人教版高中英語 必修二 Unit4 《Wildlifeprotection---Reading》

Unit 4 Wildlife Protection What made the world around us so wonderful? They are lovely but their number is smaller.So we can call them endangered animals. 1.What other endangered species do you know? Antelope South China tiger Elephants whale red-crowned crane 丹頂鶴(仙鶴) tortoise crocodile 穿山甲 anteater Endangered Koala Bear Polar bear golden monkey dolphin 中華白海豚, 是世界瀕危物種 What do you think of these animals They are rare,precious.They are national treasure.But What happened to them?They are dying out! They are endangered! Why are they in danger of disappearing? Why are these animals dying out? too much hunting “Mum, I am hungry. Where is our next meal ?” People killed the endangered animals simply to satisfy their desire to eat. Causes of EndangermenthuntingPollution Food shortagediseaseDestroy of habitation(棲 息 地 ）Reasons: How Daisy Learned to Help Wildlife A girl flew to somewhere in a flying carpet. Now ,please look at the pictures and try to explain them in your own words. through her dream I. Skim the passage and try to answer the question in the title Animal she met Places she went First visitSecond visitThird visit Fast reading : read the passage quickly and try to fill in the table below about Daisys journey antelope Tibetelephant Zimbabwe rain forestmonkey Mood情緒began to crysmiledamazed saw_Daisyflew to TibetZimbabweRain forest _ is used to make sweaterkilled for _Every year over29,000killedfur wool_ used to hunt themnow farmers _ themfarmers likeA _ insect affects mosquitoes No _,no _and no _rain forestanimals drugsmillipedeantelopesaw_elephantsaw_monkeySkimming: fill in the formwhere Ex 2 on page 27Paragraph Main idea Supporting details1 Why we need wildlife protection 1.Animal:Tibetan Antelope2.Situation:being hunted for the fur under its stomach3.Result: numbers are decreasing rapidly2 A good example of wildlife protection 1.Animal: elephants 2.Situation:previously hunted with numbers decreasing rapidly3.Result: protection by farmers who make money from tourism Paragraph Main idea Supporting details3-4 What we can get from wildlife protection Animal: a millipede from tropical rainforestSituation: produces a drug naturally which can protect us from mosquitoes.Result: Daisy plans to tell WWF about the drug III. Read the text again and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.1.Daisys sweater is made of sheep fur ( )2.The antelope has been protected by far.( )3.The elephant used to be well protected . ( )4.The elephants have been well protected now. ( )5.There are no animals or no drugs in rain forests.( ) FFFT F Detailed reading Read the passage again, and answer the following questions. (p.27)IV. Why has the antelope in Tibet become an endangered species?Its fur is being used to make sweaters. As the sweaters become popular, more and more animals are killed. So very few antelopes are left.The farmers stopped killing the elephants, so the numbers are increasing. 2.Why are elephant numbers increasing in Zimbabwe?Comprehending on page 27 3.How does the government of Zimbabwe help protect wild animals? The government helps the farmers. It makes sure that the tour companies pay the farmers when tourists come to visit and hunt a few animals. 4.Why is it important to protect the rainforest?Looking after the rainforest helps protect plants and animals we know nothing about. They may make it possible for us to produce medicines and drugs that we dont yet know about. 5.What must be done if wildlife protection is to succeed?*People must stop destroying the habitat (home) of animals*People must not kill animals but try to live in harmony with them*People must stop using animals to make luxury goods(奢侈品). One day, Daisy _ a strange dream. She flew in a wonderful _ to _ with an _ in Tibet. The antelope told her they were hunted because of their _ which can be used to make _ like hers. In three years they may all be _. Later, she _ to Zimbabwe where she talked with an _ and got to know the farmers there no longer _ them. Thats because the _ decided to help and the farmers finally made a lot of _. At last shedreamedcarpet talkantelope fursweatersgone flewelephanthunted governmentmoneyFill in the blanks according to the textV. Consolidation _ at the thick rain forest where a monkey told her “ No rain forest, no _ And no _.” Although finally everything was _, she had _ so much!drugs learnedgone animalsarrived Homework: Review the reading text. Try to find out the difficult phrases and sentences in the text. 3）Do Ex 1 and 2 in Page 28.