高中英语必修二 Wildlife protection unit Period 1 Listening and Speaking课件

1、 Period 1 Listening and Speaking Talk about saving endangered wildlifeWildlife Protection UnitLead-inearstuskstrunkElephants large ears help them to hear and making them look larger when they are in danger.Their tusks are used for finding food and for protection.Their trunk is a versatile tool which

2、 they use for many things including to breathe, smell, pick things up and to suck up water.What do you think of when you see this photo?When I see this photo I think about Africa and all the amazing animals that live there.How much do you know about elephants?African elephants are the worlds largest

3、 land mammal.All male and female African elephants have tusks whereas only one Asian type does.African elephants also have a larger rounder head than Asian ones.Lead-inDo you think that elephants are an endangered species?Elephants tusks are made of ivory, a material which has historically been a mu

4、ch desired and is the main reason they have been hunted.African elephants Lead-inWhat other wild animals are in danger?Elephant, panda, whale, antelope, koala, South China tiger, Yangtze River dolphin and illegal adj.不合法的;非法的prohibited by law or by official or accepted rulesillegal activities 违法行为；不

5、法活动The government tried to disband the illegal organization.New wordsExample sentences：on earth 究竟;到底used with question words to convey surpriseExample sentences：Then, who was doing that on earth?New wordsextinction n.灭绝n. no longer in existencemass extinction 大量消亡wildlife extinction 野生动物灭绝The anima

6、ls were ruthlessly hunted to the verge of extinction.Example sentences：New wordshabit n.习惯;惯常行为;习性n. a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially sth that is hard to stop doinghabitat n. (动植物的)生活环境;栖息地n. the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occ

7、ursExample sentences：Few countries have as rich a diversity of habitat as South Africa.New wordsaverage n.平均数;平均水平 adj.平均的;正常的;普通的n. a statistic describing the location of a distributionadj. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected valueon average 平均Example sentences：It says that on

8、 average, you should be around 20.New wordsPre-listeningWhat message do these posters share?The message of these posters is that wildlife is under threat.Pre-listeningTalk about saving endangered wildlifeThe second poster moves me the most because it is very bad that whole species are being lost, an

9、d the image of animals falling through an hourglass shows how serious it is and how time is running out to protect these species Which one moves you the most? Why?Listen to the first part and fill in the blanks.Our planets _ is dying out at an alarming rate.Between 150 and 200 species are becoming e

10、xtinct every day.This mass extinction is caused by hunting, habitat _, and pollution.We must make people aware of the problem and help _ the endangered wildlife before its too late!protectwildlifelossWhile-listeningListen to the second part and answer the questions.(1) How many elephants are killed

11、on average every day? _(2) What did Prince William say about China?A China has made a lot of progress.B China can become a global leader in wildlife protection.C China preserves its natural habitats well.54While-listeningDiscussWhat does Change begins with you mean?It means that if we want things to

12、 change, we must change ourselves first and not wait for others to change first I think it tells us that we must be the change we want to see in the world.In pairs, discuss the questions, role-play the example, and then talk about one of the animals in the photos below.(1) What do you know about the

13、 animals in the photos?(2) What is being done to help them?Discussblue whalepandaAfrican elephantsRole playA: Im concerned about the African elephants. What do you know about them?B: Well, I know that theyre being hunted and their habitat is getting smaller, so theyre in danger of extinction. Elepha

14、nts need large living spaces, so its difficult for them to adapt to the changes.A: Thats terrible. What measures are being taken to help them?B: The authorities are under pressure to build elephant parks and tell people not to buy elephant products.Pay attention to the stress patterns of the polysyl

15、labic words. Pronunciation1 Work in pairs. Read the words aloud to each other, and put them into the correct groups.alarmingannouncementauthorityarchitectureCivilizationcompetitioncontributionelectricityinvestigateLiteraryrecommendresponsibilityvocabularyvolunteerrefrigeratorfor primary stressfor se

16、condary stressfor unstressed syllablealarmingannouncementrecommendvolunteerliteraryarchitectureauthorityinvestigatecompetitioncontributionvocabularyrefrigeratorelectricitycivilizationresponsibility2 Check your answers with another pair. Then listen and repeat.Pronunciationhabitatdownstairs3 Listen to the conversation in Activity 5, practise identifying the stress patterns of the polysyllabic words AfricanelephantshabitatextinctiondifficultterribleauthoritiesPronunciationSummaryThe greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by