet disappeared. We must change our way of life and learn to exist in harmony with nature.
Step 6: Summary
Introduce the topic—why—how—results
Step7 Homework:
Review what we have learned and find out the key language points in the text.
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Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Reading for Writing
【教材分析】
The activity theme is “making effective poster”. The protection of wildlife needs the participation of the whole society. It is imperative to educate the public on wildlife protection and arouse the public’s awareness and enthusiasm for wildlife protection. Teenagers are not only the main body of education, but also the “ambassador” of publicity and promotion. To make posters, students need to understand and study the situation of endangered animals and think about protection measures. In the process of reading and understanding the content of posters and making posters, students should be trained to master and use the style of posters, and their social responsibility and sense of responsibility should be cultivated.
The reading text is two posters. The first poster, “give ugly a chance!” calls on people to protect all kinds of wild animals and not treat them differently because of personal likes and dislikes. No matter how beautiful or ugly animals are, they have the meaning and value of existence. The world is beautiful because of the diversity of biology. The article uses the tone of statement to make people unconsciously accept the author’s point of view. The second POSTER “don’t make paper with my home!” adopts anthropomorphic rhetoric and takes koala’s heart cry as the title, criticizing those behaviors of deforestation and destruction of animal homes. The text is a progressive explanation of the title. Exclamatory sentences and rhetorical sentences are used in this paper, which express the author’s attitude and point of view. In addition, the title of these two posters uses exclamation sentences with strong appeal and emotional color, coupled with vivid pictures, making the posters more powerful.
【教学目标】
1. Cultivate students to acquire some features about an English poster by reading the text.
2. Help students to write an English poster about animal protection properly using some newly acquired writing skills in this period.
3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.
4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.
【教学重难点】
1. Stimulate students to have a good understanding of how to write an English poster properly.
2. Cultivate students to write an English poster properly and concisely.
【教学过程】
Step 1: Lead in
Do you want to be a volunteer of a pet’s shelter? Why?
Yes, I want to be a volunteer of it, because I want to help the pets, which are lovely and cute. I like them very much.
Step 2: Read to discover details concerning the main details of the news report.
I. Read the news report and then solve the questions below.
1. Who started the rescue centre called the Small Friends Pet Shelter?
A group of high school students and parents.
2. What did the young people do in the shelter?
Take care of animals.
3. How do the young people think of their work?
Worthwhile
4. What help does the centre need?
Volunteers’ time and love.
II. Read the text again and then choose the best answer.
1. What should we do when we protect the wildlife animals?
A. Treat all the wild animals equally.
B. Only pay attention to less cute animals.
C. Pay attention to cute animals.
D. Care about endangered wildlife animals.
2. What’s the bad effect of cutting down billions of trees to make paper for humans?
A. Make a lot of animals homeless.
B. Make a number of wildlife animals dying out.
C. The animals’ habitat is being destroyed.
D. All of them.
【答案】ADC
Step 3: Study the organization and language features.
1. Read the passage more carefully and write down the outline of the text.
Small Friends Pet Shelter The founder of the Small Friends Pet Shelter It was 1. started by a group of high school students and their parents. The situation of the shelter There are many animals living at the 2. shelter. The young people keep it clean and take care of the animals. The achievements They have already helped to find homes for nearly 200 animals. They think it is 3. worth it. Appeal When find a lost pet, 4. call the shelter. If you want to help out, go and 5. volunteer your time and love.
2. Appreciate the complex sentences:
1. The Small Friends Pet Shelter was started by a group of high school students and their parents when they started to see many pets (that were left behind after their families moved away).
译文:当一些高中生和他们的父母看到在主人搬走后,______________________________时,们建立了小朋友宠物收容所。
【答案】很多宠物被遗留下来
2. The young people (who run the shelter) work hard to keep the place clean, take care of the animals, and advertise the animals so that they can be adopted.
译文：负责收容所的年轻人努力保持收容所的清洁、照顾这些动物、_________________。
【答案】登广告以便让人收养这些宠物
3.When it comes to...当涉及……:___________________________
(当涉及野生动物保护时), all species—the good, the bad, and the ugly—should be treated equally.
【答案】wildlife protection
4. so that 引导目的状语从句：Is it right to make animals homeless ____________ (以至于人类就可以有更多的纸)?
【答案】so that humans can have more paper
5.强调句型：_____________________________ (正是因为这个原因) the WWF constantly put up information to stir up public interest in the welfare of the planet.
【答案】It is for this reason that
6.That is what...what引导表语从句：That is _____________________ (动物们最需要的).
【答案】what the animals really want most
Step 4: Analyse the characteristics of an English poster.
英文海报的特点：
英文海报通常含有通知性、宣传性，所以主题要明确，一目了然.它还包含广告的特点，要求内容简明扼要，形式丰富。
基本框架：
1.标题
首先根据海报的特点、格式写明标题.海报中往往把内容作为大标题.例如: Save the earth, save the birds.
2.正文部分
不同的海报其正文部分的侧重点不同。对于介绍性的海报，首先要引出话题，其次列出原因，最后是总结。
对于宣传类的海报，要写明具体内容，活动内容，地点以及参加活动的注意事项，主持或举办单位等。
3.图片：要选择引人注目的图片，与主题要相关，色彩明亮。
话题句式
1. It is a treasure of our country. 它是我国的国宝。
2. Believe it or not, at present only several thousand pandas exist in the world.
信不信由你，目前世界上仅现存几千只熊猫。
3. It’s because of human activities that tigers are endangered.
正是因为人类的活动，老虎处于濒危的状态。
4. Many wild animals are in danger of dying out. 很多野生动物面临着灭绝的危险。
5. The government has taken effective measures to protect them.
政府已采取有效的措施来保护它们。
6. People should raise the awareness of the protection of wild animals.
人们应该提高保护野生动物的意识。
7. It’s amazing that there are merely less than 1, 000 finless porpoises living in China.
非常令人吃惊，目前中国仅有不足1 000只江豚。
课后巩固
Step 5: Use what you have learnt to write an English poster:
请设计一个海报，号召人们加入到保护大熊猫的行动中来。 1.大熊猫是中国乃至世界的稀有动物； 2.由于栖息地遭到破坏，竹子被砍伐，大熊猫觅食越来越困难，正濒临灭绝； 3.政府已建立数个自然保护区来保护大熊猫； 4.拯救熊猫的项目需要更多的关注和资金。
谋篇 明确体裁话题：海报 确定时态人称：一般现在时，第三人称 布局文章架构：图片 标题 主要内容 列出要点：1.个人信息 2.教育经历
Save Cute Pandas
Not only is the giant panda a rare animal in China but also one of the rarest animals on the earth. As more and more habitats are being destroyed and most of the bamboo has been cut down, it is becoming more and more difficult for giant pandas to find food for themselves. So they are becoming extinct. To save giant pandas, our government has set up some nature reserves. But more funds and attention are needed to carry out this important rescue project.
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