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Unit 10 The world around us The second period Are we endangered ?

Human beings animals plants sunlight water Other things

Ⅰ Revision What is it? 1. It is a kind of deer. It has a very long neck. 2. It is an Australian animal which often puts babies in its pocket. 3. It looks like a dog.It is a kind of animal that eat meat.It fears fire.

Giraffe

Kangaroo

Wolf

Hippo

Panda

tiger

The Tibetan antelopes

Asian elephant

Ⅱ. Listening Listen to the tape carefully and try to find out the general idea of this passage It tells us why a species becomes endangered and what we can do to protect endangered plants and animals.

Ⅲ Reading Para 1. Para 2. Para 3. Many animals and plants have died out, we should protect the environment died out The general idea of each paragraph Why do animals and plants become endangered endangered What can we do to keep animals and plants from being endangered.

Words and expressions 1.die out : 1.die out : : disappear completely : means to put someone or something in danger means something like learn something to deal with change means a kind of animal or a kind of plant 2. endanger 3. adapt to 4.species

Ⅲ. Comprehension Reasons ( for protecting the environment ) Reasons ( for species becoming endangered ) Measures ( to be taken ) 1…die out 2…be endangered 3…not survive without… 1. When …be changed, but…can’t adapt to adapt to 2. new species use too much of the resources…species 3.Use or kill… 1. learn about create…for them 3. not pollute

Ⅲ. Comprehension Reasons ( for protecting the environment ) Reasons ( for species becoming endangered ) Measures ( to be taken ) 1…die out 2…be endangered 3…not survive without… 1. When …be changed, but…can’t adapt to adapt to 2. new species use too much of the resources…species 3.Use or kill… 1. learn about create…for them 3. not pollute

Ⅳ. Retelling Try to retell this passage in your own words.

Ⅴ. Homework 1.Have a discussion 2.Retelling the text in your own words. Do you believe that human beings will be endangered in 500 years. 3.Preview the next part.