Module 6 Animals in danger
外研版高一英语必修五
Module 6 Reading
Animals in danger
Pre-reading
Do you know the following endangered animals ?
antelopes
The Tibetan antelopes
The antelopes live on the Qinghai- Tibetan Plateau(青藏高原). They look like deer. They are good at running, so they were chosen as one of the mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games, whose name is Yingying. Their wool is soft , light and warm and can be made into shawls. Their life span is at most 8 years.
antelope
Ashes of millions of antelopes
IN DANGER!
Poachers
skinned on the spot
Why were the antelopes killed?
What should we do to protect the antelopes?
Saving the Antelopes
Learning Aims:
To get the main idea of the passage;
To master some useful words and phrases in the text ;
To know the importance of saving the animals in danger and protecting nature.
While-reading
Fast reading
1.On a sunny day in January 1994,Jiesang found a group of poachers killing the Tibetan antelope.( )
2.By the 1990s the number of antelope had fallen to about 5,000.
( )
3.The animals are skinned on the spot and the wool taken to America.
( )
4.The Chinese government began to take an active part in protecting the antelopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve . ( )
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F
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Scan the text and do some True or False statements.
freezing cold
50,000
India
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
D. Jiesang gave his life to save the Tibetan antelope
C. Antelopes were killed for their wool.
A. The business of antelope wool is illegal but it is not easy to be stopped.
E. The Chinese government began to protect the antelopes.
B. Progress has been made in protecting the antelopes.
Match the main ideas with each paragraph
Scanning
Divid the text into three parts
Part one: Jiesang Suonandajie
(para ___)
Part two: What happened to antelopes
(para_____ )
Part three: Protection
(para_____)
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2--3
4--5
Careful Reading
Read the text carefully and answer the questions.
Read Para(1) and answer the questions
On a _________ cold day Jiesang found a group of poachers killing the __________ antelopes. He tried to stop them but unfortunately he ________________.
endangered
was shot and killed
freezing
What happened to Jiesang?
What has happened to Tibetan antelopes?
Read Para(2-3) and answer thequestions.
2) Why had the number of the antelopes on
the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau fallen ?
What has happened to Tibetan antelopes?
At the 20th century……
millions of……
By the 1990s……
about 50,000……
2) Why had the number of the antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau fallen ?
Its wool is the most expensive in the world.
It is soft, light and warm--- the ideal coat for an animal.
For poachers the profits can be huge.
1)
2)
3)
Now that the business can bring so much money to the poachers, is it legal or illegal?
illegal
Read Para (4-5) and choose the best answers
1. What has the Chinese government done to help the antelopes?
A. It is protecting the antelopes in a nature reserve.
B. It has closed the border with India.
C. It has sent police to countries where “shahtoosh”
is sold.
2.What will happen to the antelopes?
A.?Its number will continue to increase
B. It may survive.
C. It will soon become extinct.
Post reading
Fill in the blanks with proper words from the passage
On a (1)___________ cold day,Jiesang had a gunfight against a group of poachers,who(2)_____ ________ ______----there were more of them.Sadly,he (3)______ ______ _ to save theTibetan antelope. By the 1990s the number of the antelopes had fallen.The reason is that the wool of them is the most (4)___________in the world.Although the business of antelope wool is completely
(5)________and the trade has been(6)________ since 1975. The Chinese government has begun to take an active part in(7) ___________the antelopes. Meanwhile, police are getting (8)_______ with the dealers.(9) __________from all over the country help to save the antelopes. Thanks to so many people’s hard work,the antelope population is(10) ________.
freezing
had an advantage
gave his life
expensive
illegal
banned
protecting
tough
Volunteers
growing
What should we do to save the
endangered animals?
Discussion:
We should…
build nature reserves
collect money for wildlife protection
improve people’s awareness
…
What should we do to save the
endangered animals?
We shouldn’t…
hunt them
destroy their habitat
pollute the environment
…
Summary
What have you learned from the passage ?
we should protect the animals.
Protecting the wildlife means protecting ourselves! We human beings can’t live on alone! So protecting the animals is the duty of everyone.
Homework :
writing
假如你是李华,你从朋友那里得知某英文报社向广大读者征集有关保护动物的文章,请你根据以下提示,给编辑发一封e-mail:
1.列举部分世界上濒临灭绝的动物,并分析原因。
2.提出解决的办法。
3.号召大家保护野生动物。