1. Unit 7 Animals
Picture talking
a locust
a panda

2. a parrot
a camel

3. a black sheep
：害群之马

4. a lame duck
a black horse
出人意料的获胜者
不中用的人

5. Designed by Miss Yang Dec. 18th 2008
Chinese tigers in danger
Designed by Miss Yang Dec. 18th 2008

6. 11.reintroduce 吼叫
雷,雷声
再介绍,再引进
12.programme
土生土长的
计划,方案
13.reservation 破坏
自然保护区
不受控制的
Revision ( words and expressions) 1.roar thunder native destruction uncontrolled 6.endangered 7.species 8.cage 9.breeding 10.quality
14.experienced
经验丰富的
濒于灭绝的
种,类
15.instinct
本能,天性 笼子
16. base 基地
(动物的)饲养
17.progress 进步
品质,特征

7. 1.What does a tiger run like ?
2.What does a tiger roar like?
3.What are tigers respected as ?
the wind
thunder
the king of the animal world.

8. Skimming
What's the difference between the tigers in the cages of the zoos and their wild cousins?
They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killing.

9. F T T T T F F True or False statements
1.It was reported that there are no more than 30 tigers left in South China.
2.The tiger living southern China is known as the Chinese tiger.
3.In China there are sixty-six South China tigers living in the zoo.
4.China plans to send five to ten young tigers to South Africa.
5.All the tigers sent to South Africa will start a new life in the reservations in Fujian.
6.South Africans aren’t experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild.
7.Now three elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts and can hunt wild animals by themselves. F T T T T F F

10. Questions Intensive Reading
1.How many wild tigers left in South China?(para.1)
2. What are tigers’ position in the animal world?(para.1)
3.When was the tigers’ number over 4,000? (para.2)
4.Why has the South China tiger been pushed on to the
top ten most endangered species?(para.2)
No more than 30.
They’re respected as the king of the animal world.
In the 1950s
Because of the destruction oftheir natural living places
and uncontrolled hunting.

11. 5.If they were set free, what could be the result? Why?(para.3)
6.Why is the South China tiger sent to South
Africa?(para.4)
7.How many South China tigers have arrived in
If they were set free, they couldn’t look after
themselves because breeding has damaged the
quality of the species.
(1)Because South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild.
(2)The country has very good natural conditions
for the tigers to learn and live in.
Four.

12. Subtitle Read the text quickly and match the
following subtitles with the paragraphs.
Subtitle
the reason of pushing on
to the endangered list
not a lot of wild tigers
left in China
programme of saving them
losing natural skills
Paragraphs
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4

13. Read aloud and fill in the blanks.
Tigers have long been ________ as the king of the animal
world. In the ______, there were 4,000 tigers ______
in the mountain forests in China. But now Chinese tigers are
among the list of world’s top 10 __________ species______
the bad living conditions. These big cats can be found in the
zoo, but they are not like their wild _______ at all. Tigers
in the zoo have lost their skills such as _______ and _____,
and they can’t look after themselves even if they are sent
out into the _______ conditions. In order to __________
the species into the wild, China started a program to send
tigers to South Africa. Four of them have arrived and two
_____ ones have _________ some of their instincts. In
2007, these tigers will return to China when the reservations
in Fujian are ready.
respected
1950s
living
endangered
due to
cousins
hunting
killing
natural
reintroduce
elder
recovered

14. Discussion
What can we do to protect
animals?

15. Homework
Read the passage aloud after class.
2.Finish relevant exercises in
Exercise book.

16. Thank you for your attending.
Bye-bye!