Lesson17 Save the tigers

century 100years Now we are in the 21st century.

fur The haven't got much fur yet. puppies

The is the symbol of peace. dove

If you’re ready to face danger or pain, you are brave. brave

The firemen showed great courage in firefighting. They are brave.

chain food chain The shark is at the top of the sea food chain.

balance If the stones are not in balance, they will fall.

You didn’t go to the party. Could you tell me the reason?

The rainbow is beautiful. Now we can’t see it. It disappeared.

The man is cutting a tree. Be careful. Don’t cut your fingers. We can cut the cloth with scissors.

Ben thinks he is too fat. He hopes to decrease his weight by eating right and exercising.

100years century fur symbol brave courage chain balance reason disappear cut decrease

Practice with the new words century fur symbol brave courage chain balance reason disappear cut decrease We paper with scissors. I’d like to know the why you love your pet dog so much. The plane flew higher and higher till it in the sky. The tiger is the symbol of . The man jumped into the cold river and save the boy. The number of the tigers in the wild quickly these years. Alan Turing made the first computer in the last . The ___ on the bear is dark brown. The little girl wears a _____ of roses on her hair. cut reason disappeared courage brave decreases century fur chain

Listen and tick the correct answers. 1. “Save the tigers ” is . a group of volunteers B. a company C. a zoo 2. Tigers are symbols of . Friendship and peace B. strength and courage C. danger and balance 3. The number of tigers in the wild is . A. not changing B. increasing C. decreasing A B C

Read the passage and answer the questions. How did the number of tigers changing? What is the reason tigers are important to the environment? Why do people hunt and kill tigers? At the beginning of the 20th century, the number of tigers in the wild was around 100 000. But today that number has dropped to a few thousand. The tiger is at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in balance. Some people hunt and kill tigers for money.

“Save the tigers”is a group of volunteers “Save the tigers”is a group of volunteers. These volunteers hope to save the tigers of the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, the number of tigers in the wild was around 100 000. But today that number has dropped to a few thousand. Tigers live in the forests of Asia. They usually have orange fur and dark stripes. Tigers are symbols of strength and courage. In many stories, they are brave. The tiger is at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in balance. For this reason, tigers are important to the environment. In recent years, tigers have been in danger of disappearing. Some people hunt and kill tigers for money. People have cut down a lot of trees as well. As forests disappear, tigers lose their homes. The number of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing and we must do something about it.  

Texas red wolf

Practice with the new phrases as well cut down in danger in balance at the beginning of At the beginning of 20th century, Texas red wolves lived in the land comfortably. But later in order to develop agricultural, a lot of American farmers opened up wasteland(荒地). They large forest . the environment was damaged in a very short time. The habitat(栖息地) of Texas red wolves was smaller and smaller. The ecology(生态) was not . Meanwhile, the development of animal husbandry(畜牧业) makes Texas red wolf became an enemy of the American farmers. The farmers have hunted them a lot. Until in 1970, the last Texas red wolf died in the bay near Texas. In the world, many species are of disappearing like Texas red wolves. cut down as well in balance in danger

Read the lesson and match each paragraph with its main idea. Save the Tigers Paragraph2 Paragraph3 B C A Tigers are in danger of going extinct. “Save the Tigers” is a volunteer group that hopes to stop the tigers from disappearing. C. Tigers are important to the environment.

Read the lesson again and find some sentences to support the main idea of each paragraph. Save the Tigers Paragraph1 Paragraph2 Paragraph3

“Save the Tigers” is a volunteer group that hopes to stop the tigers from disappearing. Paragraph1 “Save the tigers”is a group of volunteers. These volunteers hope to save the tigers of the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, the number of tigers in the wild was around 100 000. But today that number has dropped to a few thousand.

Tigers are important to the environment. Paragraph2 Tigers live in the forests of Asia. They usually have orange fur and dark stripes. Tigers are symbols of strength and courage. In many stories, they are brave. The tiger is at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in balance. For this reason, tigers are important to the environment.

Tigers are in danger of going extinct. Paragraph3 In recent years, tigers have been in danger of disappearing. Some people hunt and kill tigers for money. People have cut down a lot of trees as well. As forests disappear, tigers lose their homes. The number of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing and we must do something about it.

Read the passage and find the main idea of each paragraph with the sentences that support the main idea. Pandas are in danger The panda is one of the animals most in danger. Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. They mainly eat bamboo, and each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The area of bamboo is becoming smaller for many different reasons, so pandas have fewer and fewer places to live. Pandas don’t have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation(情况) is becoming very serious. Our government(政府) is working hard to save pandas. There are more than 30 nature reserves(保护区) to protect pandas in China but these are not enough. The government made a new plan to help pandas. The nature reserves will be bigger and the bamboo will grow better. Then pandas will have enough bamboo to eat and enough places to live. Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature reserves. Most people love pandas. The panda is one of the best-known animals in the world. It is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature(世界自然基金会). The WWF works to protect all animals in danger, so the panda became the symbol of all animals in danger. There is still a long way to save the panda. Think of other animals in danger such as tigers, whales(鲸鱼) and elephants. We need to save the panda, and we need to save them, too.

Paragraph1 The panda is one of the animals most in danger. Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. They mainly eat bamboo, and each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The area of bamboo is becoming smaller for many different reasons, so pandas have fewer and fewer places to live. Pandas don’t have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation(情况) is becoming very serious.

Paragraph2 Our government(政府) is working hard to save pandas. There are more than 30 nature reserves(保护区) to protect pandas in China but these are not enough. The government made a new plan to help pandas. The nature reserves will be bigger and the bamboo will grow better. Then pandas will have enough bamboo to eat and enough places to live. Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature reserves.

Paragraph3 Most people love pandas. The panda is one of the best-known animals in the world. It is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature(世界自然基金会). The WWF works to protect all animals in danger, so the panda became the symbol of all animals in danger. There is still a long way to save the panda. Think of other animals in danger such as tigers, whales(鲸鱼) and elephants. We need to save the panda, and we need to save them, too. other animals, too.

the animals most in danger

Animals are an important part of the environment Animals are an important part of the environment. They provide us with food and many other resources. They can be our friends and our helpers. Let’s try our best to protect them!

How can you help? Where do you help? How can people join you? Brainstorm different ideas about how we can protect animals. You may consider the following questions: How can you help? Where do you help? How can people join you?

Writing time Think about the outcome of the discussions and write it down. You may write about: What animals do you help? How can you help? Where do you help? How can people join you?

Show your composition

Homework Create a poster about ways we can protect animals.