Module 6 Animals in danger.
Unit 2 The WWF is working hard to save them all.
Learning aims
1.会读会用本单元的重点单词及短语;
2.能够读懂有关濒危动物的现状的文章,明白文章的主旨大意,能写一篇有关某一濒危动物的小文章;
3.有保护环境和濒危动物的意识,增强保护环境和动物的责任感。
Let's review
Talk about the situation that the wild animals are facing today...
Why are they in danger?
What do you know about pandas?
Pre-reading
Pandas like eating bamboo and they feed on(以...为食) it.
like climbing
like eating
1.What do they like?
2.Are there many pandas in the world?
Acturally the number of wild pandas is small.
Help!
Pandas' situation(形势) is very difficult.
3.Do the pandas need help?
Government(政府) is developing (研制)some ways to protect the pandas.
set up(建立) nature parks(自然公园)
Scientists(科学家) do some research.(研究)
4.What should we do?
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
It works to protect all the animals in danger.
d). An animal in danger
a). Nature parks for pandas
c). The panda's home
Try to match the headings with the paragraphs
d). WWF and animals in danger
Fast-Reading
Paragraph 1
Read Paragraph 1 and finish the chart below
Pandas are in danger
1. 1600, in the wild
2. 340, in zoos and research centres
1. don't have many babies
2. babies often die
1. do research to help produce more babies
2. help baby pandas live
Careful-reading
Pandas are losting their home because of the smaller bamboo forests.
Paragraph 2
Read Paragraph 2 then make up the mind map
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2
3
They live in the forests and mountains of Southwest of China.
Home town
Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day.
Food
Situation
How to protect the pandas ?
Paragraph 3 (Nature parks for pandas)
What is the government doing to save the pandas?
The government is setting up nature parks, and developing other plans.
Paragraph 3
1. The panda is one of the most famous animals in the world.
2. Elephants have become the symbol of WWF.
3. The WWF is working hard to save tigers, elephants and any other animals in danger.
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Read Paragraph 4 and check the sentences
Paragraph 4
Pandas
Let's do a summary
Home: forests and mountains of northeast China
Food:small animals
Situations: only about 900
Reasons:
1. killing for meat and fur(毛皮)
2. losing home and food
3...
Actions:
1.The government should...
2.People should...
3.Our students should...
Home:forests and mountains of southwest China
food:leaves
Situations: only about 2000
Reasons:
1.haven't got enough food and babies
2.losing home
3...
Actions:
1.The government should...
2.People should...
3.Our students should...
Home:oceans(海洋) of around the world
Food:small fish
Situations: only about
3000
Reasons:
1.killing for meat
2. no clean water
3...
Actions:
1.The government should...
2.People should...
3.Our students should...
Writing
the northeast tiger(东北虎)
the golden monkey(金丝猴)
the blue whale
(蓝鲸)
Choose one of the animals in danger , then discuss in groups of eight. Write a passage about an animal in danger. Finally, make a group report for us.
小组选择一种濒危动物,介绍你们写的濒危动物.
Writing
This animal is ________.It lives in ____________.It likes to eat_______.
The situation is getting__________________________________. First,_______________________________;Second,_____________________________.
So the scientists do a lot of research to help them.The WWF is working hard to save them all. Our students can... to save them.
Let’s protect animals from now on.
A sample:
No buying,no killing
Watch the video
Let's work together to protect animals in danger!