Module 6 book 5 Animals in danger

Ibis

Golden monkey

panda

elephant

The tiger

antelopes

They are endangered animals 他们是濒危动物

Ⅰ. pre-reading Thinking We know that the number of the rare animals is becoming smaller and smaller, why? Maybe some of them are being killed by poachers; or some of them are losing their nature habitats ; …… Animals are our friends, so should we protect them?

Reading and vocabulary Module 6 Reading and vocabulary Saving the antelopes Ⅱ.While-reading

Jiesang ___________________________ focus on information Step 1 Fast reading Divide the text into three parts and complete the main idea of each part. Part 1-- Jiesang ___________________________ had gave his life to save the antelopes ( ) 1 Part 2-- The reasons why ___________________ the poachers kill the antelopes ( ) 2、3 Part 3-- took an active part in protecting the antelopes The Chinese government ______________ __________________________________ and the antelope population _________ ________________________ . ( ) 4、5 is growing

Why did the poachers kill the antelopes? What did they want? focus on further information Step 2 careful reading Part 1 Why did the poachers kill the antelopes? What did they want? What happened to Jiesang? On a _________ cold day Jiesang found a group of poachers killing the __________ antelopes. He tried to stop them but unfortunately he ________________. freezing endangered was shot and killed

Part 2 What has happened to Tibetan antelopes? Read part 2 and answer the questions. What has happened to Tibetan antelopes? 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. 1) 2) 3) It is soft, light and warm--- the ideal coat for an animal. For poachers the profits can be huge.

Facing the fact that so many antelopes are killed, do we just let it happen and do nothing? illegal Now that the business can bring so much money to the poachers, is it legal or illegal?

Part 3 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.

The story has a good ending ,the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again. higher faster stronger

Who probably wrote this article? A. a reader. B. a poacher. Step 3 thinking and discussing Who probably wrote this article? A. a reader. B. a poacher. C. an animal lover.

Wildlife needs our love. Summary Saving the antelopes is the duty of everyone. Let’s work together to save the rare animals and protect the friends of our human beings’. Wildlife needs our love.

further language study Step 4 further language study Here are three boxes for you. In each box, there is a surprise. Now choose a box, please. C A B

在阅读中如果遇到生词，注意通过前后文的联系，在语境中来猜测词义或者通过构词法进行猜测。 Word guessing Over the next ten years about 3,000 poachers were caught and 300 vehicles confiscated. (para 4) take care officially summary B.take up officially C. take away officially 在阅读中如果遇到生词，注意通过前后文的联系，在语境中来猜测词义或者通过构词法进行猜测。 2. International co-operation seems to be working. (para 5) working together B. working alone C. hard work

那些偷猎者常常在夜里行动，一次就捕杀掉整群的藏羚羊，只留下毛不怎么值钱的幼崽。 Translate this sentence: Often working at night, the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, leaving only the babies, whose wool is not worth so much. (Para 3) 那些偷猎者常常在夜里行动，一次就捕杀掉整群的藏羚羊，只留下毛不怎么值钱的幼崽。

Find a sentence in the text which has the closest meaning with the following one. At the same time, police are taking strong measures to deal with the dealers in those countries in which the shawls are sold. Meanwhile, in those countries where the shawls are sold, police are getting tough with the dealers. (para 5)

Well done, everyone! Come on!

We know that Jiesang had given his life to save the antelopes. Ⅲ. post-reading Now, it’s your turn! We know that Jiesang had given his life to save the antelopes. Think and answer: Do you think it is necessary to protect the rare animals at the cost of our life? Why ? thinking and speaking

design your questions Suppose you are a reporter and your parterner is a poacher who was arrested by the police , you are interviewing him, what questions do you want to ask? and what will you tell him? Now make a dialogue according to the passage.

Why did you kill the antelopes? Don’t you know it is illegal? Possible questions: What’ your name? Where are you from? Why did you kill the antelopes? Don’t you know it is illegal? Have you realized your mistakes? If you were free now, what would you do?

Protecting the wildlife means protecting ourselves! We human beings can’t live on alone! Wildlife needs our l ve! Let’s remember SARS and Bird Flu. We should live in harmony with animals, plants, and nature to build a harmonious society! live in harmony with nature

live in harmony with nature Homework writing Protecting the rare animals is the duty of everyone, as a student what should we do? Now write a letter to the poachers to persuade them not to kill the antelopes any more. live in harmony with nature

Thank you.