2. Unit 4 Wildlife Protection Period 1 Warming up

3. What makes the world around us so wonderful?

4. Wild plants Wild animals We share our planet with so many wonderful creatures. Wildlife can refer to plants but more commonly refers to animals. Wildlife ｛

5. Let’s enjoy a wonderful movie “The Lion King” (Please try to find out what animals you can see in the movie)

6. What are these animals? panda Warming up

7. South China tiger

8. milu deer

9. 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!

10. What other endangered species do you know?

11. Antelope

13. rhino

14. Elephants

15. red-crowned crane 丹顶鹤 ( 仙鹤 )

16. crocodile

17. dolphin 中华白海豚, 是世界濒危物种

18. whale

19. sea turtle turtle

20. polar bear

21. Why are these animals dying out?

22. Lack of food

23. too much hunting/killing

24. skin & fur meatbone horn & antler tusk What are they killed for?

25. pollution

26. Habitat destroyed

27. Pesticide( 农药 )

28. Why? Lack of food Habitat destroyed Climate changed Too much hunting … Pollution Brainstorming disease Pesticides

29. Luckily, there has been some progress in saving endangered wildlife in China. Look at a report on some endangered wildlife in China.

30. Task1.Read the chart and answer some questions. 1.Which animal has been most successfully protected? Milu because their numbers rose from none to more than 2,500. 2.Which animal needs the most protection now? South China tiger because it is still seriously endangered. 3.Which animal is the luckiest of these three? Milu deer because it had died out in China but the species was preserved in the UK. 4.Why are the reserve areas being used to protect the bamboo rather than the pandas? Pandas live on a special kind of bamboo and without it they will die out.

31. Example: The problem the pandas face in China is that they do not have enough food because of the loss of bamboo growing areas. To solve this problem, China has set up a protection zone in Sichuan Province for the pandas. It is called Wolong Nature Reserve. Thanks to the effort, things have changed for the better. The number of pandas has risen from very few to about 1,600 after more than 50 reserves have been set up to protect the bamboo areas. Task2.Practise talking about the report in complete sentences.

32. Reading task on P65 The Return of the Milu Deer

34. We call it _________. Milu deer

35. Appearance of the Milu deer Features of the Milu deer like other deer but with large horns live together, eat grass and small tree branches; like cool, wet weather Information for research into Milu deer Scanning

36. Reasons for disappearance The life of the Milu deer in Britain How they returned lived happily and number increased in 1985 the government of China wanted to reintroduce, the Duke of Bedford was happy to help over-hunted and killed

37. Present situation Value of the cooperation great increase in number and several Milu deer centres have been set up a good example of friendship and understanding between China and Britain

38. Discussion Why is it important to protect the animals? What do you think we should do to protect wild animals?

39. Why is it important to make sure that animals do not die out? 1.All animals and plants have specific functions and are necessary if we want healthy ecosystems. We will not be able to survive if animals and plants die out. 2. We need the animals and plants for medical and commercial purposes. 3. We also have a moral responsibility to make sure that we do not cause other animals to die out because of our dominance on the planet.

40. What can we do to help endangered animals? 1.We can help endangered animals by protecting their habitats, creating new habitats. 2.Protecting the environment. 3.Controlling export and import of animals and plants. 4.Learn more about animals and the environment.

41. “ 美女与骆驼 ” 2003 年 8 月份包头银河广场， 游人与鹿亲密接触的情景。 Human race and animals stay in peace with each other!

42. 受伤的秃鹫受到精心喂养的场景 嘿！零距离接触才发现， 原来骆驼也长着 “ 兔唇 ” ？！ 城市公园里的梅花鹿 camel spotted deer vulture To protect wildlife is to protect ourselves!

43. Words and expressions for warming up 1. wild adj. living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by humans e.g. wild flowers / a wild rabbit wildlife n. ( 不可数 ) animals and plants growing in natural conditions e.g. a wildlife park

44. 2. as a result (of sth): because of as a result of + 名词性的东西 “ 由于 …” 由于地震, 许多人失去了家园。 As a result of the earthquake, a lot of people lost their homes. 他们没有足够证据，因此他们放弃了控 告。 They didn’t have enough evidence. As a result, they gave up the charge.

45. result from… 起因于 …. result in … 结果为 …. ，导致 … 1). The terrible accident ____________ his careless. 2). His careless __________ the terrible accident. resulted from resulted in

46. 3. die out: disappear completely e.g. This kind of bird has died out. e.g. SARS has died out in China. 区别 : die away: (sound, wind, or light … ) becomes weaker and finally stops e.g. The noise of the cars died away.

47. die of/ from 因 … 而死 ( 由于疾病, 饥寒, 情感原因造成的死亡一般用 die of, 除 此之外的原因造成的死亡用 die from.) The old man _________ drinking dirty water. The old man ______ cold and hunger. died from died of

48. 4. reserve n. an area of land where wild animals can live without being hunted 保护区 5. hunt v. to chase animals and birds in order to catch and kill them e.g. Don’t hunt wild animals. hunter n. a person or animal that hunts wild animals

49. 6. in peace 和平地 ; 和睦地 e.g. The roommates live in peace together. 7. be in danger (of) : 处于危险之中 e.g. Carol is in danger of losing her job. Some wild animals are in danger of dying out.

50. die off : 先后死去 ;( 草木 ) 先后枯死 由于缺水, 这植物的叶子先后枯死。 As a result of the lack of water, the leaves of this plant are dying off.

51. Homework Collect as much information about endangered wildlife as possible. Preview the next part—Reading.