1. Reading

3. antelopes

5. The skins of the Tibetan antelopes

6. Ashes of millions of antelopes

7. Let’s watch a short video about the antelope.
Saving the Antelopes

8. Fast Reading
Main idea of each part

9. Read and choose the main idea of each paragraph.
A large number of antelopes have been killed for their wool.
The Chinese government began to take an active part in protecting the antelopes.
Jiesang Suonandajie gave his life to save the Tibetan antelope.
Progress has been made in protecting the antelopes
The business of antelopes wool is illegal but it is not easy to be stopped
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5

10. the main idea of each part :
Part I :
Part II :
Part III :
paragraph 1
Jiesang gave his life to save the Tibetan antelope.
paragraph 2-3
The poachers shoot lots of antelopes because their
wool can bring them huge profits .So the
antelopes are in danger .
paragraph 4-5
The Chinese government began to take actions to
protect the antelopes in the 1990s and the
antelope population is on the increase .

11. by the 1990s at the beginning of the 20th century
millions of antelopes
by the 1990s
about 50,000

12. the most expensive
the wool
soft , light and warm
a shawl
five thousand dollars
for poachers
the profits
the poachers
shoot
the antelopes
skinned
the shawls
about 1,000
138 shawls

13. Reasons for the drop in antelope population
The wool of Tibetan antelopes: the most expensive in the world.
Shawls made of antelope wool: coming into fashion in the 1990s.
Poachers: hunting antelopes to get huge profits.

14. since 1975 Today Protection In the 1990s in January 1994 since 1997
Over the next 10 years
since 1997
Today

15. Measures taken to protect antelopes
The Chinese government: protecting antelopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve.
Volunteers in China: coming from all over the country to help the officials
who work in the reserve.
Police abroad: getting tough with shawl dealers.

16. Results of the protection
3000 poachers were caught and 300 vehicles confiscated.
The antelope population has begun to grow slowly since

17. Detailed understanding
I. Read the text and fill in the blanks.
At the beginning of the 20th century
There were 1. ____________ on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
Since 1975
There has been a(n) 2. _____ on the shawls trade.
In the 1990s
The shawls 3. _______________ among rich people.
The Chinese government began to 4. _______________________ protecting the antelopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve.
millions of
ban
came into fashion
take an active part in

18. Since 1997
The antelope population has slowly begun to 5. _____ again.
Over the next ten years
About 6. ____________ were caught and 300 vehicles confiscated.
Today
The government seems to 7. ____________________ and the number of poachers has fallen.
grow
3,000 poachers
be winning the battle

19. Listening (paragraph 1)
freezing
On a _________ cold day in January 1994,Jiesang
Suonangdajie found what he was looking for --- a
group of _______ who were killing the __________
Tibetan antelope . Jiesang knew he had to move
quickly .he shout ___ the poachers to ____ _____
their guns . Although ____________,the poachers
had an __________ ---there were more of them.
In the battle which followed Jiesang was shot
and killed .when his ______ body was found hours
later,he was still holding his gun. He had ______
his life to ______ the Tibetan antelopes .
poachers
endangered to
put down
surprised
advantage
frozen
given
save

20. Test Your Memory
On a _________ cold day Jiesang found a group of poachers ________ the endangered Tibetan antelope. He tried to stop them but was unfortunately killed.
By the 1990s the number of the antelopes had_______ because many poachers killed them for their wool, from which they can get huge ___________. The animals are ________ on the spot and the wool taken to India, _________ it is made into the shawls, ___________ to rich countries. This business is completely ___________.
In the 1990s the Chinese government began to _____ ___ _________ _______ in protecting the antelopes and many volunteers also come to help. International ______________ seems to be working, too. Since 1997 the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again.
freezing
killing
fallen
profits
skinned
where
exported
illegal
take an
active part
co-operation

21. Careful reading: say what the numbers and dates refer to.Ⅰ
50,000 Ⅴ 2% Ⅵ
3,000 Ⅱ
$5,000 Ⅴ 2% Ⅰ.
The number of antelopes left by the 1990s. Ⅱ.
The price of a shawl made from the wool. Ⅲ.
The year when the trade about shawls was banned. Ⅴ.
The percentage of the antelope population which the shawls represented. Ⅵ.
The number of poachers caught in the 10 years. Ⅶ.
The height of the QH-Tibetan Plateau. Ⅷ.
The year when the antelope population started to grow again. Ⅳ.
The number of “shawls” found in a London shop.
Careful reading: say what the numbers and dates refer to. Ⅶ
5,000 metres Ⅲ
1975 Ⅳ
138 Ⅷ
1997

22. Words 1. antelope n. 2. shawl n. 3.survive vi. 4. poacher n.
a piece of cloth people wear on
their shoulders.
B. a type of animal.
C. continue to live
D. the place where an animal lives naturally
E. taken away officially
F. One who hunts or fishes illegally
on the property of another.
1. antelope n.
2. shawl n.
3.survive vi.
4. poacher n.
5.habitat n.
6.confiscate vt.

23. 1. Although surprised, the poachers had an advantage.
Enjoy beautiful sentences
Paragraph 1
1. Although surprised, the poachers had an advantage.
Although surprised = Although they were surprised

24. Paragraph 2
1. Often working at night ,the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time,
________________________________________
(只留下那些毛不那么值钱的幼崽。)
leaving only the babies,whose wool is not worth so much.
In a few minutes, the tiger ate the wolf, leaving only bones.
几分钟之内, 老虎就吃掉了狼, 只留下骨头。
The old man dies, leaving his grandson a big fortune.
老人去世了, 留给他孙子一大笔财产。
作伴随状语的非谓语动词形式用过去分词还是现在分词？
The old man dies, leaving his grandson a big fortune.
→The old man left a big fortune.
主动关系
Greatly shocked, they did not know what to say.
→ They were greatly shocked.
被动关系
根据动词和主语的关系判断。

25. Paragraph 3
come into fashion 成为时尚
get tough with sb.
对某人强硬起来, 对某人毫不妥协

26. 3. on the spot 在现场、到现场； 当场、立即
He decided the matter on the spot.
就此事他当场拍板。
He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the spot.
Luckily there was a doctor on the spot.
The police were on the spot within a few minutes of my telephone call.

27. 4. raid 突袭；突击搜查；抢劫
n. a raid on/upon sb./sth.
vt. raid sth.
vi. raid on sth. 对…进行突击搜查
The enemy made a raid on the oil field.
敌人对油田进行了突袭。
The police made a raid on a shop in London and found 138 shawls.
警察对伦敦的一家商店进行了突击搜查并发现了138条披肩。

28. Paragraph 5
1. The small group of officials who work in the reserve are helped by volunteers who come from all over the country, and who are ready for the difficult conditions of life at 5,000 metres.
工作在保护区的政府官员们得到了来自全国各地的，愿意忍受海拔5000米以上恶劣生活环境的志愿者们的支持。(包含三个定语从句)
2. be/get tough on/with sb.
采取坚决态度; 采用强硬手段
It’s time to get tough with football hooligans.
现在该对足球迷小流氓采取强硬措了。
My mother was very tough on my sister.
妈妈对姐姐要求非常严厉。

29. 3. seem to be working
work 起作用 (be effective/successful)
What his mother said didn’t work.
他妈妈说的话不起作用。
My plan worked, and I got them to agree. 我的想法奏效了, 我让他们同意了。
His charm doesn’t work on me.
=His charm doesn’t affect or impress me.
他的魅力对我不起作用。

30. He had 7. ____________ to save theTibetan antelope. given his life
Fill in the blanks.
On a 1. ____________ day in January 1994, Jiesang Suonandajie found 2. _________________ were killing the endangered Tibetan antelope, so he moved quickly and shouted to the poachers to 3. __________________b. However, the poachers had 4. ____________ ecause there were more of them. In the following battle, he was 5. _____________. When his frozen body was found, he was still 6. ______________.
freezing cold
a group of poachers
put down their guns
an advantage
shot and killed
holding his gun
He had 7. ____________ to save theTibetan antelope.
given his life

31. 随堂测试
I. 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空
(其中有多余选项)。
survive, meanwhile, ideal, battle, confiscate, worth, condition, inspect, declare, poacher, herd
Not having found a(n) _____ one, I am
still looking for a house in the country.
ideal

32. 2. People keep complaining about the
service at hospitals, and __________
more and more nurses are losing their
jobs.
3. The astronauts soon got used to the
________ of weightlessness in space.
4. If you are caught to take illegal goods
into the country, they will probably be
____________.
meanwhile
condition
confiscated

33. 5. Camels are animals which can ______
for many days without water.
6. The book is so interesting that it is
_____ reading again.
7. A majority of Republicans ________
their support for the bill.
survive
worth
declared

34. 8. Restaurants are _________ at least
once a year by Health Department
officials.
9. His son built a stone wall high enough
to keep the ________ out.
10. They now have a good chance of
winning the _____ against violence
and drugs in the community.
inspected
poachers
battle

35. II. 用适当的介词或副词填空。
Blue whales, like pandas, are ____
danger of extinction.
2. Can you tell me what WWF stands ____?
3. In recent years, Iraq has been the world’s focus ____ attention. in
for of

36. 4. Human activities have a direct effect
____ global warming.
5. My sister made the material ____ a
dress.
6. The boy’s absence ____ class has been
noted.
7. It’s reported that another nature
reserve will be set ____ in Sichuan
Province. on
into
from up

37. 8. More than 10 staff members are
working ____ gardening and cleaning
in our factory.
9. She had put the sewing needle ____
on the chair by the window, and then
went out.
10. When he started to argue, I got
tough ____ him. on
down
with

38. III. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子。
1. 在学校里, 他积极参加各种活动。(take an active part in)
2. 他被倒下来的树击中, 当场死亡。(on the spot)
He takes an active part in all kinds of activities at school.
He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the spot.

39. 3. 成千上万人为了中华民族的解放事业
献出了生命。(give one’s life to)
4. 面包是由面粉制成，面粉由小麦制
成。(make)
Thousands of people gave their lives to the liberation cause of the Chinese nation.
Bread is made from flour, and flour from wheat.

40. 5. 我们不能老是这样——好像我们
总在争吵。(seem to be doing)
We can’t go on like this — we seem to be always arguing.

41. Homework
Please prepare a short speech:
Tell us the dangers some animals are facing.
Call on our classmates to protect these animals.

42. Discussion
what should we do
for animals?

43. Take actions Protect the environment. Give the wildlife
place to live in. Help them to return to nature.
2. Never kill endangered animals.
3. Never buy endangered animals’ products and tell your friends not to do so too!
4. Make a donation (捐助) if possible.
5…….

44. VI. Summary
Today, we’ve read the passage about saving the antelopes. We have known many animals are in danger now, so it is necessary and important for us to do something to protect the animals from being killed.

45. Thanks for coming! Good Bye!
Protecting the wildlife means protecting ourselves!
We human beings can’t live on alone!
Wildlife needs our love!

46. Introduction
panda
elephant

47. antelope
butterfly

48. deer
eagle

49. Giant
Panda

50. Polar bear

51. Gorilla

52. White tiger

55. protect the natural environment
Love nature,
protect the natural environment

56. II. Look up more information about endangered animals if you like.
Homework I. Write a passage about one kind of animals in danger. 1. Where it lives 2. What the problem is 3. What you or the government can do to protect it
II. Look up more information about endangered animals if you like.

57. 6. be involved in… 被卷入, 被牵涉进来；专注于…
He was involved in trouble.
他卷入了麻烦。
He was involved in working out a plan.
他正忙于制定一个计划。

58. involve doing/n.
involve sb. in (doing) sth.
Don’t involve other people in your trouble.
不要把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。
This is a task which involves much difficulty.
Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.
争取让尽可能多的孩子加入到这个游戏中来。

59. 7. lay — laid — laid — laying
lay eggs 产卵，下蛋
lay the table 摆桌子
lay the book on the table
把书放在桌子上
辨别：lie 位于, 躺
lie — lay — lain — lying

60. 8. be concerned for/about sth.
为……关心/担心/忧虑
The government is concerned about the growth of the young generation.
政府关心青年一代的成长。
We’re all concerned for her safety.
我们都为她的安全而担心。

61. as far as sb/sth is concerned
就某人/某物而言；
据…看来/认为 (表达观点或想法)
As far as I’m concerned you can do what you like.
The car is fine as far as the engine is concerned.