extinction

BBC news agency Climate change and man-made unfriendly environment have so far caused extinction of 13 species of animal and endangered 800 other species in the world. WWF (World Wide Fund For Nature), an international institution said the extinct animals are: peacock, crocodile, wolf, wild buffalo, and rhinoceros. extinction extinct n. adj.

tens of millions of years ago, before humans came into being When did dinosaurs live? When did dinosaurs die out? For what reasons did dinosaurs die out?

come into being 1.We don’t know when the world came into being. 2.A new rule will soon come into being. 3.A lot of languages came into being in the history.

about 65 million years ago tens of millions of years ago, before humans came into being When did dinosaurs live? When did dinosaurs die out? For what reasons did dinosaurs die out? a large rock hit the earth and put too much dust into the air the earth got too hot

Nobody knows for sure + wh-clause

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Dodo is an extinct bird in the world.

Listening

What do you plan to do to help endangered animals from being extinct? Discussion

a letter

starts endings government offices/ organizations friends/classmates/ relatives Dear Hi, My dear, Dears Yours sincerely/ truly/ faithfully Sincerely (yours) Love, Cheers, Regards, Best wishes, Yours, formal informal body ……… ………..

My dear WWF, I’m sorry that I report my feelings. Chinese Yangtze alligators ( 扬子鳄 ) in my area faces extinction. We, natives, are struggling to help them. We plan to stop factories nearby polluting the river to give them a safe habitat. We are also ready to offer them more food. Do you think our plans practical? Look forward to your reply. Best wishes. Yours, Lihua Dear WWF, Yours sincerely, Lihua

My dear Johnson, I need your help. The people in my town are interested in catching birds recently. These birds are caught to be sold. We are afraid of the future of the birds. I am going to suggest the mayor that we should make some laws to teach the catchers a lesson. Do you think it is a good plan? I hope you can give us some more ideas as a good lawyer. Yours sincerely, Angela Yours, Angela

wild yellow-fish

starts endings government offices/ organizations (formal) friends/classmates/ relatives (informal) Dear Hi, My dear, Dears Yours sincerely/ truly/ faithfully Sincerely (yours) Love, Cheers, Regards, Best wishes, Yours, body ……… ………..

Homework: 1.Try to collect some information about the animals extinction in and out of Wenzhou. (choose one kind of animal you like) 2.Write a letter to an organization or your friend with the proper language.

Name: Dodo Birthplace: Figure: Favorite food: Appearance: Weak point: Temperament: island of Mauritius ( 毛里求斯 ) extremely big fruit A bird can not fly kind

Now many species face__________. WWF believes that whales are in danger of__________. Scientists are trying tosave the whale from__________. Sea birds have been ________for millions of years. extinction extinct

Why are they in danger of extinction? Habitats destroyed Life threatened by enemies hunted by human beings Lack of food Climate change … Wildlife in danger

government offices/ organizations friends/classmates/ relatives formal informal

Once upon a time I lived on the earth too. I was called “dodo”. My home was an _______ called Mauritius. I was ________ and ___________ and quite ________from most of the other animals there. I liked to make friends with the other animals and never ________. I have no enemies. We were birds too, but we were large and only had small _______. My favorite activity was to ______ along the beach and wait till the insects were ready to be eaten. island curious kind-hearted different quarreled wings wander The story is about ___________________. It is told by the dodo using the____ person. why the dodo disappeared first

Possible reasons of dodos’ extinction The change of weather Dodos killed each other. Human beings killed them. Lack of food They don’t want to eat anything and starve to die. Environment was destroyed. What happened to dodo? Dodo disappeared/died out from the earth.

We live in a world where there is all kinds of plants and animals around us.