Unit 4 Wildlife Protection Warming up ﹠ Reading 宝鸡市斗鸡中学 陈青素

What makes the world around us so wonderful?

Giant Panda

They are lovely but their number is smaller. So we can call them endangered animals.

1.What other endangered species do you know?

Antelope

South China tiger

rhino

Elephants

whale

red-crowned crane 丹顶鹤(仙鹤)

dolphin 中华白海豚, 是世界濒危物种

What do you think of these animals What happened to them? They are rare,precious.They are national treasure.But … They are dying out! They are endangered!

Why are they in danger of disappearing?

Reasons: Pollution Food shortage disease hunting Causes of Endangerment disease hunting Destroy of habitat (栖息地）

How Daisy learned to help wildlife Reading How Daisy learned to help wildlife

Find out the main idea of the passage: Skimming:(略读） Find out the main idea of the passage: A : It is about some protection of wildlife. B: It is about a journey of a flying carpet. C: It is about Daisy’s wonderful experiences with some animals.

What three places did Daisy go? What three animals did she meet?

Find out the main idea of the passage: Skimming:(略读） Find out the main idea of the passage: A : It is about some protection of wildlife. B: It is about a journey of a flying carpet. C: It is about Daisy’s wonderful experiences with some animals.

In Tibet she met an antelope.

In Zimbabwe she met an elephant.

In the rain forest she met a monkey.

What is the problem of the antelope? Part one: What is the problem of the antelope? Their fur is being used to make sweaters.

Farmers used to hunt them. Part two: What was the situation about elephants? How did life improve for the farmers in Zimbabwe? Farmers used to hunt them. The government helped and the farmers made a lot of money from the tourism.

Part three: Why does the monkey rub itself? Why is the thick rain forest important for animals? Because this protects it from mosquitoes. Because different kinds of animals can live together.

Fill in the blanks: Antelopes’ fur ___________is used to make sweater. Antelopes are killed for______. Tibet wool Daisy Farmers ________used to hunt the elephant. Now farmers_____them. Zimbabwe like A________insect affects mosquitoes. No__________,no________and no______.. millipede Rain forest rain forest animals drugs

Retell the story（复述） One day ,Daisy________a strange dream.She flew in a wonderful_____to _____with an_________in Tibet.The antelope told her they were hunted because of their _____which can be used to make ________like hers.In three years they may all be ______.Later,she ______to Zimbabwe where she talked with an_________and got to know the farmers there no longer ______them.That’s because the ____________decided to help and the farmers finally made a lot of ______.At last she _______at the thick rain ______where a monkey told her”No rain forest,no_______and no_____.”Although finally everything was _____,she had________so much! dreamed carpet talk antelope fur sweaters gone flew elephant hunted government money arrived forest animals drugs gone learned

What should we do to protect wildlife? Discussion: What should we do to protect wildlife?

What can we do to help endangered animals? Measures to protect the endangered animals: 1.Protect the environment 2.Build conservation zones 3.Forbid people to kill endangered animals 4.Collect money to protect them.

Homework: Collect as much information about endangered wildlife in rain forest / in the sea / on the high lands / in the river as possible.

Thank you very much!