2. Words and Expressions reserve extinct protect ideal worth spot condition n. 保护区，保护圈 adj. 灭绝的，绝种的 vt. 保护 adj. 理想的 adj. 值 …… 钱 n. （某事发生的）准 确地点；现场 n. （ -s ）环境，情况

3. Siberian tiger and great panda

4. 3 Reading – 1. Prediction (5m) Look at the picture and guess what the passage is about. 1.What is this species of animal in the picture? 2.Where is it happening? 3.What are these people in the picture? 4.What is the passage about?

6. Step two : Listening ____Choose the best answers. 1 ( )How did Jiesang Suonandajie die ? a He froze to death b He was killed by criminals 2 ( )Why are Tibetan antelopes in danger ? a They have lost their natural habitat b They are killed for their wool 3 What has the Chinese government done to help the antelopes ? a It is protecting the antelope in a natural reserve. b It has sent police to countries where “shahtoosh” is sold. b b

7. 4 ( )What’s happened to the trade in “shahtoosh”? a It has grown quickly b It has become legal c It has become harder to sell “shahtooh”. 5 ( ) What will happen to the Tibetan antelope ? a Its number will continue to increase. b It may survive. c It will soon become extinct. c a

8. 7 Read fast and get the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 A.The reason for the trade. B.The result of the battle. C.Jiesang Suonandajie died when protecting antelopes. D.The present situation and the future of the battle. E.The process of the trade. F.The battle against the trade. G.The illegal trade of wool. C A E B D

9. 8 Paragraph 1 ______ a ________cold day, Jiesang Suonandajie found a group of __________ killing the ___________ Tibetan antelope. He asked them to __________ their guns. But the poachers had an ___________-- there were more of them. As a result, Jiesang was shot and killed. He had ____________ to save the Tibetan antelope. ______ a ________cold day, Jiesang Suonandajie found a group of __________ killing the ___________ Tibetan antelope. He asked them to __________ their guns. But the poachers had an ___________-- there were more of them. As a result, Jiesang was shot and killed. He had ____________ to save the Tibetan antelope. On freezing poachers endangered put down advantage given his life

10. 9 Paragraph 2 What was the reason that the number of the antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau had fallen ? Its wool is the most expensive in the world. It is soft, light and warm--- the ideal coat for an animal. For poachers the profits can be huge.

11. 10 Paragraph 3 1.The poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, ___________________________________ ( 只留下那些毛不那么值钱的幼崽。 ) 2.The animals _________________________( 就地 剥皮 ) and the wool taken to India, where it is made into the shawls. 3.The business is _________ ( 非法 ) and there has a _____ ( 禁令 ) on the trade. 4.___________ ( 在二十世纪九十年代 )the shawls _________________( 盛行 ) among rich people. leaving only the babies whose wool is not worth so much. are skinned on the spot illegal ban In the 1990s came into fashion

12. 11 Paragraph 4 What did the Chinese government do to protect the antelopes? They ____________________ in protecting them. They caught the poachers and _____________ the vehicles. took an active part confiscated

13. 12 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. 1.meanwhile----at the same time 2.get tough with the dealers

14. 13 Fill the proper words in the blanks. There used to be millions of antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan __________. But unfortunately many ________ killed them and skinned them on the spot for their wool, which is the ______ material for a coat. Now the government begin to take an active part in _________ the antelopes. Many poachers were caught and 300 vehicles _____________. Police are getting _______ with the dealers. As a result, the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again.The writer tells us the facts about the ___________ antelope to make us realize the importance of protecting animals Plateau poachers ideal protecting confiscated tough endangered

15. 14 Read and say what the numbers and dates refer to. Read and say what the numbers and dates refer to. 1.50,000 2. $5,000 3. 1975 4. 138 The number of antelopes left by the 1990s The price of a shawl made from Shatoosh. The year when the trade ban on “Shatoosh” shawls was started. The number of “Shatoosh” shawls found in a London shop.

16. 15 Read and say what the numbers and dates refer to. Read and say what the numbers and dates refer to. 5. 2% 6. 3,000 7. 5,000 metres 8. 1997 The percentage of the antelope population those shawls represented. The number of poachers caught in 10 years. The height of the Qinghai- Tibetan Plateau. The year when the antelope population started to grow again.