Wildlife protection Unit 4 using language-reading &listening

Reading II Animal extinction

Dinosaur is an animal that we can not see on the earth now Dinosaur is an animal that we can not see on the earth now. What we see in the museum are the fossils of many kinds of dinosaurs. They were found by the people at home and abroad. Some dinosaurs have long necks and tails, while others look like birds.

When did dinosaurs live? tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being When did dinosaurs die out? about 65 million years ago For what reasons did dinosaurs die out? a large rock hit the earth and put too much dust into the air the earth got too hot for them to live on

True or false F There are many different species of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China. Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province. several F Liaoning

think/guess 3. Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more. 4. Dinosaurs died out quickly about 65 million years ago and many animals have died out in the same way. F T

Language points of reading (II)

1.come into being 出现，形成，产生 ⑴Modern English came into being from about the middle of the 16th century. ⑵Thus the first railway in China came into being. come into fashion 　 come into existence come into force come into consideration 　 come into sight come into use 　 开始流行 开始形成 开始生效 开始考虑 看见 开始使用

2.on the earth 在地球上（侧重自然世界） in the world 在世界上 （侧重人文世界） on earth (究竟）= in the world What on earth / in the world will he get up to next? 

3. long before 在……之前很久 * I had got everything ready long before you advised me to do so.  * We had not stayed here long before she appeared. 另：before long 不久以后 * It looks as if it will rain before long.  * Before long, such animals won’t exist any longer. It ___ long before we ___ the result of the experiment. A. will not be; will know B. is; will know C. will not be; know D. is; know

* It was strange that nobody inspected my ticket this time. 4. inspect vt. 检查,调查,监查,检阅 * It was strange that nobody inspected my ticket this time. * The officials will arrive to inspect the army unit soon. n. inspection inspector Para. 2 5. come after 跟着, 继...而来 * The visitors came after the guider. * A decrease in consuming usually comes after a financial crisis.

Listening dodo 渡渡鸟

Name: Dodo Birthplace: Figure: Favorite food: Appearance: Weak point: character: island of Mauritius (毛里求斯) extremely big fruit A bird can not fly Kind/friendly

Fill in the blanks. I believed him but when more dodos disappeared I ____________. I went off as if I was going to hunt but instead I ______in the forest and ________. Sure enough Man ____________. He ______________the last of my dodo friends and killed her. I felt so angry that I rushed out of my __________and straight at Man’s _________. He killed me too. After that there were no more dodos in the world. So my motto is:______________________________ set a trap hid waited ran after came along hiding place spear be careful who you trust.