新人教版高中英语必修2Unit 2 Wildlife Protection-Reading and Thinking教案二

Unit 2 Wildlife Protection-Reading and Thinking教案

A Day in The Clouds教学设计

The theme of this unit is human and nature,focusing on the theme of wildlife protection. Nature is a complex ecosystem, inwhich there are delicate balance between animals and plants. Because of therole of the food chain, the extinction of one species will produce influence,causing a series of chain reaction. Large scale extinction of species will havea serious and even irreversible impact on the ecosystem, resulting inimmeasurable losses. Therefore, it is of great significance to protect wildspecies. To protect wild species is to protect human beings themselves.

The motto of this unit is "when thebuying stops, the killing can too,” which is a public service advertisingslogan to protect wildlife. It tells people that every rhinoceros horn, everyfur, every bowl of shark fin soup, every Ivory product, and every tiger boneproduct, etc. consumed by human beings, are innocent wild animals slaughteredbehind them.

The mission of wild aid is to ban illegal trade in endangered wildlifeand mitigate climate change. It aims to educate the public to reduce theconsumption demand for endangered wildlife products through public publicityand improve the awareness of environmental protection.

1. Improve the awareness of wildlife protectionby acquiring the knowledge of wildlife protection.

2. Focus on environmental protection andprotection of all lives.

3. Analysis of the living environment of wildanimals with appropriate thinking mode.

4. Skillfully use the vocabulary and grammar knowledgeof this unit to cultivate self-study ability according to the unit content

5. Develop cooperative learning ability throughdiscussion and other ways

1. Enable the Ss to talk about the currentsituation of wild animals.

2. Guide the Ss tosummarize the main idea of each paragraph as well as the main idea of the text.

3. Help Ss learn whateffort has been made to change the serious situation and what else should bedone.

Step 1: Warming up and prediction

1. Let’s look at some animals, and discuss what they have in common?

They are endangeredanimals.

They are being huntedby some illegal hunters for money.

They should be wellprotected now.

They are cute andbeautiful……..

2. Guessing game: what kind of animal is it?

1) It is good at running and jumping.

2) It is one of the Beijing Olympic mascots.

3) Its name is closely connected with Hoh XilNature Reserve.

4) It mainly lives in Qinghai and Tibet.

It is an antelope.

3. Watch a video about antelopes and talk about the feelings about thevideo.

Feel sorry and sad. They shouldn’t be huntedand instead should be well protected.

Step2: Fast reading tasks

Read the passagequickly to solve the following questions.

(1)Why did the authorcome to Tibet?

The author comes toTibet in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.

(2)Why did thepopulation of antelopes drop so badly in the 1980s and 1990s?

The population ofantelopes drops so badly because of being hunted and the loss of theirhabitats.

(3)What was done toprotect the Tibetan antelopes?

Humans protect theTibetan antelopes by watching over them and adding some bridges and gates.

(4)Why should wecontinue the protection programs of the antelope?

The threat to themhas still existed.

(5)What can we do tosave the planet according to the author?

We ought to live inharmony with nature.

Step3: Scanning reading tasks

Read the passage andfill in the blanks.

Title: A DAY IN THECLOUDS

Paragraph 1 We come here to observe Tibetan (1)_________.

Paragraph 2 I’m (2) ______by their beauty and alsoreminded of the danger they are in.

Paragraph 3 My guide works at a nature reserve, which isa (3) ______for animals and plants.

Paragraph 4 In 1980s and 1990s, the population (4)________because of people’s activity.

Title: A DAY IN THECLOUDS

Paragraphs

paragraph5&6 the government placed it under national(5) _________and its population recovered.

The protectionprograms will continue.

Paragraph 7 We must change our way of (6) ___. Only when we learn to (7) ____in harmony with nature can we stop being a(8) ______to wildlife and to our planet.

1 . antelopes 2. struck 3.shelter 4. dropped 5.protection 6.life 7.exsit 8.threat

Step4: Consolidation

1. Read quickly andfigure out the main idea of each paragraph.

Paragraph 1: The writer visited Changtang inorder to observe Tibetan antelopes.

Paragraph 2: Tibetanantelopes are in danger.

Paragraph 3: Hisguide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way oflife.

Paragraph 4: Badtimes for the Tibetan antelope.