MODUIE 6
Siberian tiger
andgreat panda
Introduction: Vocabulary and speaking
1 : Introduce some animals in danger2 : Match the words in the box with their meanings.
conservation endangered extinct habitat reserve species struggle survival wild wildlife1 a type of animal or plant ( species ) ) )
2 the place where an animal lives naturally ( habitat 3 protection ,especially of natural things ( conservation 4 in danger 5 a fighter which lasts a long time
( endangered ) ( struggle )
3 Look at the reasons why some animals are becom-
ing extinct. Which is the most important?(1)They are killed for body parts or food . (2) People want them for pets . (3) People have moved into their natural habitat . (4) They are killed by pollution . (5) They are killed by climate change . Now work in groups .Discuss your ideas with other Students .
Reading :
Step one : Leading in1 Give some examples of the animal species now in danger . 2 Look at the pictures and try to guess what the animals they are in the picture . 3 Look at the title and guess what the passage is about . 4 Tell them some information about the animals in the pictures .
Step two : Listening
Listening to the tape and try to finish the exercises.Choose the best answers . 1 ( b )How did Jiesang Suonandajie die ? a He froze to death b He was killed by criminals c He had an accident in his jeep 2 ( b )Why are Tibetan antelopes in danger ? a They have lost their natural habitat b They are killed for their wool c They cannot survive at high altitude
3 ( a ) What has the Chinese government done to help the antelopes ? a It is protecting the antelope in a natural reserve .
b It has sent police to countries where “shahtoosh”is sold .
c It has closed the border with India .
4 ( c )What’s happened to the trade in “shahtoosh”? a It has grown quickly b It has become legal c It has become harder to sell “shahtooh”.
5 ( a ) What will happen to the Tibetan antelope ?
a Its number will continue to increase .b It may survive. c It will soon become extinct. Step Three :Reading Read the passage and try to find the words in the passage which mean: 1 high ground plateau ________
2 a piece of cloth people wear on their shoulders shawl _______ profit 3 money you make by selling something _________
4 a group of animals which live or move together herd ________ 5 to cut the skin off an animal 6 an order not to do something skin ________ ban ________
raid 7 a surprise visit (especially by police) ________ 8 take away officially 9 hard 10 working together confiscated __________ tough ________ co-operation ___________
Read the passage again .Say what the numbersand dates refer to .
1 50,000:The number of antelopes left by the 1990s. 2 $5,000:The price of a shawl made from “shatoosh”3 1975:The year when the trade ban on “shatoosh”shawls was started. 4 138:The number of “shatoosh”shawls found in a London shop. 5 2%: The percentage of the antelope population
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,000: The number of poachers caught in ten years. The height of Qinghai- Tibetan 7 5,000 metres: Plateau. 8 1997: The year when the antelope population started to grow again. Step four:Work in pairs ,try to get the main ideas
of each paragraph . Jiesang Suonandajie gave his life to save the Para 1: Tibetan antelope. Para 2: A large number of antelopes have been killed for their wool. Para 3: The business of antelope wool is illegal but it is not easy to be stopped . Para4 : The Chinese government began to take an
active part in protecting the antelopes. Para 5: Progress has been made in protecting the antelopes. Step Five :Language points: 1 …a group of poachers who were killing the endangered Tibetan antelope.
endanger :to cause danger tothe endangered Tibetan antelope = the Tibetan antelope that is endangered .
2 Although surprised,the poachers had an advantage
- there were more of them.
although surprised =although they were surprised,过去分词短语做状语,表状态。
e. g :Moved to tears ,the boy stood still at the door .
Translate the sentence :他们大为震惊,不知说什么好Greatly shocked ,they didn’t know what to say .
3 Often working at night …,leaving only the babiesleaving only the babies 现在分词做状语,表结果e. g :In a few minutes ,the tiger ate the wolf ,leaving
bones . The old man died,leaving his grandson a big fortune.
4 The animals are skinned on the spot and …
skin a 皮、皮肤 ( n )
b 剥…的皮( v ))
此外:peel ( 水果等)的皮( n )、 除去…的皮( v
e. g :Be careful ,there is a banana peel on the ground .Look ,the monkey is peeling a banana .
bridge 桥(n )bridge the gap 填补空白的间隙(v )e. g :There is an old stone bridge here .
Frequent communication can bridge the gap betweenparents and the children .
5 But today the government seems to be winning the battle
seem to be doing / seem to have done
seem to be doing 表示不定式动作与谓语动作同时进行seem to have done 表示不定式动作在谓语动作之前进行 e. g :They seem to be talking in the office now . He seemed to have known the bad news . Step Six :Discussion What should we do to save the animals in danger ? Step Seven:Homework Do the exercises in the workbook .