新课标人教版课件系列 《高中英语》 必修2-4.5

Unit 4 Wildlife Protection

fish panda Five friendlies swallow antelope

Let’s enjoy a wonderful movie “The Lion King” (Please try to find out what animals you can see in the movie)

panda

South china tiger

milu deer

elephant

antelope

leopard

rhino

golden monkey

lion zebra

monkey

giraffe

red-crowned crane 丹顶鹤(仙鹤)

What’s the problem of these animals commonly facing? antelope

Food Shortage ! “Mum, I am hungry. Where is our next meal ?”

“Where are my parents?” A little antelope cried. Tibet antelope An animal living in the Tibetan plateau As a result of illegal hunting, the number has been decreasing continuously and is now a mere 50,000 animals.

“ We were a large group before the 1950s , we became endangered through over-hunting . Now about 30 of us are alive in the wild . Those in zoos lost their natural skills , such as hunting and killing .”

Why are these animals dying out? too much hunting

Question for you to discuss ？ Question for you to discuss What do people kill or hunt them for? Discuss with your partner and find out the reasons.

People kill animals for their fur, which can be made into beautiful and expensive fur coat.

People killed the endangered animals simply to satisfy their desire to eat.

Ivory 象牙 rhino horn犀牛角

Reasons for endangering Many animals have been being killed for food ,for fur or for making medicine. The places where animals used to live have been destroyed.They can not find enough food and live alive here. Sometimes the weather has changed and the animals can’t adapt themselves to the new environment.

What relationship between people and wildlife should be ? Wildlife is human friends. They can keep the balance of nature and make the whole world colorful. To protect wildlife is to protect ourselves.

Discussion More and more animals are killed by humans , as a student what should you do to protect the wild animals? Discuss the question in groups.

What should we do to protect the wildlife? Protect the environment. Help animals return to nature. Never kill endangered animals. Never buy endangered animals’ products and tell your friends not to do so too! Laws should be passed to prevent people from killing or hunting them. People are educated to be aware of the importance of wildlife protection.

How Daisy learned to help wildlife ? What’s this passage about?

The main idea TASK 1 Fast reading Daisy took ___________ to travel and talked with ____________ in her dream, which made her know _____________ of the wildlife protection. a flying chair some animals the importance

Task 2 Decide whether each of the following statements is T or F. 1.Daisy saw many antelopes in Tibet. 2.In three years the antelope may die out. 3.The elephant used to be well protected in Zimbabwe. 4.In Zimbabwe, tourists love to see the rhinos and elephants. 5.The farmers in Zimbabwe get nothing from the elephants and rhinos now. 6.This is a real story in Daisy’s life. 7.WWF means the World Wildlife Fund.

Task 2 Decide whether each of the following statements is T or F. 1.Daisy saw many antelopes in Tibet. 2.Daisy’s sweater was made of sheep wool. 3.In three years the antelope may die out. 4.The elephant used to be well protected in Zimbabwe. 5.In Zimbabwe, tourists love to see the rhinos and elephants. 6.The farmers in Zimbabwe get nothing from the elephants and rhinos now. 7.This is a real story in Daisy’s life.

Task 3 Where How What did she find? As a result Tibet dying out Animals What did she find? Where How Kill antelope for ____ fur As a result Tibet Sad dying out They were __________ Farmers _______used to hunt them. Happy Zimbabwe Now farmers ____ them. like rain forest No _________,no ______ and no _______ animals Rain forest amazed drugs

Task 4 Read the text again The main idea for each paragraph Paragraph 1: Antelopes are likely to disappear altogether . Paragraph 2-3 : Elephants and rhinos are being protected by the Zimbabwe government . Paragraph 4 : The monkey is unhappy with the way humans are dealing with environment problems . Paragraph 5 :Daisy decided to be the voice of the wild animals .

Role play Task 5 Read the text and make dialogues between Daisy and the antelope, the elephant and the monkey.

Hello!…… Hi!……

Nice to meet you……. Nice to meet you …….

How are you?…… Fine, thank you…….

Discussion: Pair work Watch the video Discuss in pairs Task 6 Watch the video Discuss in pairs Then make a report

Animals are our friends No animals, no human beings! Bye-bye!

Task 5 Divide the passage into four parts and write the main idea of each part: Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2-3 : Paragraph 4 : Paragraph 5 : Antelopes in Tibet are likely to disappear altogether. Elephants and rhinos are being protected by the Zimbabwe government. After talking with a monkey, Daisy knew the rain forest should be protected, for they are the source of medicine and drugs . Daisy decided to be the voice of the wild animals .