1、Module 6Saving the antelopesAverage life is 8 yearsAbout 4 feet in heightThe Qinghai-Tibetan Plateautheir main habitatTibetan antelopesMany protectors died for protecting the Tibetan antelopes.Divide the passage into 3 parts and match the main idea with each paragraph.Part 1Part 3Part 2Para 1Para 2P
2、ara 3Para 4Para 5A.The reason why the number of the antelopes is fallingB.The way the poachers deal with the antelopesC.The role the government played in protecting the antelopesD.Jiesang died when protecting antelopesE.Volunteers and international cooperationDetailed readingTask 1.Fill in the blank
3、swhenon a freezing cold day in January 1994who what whyJiesangwas shot and killedfor saving the antelpoesTask 2:Find what the numbers refer toI50,000V2%II1975IIIthe 1990sIV138I.The number of antelopes left by the 1900s.II.The year when the trade about shawls was banned.III.The shawls came into fashi
4、on.IV.The number of“shawls”found in a London shop.V.The percentage of the antelope population which the shawls represented.Why do the poachers kill the antelopes?The wool of Tibetan antelope is the most expensive in the world,so many poachers poach them for profits.Task 3:Whats your feeling after se
5、eing these pictures?Task 4:Group work Make an interview according to Part 3 One student can be an official from an organization which protects antelopes.Others can be reporters.Questions you may ask:What measures does the government take?Are there any volunteers and what do they do?Is the population
6、 of antelopes increasing?Task 5:Fill in the blanks.There used to be millions of antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan P_.But unfortunately many _(poacher)killed them and _(skin)them _ the spot for their wool,which is the ideal material for a coat.Now the government begins to take an active part in _(prot
7、ect)the antelopes.Many poachers were caught and 300 vehicles _(confiscate).Police are getting t_ with the dealers.As a result,the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again.The writer tells us the facts about the _(endanger)antelope to make us realize the importance of protecting animals.lateauonskinnedprotectingconfiscatedoughendangeredpoachersGroup work:What should you do to protect the endangered animals and our own earth?Homework Write about one kind of animals in danger.1.Where it lives 2.What the problem is 3.What you or government can do to protect it
