Unit2WildlifeProtectionReadingandThinking课件-高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit2ADAYINTHECLOUDS

ReadingandthinkingTopic:LearnaboutprotectingendangeredanimalsWhat'syourfirstimpressionofTibetanAntelope?

Height:75-85cmWeight:30-60kgAveragelife:8yearsMainhabitat:liveontheplainsofTibet,XinjiangandQinghaiThe

ChangtangNationalNatureReserveItwassetupin1990s.Itistheworld’ssecondlargestnaturereserveaswellashabitatformanyendangeredspecies.

ChangtangNationalNatureReserve

isawildlifeparadiseandhometoavarietyofwildlifespeciessuchasTibetanantelopes,wildyaks,Tibetanwilddonkeysandblack-neckedcranes.

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Para.4:A.Tibetanantelopesareindanger.B.ThewritervisitedChangtanginordertoobserveTibetanantelopes.C.BadtimesfortheTibetanantelope.D.Hisguidethinksthatthelandissacredandprotectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.BACDPara.

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A.TheeffectivemeasureshavehelpedthepopulationofTibetanantelopesrecover.B.TheChinesegovernmentandvolunteerstookeffectivemeasurestoprotecttheTibetanantelope.C.Humanbeingsmustchangethewayoflifeinordertosavetheplanet.BACFindthemainideasofeachparagraph.Para11.Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“mountainsdisappearintocloudsthatseemalmostcloseenoughtotouch”?Themountainisextremelyhigh.Para2-4

1.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstimpressiontoAntelopes?2.WhathappenedtotheTibetanantelopeinthe1980sand1990s?Why?Inthe1980sand1990stheantelopepopulationdroppedbymorethan50%.★Huntersmadeprofits.★Habitatsbecamesmaller.

Discuss:Whatmaycausethedeclineofwildlife?★Manyanimalshavebeenbeingkilledforfood,forfurorformakingmedicine.★Theplaceswhereanimalsusedtolivehavebeendestroyed.Theycannotfindenoughfoodandlivealivehere.★Sometimestheweatherhaschangedandtheanimalscan’tadaptthemselvestothenewenvironment.

3.WhatqualitiesdoesZhaxihave?Wherecanwefindtheevidencetosupportthese?Hard-working,responsibleandlovingnature.Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedovertheantelopesdayandnighttokeepthemsafefromattacks.4.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“We’renottryingtosavetheanimals.Actually,we’retryingtosaveourselves”?“Actually,we'retryingtosaveourselves.”"Therearenolonelyislandsintheworld.Withoutthosewildanimals,theclimateandecosystemofChangtangwillchangefundamentally.Asalandbelongingtoman,livestockandwildlife,Changtangwillneverbethesameifweleaveanypartybehind."Para5WhatdidpeopledotohelpprotecttheTibetanantelope?★Volunteerswatchedoverthemdayandnight.★Bridgesandgateswereaddedtoletthemmoveeasily.Para6HowisTibetanantelopenow?★TheTibetanantelopeisnolongeranendangeredanimal.Para7

2.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthe

text?Tocallonustochangeourwayoflifeandliveinharmonywithnature.1.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutmodernlife?Howdoyouknow?Thewriterthinksthemodernlifegoesagainstnature,becausehesayswemustchangethewaywelive.Afteraday'sobservation,whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthefuture?Intheevening,Idrinkacupofteaandwatchthestars.IthinkabouttheantelopesandwhatZhaxitoldme.Muchisbeingdonetoprotectwildlife,butifwereallywanttosavetheplanet,wemustchangeourwayoflife.Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanwestopbeingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.Morecanbedoneinthefuture.Doyouagree?Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoorchange?

PairWorkThestructureofthepassageProtectingtheTibetanAntelopeWhatResultsHowWhyMoretodo

Discuss:Whatshouldwedotoprotectthewildlife?a.Neverpurchaseendangeredanimals’productsb.Protectenvironmentc.Neverkillendangeredanimals.d.Strengthenregulatione.Arouseawareness

OnDecember20,2013,theUnitedNationsdecidedtodeclareMarch3asWorldWildlifeDaytoraisepeople'sawarenessoftheworld'swildlife.WorldWildlifeDayisanopportunitytocelebratethebeautyanddiversityofwildlifeandtolearnmoreaboutthebenefitsofconservation.Itisalsoareminderoftheurgentneedtostepupthefightagainstwildlifecrime.Ouractionswillhaveabroadeconomic,environmentalandsocialimpact.Wildlifehashighvalueandvariouscontributions,includingecological,genetic,social,economic,scientific,educational,cultural,recreatio