Unit 4 Wildlife Protection备课资料

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unit 4
Wildlife protection
wildlife: animals or plants which live or grow in natural conditions
Warming up
wild animal
tiger
Tibetan antelope（藏羚羊）
South China Tiger华南虎
panda
crocodile
milu deer
antelope
elephant
leopard
rhino
golden monkey
lion
zebra
giraffe
red-crowned crane 丹顶鹤(仙鹤)
tiger
antelope
milu deer
panda
Do you know what endangered animals are dying out in China
Why are these animals dying out
too much hunting
What do people kill them for
fur & skin
meat
tusk
　　　
What shall we do
to protect wild animals
　　　
　　　　　　　　
To build nature reserves.
…
Not to over hunt or kill wildlife.
Not to pollute our environment.
Not to destroy forest.
To collect money to help them.
Not to buy products made from wild animals .
野生动植物
wild animals and plants( wildlife）
wild 野生的；荒凉的；未开发的
wild flowers/ a wild island
The child is wild and completely our of control.
安全 n.
safety
a safety belt
He stayed indoors for his own safety.
栖息地
habitat 巧记： 习惯+at
natural habitat
恐吓 v.
threaten
The robber threatened me, so I gave him my money.
那个强盗胁迫我,所以我给他钱
减少，降低 v./n.
decrease 巧记： increase 增加
There is a steady decrease of tourists.
Everyone should decrease the amount of fat they eat.
The number of panda in China is increasing rapidly.
灭绝
die out
没人知道恐龙灭绝的原因.
No one knows the reason why the dinosaurs died out.
损失，遗失，丧失 n.
loss
This wounded soldier was unconscious from his loss of blood.
无意识
保护区
reserve n. a nature reserve
reserve 也是动词哦
I’d like to reserve a table for 3 for 8 o’clock.
预定
This table is reserved for special guest.
保留
和平的；和睦的；安详的
in peace
All the villagers live together in peace.
所有村民都和睦相处。
May he rest ( in his grave) in peace.
愿他安息。 坟墓
They are endangered.
Why are they
in danger of disappearing
为什么他们面临着灭绝的危险？
in danger of 面临…的危险
+ n/v+ing
Reading
How Daisy learned to help wildlife
Background Information
What is WWF
World Wildlife Fund 世界野生生物基金会
world’s largest privately financed organization
protect endangered species and their habitats
works in more than 100 countries with nearly 5 million members
Animal she met Places she went
First visit
Second visit
Third visit
Fast reading :Fill in the table
Test your reading speed
antelope
Tibet
elephant
Zimbabwe
Rainforest
monkey
Animal:
Tibetan Antelope
Situation:
Being hunted for the fur under its stomach
Result:
Numbers are decreasing rapidly
Main idea:
Why we need wild life protection
Careful Reading
Paragraph 1
1. How did the antelope feel
The antelope felt sad.
2. Why are people hunting and killing the Tibetan antelopes
In order to get the wool which is used to make sweaters.
True or false
Daisy traveled by a flying carpet.
Antelopes are killed for the wool that is taken
from under their
backs.
stomachs.
F
T
Paragraph 2
Animal:
elephants in Zimbabwe
Situation:
previously hunted with numbers
decreasing rapidly
Result:
protection by farmers who make
money from tourism
Main idea:
A good example of wildlife protection
How does the government of Zimbabwe help
protect wild animals
The government helps the farmers. It makes
sure that the tour companies pay the farmers
when tourists come to visit and hunt a few
animals.
Paragraph 3&4
Animal:
a millipede from tropical rainforest
Situation:
produces a drug naturally which can protect us from mosquitoes
Result:
Daisy plans to tell WWF about the drug
Main idea:
What we can get form wildlife protection
Why is it important to protect the rainforest
Looking after the rainforest helps protect plants and animals we know nothing about. They may make it possible for us to produce medicines and drugs that we don’t yet know about.
What things had Daisy learned
She had learned that the wild animals were being killed or hunted. And they are dying out.
2) She knows how the animals in the rain forest live together.
She also learned it necessary to protect the wild animals.
Fill in the blanks with the proper words according to the text .
The first stop
Purpose: to see some 1. ______________
Place: 2. ______
Animal: 3. ______________
Situation: being hunted for the wool beneath its stomach and numbers are 4. _________ rapidly
endangered wildlife
Tibet
Tibetan antelope
decreasing
Consolidation:
The second stop
Purpose: to go to a place with wildlife 5. ______
Place: Zimbabwe
Animal: African 6. ______
Situation: used to be hunted while now being protected by farmers making money from 7. ____________
protection
elephant
tourism / tourists
The third stop
Purpose: to go to a place where the WWF is involved
Place: 8. ______
Animal: 9. ______
Situation: The monkey can use the millipede insect to protect itself from 10. _______.
Home
rainforest
monkey
mosquitoes
Read the text again and choose the best answer.
1. Why did elephants use to be an endangered species in Zimbabwe
A. Tourists hunted too many elephants.
B. Farmers hunted them without mercy.
C. The government encouraged farmers to hunt them.
D. Their living environment was seriously polluted.
B
2. What can be inferred from the elephant’s words, “Have you come to take my photo”
A. It thinks itself a beautiful animal.
B. Elephants are friendly to human beings.
C. Money from tourists went to the large tour companies.
D. Now many more tourists come to take its photos rather than hunt it.
D
Retelling
One day Daisy went to see the animals that gave fur to make her _______ in a flying chair. It flew away to _____ in China first, where she saw an ________. The antelope told her that they were killed for the ____ that was taken from their ________.
sweater
Tibet
antelope
wool
stomachs
Then the carpet flew away to __________, where Daisy saw an ________. The elephant said they were endangered in Zimbabwe. _______ used to hunt them without _______.
Zimbabwe
elephant
Farmers
mercy
Now they allowed tourists to hunt only a _______ number of animals if they paid the farmers. The flying carpet rose again and almost at once they were in thick rain _____.
certain
forest
A _______ was rubbing a millipede _____ which contains a powerful ____ over his body because it could protect him from __________. So Daisy decided to produce this new drug with the help of _____. The carpet rose and flew home.
monkey
insect
drug
mosquitoes
WWF
Language points
Words and expressions for reading
1. fur n. (不可数名词) 软毛;毛皮
e.g. a fur coat
2. stomach n. 腹部;胃
e.g. He was lying on his stomach.
stomachache n. pain in your stomach
3. in relief 如释重负
relief from sth. 减轻……
eg. The drug gives some relief from pain.
这种药可以减轻一些痛苦。
4. mercy n. 仁慈；慈悲
show mercy to sb. 对某人起了怜悯之心
e.g. They showed mercy to their enemies.
他们对敌人很仁慈。
5. They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.
[考点] certain 形容词，在句中作定语，表示“一定(数量的)”。certain 还有“无疑的，确定的”的意思，在句中作表语，常用结构：be certain to do sth; be certain of / about sth; It is certain that ...; 主语+ be certain +that ...。还可表示“某个，某些，某种”，常用作定语，如：for certain reasons，a certain Mr. Brown。
[考例] Wait till you are more _____. It’s better to be sure than sorry. (1997 全国)
A. inspired B. satisfied
C. calm D. certain
[点拨] 考查具体语境中的词义辨析。inspired有灵感的；satisfied 满意的；calm平静的；certain 无疑的，确定的。
6. suggest 提议； 建议
①+ sth
我建议周末去野餐。
I suggest a picnic on this weekend.
② + doing sth.
I suggest going on a picnic on this weekend.
③ + sb’s doing sth.
我建议你们周末去野餐。 I suggest your going on a picnic on this weekend.
④ + sth. to sb.
他向我们提议了一个新方案
He suggest a new plan to us.
⑤ + that sb. ( should ) do sth.
我建议我们用另一种方式来处理这个难题。
I suggest that we (should) deal with this difficult problem in a different way.
⑥ It’s suggested that sb. ( should ) do sth.
有人提议立即下课。
It’s suggested that the class should be over at once.
※当suggest解为“暗示,表明”时,从句要用一般陈述语气,不用虚拟语气。
他的表情表明他很生气。 His expression suggested that he was very angry.
Her pale face suggests that she should be ill.
is
10. rub v. ~ sth on /over
e.g. I often rub sun cream on my face in summer.
11. protect v. to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage or illness
protect sb /sth from (against) sth
e.g. Try to protect your skin from the sun.
e.g. Kids should be protected from the violence.
e.g. The walls were built to protect the country against the attack.
protection n.
12. contain v. to have something inside or have something as a part
e.g. He opened the bag, which contained a wallet, a car key and a mobile phone.
e.g. This article contains important information about wildlife protection.
container n. 容器
[考例] Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it _____.
(2008 全国卷II)
A. collected B. contained C. loaded D. saved
[点拨] 本题考查动词辨析。句意：小Johnny摸着包，很想知道里面是什么东西。collect收集、收藏；contain包括、容纳；load装上、装入；save救、节省。
13. affect v. have an effect on 影响
e.g. Smoking greatly affects health.
区别: effect n. have an effect on/ upon sb./ sth.
e.g. Smoking has a great effect on health.
12. pay attention to: give your attention to
e.g. I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention to what you were saying.
14. appreciate vt.
1) 感激；感谢
eg. I appreciate your help.
我感谢你的帮助。
2) 鉴赏；欣赏；赏识
eg. Do you appreciate good wine
你会鉴赏好酒吗？
3) 察觉；意识到
eg. We appreciate the danger ahead.
我们意识到危险临头。
He is hunting ___ his lost watch here and there. A. to B. at C. for D. out
It will be ___ wonderful world if all nations live in ___ peace with each other. A. a a B. the the C. a the D. a /
7. I hear Tim once was ___ of losing his life, but now he is ___. A. in danger, out of danger B. in the danger, out of the danger C. in danger , out of danger D. in the danger, out of the danger
根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译
成英语。
他举起手臂，保护他的孩子免受伤害。(protect ... from)
2. 尽量避免吃高脂肪的食物。(contain)
He raised his arms to protect his child from being hurt.
Try to avoid foods which contain a lot of fat.
3. 请注意这两个词之间的区别。(pay attention to)
4. 辛苦工作一年之后，我们都十分珍惜这个假期。(appreciate)
We all appreciate the holiday after a year of hard work.
Please pay attention to the difference between the two words.
Language points
long vi. 渴望；热望
long to do sth 渴望做某事
long for sth渴望
I’m longing to see you again.
Lucy has always longed for a brother.
2. species n. 物种 单复数同形
endangered species 濒危物种
a rare species of beetle
一种稀有的甲虫
There are many species of dog(s).
狗有很多种
The Origin of Species
“物种起源”
How will you respond if a mosquito bites you
He never respond to my letter.
The government made no response to
citizens' requirements.
政府对市民的要求没有做出回应。
我们邀请过他了但是他一直未做出回应。
We had invited him to come but he never responded.
but without any response.
4. distant 远处的, 远亲的
3. respond vi. 回答 答复; 回应 n. response
a distant land
遥远的地方
a distant telephone call
长途电话
distance n. 距离
It is a long distance from New York to Hongkong. 纽约离香港很远。
a distant cousin.
远房堂兄弟
5. in relief 如释重负 relief from sth. 减轻……
The drug gives some relief from pain.
这种药可以减轻一些痛苦。
relieve the terrible suffering
解除巨大的苦痛
To my relief, he is safe now.
让我感到宽慰的是，他现在没事了。
6.
burst out laughing( crying)
突然笑哭起来
burst into laughter (tears)
7. mercy n. 仁慈；慈悲
show mercy to sb. 对某人起了怜悯之心
They showed mercy to their enemies.
他们对敌人很仁慈。
a merciful judge a merciless judge
仁慈的法官 冷酷的法官
8. certain adj. 确定的； 某一； 一定
Human beings hunt rare species for a certain reason.
They are certain to succeed.
Are you certain 你肯定吗？
a certain school
某一学校
a certain Smith
某个叫 史密斯的人
9.of great importance 重要的=important
of great value/help/use 有价值的/有帮助的/有用的
of high quality 高质量的
The meeting is of great important.
importance
10. she rubbed the lotion护肤液 over her hands, which contains vitamin E.
rub 揉搓；涂抹 sth on /over sth
contain包含，容纳
1. contain 2. include
Does the price include tax
This drink doesn’t contain any alcohol.
This envelop dollar bills.
The tour a visit to the Science Museum.
Our classroom can _________60 students.
In almost every supermarket， it’s easy for us to find carrots胡萝卜 _______ a lot of vitamins, which are good for our health.
A. holding
B. keeping
C. including
D. containing
11. protect sb from sth /doing sth 保护某人免受…
prevent sb from doing sth 阻止某人干…
Some wild species are being _______ from _______.
A. protected; dying down
B. preventing; dying out
C. protected; dying out
D. prevented; dying down
12. attention注意力
draw one’s attention 吸引…注意力
fix one’s attention on 聚精会神于……
devote one’s attention to 聚精会神于……
pay attention to doing sth
13. appreciate 欣赏；感谢；意识到
1.Can you appreciate Picasso’s
painting
2.I really appreciate your help.
3.I would appreciate it if you provide me with some information.
4. I am afraid you have not appreciated the importance of the matter.
7. I hear Tim once was ___ of losing his life, but now he is ___. A. in danger, out of danger B. in the danger, out of the danger C. in danger , out of danger D. in the danger, out of the danger
根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译
成英语。
他举起手臂，保护他的孩子免受伤害。(protect ... from)
2. 尽量避免吃高脂肪的食物。(contain)
He raised his arms to protect his child from being hurt.
Try to avoid foods which contain a lot of fat.
3. 请注意这两个词之间的区别。(pay attention to)
4. 辛苦工作一年之后，我们都十分珍惜这个假期。(appreciate)
We all appreciate the holiday after a year of hard work.
Please pay attention to the difference between the two words.
Unit 4 ---Wildlife Protection
Period 4:
Grammar & Writing
Present Progressive Passive Voice
现在进行时的被动语态
Complete the sentences according to the text.
1. We ________________for the wool beneath our stomachs. (Line 9)
2. Our fur ______________to make sweaters for people like you. (L10)
3. I wonder what ______________to help you.
(L12)
4. So good things ________________here to save local wildlife. (L25)
are being killed
is being used
is being done
are being done
1. Discover what structure is used
what structure is used
Summary: 现在进行时的被动语态
e.g.
1. A new library is being built now.
2. Some animals are not being protected well enough.
3. Is the bridge being repaired now
1. 构成：
am/is/are (not) + being + V-过去分词
2. 意义：
…正在被做.
一座新图书馆正在被修建。
有些动物没有受到很好的保护。
现在那座桥在修吗？
is being built
are not being
Is
being repaired
protected
--Can I use ___________________
-- Sorry, but _____________________
________________.
1. telephone– repair—some workers
2. bike --- repair ---my father
3. computer--- use--Tom
4. TV----watch --my family
your telephone
it is being repaired by
some workers
2. Practice I
your bike
my father
your computer
it is being used by Tom
your TV
it is being watched by
my family
2. Practice II
-- Where ___________________
-- Oh. _________________________________.
1. the children– punish — their aunt
2. Kate --- praise --- her manager
3. my car--- clean -- your daughter
4. the flowers----water --my mother
are the children
They are being punished by their aunt
is Kate
She is being praised by her manager
is my car
It is being cleaned by your daughter
are the flowers
They are being watered by my mother
. Practice
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What is
happening
Peter: Oh, my god. ___________________.
① trees/ cut down / villagers
② rivers/ pollute / factories
③ wild animals/ kill / people
④ people/ punish / actions
Trees are being cut down by the villagers.
Rivers are being polluted by some factories.
Wild animals are being killed by people.
People are being punished by their actions.
3. . Practice
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What is
happening
Peter: Well. __________________________.
① trees/ plant / people
② rivers/ clean / workers
③ wild animals/ protect / organizations
WWF
More trees are being planted by people
Rivers are being cleaned by some workers.
Wild animals are being protected by some organizations.
World Wild Fund for Nature
世界野生动物保护基金会
①Trees are being cut down by the villagers.
② Rivers are being polluted by some factories.
③ Wild animals are being killed by people.
④ People are being punished by their actions.
3. . Practice
Reference
② Rivers are being cleaned by some workers.
① More trees are being planted by people.
③ Wild animals are being protected by some
organizations.
3. . Practice
Reference
Our environment
At present, our environment is being
destroyed.______________________.
Luckily, this situation is being realized by
more and more people. And some things are being done. ______________.
I think __________________________.
Task– Writing
Reading II
Dinosaur is an animal that we can not see on the earth now. What we see in the museum are the fossils of many kinds of dinosaurs. They were found by the people at home and abroad. Some dinosaurs have long necks and tails, while others look like birds.
fossils: 化石
Using language
1. When did dinosaurs live
Tens of millions of years ago.
2. When did dinosaurs die out
About 65 million years ago.
3. How did dinosaurs die out
A large rock hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.
The earth got too hot to live on.
Nobody knows for sure.
True 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.
several
Liaoning
F
F
3. 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.
F
T
think
dodo
渡渡鸟
Listening
DoDo鸟是一种不会飞的鸟，仅产于毛里求斯肥。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鸟便得越来越少。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。
…long before human came into being…早在人类出现之前
It will be long before he gets well.
得过一段时间他才能恢复
It will not long before we meet again
The news came as no surprise to me. I had known it long before
Come into being
（指事物，局面等的）产生，形成，（无被动）
新政府什么时候成立的吗
这个组织成立于1996
Doyou know____________________
The orgnization_______________
when the new government came into being
came into being in 1996.
Come into power
Come into use
Come into force
Come into fashion
Come into existence
当权，上台
开始被使用
开始生效
开始流行
开始存在
不久我们就会再见面
2.When the scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs
could not only run like the others but also climb trees.
科学家们观察他们的骨头时，惊奇地发现它们不仅跟其他恐龙一样可以跑，
而且可以爬树。
inspect 1. 检查;审查 2. 检阅;视察 They inspected the roof for leaks. 他们检查了屋顶看看是否有漏隙。
Health Department officials came to inspect the factory. 卫生部的官员来视察这个工厂。
3.fierce adj.
凶猛的, 好斗的
The house is guarded by a fierce dog.
激烈的,猛烈的
The competition for jibs is fierce.
I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。
1. The natural history museum has a special exhibition of _________ (恐龙).
2. The car raised quite a lot of _______ (尘土) as we drove off.
3. The police are connecting this _______ (事件) with last week’s terrorist bombing.
dinosaurs
dust
incident
4. Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is f_______.
5. I quite enjoyed the book except the dull e_______.
fierce
ending
II. 根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。
一个新规则很快就要出台了。(come into being)
2. 很奇怪，上火车前，竟然没有人查看我的车票。(inspect)
A new rule will soon come into being.
It was strange that nobody inspected my ticket before I got on the train. mirage
3. 根据专家的意见，他们马上放弃了这项试验。(according to)
4. 把它拿近点儿，让我好好看看。(so that)
According to expert opinions, they gave up the experiment immediately.
Bring it closer so that I can see it better.
Writing
Write a letter to WWF based on what you have discussed, asking them to help you save your endangered animal.
Dear WWF,
My friend, Chen Ting, and I have been doing some research on endangered animals. We found that the habitat of polar bears is disappearing because the ice at the North Pole is getting warmer. I worry that when is disappears altogether, there will be nowhere for the polar bears to live.
Sample letter
First, I suggest we are very careful with the energy we use. Global warming happens because we are putting too much carbon dioxide into the air. One of the ways we do this is by driving everywhere by car. So I suggest we think carefully before using our cars unnecessarily.
Second, instead of using our cars we should think about traveling by bus or by train. These forms of transport are more environmentally friendly and do not put so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Third, we can join WWF which is fighting to save the habitat of the polar bear. We can raise money to help them by making and selling cakes, selling crafts or giving talent shows and charging money for our parents to watch.
I hope you will support us in our fight to save the home of the Polar Bears.
Yours sincerely,
Wu Xiaoxin
Slow down so that we can catch up with you
你应该起早点才可以感到早班车
You should get up early so that you can catch the bus
Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you.
2.
He studied hard, so that he passed the examine
从句中有情态动词may /might/can /could:
主从句之间没有”，”
结果,以至 引导结果状语从句,
3. I became ______(anxious)I forgot what I wanted to say.
so anxious that
1.引导目的状语从句(为了,以便)
2.引导结果状语从句,(结果,以至)
区别
The bus broke down, so that we had to walk.
1. so that 以便， 为了 引导目的状语从句
如此以至于
我起早所以赶到了早班车。
I got up early ,so that I caught the early bus.
2. Suggest a. 建议
suggest that sb (should) do sth 虚拟语气
suggest doing sth
suggest sb’s doing sth
他建议我们建立一个自然保护区。
He suggest that we should build a nature reserve.
He suggest building a nature reserve.
He suggest our/us building a nature reserve.
b.表明、说明、暗示
后面 that 从句作宾语时，宾语从句中的谓语动词用 陈述句语序
他的脸很苍白说明他生病了。
His pale face suggested that he was sick.
Speaking
Talking P62
Sample dialogue:
S1: I would like to help Bengi. He sounds so kind and obviously needs a lot of help.
S2: OK. I think it's a shame that animals like Bengi are forced to be violent in order to avoid humans.
The problem is that people are very unkind to tigers when they want something like their fur or their bones.
S1: I agree. People should be more thoughtful. If Bengi hadn't written, we might have thought all tigers were violent.
So Bengi must try not to give people an excuse to attack him.
S2: Yes, poor Bengi. He cannot win! If he attacks people, they will use that as an excuse to attack him. If he doesn't attack and is friendly to people, they will attack him anyway for his beautiful skin.
S1: We had better write and tell him to hide as much as possible.
S2: Yes. And perhaps we can try to make people change their minds about tigers and learn to like them!
1. Ideas to help Li Kun
1 give up eating fish
2 eat grass carp, big head and mackerel 3 eat those species which are not endangered.
2. Ideas to help Bengi 1 keep away from people 2 if you see people, do not be too friendly or too fierce he will attack you
3. Ideas to help Zhao Jing
1 the animals are too fierce to be
allowed to live freely
2 there are many pretty flowers in
English gardens
3 join an organization to help them
live/ grow in the wild
Speaking on P66
1. What else threatens birds besides oil spills
Problems for Birds Possible solutions
from oil which collects on their feathers after oil spills make boat owners aware of their responsibilities to birds when they cause oil spills
being hunted and killed for sport ban hunting of birds
Problems for Birds Possible solutions
being hunted for food refuse to shop in places that sell dead birds for food
their food being poisoned by pesticides try to encourage organic food
their eggs being stolen by collectors punish people found to have stolen or bought stolen eggs
2. How can we help protect the birds
Problems for Birds Ways to protect birds
from oil which collects on their feathers after oil spills punish those people who cause oil spills and put dirty oil into the seas or rivers
being hunted and killed for sport punish people who kill birds for sport
Problems for Birds Ways to protect birds
being hunted for food make laws to stop people eating birds for food
their food being poisoned by pesticides stop farmers using so many pesticides on the fields
their eggs being stolen by collectors make special protected areas for birds to lay eggs
3. How can we help people understand the importance of protecting the environment so that birds can live in peace
1. Telling people about the problem. It is possible that small boat owners do not know that they are responsible for most oil spills.
2. Asking them to think how they can help to solve the problem. Perhaps they could buy only organic food rather than food grown using pesticides. Perhaps they could tell others to be more thoughtful about the environment.
3. Asking the local government leaders to lead the way. Protect trees by reusing paper; allow wild plants to grow in some areas to encourage the insects and caterpillars that birds eat; protect local areas so birds cannot be hunted or killed.
4. Providing a bird-friendly area where birds can be observed but not hurt.
Sample dialogue:
S1: How do you think we can protect birds There seems little we can do in this area.
S2: What about trying to persuade people not to kill birds We can make posters and put them around our local area.
Perhaps the local government leaders will let us talk to people who like to hunt birds for sport.
S1: Do you think that will be possible
S2: Well, it’s worth a try!
S1: I know what my mum can do. She can try and buy organic food
from a good supermarket. Pesticides kill birds when they eat infected food, so if we buy organic food we know we are not poisoning the birds’ food.
S2: That’s a good idea! I’d also like to find an area where we could put bird nests so they can lay eggs in peace.
S1: Yes, that’s a good idea too. Perhaps we can write a letter to our local government leaders to stop them cutting down so many trees in our neighborhood.
S2: Yes. How can the birds build nests without trees to put them in
S1: What a lot of ideas! Let’s hear what the others have to say...